Lyrics Dekhna Unka Kankhiyon Se - Mehdi Hassan

Dekhna unka kanakhiyon se idhar dekha kiyen
Apni aahein kam asar ka ham asar dekha kiyen
Kan: Appreciating, appraising, appraisement, valuing, estimating, valuation
Kanakhiya: A side-glance; a sly look; a sign with the eye, a wink; a leer, ogle
Aah: Sigh
Asar: Action, Effect, Governance, Impression, Influence, Mark, Ruin, Sign, Trace
Jo ba-zaahir hamse sadiyon ki musaafat par rahein
Ham unhein har gaam apna hamsafar dekha kiyen
Ba: With, by, for, from, in, into, to, up to, on, upon
Zaahir: Apparent, Clear, Conspicuous, Emerge, Explain, Evident, Glaring, Jackanapes, Manifest, Obvious, Open
Ba-zaahir: With Clarity
Sadiyon: Hundreds of years
Musaafat: Journey
Gaam: Step
Ham-Safar: Companion, Fellow-Traveller
Lamha-lamha waqt ka sailaab chadhta hi gaya
Rafta-rafta doobta hum apna ghar dekha kiyen
Lamha: Jiffy, Minute, Moment, Trice
Waqt: Hour, Occasion, Opportunity, Time, Term, Season
Sailaab: Flood, Deluge, Torrent
Chadhna: To rise, to climb, to increase
Rafta: Slowly
Doobna: To drown
Koi kya jaane ke kaise hum bhari barsaat mein
Nazrein aatish apne hi dil ka nagar dekha kiyen
Bhari: Heavy, Full
Barsaat: Rain, Rainy Season
Aatish: Fire, Flame, Ember
Sun ke woh ′Shehzad' ke ashaar sar dhunta rahaa
Thaam kar hum donon hathon se jigar dekha kiyen
Shehzad: A reference to the poet, Farhat Shehzad
Aashaar: Relations by marriage (within the prohibited degrees)
Dhunna: Agitation; longing, ardent desire, ardour, passion; ambition; inclination, propensity; diligence, assiduity, application, perseverance;—racking pain in the bones
Thaam: Bear, Hold, Carrry
Jigar: Courage, Liver, Heart, Soul, Mind, Vitals