laRkii kyo.n na jaane kyo.n laRko.n sii nahii.n hotii | God knows why girls aren't more like boys! |
sochtii hai zyaada kam vo samajhtii hai... | Girls think too much, and understand too little. |
dil kuchh kahata hai kuchh aur hii kartii hai | A girl's heart says one thing, and she does another. |
laRkii kyo.n na jaane kyo.n laRko.n sii nahii.n hotii | God knows why girls aren't more like boys! |
sochtii hai zyaada kam vo samajhtii hai... | Girls think too much, and understand too little. |
dil kuchh kahata hai kuchh aur hii kartii hai | A girl's heart says one thing, and she does another. |
pyaar use bhii hai magar shuruu'aat tumhii se chaahe | She's in love with you, but she wants you to make the move. |
khud me.n uljhii uljhii hai par baalo.n ko suljhaa'e | She's all tangled up herself, but the only thing she worries about untangling is her hair. |
ham achchhe dost hai.n par us nazar tumko dekha nahii.n | We're good friends, but I've never looked at you that way. |
voh sab to THiik hai par uske baare me.n mai.n ne socha nahii.n | It's all good, but still, I've never thought about the issue. |
sab se alag ho tum yeh kahke paas tumhaare aaye | A girl comes up to you saying, "You're unlike anyone else." |
aur kuchh din me.n tumhe.n alag sa kuchh bhii na usko paa'e | And in a few days, she doesn't find anything different about you. |
uff yeh kaisi "shirt" pahante ho yeh kaisa baal kaTte ho | Ugh, what sort of shirt are you wearing? What kind of haircut have you gotten? |
gaaRii tez chalaate ho jaldii me.n kyo.n khaate ho | You drive too fast; why are you always in a hurry? |
tumhe.n badalne ko paas voh aatii hai | A girl approaches you only to change you. |
tumhe.n miTaane ko chaal bichhtii hai | She devises schemes to destroy you. |
baato.n baato.n me.n tumhe.n ha.nsaatii hai | She makes you laugh with what she says; |
pahale ha.nsaatii hai phir baRa rulaatii hai | first she makes you laugh, then she makes you angry. |
laRkii kyo.n na jaane kyo.n laRko.n sii nahii.n hotii | God knows why girls aren't more like boys! |
ae itna hii khud se khush ho to piichhe kyo.n aate ho | Hey, if you're so happy on your own, then why do you pursue women? |
phuul kabhii to hazaar tohfe aakhir kyo.n laate ho | Why do you bring flowers, or a thousand little presents? |
apna naam nahii.n bataaya aapne kaafii piine chale.nge | You didn't tell me your name; want to go for a coffee? |
mai.n aapko ghar chhoR duu.n phir kab mile.nge | Shall I drop you home? Will we meet again sometime? |
bikharaa bikharaa bematlaf sa TuuTa phuuTa jiina | A disordered, meaningless, wasted way of living; |
aur kahate ho alag se hai.n ham taanke apna siina | and you lay a hand on your heart and swear you're different! |
bhiiga toya kahii.n farsh pe "toothpaste" kan dakan kahii.n | A wet towel left on the floor, the toothpaste cap tossed aside, |
kal ke moze ulaTke pahane waqt ka kuchh behosh ne | wearing yesterday's socks inside-out, heedless of the time! |
jiina ka tumko DHa.ng sikhlaatii hai | A girl teaches you the way to live. |
tumhe.n jaanwar se insaan banaatii hai | A girl makes you from a beast into a man. |
uske bina ek pal rah na sakoge tum | You wouldn't last a second without her! |
usko pataa hai yeh kah na sakoge tum | But she knows you'd never be able to admit it. |
is li'e laRkiyaa.n laRko.n sii nahii.n hotii | That's why girls aren't like boys. |
jaane kaun kaunse din voh tumko yaad dilaa'e | Who knows how many occasions she reminds you about. |
pyaar ko chaahe bhuul bhii jaa'e taariikhe.n na bhulaa'e | Whether or not she forgets the love, she never forgets the dates. |
"1st March" ko nazar milaa'e chaar "April" ko mai.n milne aaye | Our eyes met on the first of March; on the fourth of April, I came to meet you. |
ikkiis "May" ko tumne chhuu'aa thaa | On the 21st of May, I touched you; |
chhe "June" mujhe kuchh hu'aa tha | on the sixth of June, something happened to me. |
laRko.n ka kya hai kisii bhii moR pe voh muR jaa'e | What does it matter to boys? They go with the flow. |
abhii kisii ka hai abhii kisii aur se voh juR jaa'e | Now he's hers, and now he's with someone else. |
tumhaarii mamii-daadii ghar par nahii.n hai mai.n aa jaa'uu.n | Your mom and dad aren't at home? Should I come over? |
tumhaarii "friend" akelii ghar jaa'e bechaarii mai.n chhoR aa'uu.n | Your friend's going home alone? Shall I drop her? |
ek haa.n kahane ko kitna dahalaatii hai | Just to say one "yes," how she makes you dance around! |
thak jaate hai.n ham vo jii bahalaatii hai.n | When we get tired, they console us. |
vo sharmaatii hai.n tabhii chupaatii hai.n | When they get shy, that's when they hide. |
laRkii jo haa.n kah de use nibhaatii hai | When a girl says yes, she stands by it. |
is li'e laRkiyo.n laRko.n sii nahii.n hotii | This is why girls aren't like boys. |
is me.n jagaRne kii kya baat hai yaar | What's there to fight about in this, my friend? |
pahale pahale bha.nvare jaise paas paas ma.nDraa'e | At first, they circle you like bumblebees. |
phir "busy" hai kahkar tumjo voh Taalke | Then they say they're busy and start to avoid you. |
samjha karo "darling, I have a lot of work today." | Understand, darling, I have a lot of work today. |
merii bhii to suno | At least listen to me! |
duur hu'aa to kya dil me.n tumhaara naam hai | So what if I'm far away; your name is in my heart. |
jis chehare par marte hai.n voh "boring" ho jaa'e.n | The face they were crazy about gets boring. |
kuchh hii din me.n nazar kii idhar udhar munrahe | After a few days, their eyes start wandering. |
sirf pyaar se zi.ndagii nahii.n chaltii | Life doesn't run on love alone. |
tum "interior decoration" ko "course" kyo.n nahii.n kartii | Why don't you do a course in interior design? |