Zaroor by Aparshakti Khurana Explained
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Song bio: Zaroor is a heartbreak song from the pen of Savi Kahlon, known previously for another song of loss, Apan Pher Milange. This song is sung by Aparshakti Khurana and reflects the pain of lost love, with the singer lamenting how his beloved has moved on, perhaps to afterlife. He misses the deep bond they once shared and expresses feelings of helplessness and self-blame.
Lyrics
Baithi kitey badlaan ton door honi ae
Mere wangu oh vi majboor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae1
Pak si oh khuliyaan fizawa’an vich ji
Kaash kitey mil jaave raha’an vich ji
Rabb si oh meriyaan nigaaha’an vich ji
Bani kisey chann’ di hoor honi ae2
Baithi kitey badlaan ton door honi ae
Mere wangu oh vi majboor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Pathra’an de vich jiven phull uggde
Ajj kal saath yaara kithe puggde
Appa’n vi taan raahi es kalyug de
Kadd di oh mera vi kasoor honi ae3
Dekheya na murh’ke
Duawaan ditiya’an
Rab jaane kina ne sahlaava’an ditiya’an
Beetiyaan jo bas mere naal beetiya’an
Supneya wangu kehra poor honi ae4
Baithi kitey badlaan ton door honi ae
Mere wangu oh vi majboor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Galey da si kade ohde haar baneya
Ajj ohi kehndi gunaahgaar baneya
Savi likhda te gaunda kalakaar baneya
Par murh’ke kise da naiyo yaar baneya5
Tutteya parinda pher eddan judeya
Morheya kaiyaan ne pher naiyo murheya
Mil gaya sab bas oh hi thhurheya
Kami mere vich hi huzoor honi ae6
Baithi kitey badlaan ton door honi ae
Mere wangu oh vi majboor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Baithi kitey badlaan ton door honi ae
Mere wangu oh vi majboor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Sunndi taan gall vi zaroor honi ae
Meta
Singer: Aparshakti Khurana
Lyrics & Composition: Savi Kahlon
Music Production: Siddharth Amit Bhavsar
Mix & Master: Abhishek Ghatak
Dolby Atmos Mix & Master: Mukul Jain (Ferris Wheel Studios)
(Source: YouTube)
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She’d be sitting somewhere far from the clouds
Like me, she too must be helpless
Surely she would have heard everything
Surely she would have heard everything
Savi/Aparshakti reflects on his beloved being far away and emotionally distant. We are not sure whether the beloved has simply moved on from him or from life altogether. Though when he sings that he is sure that she has heard everything he wishes to say, one could believe that the lover has died. This duality of loss is reminiscent of Savi Kahlon’s hit song Apan Pher Milange. ↩︎ -
She was pure, like the winds in the open skies
If only I could meet her somewhere on the way
She was like God to me
She must have turned into someone else’s angel
He reminisces about her purity and beauty, comparing her to the free winds, and wishes they could meet again, as he once saw her as a blessing (a God), now transformed into someone else’s angel. He calls her “a moon’s angel”, which again hints that the beloved now resides in the heavens.
Vocabulary:
• Pak (पाक) - pure, holy
• Fiza (फ़िज़ा) - winds
• Nigaah (निगाह) - sight, vision
• Chann (चन्न) - moon ↩︎ -
Like flowers growing amidst rocks
These days companionship rarely materialises
We too are travelers of this dark age
Maybe she thinks it is all my fault
Here he reflects upon how rare it is to find true love in these modern times. He compares it akin to finding flowers in a rocky terrain. He feels that his beloved probably thinks it is his fault for their love not lasting too long (and that’s just the burden he is going to live with).
Vocabulary:
• Puggde (पुग्गदे/ਪੁੱਗਦੇ) – to complete or to materialise ↩︎ -
She never looked back
Despite all my pleas
God knows who advised her to do this
I have had to bear the brunt of her actions
Will this dream of mine ever come true?
He shares how he pleaded for her to not go, yet she never once looked back. Her ill-advised action (of leaving him) has him living with the sadness of it. ↩︎ -
Once I was her closest companion
Today she blames me for everything
Savi has since become a singer-songwriter
But he has never become anyone’s lover
Savi remembers how during their happier days, she would always cling to him and keep him close. But today, she finds him guilty of all crimes. Since the heartbreak, Savi has gone on to become a famous artist but he has not become anyone else’s lover. ↩︎ -
A heartbroken bird, I have fixed myself so
Many have turned me away, but I have found my way
I have found it all, but she eludes me
Surely something lacks in me
Here we learn that Savi has finally moved on from this heartbreak. Like a broken bird, he has mended himself and found flight again. He has achieved everything yet he still yearns for her love. Despondent, he believes that the fault must lie within himself, which is why she left him. ↩︎