Zaroor by Aparshakti Khurana Explained

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. ↩︎