Lata Mangeshkar’s “Ajib Dastan Hai Yeh” is from the film Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai, starring Meena Kumari and Raaj Kumar. Penned by Shailendra Ji with music by Shankar Jaikishan, it begins by calling love a strange story with no clear beginning or end.
Ajib Dastan Hai Yeh
Lata Mangeshkar • From “Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai”
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai’s Ajib Dastan Hai Yeh Lyrics Translation
The lyrics question why smoke rises with the light from a lamp, an image of sorrow inside happiness. The speaker congratulates her beloved on finding a new partner, accepting the resulting distance between them.
Ajeeb Dastan Hai YehWhat a strange story this is
Kahan Shuru Kahan KhatamWith no clear beginning or end
Yeh Manzilein Hain Kaun SiWhat kind of destinations are these
Na Woh Samajh Sake Na HumThat neither they nor we could understand
Ajeeb Dastan Hai YehWhat a strange story this is
Kahan Shuru Kahan KhatamWith no clear beginning or end
Yeh Manzilein Hain Kaun SiWhat kind of destinations are these
Na Woh Samajh Sake Na HumThat neither they nor we could understand
Yeh Roshni Ke Sath KyunWhy, along with this light
Dhuan Utha Chirag SeDoes smoke rise from the lamp?
Yeh Roshni Ke Sath KyunWhy, along with this light
Dhuan Utha Chirag SeDoes smoke rise from the lamp?
Yeh Khwaab Dekhti Hoon MainI am dreaming this dream
Ke Jag Padi Hoon Khwaab SeAs if I’ve just woken up from another
Ajeeb Dastan Hai YehWhat a strange story this is
Kahan Shuru Kahan KhatamWith no clear beginning or end
Yeh Manzilein Hain Kaun SiWhat kind of destinations are these
Na Woh Samajh Sake Na HumThat neither they nor we could understand
Mubarakein Tumhein Ke TumCongratulations to you, for you
Kisi Ke Noor Ho GayeHave become someone’s guiding light
Mubarakein Tumhein Ke TumMy congratulations to you, for you
Kisi Ke Noor Ho GayeAre now the light of someone’s life
Kisi Ke Itne Paas HoYou’ve grown so close to one person
Ke Sab Se Door Ho GayeThat you’ve become distant from everyone else
Ajeeb Dastan Hai YehWhat a strange story this is
Kahan Shuru Kahan KhatamWith no clear beginning or end
Yeh Manzilein Hain Kaun SiWhat kind of destinations are these
Na Woh Samajh Sake Na HumThat neither they nor we could understand
Kisi Ka Pyar Leke TumTaking someone’s love, you
Naya Jahan BasaogeWill go and build a new world
Kisi Ka Pyar Leke TumWith another’s love, you
Naya Jahan BasaogeWill go on to start a new life
Yeh Shaam Jab Bhi AayegiWhenever this evening comes
Tum Humko Yaad AaogeYou will remember me
Ajeeb Dastan Hai YehWhat a strange story this is
Kahan Shuru Kahan KhatamWith no clear beginning or end
Yeh Manzilein Hain Kaun SiWhat kind of destinations are these
Na Woh Samajh Sake Na HumThat neither they nor we could understand
Ajib Dastan Hai Yeh Music Video
The track is built on a refrain that repeats its central idea about an unknown destiny. The meaning of the ‘Ajib Dastan Hai Yeh’ lyrics is found in this quiet acceptance of unfulfilled love.