Sonu Nigam delivers a nostalgic vocal performance in ‘Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se’ from the Shah Rukh Khan-starring film Dunki. Lyricist Javed Akhtar and composer Pritam shape a melancholic reflection on physical distance from home.
Released: December 20, 2023
Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se
Sonu Nigam • From “Dunki”
What is the meaning of Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se Lyrics from Dunki?
Akhtar’s words contrast leaving home with the heart’s inability to depart. Sonu Nigam voices the immigrant experience through lines like ‘Happiness was so cheap here once’ and unresolved questions about belonging.
Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar SeWe once left our home.
Ghar Dil Se Magar Nahi NiklaBut home hasn’t left my heart.
Ghar Basa Hai Har Dhadkan MeinHome lives in my every heartbeat.
Kya Kare Hum Aise Dil KaWhat should I do with a heart like this?
Badi Door Se Aaye HaiI’ve come from very far away.
Badi Der Se Aaye HaiI’ve arrived after a long time.
Par Yeh Na Koyi SamjheBut no one understands this,
Hum Log Paraye HaiThat we’re just strangers here.
Katt Jaaye Patang JaiseLike a kite that’s been cut,
Aur Bhatke Hawaon MeinAnd wanders through the winds.
Sach Puchho To AiseTo tell you the truth,
Din Humne Bitaye HaiThat’s how I’ve spent my days.
Par Yeh Na Koyi SamjheBut no one understands this,
Ham Log Paraye HaiThat we’re just strangers here.
Yahi Nagar Yahi Hai BastiThis is the same city and neighborhood,
Aankhein Thi Jise TarastiThat my eyes used to long for.
Yahan Khushiyan Thi Kitni SastiHappiness was so cheap here once.
Jaani Pehchani GaliyanThese familiar streets,
Lagti Hai Puraani SakhiyanSeem like old friends.
Kahan Kho Gayi Woh Rang RaliyanWhere did those lively festivities disappear?
Baazaar Mein Chai Ke DhaabeThe tea stalls in the market,
Bekaar Ke Shor SharaabeThe pointless noise and bustle.
Woh Dost Woh Unki BaateinThose friends and their conversations,
Woh Sare Din Sab RaateinAll those days and all those nights.
Kitna Gehra Tha GamThe grief was so deep,
Inn Sab Ko Khone KaOver losing all of this.
Yeh Keh Nahi Paaye HamI couldn’t express it to anyone,
Dil Mein Hi Chhupaye HaiSo I’ve hidden it within my heart.
Par Yeh Na Koyi SamjheBut no one understands this,
Ham Log Paraye HaiThat we’re just strangers here.
Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar SeWe once left our home.
Ghar Dil Se Magar Nahi NiklaBut home hasn’t left my heart.
Ghar Basa Hai Har Dhadkan MeinHome lives in my every heartbeat.
Kya Kare Hum Aise Dil KaWhat should I do with a heart like this?
Kya Humse Hua Kya Ho Na SakaWhat I managed to do and what I couldn’t,
Par Itna To Karna HaiBut I must do at least this much.
Jis Dharti Pe Janme TheOn the land where I was born,
Uss Dharti Pe Marna HaiI want to die on that very land.
Jis Dharti Pe Janme TheOn the land where I was born,
Uss Dharti Pe Marna HaiI want to die on that very land.
Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se Music Video
Immigrant identity anchors the Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se lyrics meaning in Dunki’s soundtrack. The track resolves with a firm declaration about returning to one’s birthplace for final peace.