Ever rushed through while wearing a sweater and suddenly realized you got it wrong and it’s supposed to be inside out. What did you do? I know, silly question. You immediately reached in to the sleeves, held the other end and pulled it inside out. Bingo!! You’re good to go!!!

Ever rushed through life and suddenly realized, you got it all wrong!! Have you ever wished, if you could just reach back into that sleeve and pull the other end and reverse everything with a swift effortless motion? That’s what HG Wells was talking about!! No matter how far back that fond memory is, no matter all that went wrong in between, no matter how unfair life was, just reach into that sleeve and pull that other end, that fond memory, inside out!!

Today was one of those days… again. Don’t know how, this song has been on my mind since evening, it goes like this ‘Yeh waqt na thehra hai ….’. It’s not a movie song, so stop whacking your brains!! Back in those days when we were innocent enough to stand in queues during the School’s Morning Assembly but old enough to think it was lame, we used to sing this song. Somehow today, this song has so much meaning!! My school music teacher would be very proud!! So basically I reached inside the sleeve to catch hold of the other end, this song, and after 30 minutes of googling finally managed to pull it out!!

Here’s how the song goes (I’ve translated it to English, for everyone’s sake)

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Yeh waqt na thehra hai, yeh waqt na thehrega

(Time never stopped in the past, nor will it stop in the future)

Yun hi guzar jayega, ghabrana kaisa

(It will pass you by just like that, so why be afraid?)

Himmat sey kaam lengey, ghabrana kaisa

(Let’s be brave about it, Why be afraid?)

….

Sukh dukh toh jeevan mein, aatey aur jaatey hain

(Happiness and Sadness come and go in life)

Dukh pehley aa jaye toh, ghabrana kaisa

(So what If sadness came first?.. Why be afraid?)

Himmat sey kaam lengey, ghabrana kaisa

(Let’s be brave about it, Why be afraid?)

….

Jo aaya duniya mein, usko jaana hi hai

(Who came to this world, Has to go back too)

Apney bhi chaley jaayein toh ghabrana kaisa

(So what if some one you loved had to go, why be afraid?)

Himmat sey kaam lengey, ghabrana kaisa

(Let’s be brave about it, Why be afraid?)

….

Jab Kadam badaya hai, Manzil mil jaayegi

(If we’ve dared to take the first steps, we’ll find the destination too)

Hai raah zara mushkil toh, ghabrana kaisa

(So what if the journey is a bit difficult, Why be afraid?)

Himmat sey kaam lengey, ghabrana kaisa

(Let’s be brave about it, Why be afraid?)

….

Hum, yug sainanee hain, himmat sey kaam lengey

(We are fighters of this era, and we’ll be brave)

Manzil pey nazar hogee, guruvar ka naam lengey

(Let’s keep our eyes on the destination and remember our teachers and their teachings)

Vipreet dishaon sey fir, ghabrana kaisa

(Then why be afraid of all the opposite directions we may choose)

Himmat sey kaam lengey, ghabrana kaisa

(Let’s be brave about it, Why be afraid?)

Yeh waqt na thehra hai, Yeh waqt na thehrega ….

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Yeah, I know, we can’t really pull the sleeve inside out, but this is good enough, I’m good to go!!

PS: If you wanna listen to the song click here: http://www.awgp.org/audio/songs/jaguthabharat/jaguthabharat_ye_waqt_na_thahra_hai.mp3

For more of those old, school assembly songs click here: http://www.awgp.org/gamma/AudioSongs