Patta Lyrics English Translation – Harmeeet | Hustle 5

Ek Naadaan Patta Apne Pedh Par Tha Haraa Bharaa
A naive little leaf was lush and green on its tree,

Oob Chuka Tha Woh Pedh Par Bas Tanga-Tanga
It had grown tired of simply hanging there on the tree.

Hazaar Patte Honge Uss Pedh Par
There must have been a thousand leaves on that tree,

Aur Phir Bhi Samajhta Woh
And yet, it felt as though

Khudko Uss Tanne Par Kaafi Tanha-Tanha
It was all alone on that trunk.

Hawaa-Hawaa Kehta Mujhe Saath Leja Kahin Par
It pleaded with the wind, “Take me somewhere with you,

Leja Mujhe Aasmaan Mein Chhodh De Ya Zameen Par
Take me to the sky, or leave me on the ground.

Dekh Kar Yeh Duniya Main Aabaad Hona Chaahta
After seeing this world, I want to build a life of my own,

Main Aazad Hona Chaahta Mujhko Qaid Se Aa Bari Kar
I want to be free; come, release me from this captivity.”

Aadhe Hastay Uspe Patte
Half the leaves laughed at it,

Aadhe Yahi SamjahtE Ki Hoon Yahin Paida Hokar
While the other half believed that, having been born here,

Yahin Par Hee Mar Jaate
They were destined to die right here.

Agar Woh Ooparwaala Chaahta Ki
If the Almighty had wanted

Hum Bhi Paaye Uudh Toh Unn Titliyon Ko
Us to fly too, then those butterflies

Dekh Hum Bhi Unki Tarah Par Paate
Would have inspired us to grow wings and fly like them.

Patta Poochhe Kyun Hum Itne Bandhanon Mein Pade
The leaf wondered why we are trapped in so many restrictions,

Kya Duniya Bahot Badi Hogi Junglon Ke Paray
Could there be a vast world beyond these forests?

Jin Tehniyon Ko Hai Lagaav Haraypann Se Mere
The branches that cherish my greenness,

Kya Yeh Tham Ke RakhenGi Patjhaadon Ke Samay
Will they still hold on to me when autumn arrives?

Toh Toot Ke Hawaa Ke Sang Woh Udd Gaya Aakaash Mein
So it broke free and flew into the sky with the wind.

Kabhi Jaaga Neher Mein Woh Kabhi Soyaa Ghaas Pe
Sometimes it woke up in a canal; sometimes it slept on the grass.

Naye Dekhe Sheher Usne Naye Dekhe Raaste
It discovered new cities and explored new roads.

Aisa Pehli Dafaa Jab Uss Patte Ke Par Aazaad Thay
For the first time, that leaf felt truly free.

Dikhi Patte Ko Dur Pahaadon Ki Ek Jhalak
The leaf caught a glimpse of distant mountains,

Unhein Dekh Kar Achaanak Patte Mein Uthi Ek Talab
And seeing them, a new longing suddenly arose within it.

Ab Ek Naya Khwaab Usne Sajaa Liya
Now it had dreamed up a new dream,

Ab Usay Dekhna Ki Duniya Kaisi Pahaadon Ke Uss Taraf
It wanted to discover what the world was like beyond those mountains.

Haq Ki Zindagi Hee Toh Bas Maang Raha Tha
It was only asking for the life it deserved,

Patta Apne Auqaat Ke Daayron Ko Laang Raha Tha
The leaf was daring to cross the boundaries of its supposed worth.

Patta Iss Qadar Woh Apne Sapne Ke Khumaar Mein Khoya
The leaf was so intoxicated by its dream

Lagaa Ke Hawaon Pe Paanv Rakh Ke Bhaag Raha Tha Patta
That it seemed to run through the air, as though it could step on the wind.

Din Yeh Dheere Dheere
As the days slowly passed,

Haraypann Ko Noch Lete Thay
They gradually stripped away its greenness.

Usko Chattaanon Ke Kone Kuch Kharoch Dete Thay
The edges of the rocks would scratch and wound it.

Har Raat Shaayad Dard Mein Phir Rota Hoga Patta Aur Hum Naadaani Mein Aksar Usko Oas Keh Dete
Perhaps every night the leaf cried in pain, while in our ignorance, we often mistook its tears for dew.

Har Dard Apna Bhulaa Karke Add Gaya Tha Patta
Forgetting all its pain, the leaf kept pushing forward.

Sookhta Bikharta Choti Chadh Gaya Tha Patta
Drying up and falling apart, the leaf climbed to the summit.

Ab Bas Lag Raha Tha Uska Sapna Poora Hone Waala Tabhi
Just when it seemed its dream was finally about to come true,

Tabhi Marr Gaya Woh Patta
That was when the leaf died.

Tabhi Marr Gaya Woh Patta
That was when the leaf died.

Tabhi Marr Gaya Woh Patta
That was when the leaf died.

Marr Gaya Woh Patta
The leaf died.

Par Mere Mann Mein Ab Sawaal Rehta Itna
But one question still lingers in my mind:

Ki Kaunsa Woh Patta Jo Asal Mein Hota Zinda
Which of those leaves was truly alive?

Woh Jo Mar Gaya Hai Apna Khwaab Zinda Rakhte
The one that died while keeping its dream alive,

Ya Jisne Saanson Ke Liye Bandish Ka Baandh Liya Phanda
Or the one that tied itself to restrictions just to keep breathing?

Aur Gaur Se Sochun Shaayad Main Hee Hoon Woh Patta
And when I think deeply, perhaps I am that very leaf,

Pedh Aur Shaayad Se Duniya Ka Woh Ek Tabka
The tree, perhaps, represents a section of society,

Jisko Lagta Hai Ki Shaayad Uski Gini-Chuni Shaakhaon Par Hee Khushhaal Zindagi Bhar Reh Sakta Har Patta
That believes every leaf can live a happy life only on its few familiar branches.

Mujhko Sunn Rahe Main Jo Baat Kar Raha Hoon Woh Dilon Se
Those listening to me, I am speaking straight from my heart.

Dhaar Thi Kitni Yeh Hamesha Poochho Chotilo Se
Always ask the wounded how sharp the blade really was.

Aur Main Jeetne Mein Shaan Lagaa Doonga
I will put all my pride and effort into winning,

Par Main Haar Bhi Gaya Toh Kal Tum Seekhna Inn Koshishon Se
But even if I lose, let tomorrow’s generation learn from these attempts.

Jaise Girti Boondon Se Bhi Nehron Ko Ufaan Mil Jaaye
Just as falling raindrops can make rivers swell,

Meri Haar Se Bhi Ghairon Ko Mukaam Mil Jaaye
May even my defeat help others find their place in the world.

Apne Aansuon Se Chalaa Mitti Geeli Karte Taaki Tu Khoye Mere Paeron Ke Nishaan Mil Jaayein
I walked on, wetting the soil with my tears, so that even if you lose your way, you can find the footprints I left behind.

Bujhta Maachis Ka Tukda Diye Ko Aag Dekar Jaata
A dying matchstick still leaves a flame behind in a lamp.

Yeh Doobta Sooraj Duniya Ko Chaand Dekar Jaata
The setting sun leaves the moon behind for the world.

Apni Vishaalta Mein Aksar Yeh Bhool Jaata Pedh
In its grandeur, the tree often forgets

Ki Ek Sookha Patta Bhi Mitti Ko Khaad Dekar Jaata
That even a dry leaf enriches the soil as it decomposes.

Toh Pedh Ko Lagta Hai Ki Bikhar Gaya Hai Patta
The tree thinks the leaf has simply fallen apart,

Pedh Ko Lagta Hai Ki Marr Gaya Hai Patta
The tree believes the leaf has died.

Toh Jaake Poochh Apne Patton Se
Then go and ask your leaves,

Unki Lehrahat Bataa Degi Ki Kya Kar Gaya Hai Patta
Their rustling will tell you what the leaf has accomplished.

Kya Kar Gaya Hai Patta
What the leaf has accomplished,

Kya Kar Gaya Hai Patta
What the leaf has accomplished.

Unki Lehrahat Bataa Degi
Their rustling will reveal

Ki Kya Kar Gaya Hai Patta
What the leaf has accomplished.

Teri Koshishon Se Kisi Ko Wajah Milegi
Your efforts will give someone a reason to keep going.

Nazariye Se Badi Cheez Na Milegi
Nothing is greater than a change in perspective.

Kyunki Apne Haar Ko Dekhega Jab Tu Doosri Taraf Se
Because when you look at your defeat from the other side,

Tujhe Raah Milegi
You will find a way forward.