Tabaahi – Bilingual Lyrics Hindi/English

• By: Vishal Mishra
• Album: Toxic

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Vishal Mishra’s 'Tabaahi.' This song is a perfect resource for language learners interested in poetic Hindi-Urdu vocabulary related to emotions, grief, and romance. Its slow pacing and clear articulation make it an excellent tool for practicing emotional expression and lyrical interpretation.

[English]

Destruction, destruction

Break all the rules

Let go, leave the mistakes behind

With you in my arms, and chaos everywhere

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

...

When did this wave, this wind, start moving without asking?

Why should there be any restrictions on the soul?

Find freedom from the world's customs today

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

...

Strip me bare with the fire of your breath

May we both be consumed into ashes with every heartbeat

Every witness written on the sands of right and wrong

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

...

(Destruction)

(Destruction, destruction)

(Destruction, destruction)

...

[Hindi]

तबाही, तबाही

तोड़ो सारे उसूलों को

छोड़ो, जाने दो भूलों को

तू हो बाँहों में और हर जगह तबाही

तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही

तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही

ये लहर, ये हवा कब चली पूछ के?

रूह पे क्यूँ भला हों कोई बंदिशें?

दुनिया के दस्तूर से आज ले रिहाई

तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही

तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही

तू मुझे छील दे साँस की आग से

हर धड़क पे दोनों हों फ़ना राख से

हर ग़लत-सही रेत पे लिखी गवाही

तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही

तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही, तबाही

(तबाही)

(तबाही, तबाही)

(तबाही, तबाही)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
तबाही tabāhī B2	noun - destruction, devastation
उसूल usūl B2	noun - principles, rules
लहर lahar A2	noun - wave
रूह rūh C1	noun - soul
बंदिशें bandishen B2	noun - restrictions, constraints
दस्तूर dastūr C1	noun - custom, tradition
रिहाई rihāī B2	noun - release, freedom
धड़क dhaṛak B1	noun - heartbeat
फ़ना fanā C1	verb/adj - annihilation, to perish
राख rākh A2	noun - ash
गवाही gavāhī B2	noun - testimony, evidence

Key Grammar Structures

• तोड़ो सारे उसूलों को

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Formal/Direct)

  ➔ The verb 'तोड़ो' (break) is in the imperative form, used to give a strong command or instruction.

• तू हो बाँहों में

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Conditional/Hypothetical)

  ➔ The use of 'हो' indicates a hypothetical state or a wish ('If you were in my arms').

• ये लहर, ये हवा कब चली पूछ के?

  ➔ Participial Phrase as an Adverbial Clause

  ➔ The structure 'पूछ के' (after asking/having asked) acts as a conjunctive participle.

• रूह पे क्यूँ भला हों कोई बंदिशें?

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun + Subjunctive

  ➔ The sentence uses 'क्यूँ' (why) with the subjunctive 'हों' to question the existence of restrictions.

• दुनिया के दस्तूर से आज ले रिहाई

  ➔ Infinitive structure (Implicit)

  ➔ The verb 'ले' (take/get) is used here as an imperative or desire to obtain 'रिहाई' (freedom/release).

• तू मुझे छील दे साँस की आग से

  ➔ Causative/Instrumental Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'साँस की आग से' (with the fire of breath) denotes the instrument or medium of the action.

• हर धड़क पे दोनों हों फ़ना राख से

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase of Frequency

  ➔ 'हर धड़क पे' (on every heartbeat) expresses the frequency/condition under which they dissolve ('फ़ना').

• हर ग़लत-सही रेत पे लिखी गवाही

  ➔ Passive Participle as Adjective

  ➔ 'लिखी' (written) acts as a passive adjective modifying 'गवाही' (testimony/evidence).