Tabaahi – Bilingual Lyrics Kannada/English

• By: Vishal Mishra
• Album: Toxic

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the soulful melodies of 'Tabaahi' to master the art of expressing deep sorrow and intense emotion in Hindi. This song is special for its poetic depth and powerful vocal nuances, making it a perfect tool for learners to understand evocative, high-register vocabulary used in romantic tragedies.

[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

...

Who asks permission for this wave, or this wind?

Why should there be any restrictions on the soul?

Break free 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

Let us both turn to ashes with every heartbeat

Every testimony written on the shifting sands of right and wrong

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

Destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction, destruction

...

(Destruction)

(Destruction, destruction)

(Destruction, destruction)

...

[Kannada]

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 tabaahi B2	noun - destruction, devastation, ruin
उसूल usool B2	noun - principle, rule
लहर lahar A2	noun - wave
रूह rooh C1	noun - soul, spirit
बंदिशें bandishein B2	noun - restrictions, constraints
दस्तूर dastoor C1	noun - custom, tradition, convention
रिहाई rihaai B2	noun - release, freedom
धड़क dhadak B1	noun - heartbeat
फ़ना fanaa C2	verb - to perish, to destroy, to become extinct
गवाही gavaahi B2	noun - testimony, witness

Key Grammar Structures

• तोड़ो सारे उसूलों को

  ➔ Imperative (Command/Request)

  ➔ The suffix "-ओ" (o) is added to the verb "तोड़" (break) to form the imperative mood, indicating a command.

• तू हो बाँहों में

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Hypothetical/Wish)

  ➔ The verb "हो" (be) is used here to express a desired state or condition: "If/May you be in my arms."

• ये लहर, ये हवा कब चली पूछ के?

  ➔ Interrogative particle/clause

  ➔ The use of "कब" (when) makes the sentence an interrogative, questioning the predictability of nature.

• रूह पे क्यूँ भला हों कोई बंदिशें?

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with "क्यूँ"

  ➔ "क्यूँ" (why) is used here to challenge the logic of having "बंदिशें" (restrictions) on the soul.

• दुनिया के दस्तूर से आज ले रिहाई

  ➔ Imperative / Exhortative (Let's take)

  ➔ "ले" (take) is used in an exhortative sense to encourage "रिहाई" (freedom) from worldly customs.

• तू मुझे छील दे साँस की आग से

  ➔ Causative-like imperative structure

  ➔ The verb "छील दे" (peel/strip away) acts on "मुझे" (me), using "साँस की आग" (fire of breath) as the instrument.

• हर धड़क पे दोनों हों फ़ना राख से

  ➔ Subjunctive / Conditional wish

  ➔ Use of "हों" (would be/should be) implies a shared destiny of "फ़ना" (destruction/dissolution) in the form of ash.

• हर ग़लत-सही रेत पे लिखी गवाही

  ➔ Passive-like participle construction

  ➔ "लिखी" (written) acts as a past participle modifying "गवाही" (testimony), creating a passive descriptive image.