You Would Not Know - A Translation Of Shakira Nandini's Poem 'tum Kya Jano' Poem by Ravi Kopra

You would not know
how to drink wine with friends
Before you open the bottle, shake it well
Then call out your friends, saying aloud:
Come on you all broken-hearted ones
Here is the cure for the sorrows of your hearts
Come and have fun till you garble nonsense
fully drunk, fully stoned.

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the original in Hindi by Shakira Nandini:

Tum Kya Jano, Sharab Kaise Pilayi Jati Hai
Kholne Se Pehle, Botal Hilai Jati Hai
Phir Aawaz Lagai Jaati Hai, Aa Jao Tootay Dil Walo
Yahan Dard-e-Dil Ki Dawa, Pilayi Jati Hai