Thursday, November 24, 2011

sarakti jaaye hai rukh se

<Dedicated to ghazal samrat Jagjit Singh>
Mazaar-e-Kais par Rooh-e-Laila
Ek din jab aayi
Toh armaanon ke murzaye hue
Kuchh phool bhi laayi..

Lagi jab phool rakhne
Toh kabra se awaaz yeh aayi :
"Chadaana phool,  jaan-e-munn, magar,
Aahista, aahista'"
Singer: Jagjit Singh
Lyricist: Ameer Meenai

sarakatii jaaye hai ruKh se naqaab ahista ahista 
nikalataa aa rahaa hai aaftaab ahista ahista 
(rukh-face ,naqaab-veil ,aaftaab-moon)

jawaaN hone lage jab vo to ham se kar liyaa pardaa 
hayaa yakalaKht aayii aur shabaab ahista ahista 
(hayaa-shyness, yakalaKth-suddenly, shabaab-youthfullness)

shab-e-furkat kaa jaagaa huuN farishton ab to sone do 
kabhii fursat men kar lenaa hisaab ahista ahista 
(shab-night, furkat-separation, shab-e-furkat-night of separation
farishton-angels)

savaal-e-vasl par unako uduu kaa Khauf hai itanaa 
Dabe honThon se dete hain javaab aahistaa aahistaa 
(savaal-e-vasl - question of separation ,uduu-enemy, Khauf-fear)

hamaare aur tumhaare pyar men bas fark hai itanaa 
idhar to jaldii jaldii hai udhar aahistaa aahistaa 

vo bedardii se sar kaaTe "ameer" aur main kahuuN un se 
huzuur aahistaa aahistaa, janaab ahista ahista 

Movie:Deedar E Yaar (1982)
Music Director: Laxmikant Pyarelal
Singer: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Cast: Jeetendra ,Rishi Kapoor, Tina Munim




(For any help regarding translation or understanding the couplets, please do let me know.)

2 comments:

  1. The poet of this ghazal is NOT Sahir Ludhianvi! It is Ameer Minai. The first name appears in the maqta (last sher)

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