Meg Index | June 2002 Index

Date: 09-Jul-2002
Poet: Faiyyaz Hashmi

Here is one of Farida Khanum's most popular songs, 
from the pen of Faiyyaz Hashmi. This has also been 
sung by Habib Wali Mohamed.


aaj jaane kii zid na karo 
yuu.N hii pahaluu me.n baiThe raho 
haaye! mar jaaye.ge, ham to luT jaaye.ge 
aisii baate.n kiyaa na karo 

tum hii socho zaraa kyuu.N na roke tumhe.n 
jaan jaatii hai jab uThake jaate ho tum 
tum ko apanii kasam jaan-e-jaa.N 
baat itanii merii maan lo 

vaqt kii qaid me.n zindagii hai magar 
chand gha.Diyaa.N yahii hai.n jo aazaad hai 
in ko kho kar abhii jaan-e-jaa.N 
umr bhar na taraste raho 

kitanaa maasuum-o-rangiin hai ye samaa 
husn aur ishq kii aaj meraaj hai 
kal ki kis ko Khabar jaan-e-jaa.N 
rok lo aaj kii raat ko 

gesuuo.n kii shikan hai abhii shabanamii 
aur palako.n ke saaye bhii madahosh hai.n 
husn-e-maasuum ko jaan-e-jaa.N 
beKhudii me.n na rusvaa karo