Meg Index | June 2002 Index

Date: 16-Aug-2002
Poet: Gulzar


saa.Ns lenaa bhii kaisii aadat hai 
jiiye jaanaa bhii kyaa ravaayat hai 
ko_ii aahaT nahii.n badan me.n kahii.n 
ko_ii saayaa nahii.n hai aa.Nkho.n me.n 
paa.Nv behis hai.n, chalate jaate hai.n 
ik safar hai jo bahataa rahataa hai 
kitane baraso.n se, kitanii sadiyo.n se 
jiye jaate hai.n, jiye jaate hai.n 

aadate.n bhii ajiib hotii hai.n 

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Moderator's Note:

Gulzar often uses (or should I say re-uses) parts of his 
poetry in the film songs he pens. For example, take the 
line "ko_ii aahaT nahii.n badan me.n kahii.n". This line 
can be found in the song "surma_ii shaam is tarah aaye" 
from the film "Lekin" sung by Suresh Wadkar.