I’ll be posting some patriotic poetry by Sahir with India’s independence day approaching.  Continuing with that theme (see last post -- ab koi gulshan na ujare) here’s another beautiful song: bachchom tum taqdeer ho kal ke hindustaan ki from the movie Didi (1959), sung by Rafi and Asha with music by N Dutta.

bachchoN tum taqdeer ho, kal ke hindustaan ki
baapu ke vardaan ki, Nehru ke armaan ki
bachchoN tum taqdeer ho…

aaj ke TooTe khaNDaroN par tum kal ka desh basaaoge
jo ham logoN se na huaa, vo tum kar ke dikhlaaoge
tum nanhii buniyaadeN ho duniyaa ke naye vidhaan ki
bachchoN tum taqdeer ho….

deen-dharam ke naam pe koii beej phoOT kaa boye na
jo sadiyoN ke baad milii hai vo aazaadii khoye na
har mazhab se ooNchii hai, qeemat insaanii jaan ki
bachchoN tum taqdeer ho…

phir koii Jaichand na ubhare, phir koii jaafar na uThe
GhairoN ka dil Khush karne ko apnoN par Khanzar na uThe
dhan-daulat ke laalach meiN, tauheen na ho eemaan kii
bachchoN tum taqdeer ho…

naari ko is desh ne devi kah kar daasii jaanaa hai
jisko kuchh adhikaar na ho vo ghar kii raanii maanaa hai
tum aisaa aadar mat lenaa, aaR ho jo apmaan ki
bachchoN tum taqdeer ho…

rah na sake ab is duniyaa meiN yug sarmaayaadaari kaa
tumko jhaNDaa lahraanaa hai, mehnat ki sardaari kaa
tum chaaho to badal ke rakh do qismat har insaan ki
bachchoN tum taqdeer ho…

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An exquisite song in my humble opinion, rendered beautifully by Mahendra Kapoor on the tunes of N Dutta.  This song really captured my romantic imagination.. the singing, the words.. and the beautiful melody.  A video that I found on youtube is attached below the lyrics.

bhool saktaa hai bhalaa kaun ye pyaarii aaNkheiN
raNg meiN Doobi huii neeNd se bhaarii aaNkheiN
bhool saktaa hai bhalaa kaun …

meri har sos ne har soch ne chaahaa hai tumheIN
jab se dekhaa hai tumheiN tab se saraahaa hai tumheIN
bas gayii haiN mirii aaNkhoN meiN tumhaarii aaNkheiN
raNg meiN Doobii huii, neeNd se bhaari aaNkheiN
bhool saktaa hai bhalaa kaun …

tum jo nazaroN ko uThaao to sitaare jhuk jaayeiN
tum jo palkoN ko jhukaao to zamaane ruk jaayeiN
kyuN na ban jaayeiN in aaNkhoN kii pujaarii aaNkheiN
raNg meiN Doobii huii, neeNd se bhaari aaNkheiN
bhool saktaa hai bhala kaun …

jaagati raatoN ko sapnoN ka Khazaanaa mil jaaye
tum jo mil jaao to jeene ka bahaanaa mil jaaye
apnii qismat pe kare naaz hamaarii aaNkheiN
bhool saktaa hai bhalaa kaun ye pyaarii aaNkheiN
raNg meiN Doobii hui neeNd se bhaarii aaNkheiN
bhool saktaa hai bhalaa …

Updating with a song this time, technically I can easily classify this under nazm as well as it is a beautiful nazm, but it was sung in Pyaasaa (Guru Dutt, 1957, Mohd. Rafi).  Attaching the video as well at the bottom from youtube.

ye haNste hue phool, ye mahka hua gulshan
ye raNg meiN aur noor meiN, Doobi hui raaheiN

ye phooloN ka ras pee ke machalte hue bhaNvre

maiN douN bhi to kyaa douN tumheiN aie shoKh nazaaroN
le de ke mere paas, kuchh aaNsoo haiN kuchh aaheiN

Happy new year folks! Thanks for being loyal readers of this blog and for loving Sahir’s poetry.  Here’s a song by Sahir from the movie “Phir Subah Hogi”.  Video at the bottom.

vo subah kabhii to aayegi! vo subah kabhii to aayegii!
in kaali sadiyoN ke sar se jab raat ka aaNchal Dhalkega

jab dukh ke baadal pighleiNge, jab sukh ka saagar chhalkega
jab ambar jhoom ke naachega, jab dharti naGhme gaayegi!
vo subah kabhii to aayegi!

ji subah ki Khaatir jug jug se, ham sab mar markar jeete haiN
jis subah ke amrit ki dhun meiN, ham zahr ke pyaale peete haiN
in bhooki-pyaasii roohoN par ik din to karam farmaayegi
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!

maanaa ki abhii tere-mere armaanoN ki qeemat kuchh bhi nahiiN
miTTii kaa bhii hai kuchh mol magar, insaanoN ki qeemat kuchh bhi nahiiN
insaanoN ki izzat jab jhooTe sikkoN meiN na toli jaayegi
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!

daulat ke liye jab aurat ki ismat ko na becha jaayegaa
chaahat ko na kuchlaa jaayega, Ghairat ko na bechaa jaayegaa
apnii kaali kartootoN par jab ye duniyaa sharmaayegii
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!

beeteiNge kabhii to din aaKhir, ye bhook ke aur bekaari ke
TuuTeiNge kabhii to but aaKhir, daulat kii ijaaraadaari ke
jab ek anokhi duniyaa ki buniyaad uThaayii jaayegii
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!

majboor buRhaapaa jab suuni aahoN ki dhuul na phaaNkega
maasoom laRakpan jab gandi, galiyoN meiN bheek na maaNgegaa
haq maaNgne waaloN ko jis din sooli na dikhaayii jaayegii!
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!

phaaqoN ki chitaaoN par jis din insaaN na jalaaye jaayeiNge
seenoN ke dahakte dozaKh meiN armaaN na jalaaye jaayeiNge
ye nark se bhi gandi duniyaa, jab svarg banaayii jaayegii
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!

jis subah ki Khaatir jug jug se, ham sab mar markar jeete haiN
jis subah ke amrit ki dhun meiN ham zahr ke pyaale peete haiN
vo subah na aaye aaj magar, vo subah kabhii to aayegii!!
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!
vo subah kabhii to aayegii!

Video Song Part 1:

Video Song Part 2:

Here’s a beautiful nazm I made a recitation video for, hope you guys enjoy it.

To read this nazm, click here