Beautiful words and sung equally beautifully sung by Jagjit & Chitra Singh pehle to apne dil ki raza jaan jaiye phir jo nigah-e-yaar kahe maan jaiye (raza - will, desire) pehle mizaaj-e- rahguzar jaan jaiye phir gard-e- raah jo bhi kahe maan jaiye (mizaaj - temperament, rahguzar - path. gard - dirt, raah - street) kuch keh rahi hain aapke seene ki dhadkanein mera nahi to dil ka kaha maan jaiye ...
Beauty of Bashir Badr saab’s poetry muhabbaton mein dikhaave ki dosti na mila agar gale nahi milta to haath bhi na mila gharon pe naam the naamon ke saath ohade the bahut talaash kiya koi aadmi na mila (uhde-(job) title) tamaam rishton ko main ghar pe chhod aya tha phir uske baad mujhe koi ajnabi na mila bahut ajeeb hai yeh qurbaton ki doori bhi wo mere saath raha aur mujhe kabhi na mila (qurbatein-closeness) ...
dekha jo aaina to mujhe sochna pada khud se na mil saka to mujhe sochna pada uska jo khat mila to mujhe sochna pada apna sa woh laga to mujhe sochna pada mujhko tha yeh gumaan ke mujhi mein hai ik ana dekhi teri ana to mujhe sochna pada (ana - ego, self) dunia samjh rahi thi ke naraz mujhse hai lekin woh jab mila to mujhe sochna pada ik din woh mere aib ginaane laga ‘Farag’ jab khud hi thak gaya to mujhe sochna pada ...
A wonderful ghazal by Jagjit Singh (Lyrics by Hasti) pyar ka pehla khat likhne main waqt to lagta hai naye parindo ko udne main waqt to lagta hai jism ki baat nahi thi unke dil tak jana tha lambi doori tai karne mein waqt to lagta hai gaanth agar lag jaye to fir rishte ho ya dori laakh karein koshish khulne mein waqt to lagta hai hamne ilaaz-e-zakham-e-dil to dhoond liya lekin gehre zakhmon ko bharne mein waqt to lagta hai ...
Gulzar saab’s lyrics, sung by Jagjit Singh in Koi Baat Chale kya batayein k jaan gai kaise fir se dohraayein woh ghadi kaise kisne raste mein chaand rakha tha mujh ko thokar wahan lagi kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise waqt pe paaon kab rakha hamne zindagi moonh ke bal giri kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise aankh to bhar gai thi paani se teri tasveer jal gai kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise kya batayein k jaan gai kaise fir se dohraayein woh ghadi kaise ...