Mehdi Hasan

My oldest memories of listening to Mehdi Hasan sahib date back to school days when we used to listen to his duet with Noorjehan jado teri dunia ton pyar tur jayega, das fer dunia te ki reh jayega on Radio Pakistan, Lahore. Almost every alternate day this song played on Radio Pakistan, Lahore or Islamabad. I loved Noorjehan’s voice but didn’t know much about Mehdi Hasan. While growing up I became a big fan of Pakistani music and regularly used to listen to it on radio but didn’t know about all the singers. ...

Wonderful poetry by Tabassum saab. Mehdi Hasan rendered this ghazal. Listen it here on pz10. tujh ko aate hi nahi chuppne ke andaaz abhi mere seene mein hai larzan teri avaaz abhi (larzan=trembling) us ne dekha hi nahi dard ka aagaaz abhi ishq ko apni tamannaon pe hai naaz abhi tujh ko manzil pe pahunchane ka hai daava ham-dam mujh ko anjaam nazar aata hai aagaaz abhi kis qadar gosh-bar-avaaz hai khamoshi-e-shab koi naala ke hai fariyaad ka dar-baaz koi (gosh=ear, naala=loud cry, dar-baaz=open door) ...

One of the most popular ghazal of Mehdi Hasan. Its written by Tasleem Fazli. rafta rafta woh meri hasti ka samaan ho gaye pehle jaan phir jaan-e-jaan fer jaan-e-jaana ho gaye din-ba-din badti gai us husan ki raanaiyan pehle gul fir gul-badan fir gul-badaama ho gaye rafta rafta woh meri hasti ka samaan ho gaye (raanai=beauty) aap to nazdik se nazdik-tar aate gaye pehle dil fir dil-ruba fir dil ke mehmaan ho gaye rafta rafta woh meri hasti ka samaan ho gaye ...

A masterpiece by Mehdi Hasan: main hosh mein tha to phir us pe mar gaya kaise yeh zeher mere lahoo mein utar gaya kaise kuch us ke dil mein lagawat zaroor thi warna woh mera haath daba ke guzar gaya kaise (lagawat - affection, love) zaroor us ki tawajoh ki rehbari ho gi nashe mein tha to main apne hi ghar gaya kaise (rehbar - guide, tawajoh - liking, close attention) ...

This one is sung by Mehdi Hassan. Simply awesome. Very simple wording and just beautiful. At the moment I don’t know the name of the poet. Will try to find out. yaaro kisi kaatil se kabi pyar na mango apne hi gale ke liye talwaar na mango gir jauge tum apne maseeha ki nazar se mar kar bhi ilaaz-e-dil-e-bimar na mango sach baat pe milta hai sada zeher ka pyala jeena hai to fir jurrat-e-izhaar na mango ...

One of my favourite. Its written by Ahmed Faraz. Sung by many singers but the one by Mehdi Hasan is just awesome. Listen it here. ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane k liye a a phir se mujhe chod k jaane k liye a pehle se marasim na sahi phir bhi kabhi to rasm-o-rahe dunia hi nibhane k liye a (marasim-relationship) kis kis ko batayenge judai ka sabab hum tu mujh se khafa hai to zamane k liye a ...