KHub-surat moD
Interesting Fact
Apart from being a popular poet, Sahir is well-known as a lover also. Here is an interesting episode that relates with his love for Sudha Malhotra, the extremely talented celluloid singer. Their love for each other was genuine but social taboos came in-between. Sudha was betrothed and her wedding date was announced. This was precisely when some of Sahir’s friends organised an event one evening in his honour. In this mehfil of friends, Sudha too was invited. She joined the company of friends knowing quite well that this would be her last meeting with Sahir. In this special union of close friends, several of Sahir’s poems were recited. When they asked Sahir to recite his poems, he chose to recite one of his most celebrated nazms “Khubsoorat Mode” which has a very moving line chalo ik baar phir se ajnabi ban jaaein hum donon. After Sahir finished his passionate reading of this nazm, the audience appeared emotionally moved beyond all description. Faces turned sad, eyes went moist, and an unending silence prevailed. Interestingly, this poem was also used in the film Gumraah (1963).
chalo ik baar phir se ajnabī ban jaa.eñ ham donoñ
na maiñ tum se koī ummīd rakhūñ dil-navāzī kī
na tum merī taraf dekho ġhalat-andāz nazroñ se
na mere dil kī dhaḌkan laḌkhaḌā.e merī bātoñ se
na zāhir ho tumhārī kashmakash kā raaz nazroñ se
tumheñ bhī koī uljhan roktī hai pesh-qadmī se
mujhe bhī log kahte haiñ ki ye jalve parā.e haiñ
mire hamrāh bhī rusvā.iyāñ haiñ mere maazī kī
tumhāre saath bhī guzrī huī rātoñ ke saa.e haiñ
ta.āruf rog ho jaa.e to us kā bhūlnā behtar
ta'alluq bojh ban jaa.e to us ko toḌnā achchhā
vo afsāna jise anjām tak laanā na ho mumkin
use ik ḳhūb-sūrat moḌ de kar chhoḌnā achchhā
chalo ik baar phir se ajnabī ban jaa.eñ ham donoñ
chalo ek bar phir se ajnabi ban jaen hum donon
na main tum se koi ummid rakhun dil-nawazi ki
na tum meri taraf dekho ghalat-andaz nazron se
na mere dil ki dhaDkan laDkhaDae meri baaton se
na zahir ho tumhaari kashmakash ka raaz nazron se
tumhein bhi koi uljhan rokti hai pesh-qadmi se
mujhe bhi log kahte hain ki ye jalwe parae hain
mere hamrah bhi ruswaiyan hain mere mazi ki
tumhaare sath bhi guzri hui raaton ke sae hain
taaruf rog ho jae to us ka bhulna behtar
ta'alluq bojh ban jae to us ko toDna achchha
wo afsana jise anjam tak lana na ho mumkin
use ek KHub-surat moD de kar chhoDna achchha
chalo ek bar phir se ajnabi ban jaen hum donon
Source:
Kulliyat-e-Sahir (Pg. 152)
- Author: Sahir Ludhianvi
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- Publisher: Shahnaz Publishing House, Delhi
- Year of Publication: 1995
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