Post 67: Aaj jaane ke zid na karo
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
This enchanting ghazal has been written by famous poet Fayyaz Hashmi a Pakistani poet who was born in Kolkata in 1920 and lived up to 29.11.2011 (91 years). He shifted to Pakistan in 1951.Ssince1943, he worked in a British firm ‘ Gramaphone Company of India’ as a lyricist. He was transferred to Lahore in 1951 to organise the music scene there. He settled there only. During this time he promoted young artists including Farida Khanam, Zeenat Beghum, Munnawwar Sultana and many more.
At a young age of 21, in 1941,he wrote the popular song ‘ tasveer teri dil mera behla na saka ge’. Talat Mehmood sang it under the music direction of kamal Dasgupta and became an established ghazal singer with his velvety voice! Fayyaz Ahmed also wrote the non filmi song ‘ yeh raatein yeh mausam yeh hasana hasana, mujhe bhool jana inhein na bhulana’ a private song sung by Pankaj Mullick.
This ghazal is so endearing since it is so easy to relate oneself with the idea and its simplicity.
Here my daughter-in-law, Dipali, married to my son Prashant, is singing this ghazal, on the occasion of her 16th marriage anniversary, on the eleventh of February. My wife gave dipali the pet name Aali( which in Hindi means a friend -सखी) and now everyone calls her Aali!
The words used in this ghazal are so simple and easy to understand that it does not need any translation! I am feeling so superfluous!!
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
हाए मर जाएँगे, हम तो लुट जाएँगे
ऐसी बातें किया न करो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
तुम ही सोचो ज़रा क्यूँ न रोकें तुम्हें
जान जाती है जब उठ के जाते हो तुम
तुम को अपनी क़सम जान-ए-जाँ
बात इतनी मिरी मान लो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
यूँ ही पहलू में बैठे रहो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
वक़्त की क़ैद में ज़िंदगी है मगर
चंद घड़ियाँ यही हैं जो आज़ाद हैं
इन को खो कर मिरी जान-ए-जाँ
उम्र-भर ना तरसते रहो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
कितना मासूम रंगीन है ये समाँ
हुस्न और इश्क़ की आज मेराज है
कल की किस को ख़बर जान-ए-जाँ
रोक लो आज की रात को
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
यूँही पहलू में बैठे रहो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
This is a very popular ghazal that has been sung by many prominent singers. The different versions by some stellar artists like Farida Khanum, Asha Bhonsle, Arijit Singh, Papon, Supriya Joshi and Manjari have been atrached for your listening pleasure.
Asha Bhonsle
Farida Khanam
Arijit Singh
Manjari
Papon
Supriya Joshi
Hope you enjoy the effort.
Take care.
Enjoy what life gives you.
15.02.2022
