POST 8 Huee Shaam Unka Khayal Aa Gayaa

हुई शाम उन का ख़याल आ गया

This is a soulful ghazal filmed with lot of care and sensitivity.

My dear friend Rajeev Gupta has requested for translation of this ghazal, from a film. The beauty of ghazals from films is that generally the words used are very simple and understood by most,still there can be a few words which have a bearing on the meaning of the sher. Even a single word, if not understood can mar the enjoyment of the sher.

This is a ghazal written by Dada Sahib Phalke Award winner Shayar Majrooh Sultanpuri and sung by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi for the film “Mere Humdum Mere Dost” released in 1962. It was set to music by Kalyanji Anandji.

The song was filmed on Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore.

Important words:

तबस्सुम Smile;शादमां happy;रगें मलाल shadow of unhappiness, repentance;

क़यामत Apocalypse

हुई शाम उन का ख़याल आ गय
वही ज़िंदगी का सवाल आ गया

The evening falls and her thoughts begin to crowd me

This question regarding why of life,poses itself ,

अभी तक तो होंठों पे था

तबस्सुम का एक सिलसिला
बहुत शादमां थे हम उनको भुलाकर
अचानक ये क्या हो गया
कि चेहरे पे रंग-ए-मलाल आ गया ...

I had an array of smiles on my lips,

I was very happy having forgotten her

Suddenly what has happened that

I have a shadow of unhappiness on my face.

हमें तो यही था गुरूर

गम-ए-यार है हम से दूर
वही ग़म जिसे हमने किस-किस

जतन से निकाला था इस दिल से दूर
वो चलकर क़यामात की चाल आ गया

I was smug in the belief that

Grief of loosing my beloved was far from my heart!

That grief that I had expelled from my heart

by so much effort ,

has come back in the guise of apocalypse

हुई शाम उन का ख़याल आ गया
वही ज़िंदगी का सवाल आ गया

The evening falls and I begin to think of her.

Have a great weekend!