RAAT AUR DIN SONG #56 – SHAAM – E – GHAM KI KASAM

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the Song #54 in the series. I hope you liked Song #55 – Pyar par bas to nahin hai.

Song #58
Shaam-e-gham ki kasam
Theme-word: Ab to aaja ke ab raat bhi so gayi

Happy Birthday Dilip Kumar, 11 Dec 2020

He is 98 years old today and no doubt the entire country awaits to celebrate his hundredth birthday.

There is no doubt in my mind that he ruled the acting scene of Hindi films for decades. Like Mohammad Rafi, Shakeel and Naushad, there is no one to hold a mirror to him. His acting style was imitated (for example by Amitabh Bachchan). However, Dilip Kumar was and is head and shoulder above others.

Many years ago, I have gone on record in my blog that the best songs in Hindi movies were made by the quartet of Shakeel, Naushad, Rafi and Dilip Kumar.

That doesn’t mean that the others haven’t sung songs for him any less. Take Talat Mahmood, for example. You are bound to instantly agree with me that this song ranks among the best ever.

Talat Mahmood for Dilip Kumar

Talat Mahmood

This is not the only gem that Talat sang for Dilip Kumar. There are, for example, others such as:

  • Ai dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal.
  • Seene mein sulagte hain armaan.
  • Ye hawa ye raat ye chandni.
  • Milte hi aankhen dil hua.

This Song

(Poster courtesy: en.wikipedia.org)

It is from the 1953 Zia Sarhadi movie Footpath that had Meena Kumari opposite Dilip Kumar.

As my friend Ashwani Sharma has brought out earlier, there is debate about how come the song is credited to be written by both Ali Sardar Jafri and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Here are the outstanding lyrics, the kind that leave you stunned:

शाम-ए-ग़म की क़सम आज ग़मगीं हैं हम
आ भी जा आ भी जा आज मेरे सनम
शाम-ए-ग़म की क़सम
दिल परेशान हैं रात वीरान हैं
देख जा किस तरह आज तनहा हैं हम
शाम-ए-ग़म की क़सम

चैन कैसा जो पहलू में तू ही नहीं
मार डाले न दर्द-ए-जुदाई कहीं
रुत हंसीं हैं तो क्या चाँदनी है तो क्या
चाँदनी ज़ुल्म है और जुदाई सितम
शाम-ए-ग़म की क़सम

अब तो आजा के अब रात भी सो गई
ज़िन्दगी ग़म के सेहराव में खो गई (२)
ढूँढती हैं नज़र तू कहाँ हैं मगर
देखते देखते आया आँखों में ग़म
शाम-ए-ग़म की क़सम

My Own Poetry

Woh Tum Na Thi

तुम वह नहीं हो जिस से मैं प्यार करता था,
आँखों में आँखें डाल के इज़हार करता था.

मेरी जुबां – ऐ – नब्ज़ पे था तेरी वफ़ा का नाम,
शौक – ऐ – ज़िन्दगी को सलाम सौ – बार करता था.

क्या आलम था वह अब भी दिल को खबर है,
सेहर से ही शब – ऐ – हुस्न का इंतज़ार करता था.

नाज़ुक लबों पे गर्मी – ऐ – जज़्बात थरथराते थे,
तेरी मासूमियत – ओ – नज़ाकत से न मैं इंकार करता था.

सुबह को जब तुम शाम कह के सुनाती थी,
तेरे सजदे में झुक के मैं इकरार करता था.

उल्फत -ऐ -ज़िन्दगी में वो मक़ाम भी आये,
जब तुम थी नहीं फिर भी तेरा दीदार करता था.

काश मैं समझ सकता तेरी दगा – बाज़ी का हुनर,
तुम वह कभी थी ही नहीं जिस से मैं प्यार करता था.

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Shaam-e-gham ki kasam…

I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #56.

Please await Raat or Din Song #57 – Raat dhalne lagi chand chhupne laga.

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I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.

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