Originally posted by: paljay
Sunitaji it's a beautiful song I was thinking of the same song just now, If you do not mind I will rewrite the song.
Chalo ek baar phir se, ajnabi ban jaye ham dono -2
Na main tumse koi ummeed rakhoon dilnavaazi ki
Na tum meri taraf dekho galat andaaz nazaron se
Na mere dil ki dhadkan ladkhadaaye meri baaton mein
Na zaahir ho tumhaari kashm-kash ka raaz nazaron se
Chalo ek baar phir se..
Tumhen bhi koi uljhan rokti hai peshkadmi se
Mujhe bhi log kehte hain, ki yeh jalve paraaye hain
Mere hamraah bhi rusvaaiyaan hain mere maajhi ki
Tumhaare saath bhi guzri hui raaton ke saaye hain
Chalo ek baar phir se..
Taarruf rog ho jaaye to usko bhoolnaa behtar
Taalluk bojh ban jaaye to usko todnaa achchha
Voh afsaana jise anjaam tak laana na ho mumkin
Use ek khoobsoorat mod dekar chhodna achchha
Chalo ek baar phir se..
To understand the real meaning of these beautiful lines penned by Sahir Ludhianvi, you need to know the story behind the song---
Sahir saab was in deep love with singer Sudha Malhotra and wanted to marry her but Sudha's strict father did not approve their relationship. Sahir saab accepted the fact gracefully and decided to move on leaving their relationship behind on a "khoobsoot mod". So these lines were addressed to Sudha --
now that our relationship is not going to go anywhere --
chalo ek baar phir se ajanabi ban jaye hum dono....
let us not keep any expectations from each other now ---
Na main tumse koi ummeed rakhoon dilnavaazi ki
Na tum meri taraf dekho galat andaaz nazaron se
Na mere dil ki dhadkan ladkhadaaye meri baaton mein
Na zaahir ho tumhaari kash-ma-kash ka raaz nazaron se
dilnavaazi -- soothing of heart
kash-ma-kash --unpleasantness, grief, pain, dilemma, perplexity
In the end, he says:
Taarruf rog ho jaaye to usko bhoolnaa behtar
Taalluk bojh ban jaaye to usko todnaa achchha
Voh afsaana jise anjaam tak laana na ho mumkin
Use ek khoobsoorat mod dekar chhodna achchha
Taarruf: Introduction, Knowing Someone
Taalluk: Attachment, Relationship
Afsaana: Tale, Story (of love, romance)
Anjam: final destination, accomplishment
chalo ek baar phir se ajanabi ban jaye hum dono....
Film Gumrah came much later where Sahir saab decided to use this lyric.
Edited by salilu - 18 years ago