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Sadma to hai muje bhi by Jagjit Singh

Posted by JV on January 29, 2006

Title : Sadma to hai muje bhi
Album : A Milestone (1980)
Singer : Jagjit Singh
Lyrics : Qateel Shifai

At first listening ,this ghazal did not seem much to me. But when listened it again and again it really touched at the bottom of my heart. You can feel the anguish of a separated lover.

Sadma to hai muje bhi ke tujse juda hun mein,
lekin ye sochta hun ke ab tera kya hun mein.

Bikhra pada hai tere hi ghar mein hi tera wajood,
bekar mehfilon mein tuje dundhta hun mein.

Kya jane kis ada se liya tune mera naam,
duinya samaj rahi hai ke sab kuch tera hun mein.

Le mere tajoorbons se sabak aey mere raqib,
do chhar saal umre me tuhse bada huin mein.

Raqib=Watcher, observer; a rival

In the ghazal the third stanza is favourite to me, it has some mesmerising appeal.

Kya jane kis ada se liya tune mera naam,
duinya samaj rahi hai ke sab kuch tera hun mein.

4 Responses to “Sadma to hai muje bhi by Jagjit Singh”

  1. AR said

    This is my favorite song…

  2. Farhan said

    Raqib means observer, one who watches but not rival.

  3. JV said

    Here, according to me, “rival” is appropriate word.

  4. Abhinay said

    One of my Favorite ghazal……..
    Bikhra pada hai tere hi ghar mein hi tera wajood,
    bekar mehfilon mein tuje dundhta hun mein……………………..

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