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Chak jigar ke si lete hain by Jagjit Singh

Posted by JV on March 1, 2006

Album : Love is Blind (1998)
Title : Chak jigar ke si lete hain
Lyrics : Nadeem Parmar
Singer : Jagjit Singh
Music : Jagjit Singh

***
Chak jigar ke si lete hain,
Jaise bhi ho ji lete hain.

Dard mile to sah lete hain,
Ashq mile to pi lete hain.

Aap kahen to mar jayenge,
Aap kahen to ji lete hain.

Bezari ke aandhiyere mein,
Jine wale ji lete hain.

Hum to hain un fulon jaise,
jo kaanto me ji lete hain.
***
चाक जिगर के सी लेते हैं,
जैसे भी हो जी लेते हैं.

दर्द मिले तो सह लेते हैं,
अश्क मिले तो पी लेते हैं.

आप कहें तो मर जायेंगे,
आप कहें तो जी लेते हैं.

बेझारी के अधियेरे में,
जीने वाले जी लेते हैं.

हम तो हैं उन फूलों जैसे,
जो कांटो मी जी लेते हैं.

***

चाक/chak=slit,torn
bezari=vexation

7 Responses to “Chak jigar ke si lete hain by Jagjit Singh”

  1. jlaxmi said

    Sidhi baton ko ulta samajhna koi aap se sikhe,
    marne ki tum baat naa karna,
    Purna mehnat se kaarya karke, aapke gamon,
    dukhon ko pikar, aapko apna dil, jeewan,
    mere jeewan pe purna adhikar dekar,
    Tumko apna aur apne ko tumhara bana kar,
    sampurna jeewan saath main hansi khusi se,
    bitayenge, aap kewal yahi jaanen yahi sikhen.

    *Aee Pagali radhe, kanha kewal tumhara hai*

    We are just made for each other, samajhe! :)

  2. Anamika said

    Hi Jv
    seems like ur a hindi movie buff . i like it . Moi loves hindi movies and the songs et al.

    Anamika

  3. JV said

    jlaxmi, thanks for beautiful poem.

    Anamika : not really hindi movie buff, but like to listen songs.

  4. deepak said

    “Jaise bhi ho ji lete hain” — Really, seems that’s the fact for most of us. Keep Survivng………….:-)

  5. Nidhi said

    “Jaise bhi ho ji lete hain? — Really, seems that’s the fact for most of us. Keep Survivng………….:-) ———- I also believe the same.

  6. One of my favourites is ‘dikhayi diye yun’ by ‘Mir Taqi Mir’.

  7. samm said

    Can someone please please send me the exact translation to this song “Chak Jigar Ke” in english?

    thanks a bunch.

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