When I watched the name of the movie and then the first line of the lyrics, it did not ring any bell. But when I listened to the song, it brought back a whole string of memories.
It is a qawwali, and it is in fact one of those immortal qawwalis that one listened to a lot without being aware of any details. I was not at all aware which movie this qawwali was from, but this qawwali was one of the most well known qawwalis of all times- in the same league as “hamen to loot liyaa milke husn waalon ne” , “ye ishq ishq hai”,”nigaahen milaane ko jee chaahta hai”, etc
If one looks at the list of the most popular qawwalis of all times, one realises that quite a few of these qawwalis are composed by Roshan. In fact, there have been so many such qawwalis that one can with justification call Roshan the king of qawwalis.
This movie “Baabar” (1960) is an obscure movie but for this qawwali. And what a superb qawwali ! Sahir Ludhianvi must have spent some quality time thinking about the lyrics of this song. And the effect shows. Every word of the qawwali is meaningful. This qawwali is sung by Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhonsle and Sudha Malhotra.
With so many talented people involved in creating this qawwali, this qawwali has deservingly gone into the hall of fame of immortal qawwalis.
Going by the picturisation, the movie itself was no big deal and this qawwali is picturised on some bit actors whose faces are somewhat familiar but I am no aware of their names. May be one of the knowledgeable readers will come up with the necessary information about their names.
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Song-Haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rahte…agar ham na hote (Baabar) (1960) Singers-Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhonsle, Sudha Malhotra, Lyrics-Sahir Ludhianvi, MD-Roshan
Lyrics
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aaa
haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rahte
aaa
ho
haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rahte
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
haseenon ke jalwe
aaa
muhabbat se tum log anjaan rahte
aaa
haay
muhabbat se tum log anjaan rahte
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
muhabbat se tum log anjaan rahte
hamin ne tumhe jaane mehfil banaaya
nigaahon ne khulne ke qaabil banaaya
hamin ne sikhaaya tumhe waar karna
huye qatl aur tumko qaatil banaaya
huye qatl aur tumko qaatil banaaya
ye sab naazo andaaz bejaan rahte
bejaan rahte o
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rahte
aaa
ho
hamine tumhe pyaar ki roshni di
jo aanchal se chhanti hai wo chaandni di
nazar se jawaani ki shabnam lutaake
tamaana ke har phool ko taazgi di
tamaana ke har phool ko taazgi di
chaman aarzuon ke weeran rahte
weeraan rahte
haan
chaman aarzuon ke weeran rahte
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote to kyaa baat banti
syaah zulf kaise haseera?? ugalti
agar ham na chhahat ke kaseede lutaate
Khuda kis tarah husn ki baat banti
Khuda kis tarah husn ki baat banti
buton ko khudaayi ke armaan rahte
armaan rahte haan
buton ko khudaayi ke armaan rahte
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rahte
aaa ho
tumhe hamne jaadoo bhare khwaab bakshe
andheri fizaaon ko mehtaab bakshe
dilon ko wafa ka saleeka sikhaya
dilon ko dhadakne ke aadaab bakshe
dilon ko dhadakne ke aadab bakshe
ye naadaan dil yoon hi naadaan rahte
naadaan rahte haan
ye nadaan dil yoon hi nadaan rahte
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
muhabbat se tum log anjaan rahte
jawaan baajuon ko lachak hamne di hai
haseen choodiyon ko khanak hamne di hai
hamin ne bharaa loch in(?) aayinon me
tumhe bijliyon ki chamak hamne di hai
tumhe bijliyon ki chamak hamne di hai
tum is husn par khud pashemaan rahte
pashemaan rahte haan
tum is husn par khud pashemaan rahte
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rahte
aaa
duaa do ke tumko muhabbat sikhaadi
murawwat sikhaadi sharaafat sikhaa di
hamin ne tumhe dhange tahzeeb baksha
hamin ne tumhe aadmiyat sikhaadi
hamin ne tumhe aadmiyat sikhaadi
zamaane mein wahshat ke saamaan rahte
saamaan rahte haan
zamaane mein wahshat ke saamaan rahte
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham
agar ham
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
agar ham na hote
muhabbat se tum log
Heard this one after long time. Other songs from same movie is also very good:
“salaam-e-hasrat qubool kar lo”
“payam-e-ishq mohabbat hamen pasand nahin”
And, “King of Qawwalis” Roshan had excellent understanding with “king of Kalam” Sahir. Together, they came up with some excellent qawwalis:
Dil Hi To Hai – Parda uth ke salaam
Dil Hi To Hai – Nigahen milane ko
barsaat Ki raat – naa to carvan ki talaash
barsaat Ki raat – Nigaahein Naaz Ki Maaron Ka Haa
barsaat Ki raat – Pehchhan ta Huun Khoob Tumhare Nazar Ko
barsaat Ki raat – ye ishq ishq ishq
Tajmahal – chandi ka badan
Going back to Sahir/Sudha:
Sahir did a lot to promote to Sudha malhotra. Even got her to compose music (for movie Didi) when N Datta fell ill. People say she gave away under family pressure. And, when Sahir saw newly wed Sudha (to someone else) in a party, he penned the immortal song “Chalo ek baar phir se ajnabi ban jayeen hum dono” .
Very nice qawali! I haven’t heard it in so many years, and yet when I saw the lyrics, I immediately remembered the song, so it has definitely left a lasting impression. Thanks, Atul!
Lip syncing on Manna Dey’s voice is Raj Kishore, ‘Jane kahan gayi’ fame of ‘Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi’. Also seen as one of the group member of Kishore Kumar’s mandali in ‘Padosan’.
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Heard this one after long time. Other songs from same movie is also very good:
“salaam-e-hasrat qubool kar lo”
“payam-e-ishq mohabbat hamen pasand nahin”
And, “King of Qawwalis” Roshan had excellent understanding with “king of Kalam” Sahir. Together, they came up with some excellent qawwalis:
Dil Hi To Hai – Parda uth ke salaam
Dil Hi To Hai – Nigahen milane ko
barsaat Ki raat – naa to carvan ki talaash
barsaat Ki raat – Nigaahein Naaz Ki Maaron Ka Haa
barsaat Ki raat – Pehchhan ta Huun Khoob Tumhare Nazar Ko
barsaat Ki raat – ye ishq ishq ishq
Tajmahal – chandi ka badan
Going back to Sahir/Sudha:
Sahir did a lot to promote to Sudha malhotra. Even got her to compose music (for movie Didi) when N Datta fell ill. People say she gave away under family pressure. And, when Sahir saw newly wed Sudha (to someone else) in a party, he penned the immortal song “Chalo ek baar phir se ajnabi ban jayeen hum dono” .
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