Echoes

Echoes

Lyrics :

Music : Jagjit Singh

Voices : Jagjit Singh, Chitra Singh

1. huzoor aapka bhi ahtraam karta chaloon
idhar say guzra tha soncha salaam karta chaloon

nikha-o-dil ki yahi aakhri tamanna hai
tumhari zulf kay saayey mein shaam karta chaloon

unhay yeh zid ki mujhay dekh kar kisi ko na dekh
mera yeh shauk ke sabsay qalaam karta chaloon

yeh mere khaboN ki duniya nahin sahi lekin
ab aa gaya hooN to do din qyaam karta chaloon


2. safar me dhoop to hogi, jo chal sako to chalo
sabhi haiN bheeD meiN tum bhee nikal sako to chalo

kisi ke waaste raaheN kahan badalti hai
tum apne aap ko khud hi badal sako to chalo

yahan kisi ko koi raasta nahin deta
muJhe gira ke agar tum sambhal sako to chalo

yahi hai zindagi kuch khwaab chand ummeedeN
inhi khilonoN se tum bhee bahal sako to chalo


3. shola ho bhaDakne ki guzaarish nahin karta
sach muuh se nikal jaata hai koshish nahin karta

girti huyee diwaar ka humdard hooN lekin
chaDhte huye sooraj ki parasthish nahin karta

maathe ke paseene ki mahak aaye na jaisi
wo khoon mere jisM meiN gardish nahin karta

humdard ye ehbaab se darta hoon 'Muzaffar'
main zakhm to rakhta hoon numaish nahin karta


4. aap ko bhool jaayeN hum itnin to bewafa nahin
aapse kya gila kareN aapese koi gila nahin

sisha-e-dil ko toDna unka to ek khel hai
humse hi bhool ho gayee unko koi khata nahin

kaash wo apne gham muJhe de deN to kuch sukooN mile
wo kitna bad-naseeb hain gam hee jise mila nahin

juRm hai gar wafa to kya, kyoon kar wafa ko choD doon
kehte haiN is gunaaH kee hoti koi saJa nahiN


5. mai chahta bhi yehi tha, wo bewafaa nikle
use samaJhne ka koi to silsila nikle

kitaab-e-maazi ke panne ulaT ke dekh zara
na jaane kaun sa panna muDa hua nikle

jo dekhne meiN bahut hee karib lagtaa hai
usi ke baare meiN socho to faasila nikle

6. BoliyaN (Punjabi)

7. maiN Khayaal huN kisii aur kaa mujhe sochtaa ko’ii aur hai
sar-e-aa’iinaa meraa aks hai pas-e-aa’iinaa ko’ii aur hai

(sar-e-aa’iinaa : in front of the mirror; pas-e-aa’iinaa : behind the mirror)

maiN kisii ke dast-e-talab meN huuN to kisii ke harf-e-duaa meN huN
maiN nasiib huN kisii aur kaa mujhe maaNgataa ko’ii aur hai

(dast : hand; talab : desire; harf-e-duaa : words of prayers)

kabhii lauT aayeN to na puuchhnaa sirf dekhnaa baRe Ghaur se
jinheN raaste meN Khabar hu’ii ki ye raastaa ko’ii aur hai

ajab aitbaar-o-be-aitbaarii ke darmiyaaN hai zindagii
maiN qariib huN kisii aur ke mujhe jaanataa ko’ii aur hai

(aitbaar : confidence, belief)

vahii munsifoN kii rivaayateN vahii faisaloN kii ibaarateN
meraa jurm to ko’ii aur thaa par merii sazaa ko’ii aur hai

(munsif : judge; rivaayat : traditions; ibaarat : diction, style)

terii roshnii merii Khaddo-Khaal se muKhtalif to nahiiN magar
tuu qariib aa tujhe dekh luuN tuu vahii hai yaa ko’ii aur hai

(Khaddo-Khaal : appearence; muKhtalif : different)

jo merii riyaazat-e-niim-shab ko “Saleem” subh na mil sakii
to phir is ke maanii to ye hu’e ke yahaaN Khudaa ko’ii aur hai

(riyaazat-e-niim-shab : religious exercises at mid-night)

8. aisa lagta hai zindagi tum ho
ajnabee kaise ajnabee tum ho

ab koi aarzoo nahin baakee
justjoo meri aakhri tum ho

main zameen par ghana andhera hoon
aasmaanoN ki chandni tum ho

dostoN se wafa ki ummeedeN
kis zamaane ke aadmi tum ho


9. maana ke musht-e-khak se badh kar nahin hoon maiN
lekin hawa ke rehmo-karam par nahiN hoon maiN

insaan hooN dhaDkte huye dil par haath rakh
yoon doob kar na dekh samandar nahiN hoon maiN

chehre pe mal raha hoon siyaahi naseeb ki
aaiynaa haath meiN hai sikandar nahiN hoon maiN

'ghalib' tere zameen meiN likhi to hai ghazal
tere kad-e-sukhan ke baraabar nahiN hoon maiN


10. dene vaale mujhe maujo ki ravaani dede
fir se ek baar muJhe meri jawaani dede

abR ho jaam ho saaki ho mere pehloo meiN
koi to shaam muJhe aisi suhaani dede

nasha aa jaye muJhe teri jawaani ki kasam
tu agar jaam meiN bhar ke muJhe paani dede

har jawaN dil mere afsaanoN ko dohraata rahe
hashR tak khatM na ho aisi kahaani dede


11. tumko hum dil me basa lenge, tum aao to sahi
saari duniya se chupa lenge tum aao to sahi

ek waada karo ab humse na bicHDoge kabhi
naaz hum saare utha lenge tum aao to sahi

bewafa bhee ho sitamgar bee jafa pesha bhee
hum khuda tumko bana lenge tum aao to sahi

raah taarikh hai aur door hai manzil lekin
dard ki shamme jala lenge tum aao to sahi


12. fir usi raah guzar kar shaayad
hum kabhi mil sakeN magar shaayad

jaan pehchaan se kya hoga
fir bhi ae dosth gaur kar shaayad

muntjir jinke hum rahe unko
mil gaye aur hum-safar shaayad

jo bhee bicHDe hain kab mile hain 'faraar'
fir bhee tu intezaar kar shaayad