Kundan Lal Saigal (1904-1947)
The great Indian singing film star of the 1930s and 1940s
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Lyrics
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This page also has : (1) Lyrics in Itrans format and (2) Translation in Urdu
Ma Ra Ba-Ghamza
Kusht-o-Qaza Ra Bahaana
Saakht
non-film;
year{}lyrics{Mirza Muhammad Hassan
'Qateel' (1757-1818)
(Messages posted in http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.indian.misc)
Maa raa
Maa raa ba-ghamza kusht-o-qaza ra bahaana saakht -2
Khud soo-e-maa na deed-o-hayaa ra bahaana saakht -2
Raftam ba masjide ke ba-beenam jamaal-e-dost -2
Daste ba-rukh kasheed-o-duaa ra bahaana saakht -2
Maa raa ba-ghamza kusht-o-qaza ra bahaana saakht -2
Daste ba dosh-e-ghair nihaad az sar-e-karam -2
Maa raa choon deed-o-laghzish-e-paa raa banaana saakht -2
Maa raa ba-ghamza kusht-o-qaza ra bahaana saakht
Zaahid na daasht taab-e-jamaal-e-paree rukhaan -2
Kunje giraft-o-yaad-e-khudaa ra bahaana saakht -2
Maa raa ba-ghamza kusht-o-qaza ra bahaana saakht
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Looks like this Ghazal has atleast one more she'r (not in the song), and a maqta' at that; ... which almost proves that the Ghazal is by Mirza Muhammad Hassan Qateel (1757-1818). - Zafar in RMIM discussion forum]
Khoon-e-'Qateel'-e-be sar-o-paa bahaa-e-kheesh
Maleedan-e-nigaar-e-heena
ra bahaana saakht
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Lyrics in iTrans Format
(lending itself to conversion into Devnagari script using Itanslator 99 software)
( http://www.omkarananda-ashram.org/Sanskrit/Itranslt.html )
maa haa raa
maa raa ba-Ghamzaa kusht-o-qazaa raa bahaana saaKt -2
Kud suu-e-maa naa diid-o-hayaa raa bahaana saaKt -2
maa raa ba-Ghamzaa kusht-o-qazaa raa bahaana saaKt -2
raftam ba masjide ke ba-biinam jamaal-e-dost -2
daste ba-ruuK kashiid-o-du'A raa bahaana saaKt -2
maa raa ba-Ghamzaa kusht-o-qazaa raa bahaana saaKt -2
daste ba dosh-e-Gair nihaad az sar-e-karam
maa raa chuu.n diid o laGhzish-e-paa raa bahaana saaKt
maa raa ba-Ghamzaa kusht-o-qazaa raa bahaana saaKt
zaahad na daasht taab-e-jamaal-e-parii ruKaan -2
kunje giraft-o-yaad-e-Kudaa raa bahaana saaKt -2
maa raa ba-Ghamzaa kusht-o-qazaa raa bahaana saaKt
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Translation
By UVR & Zafar
(Messages posted in http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.indian.misc)
maa raa
ba-Ghamza kusht o qazaa raa bahaana saaKht
Khud soo e maa na deed o hayaa raa bahaana saaKht
{{ hamein tirchhi nazar se maar
diyaa, aur ilzaam maut ke sar maNRh diya -- i.e., when asked what happened, the
reply was something like "alas! Death took him." Khud
hi jaan boojh kar ham se taGhaaful bartaa (= hamaari upekshaa kii), hamaari
taraf naheen dekhaa, aur kah diyaa ke "hamein sharm aati hai!" }}
raftam ba masjide k ba-beenam jamaal-e-dost
daste ba-ruKh kasheed o du'aa raa bahaana saaKht
{{masjid
gaye the ham k apne dost ke husn kaa nazaara kar lein, magar usne hamein dekhte
hi apne chehre ko haathon se chhupaa liyaa, aur bahaana banaa diyaa ki "hamne
to du'aa ke liye haath uThaaye the"}}
daste ba dosh e Ghair nihaad az sar e karam
maa raa chooN deed o laGhzish-e-paa raa bahaana saaKht
{{
yoon to usne baRe pyaar se apna haath Ghair (= our rival in love) ke kandhe par
rakhaa thaa, lekin hamein dekhaa to kah diyaa k 'paaon phisal gaya thaa' (=
laGhzish-e-paa), i.e., ham to sirf sahaara le rahe the, aur koi "aisi-vaisi"
baat naheen hai. }}
zaahid na daasht taab e jamaal e paree ruKhaan
kunje giraft o yaad e Khudaa raa bahaana saaKht
{{"zaahid
(priest) ji" mein itni taab (self-control) kahaan ki husn-waalon ko dekh
lein aur phir bhi aape mein raheN? asl kaaran to yahi hai k janaab kyon
kisi kone mein baiThe milte hain (kaheen kisee haseen kaa saamna na ho jaaye!).
lekin dikhaate yoon hain ki Khudaa ki yaad mein magan hain. }}
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[Looks
like this Ghazal has atleast one more she'r (not in the song), and a maqta' at
that ...
which almost proves that the Ghazal is by Mirza Muhammad Hassan
Khoon e
Qateel e be sar o paa raa bahaa e Kheesh
maaleedan e nigaar e hinaa raa bahaana
saaKht
{{
("he wantonly spilled Qateel's blood, but ascribed the 'red handedness' to
Henna"). - UVR, RMIM}}
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By Naseer Qureshi <qureshna@googlemail.com >
(Messages posted
in http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.indian.misc)
maa raa ba-Ghamza kusht o qazaa raa bahaana saaKht
Khud soo e maa na deed o hayaa raa bahaana saaKht
{ mujhe (hameN) apne GHamze se
maar Daalaa awr qazaa kaa bahaanah kiyaa
merii (hamaarii) taraf KHud to
nah dekhaa, magar Hayaa kaa bahaanah kiyaa }
raftam ba masjide k ba-beenam jamaal-e-dost
daste ba-ruKh kasheed o du'aa raa bahaana saaKht
{
ek masjid meN gayaa kih apne dost kaa jamaal dekhuuN
haath(oN) ko apne chehre kii taraf kheNchaa (chhupaane ke liye) awr du'aa kaa
bahaanah kiyaa }
daste ba dosh e Ghair nihaad az sar e karam
maa raa chooN deed o laGhzish-e-paa raa bahaana saaKht
{
haath GHair ke kandhe par rakh diyaa us par mihr-baan ho kar
jab mujhe dekhaa to pair ke phisalne kaa bahaanah kiyaa }
zaahid na daasht taab e jamaal e paree ruKhaan
kunje giraft o yaad e Khudaa raa bahaana saaKht
{zaahid ko in HasiinoN ke jamaal (ko dekhne) kii taab kahaaN
goshah-nashiinii iKHtiyaar kar lii awr KHudaa kaa bahaanah kiyaa }
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Maqta not included in the song :
Khoon e
Qateel e be sar o paa raa bahaa e Kheesh
maaleedan e nigaar e hinaa raa bahaana
saaKht
{Qatiil-i-be-sar-o-paa* ke KHuun ko apne paaNo par us maHbuub ne mal diyaa awr Hinaa kaa bahaanah kiyaa ; be-sar-o-paa=destitute }
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