Sahir ki yaad meN - 20th July, 2013

Song : dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itanaa qareeb se
Movie : Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka (1975)
Singers : Kishore Kumar
Lyrics : Sahir Ludhianvi
Music : Ravi
Starring : Sharmila Tagore, Dharmendra, Ashok Kumar

dekhaa hai zindagii ko kuchh itnaa qareeb se
chehare tamaam lagane lage haiN ajeeb se

kahane ko dil kii baat jinheN DhooNDhate the ham
mahafil meN aa gaye haiN wo apane naseeb se

neelaam ho rahaa thaa kisii naaz_neeN kaa pyaar
qeemat nahiiN chukaa_ii ga_ii ik Gareeb se

terii wafaa kii laash pe laa maiN hii Daal dooN
resham kaa ye kafan jo milaa hai raqeeb se

tamaam = all
neelaam = auction
naaz_neeN = beautiful young lady
qeemat = price
Gareeb = poor/actually means foreigner or refugee but colloquial usage translates as poor
laash = dead body
resham = silk
kafan = burial shroud
raqeeb = rival