Din dhal jaaye, hai, raat na jaaye

Din dhal jaaye, hai, raat na jaaye
Tu toh na aaye, teri yaad sataaye
Din dhal jaaye, hai, raat na jaaye
Tu toh na aaye, teri yaad sataaye
Din dhal jaaye

Pyaar mein jinke sab jag chhoda aur huye badnaam
Unke hi haathon haal hua ye, baithhe hain dil ko thaam
Apne kabhi the, ab hain paraaye

Din dhal jaaye, hai, raat na jaaye
Tu toh na aaye, teri yaad sataaye
Din dhal jaaye

Aissi hi rimjhim, aissi puhaaren, aissi hi thi barsaat
Khud se judaa aur jag se paraaye, hum dono the saath
Phir se woh saawan ab kyon na aaye

Din dhal jaaye, hai, raat na jaaye
Tu toh na aaye, teri yaad sataaye
Din dhal jaaye

Dil ke mere paas ho itni, phir bhi ho kitni door
Tum mujhse, main dil se pareshaan, dono hain majboor
Aisse mein kiss ko kaun manaaye

Din dhal jaaye, hai, raat na jaaye
Tu toh na aaye, teri yaad sataaye
Din dhal jaaye

Movie: Guide (1965)
Director: Vijay Anand
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Lyricist: Shailendra
Music Composer: S D Burman

Shailendra, whose birth anniversary it was on August 30, has won three Filmfare awards. Gulzar, whose work I am very fond of, apparently described him as the best lyricist of the Hindi film industry! Who knew? I mean, I love many of Shailendra’s songs but obviously, I never paid as much attention to the lyrics as I do to Gulzar’s songs. I must go back and listen again. But for now, this simple and evocative little gem (‘Tum mujhse, main dil se pareshaan, dono hain majboor/Aisse mein kiss ko kaun manaaye’), which Mohammed Rafi makes unforgettable, with help from S D Burman. ~ R