Yehan Badla Wafa Ka Bewafai Ke Siwa Kya Hai

Yehan badla wafa ka bewafai ke siwa kya hai
Yehan badla wafa ka bewafai ke siwa kya hai
Mohabbat karke bhi dekha mohabbat mein bhi dhokha hai

Kabhi sukh hai kabhi dukh hai
Abhi kya tha abhi kya hai
Yun hi duniya badalti hai
Isika naam duniya hai
Kabhi sukh hai kabhi dukh hai
Abhi kya tha abhi kya hai
Tadapne bhi nahin deti humein majburiyaan apni
Tadapne bhi nahin deti humein majburiyaan apni

Mohabbat karnewaalon ka tadpana kisne dekha hai
Mohabbat karke bhi dekha mohabbat mein bhi dhokha hai
Bade armaan se waadon ne dil mein ghar basaaya tha

Woh din jab aate hain kaleja munh ko aata hai

Yehan badla wafa ka bewafai ke siwa kya hai

Bhula do woh zamaana jab mujhe apna banaaya tha

Bhula do naam-e-ulfat jab tumhaare lab pe aaya tha

Bhula do...Oh bhula do
Bhula do woh kasam jo dilaayi thi kabhi tumne

Bhula do woh kasam jo ki khaayi thi kabhi tumne

Bhula do dil se tum guzre hue rangeen zamaane ko

Bhula do ishq ke saada fazaane ko

Tamannaaon ki basti mein andhera hi andhera hai

Kise apna kahen koi jo apna tha paraaya hai

Yun hi duniya badlati hai isika naam duniya hai
Kabhi sukh hai kabhi dukh hai
Abhi kya tha abhi kya hai

Mohabbat karke bhi dekha mohabbat mein bhi dhokha hai

Yehan badla wafa ka bewafai ke siwa kya hai

Movie: Jugnu (1947)
Director: Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
Singers: Noor Jehan, Mohammad Rafi
Lyricist: Tanvir Naqvi
Music Composer: Feroz Nizami


Noor Jehan was a playback singer and actress who worked first in British India and then in Pakistan. She was a multifaceted talent. Some credit her with singlehandedly starting off the Pakistani film music industry. She received many awards for her contributions and was known as Malika-e-Tarannnum.
There are those who say that Lata Mangeshkar wouldn’t be the undisputed queen of Bollywood songs had Noor Jehan not gone to Pakistan. I don’t know about that but I wish to remember her with this wonderful song—it was her birthday yesterday (September 21). ~ S

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