Manzil kahan meri gulshan kahan mera

Manzil kahan meri gulshan kahan mera
Main kaun hoon kya hoon kahan khoya jahan mera
Manzil kahan meri gulshan kahan mera

Kya thi meri duniya nahin yeh bhi pata mujhko
Kya thi meri duniya nahin yeh bhi pata mujhko
Sooni hui mehfil na jaane kya hua mujhko
Sooni hui mehfil na jaane kya hua mujhko
Milta nahin aakhir kyun aashiyan mera
Main kaun hoon kya hoon kahan khoya jahan mera
Manzil kahan meri gulshan kahan mera

Aye dil suna mujhko mere ashkon ka afsaana
Aye dil suna mujhko mere ashkon ka afsaana
Manzil hai yeh kaisi koi apna na begaana
Manzil hai yeh kaisi koi apna na begaana
Ab dhoond kar la de tu kaarwan mera
Main kaun hoon kya hoon kahan khoya jahan mera
Manzil kahan meri gulshan kahan mera

Movie: Miss Mala (1954)
Director: Jayant Desai 
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Lyricist: Anjum Jaipuri
Music Composer: Chitragupt


The lyrics of this song from Miss Mala seem to mirror its lyricist Anjum Jaipuri’s condition: “Main kaun hoon, kya hoon, kahan khoya jahan mera…”
Despite searching long and hard, I could find only a few lists of the songs he wrote. Information online suggests that he lived from 15 June 1915 to 15 July 1990. Hopefully, his memory will live on forever through the wonderful songs he penned. ~ S

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