Suhaani raat dhal chuki, na jaane tum kab aaogey
Suhaani raat dhal chuki, na jaane tum kab aaogey
Jahaan ki ruth badal chuki, na jaane tum kab aaogey
Nazaare apni mastiyaan, dikha dikha ke so gaye
Sitaare apni roshni, luta luta ke so gaye
Har ek shamma jal chuki, na jaane tum kab aogey
Suhaani raat dhal chuki, na jaane tum kab aaogey
Tadap rahe hain hum yahaan,
Tadap rahe hain hum yahaan, tumhare intezzar mein
Tumhare intezzar mein
Khiza ka rang a chala hain mausam-e-bahaar mein
Khiza ka rang a chala hain mausam-e-bahaar mein
Mausam-e-bahaar mein
Hawa bhi rukh badal chuki, na jaane tum kab aogey
Suhaani raat dhal chuki, na jaane tum kab aaogey
Movie: Dulari (1949)
Director: A R Kardar
Singers: Mohammad Rafi
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Music Composer: Naushad
Shakeel Badayuni was born on 3 August 1916 in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. His father had him trained in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and Hindi in the hopes of giving him a leg up for a great career. A lyricist’s job might not have been what his father envisaged, but the romantic shayar Badayuni came to Mumbai and met music composer Naushad, wowing him with his poetry. And the rest, as the cliché goes, is history. Badayuni worked with many of the renowned music directors of his time and produced many memorable songs before his untimely death at the age of 53. He is popular on our blog too. When I began listing his songs to feature here, I found they had already been posted earlier: “Pyaar kiya toh darna kya,” “Chaudhvin ka chand ho,” “Bekaraar karke humein yun na jaaiye”... You get the drift!
So, I picked this one, immortalized by Mohammad Rafi’s voice. I have, I am sorry to say, never heard of the director of the movie Dulari or even the male star of the film. However, this song I have heard multiple times and I have heard both the song from the movie soundtrack and a recording of Mohammad Rafi’s live rendition at a concert. And in every version, Rafi saheb’s voice is beautiful. This song might be the only memory of the movie that survives, although Dulari apparently did good business in the year it was released. It’s not, in my opinion, the best of Shakeel Badayuni’s work but it's a lovely gem nonetheless. ~ R
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