Sansaar ki har shay ka

Sansaar ki har shay ka itna hi fasaana hain
Ek dhund se aana hain, ek dhund mein jaana hain

Yeh raah kahaan se hain, yeh raah kahaan tak hain
Yeh raaz koi raahi samjha hain na jaana hain
Sansaar ki har shay ka itna hi fasaana hain
Ek dhund se aana hain, ek dhund mein jaana hain

Ek pal ki palak par hain tehri hui yeh duniya
Ek pal ke jhapakne tak har khel suhaana hain
Sansaar ki har shay ka itna hi fasaana hain
Ek dhund se aana hain, ek dhund mein jaana hain

Kya jaane koi kiss par kiss mod pe kya beetey
Iss raah mein aye raahi har mod bahaana hain
Sansaar ki har shay ka itna hi fasaana hain
Ek dhund se aana hain, ek dhund mein jaana hain

Hum log khilaune hain ek aise khiladi ke

Hum log khilaune hain ek aise khiladi ke
Jisko abhi sadiyon tak yeh khel rachana hain
Sansaar ki har shay ka itna hi fasaana hain
Ek dhund se aana hain, ek dhund mein jaana hain

Movie: Dhund (1973)
Director: B R Chopra
Singer: Mahendra Kapoor
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Music Composer: Ravi

I had another more popular song planned for this week and then I heard this song. It seemed serendipitous because it fit so perfectly with our current theme. Life is uncertain and, given none of us are sure what the afterlife is, so is death. All shrouded in fog!

I like Sahir Ludhianvi’s lyrics a lot. I think this song does not get as much attention as it should. The line ‘Ek pal ki palak par hain tehri hui yeh duniya’ is so beautiful. One moment can change the direction of our lives and it is so beautifully imagined as balanced on the eyelid of a moment. Also reminiscent of the English phrase in the blink of an eye!

Another reason I wanted to feature this here is because it is sung by Mahendra Kapoor, a singer we haven’t featured much here. His voice is so robust and so different from his contemporaries. So many reasons to like this song! ~ R