Gareeb jaan ke

Gareeb jaan ke
Gareeb jaan ke hum ko na tum mita dena
Tum hi ne dard diya
Tum hi ne dard diya hai tum hi dawa dena
Gareeb jaan ke

Lagi hai chot kaleje pe umr bhar ke liye
Lagi hai chot kaleje pe umr bhar ke liye
Tadap rahe hain mohabbat mein ik nazar ke liye
Nazar milaake
Nazar milaake mohabbat se muskura dena
Tum hi ne dard diya hai tum hi dawa dena
Gareeb jaan ke

Jahaan mein aur humara kahan thikana hai
Jahaan mein aur humara kahan thikana hai
Tumhare dar se kahan uthke humko jaana hai
Jo ho sake toh
Jo ho sake toh muqaddar mera jaga dena
Tum hi ne dard diya hai tum hi dawa dena
Gareeb jaan ke

Mila qaraar na dil ko kisi bahane se
Mila qaraar na dil ko kisi bahane se
Tumhari aas lagaye hain ik zamane se
Kabhi toh apni
Kabhi toh apni mohabbat ka aasra dena
Tumhi ne dard diya hai tum hi dawa dena
Gareeb jaan ke

Nazar tumhari mere dil ki baat kehti hai
Nazar tumhari mere dil ki baat kehti hai
Tumhari yaad toh din raat saath rehti hai
Tumhari yaad ko
Tumhari yaad ko mushqil hai ab bhula dena
Tum hi ne dard diya hai tum hi dawa dena
Tum hi ne dard diya

Milega kya jo yeh duniya hume satayegi
Milega kya jo yeh duniya hume satayegi
Tumhare bin toh hume maut bhi na aayegi
Kisi ke pyaar ko
Kisi ke pyaar ko aasaan nahin mita dena
Tum hi ne dard diya hai tum hi dawa dena
Gareeb jaan ke

Movie: Chhoo Mantar (1956)
Director: M Sadiq
Singers: Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
Lyricist: Jan Nisar Akhtar
Music Composer: O P Nayyar

Call it coincidence or great minds thinking alike—I too chose a song picturized on Johnny Walker this month! Even the singers and the music composer are the same. However, this song feels slightly melancholic, which is surprising for a Johnny Walker song.

This is yet another of those songs that I remember watching on Doordarshan. Apart from the duet version, it has a male solo version too. ~ S