रंजिश ही सही (Ranjish hi sahi) – By Ahmed Faraz, Sung By Runa Laila

2007 December 10
by timir

रंजिश ही सही दिल ही दुखाने के लिए आ
आ फिर से मुझे छोड़ के जाने के लिए आ ।

रंजिश=enmity

पहले से मरासिम न सही फिर भी कभी तो
रस्म-ओ-रह-ए-दुनिया ही निभाने के लिए आ ।

मरासिम=agreements/relationships, रस्म-ओ-रह-ए-दुनिया=customs and traditions of the society

किस किस को बताएँगे जुदाई का सबब हम
तू मुझ से ख़फ़ा है तो ज़माने के लिए आ ।

सबब=reason, ख़फ़ा=angry

कुछ तो मेरे पिन्दार-ए-मुहब्बत का भरम रख
तू भी तो कभी मुझ को मनाने के लिए आ ।

पिन्दार=pride

एक उम्र से हूँ लज़्ज़त-ए-गिरिया से भी महरूम
ऐ राहत-ए-जाँ मुझ को रुलाने के लिए आ ।

लज़्ज़त-ए-गिरिया=taste of sadness/tears, महरूम=devoid of, राहत-ए-जाँ=peace of life

अब तक दिल-ए-ख़ुश’फ़हम को तुझ से हैं उम्मीदें
ये आख़िरी शम्में भी बुझाने के लिए आ ।

दिल-ए-ख़ुश’फ़हम=optimistic heart, शम्में=candles

That’s great poetry ! Magnificient expression of melancholy ! And Runa Laila’s silken voice just weaves magic…This was also sung by Mehdi Hasan but was immortalized by Runa Laila.

Here’s the Ghazal at eSnips:

Ranjish Hi Sahi - Runa Laila
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9 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 January 18
    Dheeraj permalink

    Too good! Nice to have lyrics and meaning of some peculiar words of my favourite ghazal. Thanks.

  2. 2008 January 21
    tushar permalink

    Beg to differ… Runa Laila’s rendering is immemorable, but Ranjish Hi was immortalized by Mehdi Hasan.

  3. 2008 January 21
    tushar permalink

    Oh yes, and forgot to say, thanks for the lyrics and meanings.

  4. 2008 May 19
    J T permalink

    some shers (stanza) are missing … here are two that I know …

    “Jaise tumhe aate hain na aane ke bahane
    waise hi kisi roj na jane ke liye aa”!

    “Mana ki muhobbat ka chupana hain muhabbat
    chupke se kisi roj jatane ke liye aa” !

    Thanks..

  5. 2008 October 23
    Eternity permalink

    simply superb

    awesome blog

    post more ghazals

  6. 2008 November 7

    @JT

    Those shers are not written by Ahmed Faraz. Those were written later by Talib Baghpati. Mehdi Hasan always sings them. So may be Runa Laila didnt sing the same.

    http://amardeepsidhu.com/poetry/2007/06/23/ranjish-hi-sahi/

  7. 2009 March 14

    Lovely .. was so glad to find Runa Lailas version … Thank you all involved .. in having it on you tub. God Bless

  8. 2009 July 9
    Col K E Rajan permalink

    Words form a beautiful stream in this piece. Wonderfully sung by Runa Lila, but my heart goes to Mehndi Hassan who made this piece immensely popular…Best wishes to all of you behind the scene…

  9. 2009 October 6
    zameer permalink

    sir,
    Appreciate the effort you have taken to spread the meaning of such lovely poetry and thank you sincerely for the same.
    At the same time i would like to tell you that its most definatly mehdi saab who has immortalized it and not Runa Laila due respect to her though.
    Thank you once again.

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