आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
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Do Not Insist on Leaving Today
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
यूँ ही पहलू में
बैठे रहो
यूँ ही पहलू में
बैठे रहो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
Do not insist on leaving today
You stay sitting at my side
in this very manner
You stay sitting at my side
in this very manner
Do not insist on leaving today
हाय मर जाएँगे !
हम तो लुट जाएँगे ।
ऐसी बातें किया न करो
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
Alas! I will die!
I will be left bereft.
Do not make such words into an action
Do not insist on leaving today
तुम ही सोचो ज़रा
क्यूँ न रोकें तुम्हें ।
जान जाती है जब
उठ के जाते हो तुम ।
जान जाती है जब
उठ के जाते हो तुम ।
Please, just think
why wouldn't I stop you.
Life goes away when
when you get up and leave.
Life goes away when
when you get up and leave.
तुम को अपनी क़सम
जान-ए-जान
बात इतनी
मेरी मान लो :
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
I swear to you, by you,
dearest,
acknowledge as much
as this word of mine:
Don’t insist on leaving today
वक़्त की क़ैद में ज़िन्दगी है , मगर
चंद घड़ियाँ यही हैं
जो आज़ाद हैं
चंद घड़ियाँ यही हैं
जो आज़ाद हैं
इन को खो कर , मेरी
जान-ए-जान ,
उम्र भर न तरसते रहो ।
आज जाने की ज़िद न करो
Life exists in the confinement of time, but
there are these very few moments,
which are unrestrained
there are these very few moments,
which are unrestrained
Do not, having lost them,
my dearest,
keep craving them for a lifetime.
Do not insist on leaving today
About this song
- Singer
- Farida Khanum
- Show
- Coke Studio (2015)
aaj jaane kii zid na karo (Hindi: आज जाने की ज़िद न करो, Urdu: آج جانے کی ضِد نہ کرو) "Don’t insist on leaving today", is a widely recognized nazm.
A *nazm* is a form of Urdu poetry that differs from other genres like the *ghazal* due to its freer structure, more narrative or prose-like tone, and its focus on a specific theme, allowing it to be more objective and expansive.
The lyrics of this emotional *nazm* were written by the Indo-Pakistani poet Fayyaz Hashmi. It was originally created for the 1973 film "Badal aur Bijlii", with music composed by Pakistani composer Sohail Rana. But "aaj jaane kii zid na karo" has transcended its cinematic origin, having been performed by numerous renowned artists over the years and included in the soundtrack of other film productions.
One of the most famous interpretations is by the acclaimed Pakistani *ghazal* singer Farida Khanum for Coke Studio. In this version, Ms. Khanum, aged 86 at the time of recording, delivers a more concise rendition and avoids the melismas and vocal intricacies that often characterize *nazms*, making it particularly accessible and appealing to a wider audience.
