nuktaa-chiiN hai Gam-e-dil
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nuktaa-chiiN hai Gam-e-dil
She is Such a Critic, That Heartache …
nuktaa-chiiN hai , Gam-e-dil ,
us ko sunaae na bane [ x2 ]
kyaa bane baat , jahaaN
baat banaae na bane [ x2 ]
nuktaa-chiiN hai , Gam-e-dil …
She is (such) a critic, (that) heartache
doesn't get to be recited to her [x2]
Why would a word succeed, where
a manufactured word/matter wouldn't? [x2]
She is (such) a critic, (that) heartache …
Gair phirtaa hai lie yuuN tere xat ko ki agar [ x2 ]
koii puuchhe ki ye kyaa hai
to chhupaae na bane [ x2 ]
nuktaa-chiiN hai , Gam-e-dil …
The other wanders around carrying your letter in such a way, that if … [x2]
someone asked: what is this?
then he would not be able to hide it [x2]
She is (such) a critic, (that) heartache …
maiN bulaataa to huuN us ko magar ai jazbaa-e-dil [ x2 ]
us pe ban jaae kuchh aisii ki bin aae na bane [ x2 ]
ki bin aae na bane …
nuktaa-chiiN hai , Gam-e-dil …
I do call her, but oh! the heart's passion … [x2]
… may (it) come true on her in such a way, so that she cannot go without it! [x2]
… that she cannot go without it …
She is (such) a critic, (that) heartache …
ishq par zor nahiiN hai , ye vo aatish , Gaalib … [ x2 ]
ki lagaae na lage
aur bujhaae na bane [ x2 ]
nuktaa-chiiN , hai Gam-e-dil ,
us ko sunaae na bane [ x2 ]
There is no control over love, this is that fire, Ghalib, … [x2]
… that starts with difficulty
and doesn't get to be extinguished [x2]
She is (such) a critic, (that) heartache …
doesn't get to be recited to her [x2]
About this song
- Singer
- Suraiya
- Lyrics
- Ghalib
- Music
- Ghulam Mohammed
- On screen
- Suraiya, Bharat Bhushan
nuktaa-chiiN hai Gam-e-dil (Hindi: नुक्ता-चीं है ग़म-ए-दिल, Urdu: نُکتَہ~چیں ہے غَمِ~دِل) "She is Such a Critic, that Heartache ..." is a Ghazal from the renowned Urdu power Ghalib, which was musicalized several times and sung by many famous singers, both in films and albums.
There is an iconic scene from the 1964 Bollywood film "Mizra Ghalib", starred by Bharat Bhushan as Ghalib and Suraiya as Moti Begum or "'Chaudhvin", an admirer of the poet.
In the movie, the poet walks by and hears Moti Begum on a balcony reciting his poems.
The song was sung by Suraya herself.
The music director of the movie was Ghulam Mohammed.