The song ‘Jihal-e-Miskin’ from the film Ghulami is liked even today.
Late great singer Lata Mangeshkar was known by many names including music empress, Swar Kokila. This was because every song he touched turned into gold. One such song is ‘Jihal-e-Miskin Makun Baranjish’. You must have also heard this song. This song is from ‘Gulaami’, directed by JP Dutta in 1985, in which great actors like Mithun Chakraborty, Dharmendra, Anita Raj, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Reena Roy were in lead roles. This song was filmed on Mithun Chakraborty and Anita Raj, listening to which even today the heart becomes happy. This song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shabbir Kumar supported her in it. The music of this song was given by the duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal. You must have heard this song a lot, but do you know who has written its lyrics and what is the meaning of this song?
Ghulami film was released in 1985
Even today, whenever this song from the film ‘Gulaami’ is heard anywhere, it gives a different feeling. This song was composed by Gulzar Sahab, which is a priceless treasure for literature lovers. The meaning of this song is also very deep. First of all, let us tell you how the lyrics of this song came to Gulzar Sahab’s mind. Actually, Gulzar Sahab had written this song inspired by a famous ghazal of Amir Khusro which remains popular even years after its release.
Lyrics of famous songs of Ghulami movie
Now let’s talk about the lyrics of this song. This song, which has been in people’s minds for years, was composed by Gulzar Saheb with a combination of Persian and Braj language. If we talk about Amir Khusro’s poem, the lines of this poem are something like this –
Lines written by Amir Khusro
‘Zihaal-e miskin makun tagaful, duraye naina banaye batiyaan… ki tab-e-hijraan nadaram aye jaan, na leho kahe lagaye chhatiyaan…’ which means – do not ignore me by stealing your eyes, making things up. The heat of separation is killing me. Why don’t you hold me in your arms.
Lyrics written by Gulzar Sahab
‘Jihal-e-miskin makun baranjish, behal-e-hijra poor heart… whose heartbeat is heard, your heart or our heart…’ and the meaning of the lyrics of the song written by Gulzar Sahab is- ‘My Take care of your heart, don’t be angry with it> This poor heart has recently suffered the pain of separation. However, there would be 90 percent people who would like this song very much, its lyrics would be heart touching, but they would not know the meaning of the lyrics of this song.
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