shabab pe mai zara si sharab phaikunga
kisi hasi ki taraf ye gulab phaikunga
parda hai, parda hai, parda hai, parda hai
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
parda hai parda, parde ke pichhe, parda-nashi hai
parda nashi ko be-parda na kar dun to
aqabar mera nam nahi hai
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
parde ke pichhe, parda-nashi hai
parda nashi ko be-parda na kar dun to
aqabar mera nam nahi hai
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
mai dekhata hun jidhar, log bhi udhar dekhe
kahan thaharati hai ja kar, meri nazar dekhe
mere khabo ki shahazadi, mai hun aqabar ilahabadi
mai shayar hun hasino ka, mai ashiq mahajabino ka
tera daman, tera daman, tera daman, daman, daman
tera daman na chhod unga
mai har chilman, chilman, chilman
mai har chilman ko todunga
na dar zalim zamane se, ada se ya bahane se
zara apani surat dikha de, sama khubasurat bana de
nahi to tera nam le ke, tujhe koi ilzam de ke
tujhako is mahafil me rusava na kar dun to to to to
parda nashi ko be-parda na kar dun to
aqabar mera nam nahi hai
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
parde ke pichhe, parda-nashi hai
parda nashi ko be-parda na kar dun to
aqabar mera nam nahi hai
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
khuda ka shukr hai, chahara nazar to aya hai
haya ka rang nigaho pe, phir bhi chhaya hai
kisiki jan jati hai, kisiko sharm ati hai
kisiki jan jati hai, kisiko sharm ati hai
koi ansu bahata hai, to koi muskurata hai
satakar is tarah aqsar, maza lete hai ye dilabar
han yahi dastur hai inaka, sitam mashahur hai inaka
sitam mashahur hai inaka, sitam mashahur hai inaka
khafa ho ke chahara chhupa le, magar yad rakh husna-vale
jo hai ag teri javani, mera pyar hai sarz pani
mai tere gusse ko thada na kar dun
mai tere gusse ko thada na kar dun
parda nashi ko be-parda na kar dun to to to
aqabar mera nam nahi hai
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
parde ke pichhe, parda-nashi hai
parda nashi ko be-parda na kar dun to
aqabar mera nam nahi hai
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
parda hai parda, parda hai parda
Well said. Kishore would never have declined a song due to its
difficulty. I mean if the guy can sing songs like 'mere naina saawan bhado'
and 'koi hota jisko apna' then there really is no logic to whether he
'could not' have sung this particular one. And if what this wally has
said is true about Kishore giving the song to Rafi, maybe he did... out of
sympathy. I mean come on man, Kishore cant sing everything ! Rafi was a
fading star and Kishore knew that.