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Saba Afghani Song Mere Mehboob Na Ja
صبا ؔ افغانی سنہ 1922 تا سنہ1986
Saba Afghani 1922-1986
Bio-Sketch courtesy of Reekhta.org, Mumbai, India.
Saba Afghani’s given family name was Jamilur Rehman. He was born at Rampur in the state of Uttar Pradesh in 1922. He learnt Arabic and Persian. His father, Habibur Rahman, was a connoisseur of Urdu poetry and he welcomed poets at his home. This helped Saba Afghani to seek his moorings as a poet. He started reciting his verses in local cultural soirees and mushairas. He acquired a pleasant style of musical recitation very soon which made him a poet of larger appeal across the country.
Meena-i-Ghazal, Saaz-e-Shikasta, and Rang Roop are the collections of Saba Afghani’s poems. He also wrote lyrics for films and his ghazals were sung by famous singers. He died in Rampur in 1986.
- Mere Mehboob Na Ja Lyricist: Saba Afghani Music: Jani Babu Qawwal Singer: Suman Kalyanpur
The lyrics are by Saba Afghani, an Urdu poet from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India. This song was the block buster hit song in the Bollywood movie Noor Mahal released in 1965.
The music composition for this song was by Jani Babu Qawwal. He wanted to have it sung by Lata Mangeshkar but Lata ji, in her pride, refused to even listen to a tune composed by a relatively unknown Qawwal. Jani Babu then chose Suman Kalyanpur for the recording of his song and Suman delivered an amazing quality of singing . . . this song became Suman Ji's best known and most well loved song . . . the depth of feeling and the pathos she conveyed in this song is unmatched, some critics say, even by Lata ji . . .
- Mere Mehboob Na Ja Lyricist: Saba Afghani Music: Jani Babu Qawwal Singer: Suman Kalyanpur
Dareechah-e-Nigaarish
Toronto, ON
Canada
talat