About Shakeel Badayuni
Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi language films. Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri, wanted him to have a good career, thus he arranged Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and Hindi tuition for…
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Poetry & Stories
ऐ मोहब्बत तिरे अंजाम पे रोना आया
ऐ मोहब्बत तिरे अंजाम पे रोना आयाजाने क्यूँ आज तिरे नाम पे रोना आया
मेरे हम-नफ़स मेरे हम-नवा मुझे दोस्त बन के दग़ा न दे
मेरे हम-नफ़स मेरे हम-नवा मुझे दोस्त बन के दग़ा न देमैं हूँ दर्द-ए-इश्क़ से जाँ-ब-लब मुझे ज़िंदगी की दुआ न दे
ग़म-ए-आशिक़ी से कह दो रह-ए-आम तक न पहुँचे
ग़म-ए-आशिक़ी से कह दो रह-ए-आम तक न पहुँचेमुझे ख़ौफ़ है ये तोहमत तिरे नाम तक न पहुँचे
ऐ इश्क़ ये सब दुनिया वाले बे-कार की बातें करते हैं
ऐ इश्क़ ये सब दुनिया वाले बे-कार की बातें करते हैंपायल के ग़मों का इल्म नहीं झंकार की बातें करते हैं
आज फिर गर्दिश-ए-तक़दीर पे रोना आया
आज फिर गर्दिश-ए-तक़दीर पे रोना आयादिल की बिगड़ी हुई तस्वीर पे रोना आया
About Shakeel Badayuni
Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi language films.
Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri, wanted him to have a good career, thus he arranged Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and Hindi tuition for Shakeel at home. His inclination towards poetry was not hereditary like other shayars. One of his distant relatives, Hazrat Zia-ul-Qadiri Badayuni Rehmatullah Aleh, was a religious shayar. Shakeel Masoodi was influenced by him and the contemporary environment of Badayun led him to poetry.
When he joined Aligarh Muslim University in 1936, he started participating in inter-college, inter-university mushairas and won frequently. In 1940, he married Salma, who was his distant relative and had been living in a common house with him since childhood, however, the purdah system was vogue in their family and they were not close. After completing his BA, he moved to Delhi as a supply officer, but continued participating in mushairas, earning fame nationwide. Those were the days of shayars who wrote about the downtrodden sections of society, their upliftment, the betterment of society and all. But Shakeel had an altogether different taste – his poetry was romantic and close to the heart. Shakeel used to say:
Main Shakeel Dil Ka Hoon Tarjuman
Keh Mohabbaton Ka Hoon Raazdaan
Mujhe Fakhr Hai Meri Shayari
Meri Zindagi Se Juda Nahin
During his Aligarh days, Badauni also started learning Urdu poetry formally from Hakim Abdul Waheed 'Ashk' Bijnori.
Career
Shakeel moved to Bombay in 1944, to write songs for films. He met film producer, A.R. Kardar and music composer, Naushad Ali, who asked him to sum up his poetic skills in one line. Shakeel wrote, Hum Dard Ka Afsana Duniya Ko Suna Denge, Har Dil Main Mohabbat Ki Ek Aag Laga Dengey. Naushad immediately retained him for Kardar's film, Dard (1947). The songs of Dard proved to be very successful, especially Uma Devi (Tun Tun)'s Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon. Only a few are so lucky that they attain success in their first film, but Shakeel deserved success which started with Dard and continued on over the years.
Together, he and Naushad became one of the most sought after composer/lyricist duos in the industry. Among the scores they churned out together, are those of Deedar (1951), Baiju Bawra (1952), Mother India (1957), and Mughal-e-Azam (1960), that stand out. Other films they scored together include Dulari (1949), Shabab (1954), Ganga Jamuna (1961), and Mere Mehboob (1963). Although Shakeel Badayuni worked most extensively with Naushad, he also collaborated with Ravi and Hemant Kumar as well. His lyrics for the song Husnwale Tera Jawab Nahin and Ravi's music score both won Filmfare Awards for the hit film Gharana. His other notable film with Ravi is Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), while Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) is his biggest hit with Hemant Kumar. The title song from Chaudhvin Ka Chand, rendered by Mohammed Rafi, won Badayuni the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in 1961.
Shakeel penned numbers for around 89 films. In addition, he wrote many popular ghazals sung by Begum Akhtar, and which are still sung by vocalists like Pankaj Udhas and others.
The Indian government had honoured him with the title Geet Kar-e-Azam.
Association with Naushad
Shakeel shared a close friendship with Naushad, Ravi and Naushad's former assistant, Ghulam Mohammed, with whom he enjoyed his life to the fullest. Naushad used Shakeel as the lyricist for his tunes for most of his films for a period of 24 years. Baiju Bawra, which was a milestone in both of their careers, was supposed to go to Kavi Pradeep. Vijay Bhatt, the director of the movie was insistent on using Kavi Pradeep as lyricist, since the film was supposed to have many devotional songs. Naushad requested Vijay Bhatt to hear the lyrics written by Shakeel. Vijay Bhatt agreed.
When Shakeel Badayuni was diagnosed with TB, he was put up in a sanitorium in Panchgani for treatment. Naushad knowing that his financial condition was not well, took 3 films to him, getting the lyrics written in the sanatorium, and got him a payment of nearly 10 times more than his normal fees.
Association with Ravi
Shakeel also wrote a substantial chunk of his songs for music director Ravi Sharma. Prominent amongst those were Gharana (1961), Ghunghat,Grahasti (1963), Nartaki (1963), as well as Phool Aur Patthar and Do Badan.
Association with Hemant Kumar
Shakeel wrote for Hemant Kumar for movies like Bees Saal Baad, Sahib Bibi Aur Gulam, Bin Badal Barsaat.
Association with S.D.Burman
Shakeel penned lyrics for the tunes of S D Burman for movies Kaise Kahoon & Benazir.
Others
C.Ramachandra – Zindagi Aur Maut, Wahan Ke Log. Roshan – Bedaag, Noorjahan.
Personal life
Shakeel Badayuni succumbed to diabetes complications at the age of fifty-three, on 20 April 1970, at Bombay Hospital leaving behind his wife, two sons and two daughters. One daughter, Najma, died soon afterwards, while still a college student. His elder son Javed works in the travel and tourism industry. His other son's name is Tariq. Shakeel's friends Ahmed Zakaria and Rangoonwala formed a trust called Yaad-e-Shakeel after his death and this trust became the source of some income to his bereaved family.
Shakeel loved to play badminton, go on picnics and hunting trips and fly kites with his friends from the industry, Naushad and Mohammed Rafi. Sometimes Johnny Walker would join them in kite-flying competitions. Dilip Kumar, writers Wajahat Mirza, Khumar Barabankvi and Azm Bazidpuri were among Shakeel's other close friends within the industry.
His 20 Best Songs
Suhaani raat dhal chuki (Dulaari)
Man tarpat hari darshan ko aaj (Baiju Bawra) (1952)
O duniya ke rakhwale (Baiju Bawra)
Madhuban me radhika naache re (Kohinoor)
Pyar kiya to darna kya (Mughal- E- Azam) (1960)
Chaudvi ka chand ho (Chaudvi ka Chand) (1960)
Dil laga kar hum ye samjhe (Zindagi Aur Maut)
Mere Mehboob tujhe meri (Mere Mehboob) (1963)[6]
Jane bahaar husn tera bemisaal hai (Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya)
Ek shahenshah ne banwaa ke haseen Tajmahal (Leader)
Koi saagar dil ko (Dil Diya Dard Liya)
Beqaraar kar ke hume (Bees Saal Baad)
Lo aa gai unki yaad (Do Badan)
Na jao saiyaan (Sahib Bibi Ghulaam)
Merei baat rahi mere man me (Sahi Bibi Ghulaam)
Aaj puraani raahon se (Aadmi)
Jab dil se dil takraata hai (Sunghursh)
Ek baar zara phir kahe do (Bin Baadal Barsaat)
Tumhe paa ke hum ne (Gehra Daag)
Zindagi tu jhoom le zara (Kaise Kahoon)
Awards
1961 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song Chaudvin ka chand ho in the film Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
1962 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song husnwale tera jawab nahin in the film Gharana (1961)
1963 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for the song Kahin Deep Jale in the film Bees Saal Baad (1962)
Government recognition
A postage stamp, bearing his face, was released by India Post to honour him on 3 May 2013.
Shakeel Badayuni: Quick Answers
Who is Shakeel Badayuni?
Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi language films. Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh.
When was Shakeel Badayuni born?
Shakeel Badayuni was born on 3 August 1916.
When did Shakeel Badayuni die?
Shakeel Badayuni passed away on 20 April 1970.
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Kavishala has 22 poems and stories and 50 couplets (sher) by Shakeel Badayuni, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Shakeel Badayuni
ऐ मोहब्बत तिरे अंजाम पे रोना आया
ऐ मोहब्बत तिरे अंजाम पे रोना आयाजाने क्यूँ आज तिरे नाम पे रोना आया
मेरे हम-नफ़स मेरे हम-नवा मुझे दोस्त बन के दग़ा न दे
मेरे हम-नफ़स मेरे हम-नवा मुझे दोस्त बन के दग़ा न देमैं हूँ दर्द-ए-इश्क़ से जाँ-ब-लब मुझे ज़िंदगी की दुआ न दे
ग़म-ए-आशिक़ी से कह दो रह-ए-आम तक न पहुँचे
ग़म-ए-आशिक़ी से कह दो रह-ए-आम तक न पहुँचेमुझे ख़ौफ़ है ये तोहमत तिरे नाम तक न पहुँचे
ऐ इश्क़ ये सब दुनिया वाले बे-कार की बातें करते हैं
ऐ इश्क़ ये सब दुनिया वाले बे-कार की बातें करते हैंपायल के ग़मों का इल्म नहीं झंकार की बातें करते हैं
आज फिर गर्दिश-ए-तक़दीर पे रोना आया
आज फिर गर्दिश-ए-तक़दीर पे रोना आयादिल की बिगड़ी हुई तस्वीर पे रोना आया
अब तो ख़ुशी का ग़म है न ग़म की ख़ुशी मुझे
अब तो ख़ुशी का ग़म है न ग़म की ख़ुशी मुझेबे-हिस बना चुकी है बहुत ज़िंदगी मुझे
कैसे कह दूँ की मुलाक़ात नहीं होती है
कैसे कह दूँ की मुलाक़ात नहीं होती हैरोज़ मिलते हैं मगर बात नहीं होती है
आँख से आँख मिलाता है कोई
आँख से आँख मिलाता है कोईदिल को खींचे लिए जाता है कोई
ग़म-ए-इश्क़ रह गया है ग़म-ए-जुस्तुजू में ढल कर
ग़म-ए-इश्क़ रह गया है ग़म-ए-जुस्तुजू में ढल करवो नज़र से छुप गए हैं मिरी ज़िंदगी बदल कर
मिरी ज़िंदगी है ज़ालिम तिरे ग़म से आश्कारा
मिरी ज़िंदगी है ज़ालिम तिरे ग़म से आश्कारातिरा ग़म है दर-हक़ीक़त मुझे ज़िंदगी से प्यारा
कोई आरज़ू नहीं है कोई मुद्दआ' नहीं है
कोई आरज़ू नहीं है कोई मुद्दआ' नहीं हैतिरा ग़म रहे सलामत मिरे दिल में क्या नहीं है
जीने वाले क़ज़ा से डरते हैं
जीने वाले क़ज़ा से डरते हैंज़हर पी कर दवा से डरते हैं
Selected Quotes by Shakeel Badayuni (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
ऐ मोहब्बत तिरे अंजाम पे रोना आया जाने क्यूँ आज तिरे नाम पे रोना आयाअब तो ख़ुशी का ग़म है न ग़म की ख़ुशी मुझे बे-हिस बना चुकी है बहुत ज़िंदगी मुझेकैसे कह दूँ कि मुलाक़ात नहीं होती है रोज़ मिलते हैं मगर बात नहीं होती हैउन का ज़िक्र उन की तमन्ना उन की याद वक़्त कितना क़ीमती है आज कलमेरे हम-नफ़स मेरे हम-नवा मुझे दोस्त बन के दग़ा न दे मैं हूँ दर्द-ए-इश्क़ से जाँ-ब-लब मुझे ज़िंदगी की दुआ न देजाने वाले से मुलाक़ात न होने पाई दिल की दिल में ही रही बात न होने पाईCouplets (Sher) by Shakeel Badayuni
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