Shola tha jal-bujha hun havayen mujhe na do — main kab ka ja chuka hun sadayen mujhe na do… Mehdi Hassan saheb ab hum main nahi magar unki gayeki hamaisha rahe gi... I’m presenting this fav of mine "Ik sitam aur meri jaan" from his gems…. my tribute to the legend. I see glimpses of my dad’s voice in Khan sahebs song and this was a fav of him too. This award winning masterpiece is from Saiqa movie of Pakistan – 1968. The giant performance was shared by Masroor Anwar by writing these awesome lyrics and music by great Nisar Bazmi saheb. Later it was sung by various artists whose version also got fame like Shafqat Amanat Ali, Talat Aziz and Asif Mehdi etc. You may search their versions in youtube as well. I would recommend a headphone for this listen.

Song: Ik Sitam Aur Meri Jaan
Singer: Mehdi Hassan Khan
Cover: DJ Wazif
Music: Nisar Bazmi
Lyrics: Masroor Anwar
Movie: Saiqa

Here is the translation of it in English I luckily got through a source:

Just one more punishment my love, there is still life left inside me,
Still marks of your love are there inside this heart of mine!

Give me punishment for the sin of insulting love,
Give me some punishment of being aloof from the love!
Still the bond of the soul and body is not broken,
Still from these hands, chords of hopes have not been gone away!
Still, there is some fire left in the burnt dreams of mine!
Just one more punishment my love, there is still life left inside me,

With your hate, fill the lap of my love,
Separate this silly heart from love!
Come and see that still the monument of love is not destroyed,
Still the lotus of memories have not gone dry!
Still in the garden of fate, autumn has yet to come!
Just one more punishment my love, there is still life left inside me,
Just one more punishment my love!!

Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended whatsoever. The cover song is only for the pleasure of my friends here.

Licence : All Rights Reserved