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वादा करो नहीं छोड़ोगी तुम मेरा साथ

Vada Karo Nahi Chhodogi Tum Mera Saath

2 min read 6 verses

6 verses · ~2 min

किशोर: वादा करो नहीं छोड़ोगी तुम मेरा साथ जहाँ तुम हो वहाँ मैं भी हूँ वादा करो नहीं छोड़ोगी तुम मेरा साथ जहाँ तुम हो वहाँ मैं भी हूँ

आशा: छुओ नहीं देखो ज़रा पीछे रखो हाथ जवाँ तुम हो जवाँ मैं भी हूँ छुओ नहीं देखो ज़रा पीछे रखो हाथ जवाँ तुम हो जवाँ मैं भी हूँ

किशोर: सुनो मेरी जाँ हँस के मुझे ये कह दो भीगे-भीगे लबों की नरमी मेरे लिए है जवाँ नज़र की मस्ती मेरे लिए है हसीं अदा की शोख़ी मेरे लिए है मेरे लिए ले के आई हो ये सौग़ात जहाँ तुम हो वहाँ मैं भी हूँ

आशा: छुओ नहीं देखो ...

मेरे ही पीछे आख़िर पड़े हो तुम क्यों इक मैं जवाँ नहीं हूँ और भी तो हैं हो मुझे ही घेरे आख़िर खड़े हो तुम क्यों मैं ही यहाँ नहीं हूँ और भी तो हैं जाओ जा के ले लो जो भी दे-दे तुम्हें हाथ जहाँ सब हैं वहाँ मैं भी हूँ जहाँ सब हैं वहाँ मैं भी हूँ

किशोर: वादा करो नहीं छोड़ोगी तुम मेरा साथ जहाँ तुम हो वहाँ मैं भी हूँ

इति

Rasa: Shringara
Stanzas: 6
Lines: 29
Reading time: ~2 min
Form: Geet (lyric song)
Metre: geet
Rhyme: irregular

The scene radiates the playful, flirtatious atmosphere of shringara, capturing a dynamic dance of courtship between two youthful lovers amidst a blossoming romantic tension. A vibrant painting would depict a young man insistently reaching toward a coy woman who holds him at arm’s length, her posture a mixture of feigned reluctance and shimmering youthful allure as she gestures toward the wider world. The imagery juxtaposes the intimacy of his whispered promises and longing gazes against her playful teasing, creating a narrative of pursuit where the act of touch is both denied and desired. The overall tone is lighthearted and brimming with the intoxicating energy of spring-like vitality, suggesting a fleeting, garden-centered encounter where the sweetness of the present moment acts as a fragile gift.

वादा करो नहीं छोड़ोगी तुम मेरा साथ (Vada Karo Nahi Chhodogi Tum Mera Saath), by Sahir Ludhianvi runs to 29 lines across 6 stanzas, set as Duet format with alternating male and female verses. Its governing rasa is Shringara. The metre is geet. Rhyme falls as irregular.

It belongs to the 1921 · 1980 span of Sahir Ludhianvi's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for प्रेमी युगल का चुलबुला संवाद and प्रेम में समर्पण और वादे. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Devayani and Yayati: Bathed in a warm, romantic glow, the scene exudes an atmosphere of tender intimacy and fateful anticipation, capturing a quiet yet charged emotional convergence in the heart of nature. Set against a lush, verdant forest…

Words worth pausing on

सौग़ात: उपहार, भेंट
शोख़ी: चंचलता, नटखटपन

The Poet

साहिर लुधियानवी

Sahir Ludhianvi

1921 · 1980

Sahir Ludhianvi possessed a voice that refused to separate the agony of romance from the brutal inequalities of the world. Born Abdul Hayee in 1921 in Punjab, he adopted the pen name Sahir, meaning magician, and proved it entirely accurate through a lifelong mastery of Urdu poetry. As a prominent figure in the Progressive Writers Movement, he rejected the traditional obsession with the idealized beloved. Instead, he forced his readers to look at the poverty, the exploitation, and the hypocrisies of society that destroy love before it can even bloom. When he entered the Hindi film industry, he fundamentally changed the stature of the lyricist. Directors and composers adapted their music to his words, rather than the other way around. Through films like Pyaasa and Kabhi Kabhie, he brought profound literary dignity and fierce anti establishment critique to mainstream cinema. He passed away in 1980, but his poetry remains a burning torch. Sahir remains the ultimate poet of the disenchanted, a man who wrote beautiful verses to express an absolute refusal to accept an ugly world.