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Today's nazaraanaa is a nazm. Many of you may not have heard of the 
poet - Sohail Rana. However, the nazm has been immortalized by Mehdi Hasan. 


mujhe tum nazar se giraa to rahe ho
mujhe tum kabhii bhii bhulaa naa sakoge
na jaane mujhe kyuu.N yaqii.n ho chalaa hai
merii yaad ko tum miTaa naa sakoge

merii yaad hogii jidhar jaaoge tum
kabhii naGmaa ban ke, kabhii ban ke aa.Nsuu
taD.apataa mujhe har taraf paaoge tum
shamaa jo jalaayii merii vafaa ne
bujhaanaa bhii chaaho bujhaa naa sakoge

kaabhii naam baato.n me.n aayaa jo meraa
to bechain ho hoke dil thaam loge
nigaaho.n pe chhaayegaa Gam kaa a.ndheraa
kisii ne jo puuchhaa sabab aa.Nsuo.n kaa
bataanaa bhii chaaho bataa naa sakoge

Here the original nazm ends. However, usually in live concerts, Mehdi 
Hasan usually adds another 'band' or stanza to the nazm. This has been 
written by Kamraan Mehdi, Mehdi Hasan's son.

mere dil kii dha.Dakan banii hai jo sholaa
sulagate hai.n armaa.N yuu.N ban-ban ke aa.Nsuu
kabhii to tumhe.n bhii ye ehasaas hogaa
magar ham na ho.nge terii zi.ndagii me.n
bulaanaa bhii chaaho bulaa naa sakoge


Personally I don't think this last stanza is quite up to the mark of 
the original nazm. The concept is good but there is a need for it to be put 
forward in a better way.

Any information regarding the poet will be highly appreciated. 

:-)