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Note: The complete version of this song is now in the consolidated ISB. The original FITB article is retained here for archival purposes.

Film: Waris (1954)
Singer: Talat Mehmood, Suraiya
Music: Anil Biswas
Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi
ISB Contributor: Balaji A. S. Murthy

raahii matavaale, tuu chhe.D ik baar, man kaa sitaar
jaane kab chorii\-chorii aaii hai bahaar
chhe.D man kaa sitaar, raahii matavaale ...

(dekh dekh chakorii kaa mana huaa cha.nchal
cha.ndaa ke mukha.De pe badalii kaa a.nchal) \-2
kabhii chhupe, kabhii khile, ruup kaa nikhaar,
khile ruup kaa nikhaar, raahii matavaale ...

kalii\-kalii chuum ke pavan kahe khil jaa
kalii\-kalii chuum ke,
khilii kalii bha.Nvare se kahe aa ke mil jaa
aa piyaa mila jaa, kalii\-kalii chuum ke
dil ne sunii kahii.n dil kii pukaar \-2
kahii.n dil kii pukaar, raahii matavaale ...

(raat banii dulhan bhiigii huii palake.n
bhiinii\-bhiinii Kushabuu se saagar chhalake) \-2
aise me.n nainaa se nainaa ho.n chaar
zaraa nainaa ho chaar, raahii matavaale ...

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Now for the second version.

raahii matavaale, tuu chhe.D ik baar, man kaa sitaar
jaane kab chorii chorii aaii hai bahaar, chhe.D man kaa sitaar
raahii matavaale, raahii matavaale

Suraiya comes in as Talat fades

raahii matavaale, raahii matavaale

( dil kaa suruur tuu, maa.ng kaa si.nduur tuu
man kahe baar baar aayegaa zaruur tuu
aayegaa zaruur tuu ) \-2
tujhako bulaaye mere a.Nsuo.n kii dhaar \-2
aajaa ek baar

The following part is a third version and features only Suraiya:

raahii matavaale, tuu aajaa ek baar, suunii hai sitaar
tere binaa ruuTh gayii hamase bahaar, tuu aajaa ek baar

aa.Nkh na milaaye mose bairan ni.ndiyaa, bairan ni.ndiyaaa
aa.Nkh na milaaye mose bairan ni.ndiyaa
piyaa kahaa.N piyaa kahaa.N, puuchh rahii bi.ndiyaa, puuchh rahii bi.ndiyaa
aa.Nkh na milaaye mujhe bairan ni.ndiyaa, bairan ni.ndiyaa
ruuTh rahaa mujhase meraa hii si.ngaar \-2
aajaa ek baar

raahii matavaale, tuu aajaa ek baar, suunii hai sitaar
tere binaa ruuTh gayii hamase bahaar, aajaa ek baar

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