Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo (original) (raw)

"Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo" (Urdu: آج جانے کی ضد نہ کرو transl. do not insist upon leaving today) is a geet written by Pakistani poet Fayyaz Hashmi. It was composed by Sohail Rana, an eminent Pakistani composer. It was popularized by noted classical vocalist, Habib Wali Mohammad, who also sang it as a film playback singer for the hit Pakistani film Badal Aur Bijli (1973). The song was also sung by famous ghazal singer Farida Khanum in 1993 for Pakistan Television and repeatedly in her live public concerts. It is sung in Raag Yaman Kalyan.