Mukesh in 1950s and 1960s was usually associated with sad songs accompanied by sombre music, which were usually sung on screen by Raj Kapoor.

Here in this song, all ingredients of this being a Raj Kapoor song are there. The movie is “Main Nashe Me Hoon”(1959), lyricist is Hasrat Jaipuri and music director is Shankar Jaikishan, and the singer is Mukesh, and Raj Kapoor is there in this movie.

But this song is not picturised on Raj Kapoor. This song has the word “Nargisi” in it and Raj Kapoor, who had a long on and off screen affair with Nargis,which was over by then, reportedly refused to have this song picturised on him, and this song was subsequently picturised on a bit actor, viz Maruti.

And this song is not the usual sad poignant song. It is a sunny happy song. And interestingly, the music is western music, with nice music created by mouth organ and violin.

It is a song I listened for the first time only today. And I loved the song. What a nice song to listen to. And the picturisation is good too. It is a good “new” song that I just discovered.

Song-Kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham (Main Nashe Me Hoon) (1959) Song-Mukesh, Lyrics-Hasrat Jaipuri, MD-Shankar Jaikishan

Lyrics

Kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham
kaali zulf ke saaye mein dam lenge ham
ai haseen tere har sitam sahengen ham
aa bhi jaa ke teri raah mein khade hain ham
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham
kaali zulf ke saaye me dam lenge ham
ai haseen tere har sitam sahengen ham
aa bhi jaa ke teri raah mein khade hain ham
Kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham

jab nazar milaayegi shokh dilruba
bin piye hi chaayega hampe ek nashe
hanske gul khilaayegi uski har adaa
ham kahenge jaaneman tujhpe ham fidaa
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham
kaali zulf ke saaye mein dam lenge ham
ai haseen tere har sitam sahenge ham
aa bhi jaa ke teri raah mein khade hain ham
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham

ham zaroor payenge ik nayi bahaar
kam nahin jahaan mein husn waale hain hazaar
kar rahe hain aaj ham jiska intzaar
khud hi chali aayegi wo hoke bekaraar
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham
kaali zulf ke saaye mein dam lenge ham
ai haseen tere har sitam sahenge ham
aa bhi jaa ke teri raah mein khade hain ham
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham

us pari ke saath kahin door jaayenge
dhadkanon ki lay pe ham geet gaayenge
jalne waale dekh ke jal hi jaayenge
ham nahin kisi se kam ye dikhaayenge
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham
kaali zulf ke saaye mein dam lenge ham
ai haseen tere har sitam sahenge ham
aa bhi jaa ke teri raah mein khade hain ham
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham
kaali zulf ke saaye mein dam lenge ham
ai haseen tere har sitam sahenge ham
aa bhi jaa ke teri raah mein khade hain ham
kisi nargisi nazar ko dil denge ham