sabaa se ye kah do ke kaliyaan bichhaae
vo dekho, vo jaan-e-bahaar aa rahaa hai
churaa le gayaa jo in aankho ki ninde
vahi leke dil kaa qaraar aa rahaa hai
sabaa se ye kah do
ye kaun aa gayaa dil ko kartaa ishaare
ke mahki fazaa, muskuraae nazaare
qadam badhke tu chum le ai mohabbat
ke dil ko bahut, unpe pyaar aa rahaa hai
sabaa se ye kah do ke kaliyaan bichhaae
vo dekho, vo jaan-e-bahaar aa rahaa hai
sabaa se ye kah do
ye maanaa ke mahafil me ajaan hai tu
magar jab bhi tujhse nigaahe mili hai
mujhe ye lagaa hai payaam-e-mohabbat
nazar se teri baar-baar aa raha hai
sabaa se ye kah do ke kaliyaan bichhaae
vo dekho, vo jaan-e-bahaar aa rahaa hai
sabaa se ye kah do
ye rangin fasaanaa koi mujhse puchhe
ke tu kaisaa pyara hai kitnaa hasi hai
sunaa thaa hasi jinpe karte hai jaadu
tujhe dekhkar aitbaar aa rahaa hai
sabaa se ye kah do ke kaliyaan bichhaae
vo dekho, vo jaan-e-bahaar aa rahaa hai
sabaa se ye kah do
Sorry, it's Dooba and not Dhalta...
Asha has sung so many absolutely fantastic songs that it would be an error to single out any one song as her best - if only because I doubt that anyone has actually achieved the feat of hearing all that she has sung!!
By the way, would anyone have another masterpiece by her sung for Madan Mohan (I think its also for Bank Manager) : Dil shaam sé Dooba jaata hei, Raat ayegi toh kya hoga?