Chaap Tilak Lyrics - Abida Parveen ft. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Description

Penned by the subcontinent’s foremost musical genius Hazrat Amir Khusrau, ‘Chaap Tilak’ is an instantly recognisable qawwali that has been graced by every legendary voice of this region for the past many centuries. Written in braj bhasha, the popular country dialect which was a forerunner of Urdu, its beauty lay in its simplicity. Sung from the perspective of a young girl, it is replete with modest yet enchanting symbols, as it celebrates the splendour of losing oneself in love. Both the use of motifs as well as the language itself were deliberate creative choices by Hazrat Amir Khusrau, as they communicated to the common people using their own ideas and aesthetics. This season’s Coke Studio serves as the host to a resplendent performance of this classic by Pakistan’s greatest living artists, Abida Parveen and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The two musical legends have performed this song almost as a story, delivering the verses in an exhilarating back-and-forth style. The song’s composition is deliberately structured to create an environment where both these distinctive voices had the freedom to be heard on their own terms.

[Urdu, Roman Urdu, English Translation] Chaap Tilak Lyrics

(All trace of me – چھاپ تلک)

تن من دھن باجی لاگی رے
tan man dhan baaji laagi re
I’ve staked all I have – my wealth, my body, my very soul

دھن دھن مورے بھاگ باجی لاگی رے
dhan dhan more bhaag baaji laagi re
And good fortune has showered its blessings on me

لاگی لاگی سب کہیں
laagi laagi sab kahen
Everyone makes a play of devotion

لاگی
laagi
Devotion

لاگی لاگی سب کہیں
laagi laagi sab kahen
Everyone makes a play of devotion

لاگی لگی نہ انگ
laagi lagi nah ang
But true devotion is not achieved

لاگی تو سب جانئے
laagi to jab jaaniye
You will know the true meaning of devotion

جب رہے گرو کے سنگ
jab rahe guru ke sang
When you devote yourself to your spiritual master

مولا
maula
Master

او جی مولا
o ji maula
O my master

خسرو باجی پریم کی
khusro baaji prem ki
Khusrau, the game of love

جو میں کھیلی پی کے سنگ
jo main kheli pi ke sang
If I play with my dear one

جیت گئی تو پیا مورے
jeet gayi to piya more
If I win, my sweetheart is mine

جو میں ہاری پی کے سنگ
jo main haari pi ke sang
If I lose, I’m still with my dear one

چھاپ تلک سب چھین لی رے
Chaap tilak sab chheen li re
You have snatched away all trace of me

موسے نیناں ملائیکے
mose nainaan milaaike
With one glance of your enchanting eyes

چھاپ تلک سب چھین لی رے
Chaap tilak sab chheen li re
You have snatched away all trace of me

موسے نیناں ملائیکے
mose nainaan milaaike
With one glance of your enchanting eyes

چھاپ تلک سب چھین لی رے
chhaap tilak sab chheen li re
You have snatched away all trace of me

موسے نیناں ملائیکے
mose nainaan milaaike
With one glance of your enchanting eyes

نیناں ملائیکے
nainaan milaaike
With one glance of your enchanting eyes

موسے نیناں ملائیکے
mose nainaan milaaike
With one glance of your enchanting eyes

موسے بول نہ بول
mose bol nah bol
Whether or not you agree to speak to me

موسے بول نہ
mose bol nah
Whether or not…

موسے بول نہ بول
mose bol nah bol
Whether or not you agree to speak to me

میری سن یا نہ سن
meri sun ya nah sun
Whether or not you agree to listen

میں تو توہے نہ چھاڈوں گی اے سانورے
main to tohe nah chhaaḍoon gi ay saanware
I will not leave your side, my swarthy beloved

موسے نیناں ملائیکے
mose nainaan milaaike
With one glance of your enchanting eyes

ملائیکے نیناں
milaaike nainaan
With one glance of your enchanting eyes