आफ़रीं
aafriiN
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आफ़रीं
Praise!
ऐसा देखा नहीं ख़ूबसूरत कोई
जिस्म जैसे अजंता की मूरत कोई ,
जिस्म जैसे निगाहों
पह जादू कोई ,
जिस्म नग़्मा कोई
जिस्म ख़ुश्बू कोई
जिस्म जैसे महकती हुई चाँदनी
जिस्म जैसे मचलती हुई रागिनी
जिस्म जैसे कि खिलता हुआ इक चमन
जिस्म जैसे कि सूरज की पहली किरण
जिस्म तरशा हुआ
दिलकश ओ दिलनशीं
संदली संदली
मरमरीं मरमरीं
I didn't see anyone so beautiful,
any images of Ajanta like (her) body,
any daybreak enchantment
in my vision like (her) body,
(her) body, any melody,
(her) body, any fragrance
A body like that is a perfuming moonlight
A body like that is a persisting tonality
Such a body, that is a flowering garden
Such a body, that is a sun's first ray
(Her) sculpted body,
heart-alluring, oh, heart-fascinating!
Like sandalwood, like sandalwood
Like marble, like marble
हुस्न-ए-जानाँ की तारीफ़
मुमकिन नहीं
[ both lines x2 ]
आफ़रीं आफ़रीं [ x2 ]
तू भी देखे अगर तो कहे , हमनशिन
आफ़रीं आफ़रीं [ x2 ]
हुस्न-ए-जानाँ की तारीफ़
मुमकिन नहीं
[ both lines x2 ]
A description of the beauty of my beloved
is impossible
[both lines x2]
Praise! Praise! [x2]
If you saw (her), you would say it too, companion
Praise! Praise! [x2]
A description of the beauty of my beloved
is impossible
[both lines x2]
जाने कैसे बांधे तूने
आँखियों के डोर ?
मन मेरा खिंचा चला आया तेरी ओर
मेरे चेहरे के सुबह ज़ुल्फ़ों की शाम
मेरा सब कुछ है पिया
अब से तेरे नाम ।
नज़रों ने तेरी छुआ
तो है यह जादू हुआ
होने लगी हूँ मैं हसीन
I wonder how you tied
the bonds of (between our) eyes?
My mind continued to be drawn towards you
The dawn of my face, the dusk of my tresses,
everything that is dear to me,
is, from now on, your name!
Your sight touched mine,
and this was a charm,
I have begun to be beautiful
आफ़रीं आफ़रीं आफ़रीं [ x4 ]
Praise! Praise! Praise! [x4]
चेहरा इक फूल की तरह शादाब है
चेहरा उस का है या कोई महताब है ?
चेहरा जैसे ग़ज़ल
चेहरा जान-ए-ग़ज़ल ।
चेहरा जैसे कली चेहरा जैसे कँवल
चेहरा जैसे तसव्वुर भी
तस्वीर भी ।
चेहरा इक ख़्वाब भी
चेहरा ताबीर भी ।
चेहरा कोई अलिफ़-लैलवी दास्तान
चेहरा इक पल यक़ीन ,
चेहरा इक पल गुमान
चेहरा जैसा
कि चेहरा कहीं भी नहीं
माह-रू [ x2 ]
मह-जबीं [ x2 ]
(Her) face is fresh as a flower
Is it her face or some moon?
(Her) face is like a ghazal,
(her) face, an ode to life.
(Her) face is like a bud, her face is like a lotus
(Her) face is both the picturing (in mind)
and the picture.
(Her) face is also a dream,
and also (its) interpretation.
(Her) face is some tale of Arabian Nights
(Her) face is one moment certainty,
(her) face is another moment doubt
It is such a face,
that there is absolutely no (such) face anywhere
A moon-like face (beautiful) [x2],
A moon-like forehead (beautiful) [x2]
हुस्न-ए-जानाँ की तारीफ़
मुमकिन नहीं
[ both lines x2 ]
आफ़रीं आफ़रीं [ x2 ]
तू भी देखे अगर तो कहे , हमनशिन
आफ़रीं आफ़रीं [ x2 ]
हुस्न-ए-जानाँ की तारीफ़
मुमकिन नहीं
A description of the beauty of my beloved
is impossible
[both lines x2]
Praise! Praise! [x2]
If you saw (her), you would say it too, companion
Praise! Praise! [x2]
A description of the beauty of my beloved
is impossible
आफ़रीं आफ़रीं आफ़रीं [ x8 ]
Praise! Praise! Praise! [x8]
About this song
- Singers
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Momina Mustehsan
- Lyrics
- Javed Akhtar
- Music
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Show
- Coke Studio (2016)
aafriiN (Hindi: आफ़रीं, Urdu: آفریں) "Praise! Praise!" is a ghazal song originally written by the Indian lyricist Javed Akhtar, and with music composed by the famous Pakistani ghazal performer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
The song was released in 1996 as part of the album "Sangam", and it became especially famous after a video clip of it was released, featuring the sensual actress and model Lisa Ray.
In 2016, for season 9 of the Pakistani musical show Coke Studio, the video featured the singers Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (nephew of Nusrat), and Momina Mustehsan interpreting the song once again. Additional female-sung lyrics were added by F. K. Kalish.
This performance's video clip on Youtube became the most watched video in Pakistan for that year.