तू कुजा मन कुजा
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Where You Are, and Where I Am!
या नबी [ x2 ]
सल्लुआ अलैहि वआलिहि
Oh, Prophet! [x2]
Blessings upon him and his (family)!
तू कुजा मन कुजा [ x4 ]
तू अमीर-ए-हरम , मैं फ़क़ीर-ए-अजम [ x2 ]
तेरे गुण और ये लब मैं तलब ही तलब [ x2 ]
तू अता ही अता
Where you are, and where I am! [x4]
You are Chief of the Sanctuary, I am a destitute foreigner [x2]
These lips and I, just seek and seek to (exalt) your merits [x2]
You are benefaction, just benefaction
तू कुजा मन कुजा [ x4 ]
इल्हाम है जामा तेरा , क़ुरान इमामा है तेरा
मिंबर तेरा अर्श-ए-बेरीं , या रहमत-अल-आलमीन
Where you are, and where I am! [x4]
The revelation is your robe, and the Quran your turban
Your pulpit is the highest heaven, oh, Mercy of the Worlds!
तू कुजा मन कुजा [ x4 ]
तू हक़ीक़त है , मैं सिर्फ़ एहसास हूँ
तू समुंदर , मैं भटकी हुई प्यास हूँ
मेरा घर ख़ाक पर और तेरी रहगुज़र
सिद्रत-अल-मुंतहा
Where you are, and where I am! [x4]
You are fact, I am only perception
You are an ocean, I, meandering thirst
My home is on the dust, and your passage
(reaches) the Tree of the Farthest Boundary
Where you are, and where I am! [x4]
ऐ , फ़रिश्तो वो सुल्तान-ए-मेराज हैं
तुम जो देखोगे हैरान हो जाओगे
ज़ुल्फ़ तफ़्सीर-ए-वालाईल बन जाएगी
चेहरा क़ुरान सारा नज़र आएगा
Ho, angels! He is the King of the Miraj,
you will be wonderstruck when you see him!
His hair locks will become commentaries of the Al-Layl surah
His face will look like the whole Quran
मेरे आक़ा इमाम-ए-सफ़-ए-अनबीअ
नाम पे उन के लाज़िम है सल्ल-ए-अलआ
लाज़िम है सल्ल-ए-अलआ … [ x4 ]
My Master,leader among the rank of prophets
A "peace be on him" is required upon (saying) his name
A "peace be on him" is required … [x4]
तू कुजा मन कुजा
मुस्तफ़ा , मुज्तबा
जातम-अल-मुरसलीन
या रहमत-ए-आलामीन
Where you are, and where I am!
Chosen One!, Selected One!
Seal of the Prophets!
Oh, Mercy of the Worlds!
Where you are, and where I am! [x2]
ख़ैर-अल-बशर रुत्बा तेरा
आवाज़-ए-हक़ ख़ुत्बा तेरा
आफ़ाक़ तेरे सामईन
साईस जिब्रील-ए-अमीन
या रहमत-ए-आलामीन
Your rank is "Best of Mankind"
Your sermon, the voice of truth
The heavens are your audience
Gabriel the Trustworthy, your horse-keeper
Oh, Mercy of the Worlds!
तू कुजा मन कुजा [ x4 ]
तू है एहराम-ए-अनवार बांधे हुए
मैं दरूदों की दस्तार बांधे हुए
काबा-ए-इश्क़ तू मैं तेरे चार सू
तू असर मैं दुआ
Where you are, and where I am! [x4]
You are wearing a glowing pilgrim attire,
I am wearing a turban of thanksgiving
You are the Kaaba of Love, I am at your four sides
I am prayer, you are the effect
Where you are, and where I am! [x10]
About this song
- Singers
- Shiraz Uppal, Rafaqat Ali Khan
- Lyrics
- Muzaffar Warsi
- Music
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Strings, Shiraz Uppal
- Show
- Coke Studio (2016)
tuu kujaa man kujaa (Hindi: तू कुजा मन कुजा, Urdu: تُو کُجا مَن کُجا)
"Where You Are, and Where I Am", is a song written by the Pakistani poet Muzaffar Warsi, and made famous by the singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who also composed its music.
The title of the song, tuu kujaa man kujaa consists of basically Persian words that literally mean mean "you are where, (while) I am where".
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The idiomatic meaning of this "x" where ... "y" where construction, is the same as with Hindustani "x" kahaaN ... "y" kahaaN.
It indicates that "x" and "y" are in very different situations, that they have drifted apart, that they have very unequal statuses, etc.
Because this composition is a naat (a poem written in praise to the Prophet Muhammad), then the singer is declaring how lowly himself is, in relation to the prophet.
This song was performed in 2016 at season 9 of the Pakistani music show Coke Studio.
The song was modified and arranged from the original by Shiraz Uppal and the band Strings.
The singers were were Rafaqat Ali Khan and again Shiraz Uppal.
