ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
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ख़्वाजा जी [ x4 ]
या ग़रीब-ए-नवाज़ [ x4 ]
या मोइनुद्दीन [ x2 ]
या ख़्वाजा जी [ x5 ]
Master! [x4]
Oh, Benefactor of the Needy [x4]
Oh, Moinuddin! [x2]
Oh, Master! [x5]
ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
दिल में समा जा
शाहों का शाह तू
अली का दुलारा
[ x2 ]
ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
दिल में समा जा
[ both lines x2 ]
बेकसों की तक़दीर
तूने है संवारी
[ both lines x2 ]
ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
Master, my Master,
permeate (my) heart
you are the sha of shahs
the darling of Ali
[x2]
Master, my Master,
permeate (my) heart
[both lines x2]
You have improved
the fortune of the helpless
[both lines x2]
Master, my Master
तेरे दरबार में ख़्वाजा
नूर को है देखा
तेरे दरबार में ख़्वाजा
सर झुकाते है औलिया
तू है हिंद-अल-वाली , ख़्वाजा
रुत्बा है प्यारा
चाहने से तुझको ख़्वाजा जी
मुस्तफ़ा को पाया
In your court, Master,
(we) have seen the light
In your court, Master,
heads bow, saint,
You are the Patron of India, Master,
Your standing/status is lovely
From your wishing, Master,
we achieved the Chosen One.
ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
दिल में समा जा
शाहों का शाह तू
अली का दुलारा
Master, my Master,
permeate (my) heart
you are the sha of shahs
the darling of Ali
[ Hmm … ]
मेरे पीर का सदक़ा [ x2 ]
है मेरे पीर का सदक़ा
है तेरा दामन है थामा
ख़्वाजा जी
टली हर बला हमारी
छाया है ख़ुमार तेरा
जितना भी रश्क करें बेशक
तो कम है , ऐ मेरे ख़्वाजा
तेरे क़दमों को , मेरे रहनुमा , नहीं
छोड़ना गवारा
[Hmm …]
The charity (alms) of my pir [x2]
(This) is the charity of my pir:
(that I) have grasped the hem of your dress
Master!
Every calamity of ours was averted
your shade is (soothing) intoxication
Even if they envy you so much,
it falls short, hey, my Master
It is not acceptable, my guide,
to abandon your footsteps
ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
दिल में समा जा
शाहों का शाह तू
अली का दुलारा
[ x2 ]
ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
दिल में समा जा
[ both lines x2 ]
बेकसों की तक़दीर
तूने है संवारी
[ both lines x2 ]
ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा
ख़्वाजा जी
[ repeated several times ]
Master, my Master,
permeate (my) heart
you are the sha of shahs
the darling of Ali
[x2]
Master, my Master,
permeate (my) heart
[both lines x2]
You have improved
the fortune of the helpless
[both lines x2]
Master, my Master,
Master!
[repeated several times]
About this song
- Music
- A.R. Rahman
- On screen
- Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan
xvaajaa mere xvaajaa (Hindi: ख़्वाजा मेरे ख़्वाजा, Urdu: خواجہ میرے خواجہ) "Master, My Master", is a song from the 2008 Hindi historical drama film "Jodhaa Akbar".
The movie is about the marriage of the Mughal emperor Akbar the Great (played by the Indian actor Hrithik Roshan) and the Rajput princess Jodhaa, who is of Hindu religion (played by the Indian actress Aishwarya Rai).
In the video clip, a group of Sufis asks to sing in front of the emperor. The song they sing is essentially a praise to Moinuddin Chishti, a medieval Muslim saint highly venerated by the Sufis.
The song repeats several titles and epithets referred to Moinuddin:
xaajaa or khwaajaa: Master, Lord (the singers use the South Asian pronunciation khwaajaa where the letter "w" is not silent).
auliyaa: saint (plural of wali)
shaahoN kaa shaah: "sha of shahs" or "king of kings"
'alii kaa dulaaraa: the darling of Ali (son-in-law of Mohammad, particularly venerated by Sufis)
Gariib-e-navaaz: benefactor of the needy
hind-al-vaalii: Wali or "patron saint" of India (or the whole Indian subcontinent)
While the Sufis perform, Princess Jodhaa, still saddened by this convenience marriage, cries surrounded by her retinue.
At some point during the song, the Sufis start their typical meditative whirling, and Akbar joins them and experiences himself some sort of epiphany, symbolized by the appearance of a vortex of sound and bright light.
This song was composed and sung by the consecrated Bollywood musician A.R. Rahman. The lyrics were written by Kashif Iqbal.
