aafriiN
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aafriiN
Praise!
aisaa dekhaa nahiiN xuubsuurat koii
jism jaise ajaNtaa kii muurat koii ,
jism jaise nigaahoN
pah jaaduu koii ,
jism naGmaa koii
jism xushbuu koii
jism jaise mɛhktii huii chaaNdnii
jism jaise machltii huii raaginii
jism jaise ki khiltaa huaa ik chaman
jism jaise ki suuraj kii pɛhlii kiraNR
jism tarshaa huaa
dilkash o dilanshiin
saNdalii saNdalii
marmriiN marmriiN
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
Husn-e-jaanaaN kii taariif
mumkin nahiiN
[ both lines x2 ]
aafriiN aafriiN [ x2 ]
tuu bhii dekhe agar to kahe , hamanshin
aafriiN aafriiN [ x2 ]
Husn-e-jaanaaN kii taariif
mumkin nahiiN
[ 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]
jaane kaise baandhe tuune
aaNkhiyoN ke Dor ?
man meraa khiNchaa chalaa aayaa terii or
mere chehre ke subaH zulfoN kii shaam
meraa sab kuchh hai piyaa
ab se tere naam .
nazroN ne terii chhuaa
to hai ye jaaduu huaa
hone lagii huuN maiN Hasiin
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
aafriiN aafriiN aafriiN [ x4 ]
Praise! Praise! Praise! [x4]
chehraa ik phuul kii taraH shaadaab hai
chehraa us kaa hai yaa koii mɛhtaab hai ?
chehraa jaise Gazal
chehraa jaan-e-Gazal .
chehraa jaise kalii chehraa jaise kaNval
chehraa jaise tasvvur bhii
tasviir bhii .
chehraa ik xaab bhii
chehraa taabiir bhii .
chehraa koii alif-lailvii daastaan
chehraa ik pal yaqiin ,
chehraa ik pal gumaan
chehraa jaisaa
ki chehraa kahiiN bhii nahiiN
maah-ruu [ x2 ]
mɛh-jabiiN [ 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]
Husn-e-jaanaaN kii taariif
mumkin nahiiN
[ both lines x2 ]
aafriiN aafriiN [ x2 ]
tuu bhii dekhe agar to kahe , hamanshin
aafriiN aafriiN [ x2 ]
Husn-e-jaanaaN kii taariif
mumkin nahiiN
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
aafriiN aafriiN aafriiN [ 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.