aaqaa
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aaqaa
Lord
[ in Persian ]
[ tarz-i sanaayi man nami-daanam ]
[ ay noor-i qalbi ay noor-i rooham ]
[ kaa‘ba-i dil-ha qibla-i dil-ha ]
ishq-e-Haqiiqii xaaliq-e-aalam
[in Persian]
I am unacquainted with the manner of offering praise
Oh, light of the heart, oh, light of my soul
Revered centre of people’s hearts
Real love, Creator of the world
maulaa !
maulaa !
maulaa !
Lord!
Lord!
Lord!
jahaaN bhii dekhuuN teraa nishaan hai
meHraab-e-dil meN terii aazaan hai
tuu hii aHad hai , tuu hii hai vaaHid
tuu hii hai maxfii , tuu hii jalii hai
Wherever I look, is your impression
In the mihrab of (my) heart, is your call
You are one, also unique
You are concealed, you are manifest
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa [ x2 ]
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord [x2]
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
kisii kaa eHsaan kyuuN uThaaeN
kisii ko Haalaat kyuuN bitaaeN
tumhiiN se maaNgeNge tumhiiN doge
tumhaare dar se hii lau lagii hai
Why would we invoke someone (else)'s favor?
for whom shall we spend our ecstasy?
We will beg from you, only you will give,
on your doorstep only, fixated in constant devotion
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa [ x2 ]
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord [x2]
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
allaah huu
allaah , allaah huu
[ both lines x2 ]
Allah [huu], Allah
Allah [huu]
[both lines x2]
ai , mere maalik
ai , mere maalik mere xaaliq mere Haajat-ravaa
jab nahiiN ho saath koii [ x2 ]
jab nahiiN ho saath koii bas teraa hai aasraa
[ all stanza x2 ]
Ho, my King
Ho, my King, my Creator, my Fulfiller
When there is no company
When there is no company, protection is only yours
[all stanza x2]
chhaae kahiiN jo gɛhraa andheraa
terii ataa se aae saveraa
terii hii xilqat chaaNd taare
tuu ne hii baxshii ye raushnii hai
Whenever grievous darkness pervades
daybreak comes from your bounty
The stars and the moon are just your creation,
only you have bestowed brightness
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa [ x2 ]
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord [x2]
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
maiN faqiirii meN bhii huuN kitnaa qalaNdar dekho
dekhne vaalaa zaraa meraa muqaddar dekho
xataa huii to xataa ko merii chhupaayaa hai tum ne
karam apnaa kar diyaa apnaa banaayaa tum ne
Look indeed how ecstatic I am, in ascetism
Onlookers, please look at my fate
When I committed a fault, you have concealed the fault
You were generous/clement, making me yours
kisii kaa eHsaan kyuuN , uThaaeN
kisii ko Haalaat kyuuN , bitaaeN
tumhiiN se maaNgeNge tumhiiN doge
tumhaare dar se hii lau lagii hai
Why would we invoke someone (else)'s favor?
for whom shall we spend our ecstasy?
We will beg from you, only you will give,
on your doorstep only, fixated in constant devotion
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa [ x2 ]
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
ye sab tumhaaraa karam hai , aaqaa
ki baat ab tak banii huii hai
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord [x2]
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
It is all (due to) your generosity, Lord
that up until now, matter(s) have succeeded
tuu xudaa-e-lam-yazal
tuu hii hai rab-ul-aalmiin
tere sajde meN jhukii donoN jahaanoN kii jabiin
tuu hii avval tuu hii aaxir
tuu aHad vaaHid bhii tuu
virad tere naamoN kaa rahaa hai kuu-ba-kuu
You are God eternal
You are Lord of the Worlds
Both worlds incline their foreheads in worship
You are the first, you are last
You are one, also unique
The recitation of your names has remained everywhere
[ with chorus in the background ]
tuu xudaa-e-lam-yazal …
tuu xudaa-e-lam-yazal …
tuu hii hai rab-ul-aalmiin …
tere sajde meN jhukii haiN …
tere sajde meN jhukii donoN jahaanoN kii jabiin …
tuu hii avval tuu hii aaxir …
tuu aHad vaaHid bhii tuu …
virad tere naamoN kaa …
virad tere , virad tere naamoN kaa …
virad tere naamoN kaa …
oh , rahaa hai kuu-ba-kuu …
kuu-ba-kuu …
virad tere naamoN kaa …
maulaa !
[with chorus in the background]
You are God eternal …
You are God eternal …
You are Lord of the Worlds …
In worship of yours, have inclined …
Both worlds inclined their foreheads in worship …
You are the first, you are last …
You are one, also unique …
The recitation of your names …
The recitation, the recitation of your names …
The recitation of your names,
oh, has persisted everywhere …
Everywhere …
The recitation of your names …
Lord!
About this song
- Singers
- Ali Sethi, Abida Parveen
- Lyrics
- Salman Azmi
- Music
- Shuja Haider, Strings
- Show
- Coke Studio (2016)
aaqaa (Urdu: آقا, Hindi:आक़ा) "Lord" is a Sufi devotional song featured in 2016 at season 9 of the Pakistani music TV show "Coke Studio".
The lyric's writers were Khalid Mehmood Khalid, Waqas Siddiqui, and Salman Azmi.
The particle huu, normally used after the word "Allah", Allaah-huu, is difficult to translate. It might have been originally simply the Arabic indication of a masculine, determinate ending اللهُ ("Allaahu"), but it is usually written separately as ھو, in a way that is identical, leaving aside vowel indicators, to the Arabic masculine singular pronoun هُوَ huwa.
Arabic lacks a present "to be" verbal tense, so "Allaah huwa" is the idiomatic way to convey "God is him", or "God, he is ..."
In Sufism, however, the particle huu seems to have its own, devotional meaning, not necessarily related to the Arabic usage. It emphasizes the existence, presence, and oneness of God.
The music director was the musician Shuja Haider and the music producer was the band Strings. It is unclear who composed the music for the song, but it was probably a collaboration between them.
The singers featured in the video are Abida Parveen and Ali Sethi, both consecrated Pakistani interpreters.