meraa murshid khele holii
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meraa murshid khele holii
My Master plays Holi
chhuuTaa tiir jo us kii kamaan se
jaa lage jit lagnaa .
chorii likhii hai bhaag meN tere
to kyaa sonaa kyaa jagnaa ?
If the arrow left his bow
it goes towards wherever it must hit.
(If) a theft is written in your lot
then why sleep, why be awake?
ho … saavaa te suuhaa ,
rang sab ke nasiib daa
[ both verses x2 ]
kheleN dukh sukh
aaNkh michaulii
[ both verses x2 ]
Oh … green and crimson,
the colors of everyone's destiny
[both verses x2]
Sadness and contentment
play blindfonded
[both verses x2]
jii meN tuu
jaan meN tuu
mere saare jahaan meN tuu
[ all stanza x2 ]
[ repeats stanza A ]
You are in my heart
You are in my soul
You are in my entire universe
[all stanza x2]
[repeats stanza A]
ho … saavaa te suuhaa ,
rang sab ke nasiib daa
kheleN dukh sukh
aaNkh michaulii
Oh … green and crimson,
the colors of everyone's destiny
Sadness and contentment
play blindfonded
meraa murshid khele holii [ x2 ]
yaaraa , rang hai us kaa nyaaraa ,
meraa murshid khele holii
My Master plays holi [x2]
Friend, his color is unique
My Master plays holi
pyaalaa chhiRke
apne karam kaa
[ both lines x2 ]
rang de sab saNsaaraa
meraa murshid khele holii [ x2 ]
pyaalaa chhiRke
apne karam kaa
[ both lines x2 ]
rang de sab saNsaaraa
… ho !
The goblet overflows
of his generosity
[both lines x2]
colors the entire creation
My Master plays holi [x2]
The sprinkling goblet
of his generosity
[both lines x2]
colors the entire creation
… Oh
ishq daa rang hai nyaaraa ,
tere ishq daa rang hai nyaaraa
[ both verses x2 ]
The color of love is unique,
the color of your love is unique
[both verses x2]
jii meN tuu
jaan meN tuu
mere saare jahaan meN tuu
[ all stanza x2 ]
You are in my heart
You are in my soul
You are in my entire universe
[all stanza x2]
ho [ melisma ] …
us kii rangat ,
merii aadat
us kii chaahat
ek ibaadat
Oh [melisma] …
his color,
my habit
His affection,
a worship
ho …
[ melisma ]
[ call and response ]
[ between soloist and choir ]
us kii rangat
/ merii aadat hai .
us kii chaahat
/ ek ibaadat hai .
us ke hone se
/ sab salaamat hai .
us kii nazroN se
sab kii barkat hai !
Ah …
[melisma]
[call and response]
[between soloist and choir]
His color
/ is my habit.
His affection
/ is a protection.
From his presence
/ everything is peaceful.
From his regard
is everyone's prosperity!
sab kii barkat hai ,
naache nasiibaa taar pe jis ke ,
haath hai jis ke Dorii
meraa murshid khele holii [ x2 ]
… ho !
Everyone's prosperity,
whose destiny dances on the wire,
in whose hand is the cord
My Master plays Holi [x2]
… Oh!
pyaalaa chhiRke
apne karam kaa
[ both lines x2 ]
rang de sab saNsaaraa
ishq daa rang hai nyaaraa ,
tere ishq daa rang hai nyaaraa
[ both verses x2 ]
The goblet overflows
of his generosity
[both lines x2]
colors the entire creation
The color of love is unique,
the color of your love is unique
[both verses x2]
[ call and response ]
us ke raHam se
sab kuchh rangiyaa
/ rangiyaa
us kii nemat se
jag sajyaa
/ [ hums ]
[call and response]
From his mercy
everything is colorful
/ colorful
From his blessing
the universe is adorned
/ [hums]
[ call and response ]
kahiiN kaaNToN pe
/ phuul bikhraae
kahiiN ashkoN ke
/ piichhe muskaae
[ all stanza x2 ]
[call and response]
Sometimes on thorns
/ he spreads flowers,
sometimes behind tears
/ he smiles
[all stanza x2]
kahiiN palkoN pe
/ xaab sajaae ,
kahiiN raatoN se
/ niind uRaae .
kahiiN baadal ,
kahiiN barkhaa .
kahiiN vakhraa ,
kahiiN sarkhaa .
At times the eyelids
/ he adorns with dreams,
at times from nights
/ he takes away sleep.
At times clouds,
at times rain.
At times disjointed,
at times continuous.
ruup sarup pe
na jaa us ke .
shabd anek haiN ,
ek hai bolii .
meraa murshid khele holii [ x2 ]
yaaraa , rang hai us kaa nyaaraa ,
meraa murshid khele holii
Don't go by
his outer appearance.
The words are different,
the speech is the same.
My Master plays holi [x2]
Friend, his color is unique
My Master plays holi
jii meN tuu
jaan meN tuu
mere saare jahaan meN tuu
[ all stanza x4 ]
You are in my heart
You are in my soul
You are in my entire universe
[all stanza x4]
… ho !
pyaalaa chhiRke
apne karam kaa
rang de sab saNsaaraa meraa
pyaalaa chhiRke
apne karam kaa
[ both lines x2 ]
rang de sab saNsaaraa
… ho !
… Oh!
The goblet overflows
of his generosity
colors my entire creation
The goblet overflows
of his generosity
[both lines x2]
colors the entire creation
… Oh!
ishq daa rang hai nyaaraa ,
tere ishq daa rang hai nyaaraa
[ both verses x2 ]
The color of love is unique,
the color of your love is unique
[both verses x2]
[ in canon ]
jii meN tuu
jaan meN tuu
mere saare jahaan meN tuu
[ all stanza x2 ]
[in canon]
You are in my heart
You are in my soul
You are in my entire universe
[all stanza x3]
About this song
- Singer
- Javed Ali
- Lyrics
- Niranjan Iyengar
- Music
- S-E-L, Shankar Mahadevan
- Film
- D-Day (2013)
meraa murshid khele holii (Hindi: मेरा मुर्शिद खेले होली, Urdu: میرا مُرشِد کھیلے ہولی) "My Master/Spiritual Guide Plays Holi" is a Sufi qawwali, reworked as a movie playback song by Indian screenwriter/lyricist Niranjan Iyengar.
It is played in 2013 Indian action spy thriller "D-Day", and it takes place during a fast-paced police chase.
In the movie's plot, this song is interpreted by a group of qawwali performers hired by the chasing policeman's family at some celebration, oblivious of the chase's drama.
The actual performers of the song are Munnawar Masoom, Javed Ali, Shankar Mahadevan, Gaurav Gupta, Rajiv Sundaresan, Mani Mahadevan, and Raman Mahadevan.
The song is mostly modern, standard Hindustani, with some Punjabi words that give it a Sufi, mystic atmosphere.
Its lyrics were written by the composer trio SEL.
As it is usual in Sufi lyrics, the subject is the devotion, almost amorous, for God and the spiritual master.
It is composed in a style of qawwali called "kalam", in which tempo and intensity increase as the music progresses, to symbolize the mystic trance of the singers.
Curiously, all along the song the Hindu festival is spelled "Hori" instead of "Holi".