ye jo halkaa halkaa suruur hai
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ye jo halkaa halkaa suruur hai
This, which is a quiet intoxication
ye jo halkaa halkaa suruur hai
ye terii nazar kaa qusuur hai
ki sharaab piinaa sikhaa diyaa
This, which is a quiet intoxication
is the fault of your gaze,
which taught me to drink the wine.
tere pyaar ne terii chaah ne
terii bɛhɛkii bɛhɛkii nigaah ne
mujhe ek sharaabii banaa diyaa
The desire of you, the craving of you,
your enticing looks,
have made me a drunkard.
sharaab kaisii xumaar kaisaa
ye sab tumhaarii navaazisheN haiN
pilaaii hai kis nazar se tuu ne
ki mujh ko apnii xabar nahiiN hai
What a drink! What an intoxication!
All these are your favors
you made me drink with such glances
that I have lost awareness of myself!
saaraa jahaan mast jahaan kaa nizaam mast
xum mast shiishaa mast , subuu mast jaam mast
din mast raat mast saHar mast shaam mast
The world, the world-order, are exhilarating.
The casket, the pitcher, the jar, the goblet are exhilarating
Day and night are exhilarating, down and dusk are exhilarating
yuuN to saaqii har taraH kii tere mai xaane meN hai
vo bhii thoRii sii jo in aaNkhoN ke paimaane meN hai
sab samjhtaa huuN terii ishvaa-garii aaii saaqii
kaam kartii hai nazar , naam hai paimaane kaa
Cup bearer, as there is every variety in your wine-cellar,
a little of it is also in the cup of the eyes
I understand all, I know your coquetry, oh cup bearer!
The look does its job, it is the name of the goblet!
teraa pyaar hai merii zindagii
bas merii zindagii teraa pyaar hai
na namaaz aatii hai mujh ko
na vuzuu aataa hai
sajdaa kar letaa huuN jab saamne tuu aataa hai
jo terii xushii vo merii xushii
Your love is my life,
my life is simply your love
I don't understand any prayers
or any ablutions.
I worship when you come before me
What is your joy, is my joy
ye mere junuun kaa hai mojizaa
jahaaN apne sar ko jhukaa diyaa
vahaaN maiN ne kaabaa banaa diyaa
This is the miracle of my love-madness:
wherever I tilted my head,
I made a Kaaba
mere baad kis ko sataaoge ?
maiN ne un ke saamne avval to khanjar rakh diyaa
phir kalejaa rakh diyaa , dil rakh diyaa , sar rakh diyaa
aur arz kiyaa
After me whom you will torment?
First I put a dagger in front of her,
then I put my soul, my heart, my head,
and supplicated.
mujhe kis taraH se miTaaoge
kahaaN jaa ke tiir chalaaoge
merii dostii kii balaaeN lo
mujhe haath uThaa kar duaaeN do
tumheN ek qaatil banaa diyaa
Which way will you obliterate me?
Whereto will you drive your flying darts?
Accept the calamity of my friendship,
raise your hand upon me and bless me,
for I have made you a deadly.
ye jo halkaa halkaa suruur hai
ye terii nazar kaa qusuur hai
ki sharaab piinaa sikhaa diyaa
This, which is a quiet intoxication
is the fault of your gaze,
which taught me to drink the wine.
About this song
- Singer
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Lyrics
- Jigar Moradabadi, Abdul Hamid
ye jo halkaa halkaa suruur hai (Hindi: यह जो हल्का हल्का सुरूर है, Urdu: یہ جو ہَلْکا ہَلْکا سُرُور ہے) "This, what is a slow/gradual intoxication/ecstasy" is a qawwali song made popular by the Pakistani interpreter Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
It has many versions and it has evolved over time, containing contributions from many lyricists, among them, Abdul Hamid and Jigar Moradabadi. As a result, some live performances of the song can go on for about an hour.
The lyrics shown here show an abbreviated version with some of the most popular stanzas.