A.R.Rehman - Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodhaa Akbar)

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Khwaja mere khwaja - will reside in my heart forever!

Published June 16, 2008 Just Like That , Music

Tags: Rahman, khwaja, jodha, akbar, rehman, moinuddin, chisti, ajmer

 

 

This brilliant song from Jodha Akbar is one of my lifetime favorites,

A great composition by Rahman. Brilliance of the song not only lie in

its lyrics, but also on the recording front. I don't remember

listening to a song which is layered as much as this one is.

Layered? .. Remember Rahman is the only singer who has sung this and

no chorus, just try to find out how many number of layers the vocal

has, overlapping or being together in the qawali chorus. its just one

single voice which has been multiplied to form a chorus! technical

brilliance!! Probably only Rahman knows how to use Logic Pro so

well! Also hear the bass guitar in beginning, OMG bass guitar (1:20

to 1:27) in a qawali ? Who else can do this other than Rahman!

 

This song was actually not composed for the movie, it was one of the

templates which Rahman recorded for himself to listen to. Gowariker

liked this so much that he wanted this to be in the movie, and he

created a sequence for the song.

 

About this song… Sung for Moinuddin Chishti also known as Gharib

Nawaz, is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of South

Asia. He was born in 536 A.H./1141 CE, in Sajistan, Khorasan (other

accounts say Isfahan) in Persia. He is also known as " Sultan-e-Hind " .

He claimed his progeny to Muhammad through the sixth Shia Imam, Jafar

ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq.

 

He was one of the most outstanding figures in the annals of Islamic

mysticism and founder of the Chistiyya order in India.

 

Here goes the lyrics of the song with the translation…

 

Khwajaji, khwaja (O saint khwaja)

Khwajaji, khwaja, khwaja ji (O saint khwaja) ; (O saint khwaja)

 

Ya gharib nawaz (The one who cherishes/soothes the poor)

Ya moinuddin, ya khwaja ji (O Moinuddin Chisti), (O khwaja saint)

 

Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja)

Dil mein sama ja (Reside in my heart)

Shaho ka shah tu (You are the king of kings)

Ali ka dulara (Ali's beloved)

 

Khwaja mere khwaja dil mein sama ja (O saint khwaja); (Reside in my heart)

Beqaso ki taqdeer, tune hai sawari (The destiny of the ones in despair, you have

changed for the better)

Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja)

 

Tere darbar mein khwaja (At your door, o khwaja)

Door toh hai dekha (I've seen it from afar)

 

Sar jhuka te hai auliya (Your confidents/protectors/confessors bow down to you)

Tu hai Hindalwali khwaja (You are the hindalwali Khwaja)

Rutba hai pyara (Your status is glorious/great)

Chahne se tujhko khwaja ji mustafa ko paya (By wishing/worshipping you Khwaja, I

have found Muhammad [the chosen one])

 

Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja)

Dil mein sama ja (Reside in my heart)

Shaho ka shah tu (You are the king of kings)

Ali ka dulara (Ali's beloved)

 

Mere peer ka sadka (The alms of my old age)

Hai mere peer ka sadka (It is the charity of my old age)

Tera daaman hai thama (That I have come in your refuge)

Khawajaji

 

Tali har bala humari (All my problems/crisis have been averted)

Chaya hai khumar tera (Your trance is all over me)

Jitna bhi rashk kare beshak (No matter how much one may envy (rashk) be jealous)

Toh kam hai ae mere khwaja (Its just too less, o khwaja)

Tere kadmo ko mere rehnuma nahi chodna gawara (Its not acceptable(gawara) , o my

guide(rehnuma), to leave your feet (kadmo)now.)

 

Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja)

Dil mein sama ja (Reside in my heart)

Shaho ka shah tu (You are the king of kings)

Ali ka dulara (Ali's beloved)

 

Khwaja mere khwaja dil mein sama ja (O saint khwaja); (Reside in my heart)

Beqaso ki taqdeer, tune hai sawari (The destiny of the ones in despair, you have

changed for the better)

 

Khwaja mere khwaja (O saint khwaja)

Dil mein sama ja (Reside in my heart)

Shaho ka shah tu (You are the king of kings)

Ali ka dulara (Ali's beloved)