Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni
"Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni چھاپ تلک سب چھینی छाप तिलक सब छीनी रे" | |
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Song by Amir Khusro | |
Genre | Sufi music |
Songwriter(s) | Amir Khusrow |
Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni, is a Ghazal written and composed by Amir Khusro, a 14th-century Sufi mystic, in popular Western Indian language Braj Bhasha. Due to the resonance of its melody and mystical lyrics, it is frequently heard in Qawwali concerts across South Asia.[1] Chaapp Tilak Sab Chheeni is considered as Amir Khusru‘s most known Kalam which is basically a penned version of his imagination of devotion and the joy of oneness with the eternal one. He connected this inspiration with his own devotion for his spiritual mentor Nizamuddin Auliya.[2] to write this ghazal.
The theme of the composition, being the absolute power of a mere glance from the Divine, is a central theme in sufi mystic literature.[citation needed]
This poem has been sung in Qawwali format by notable Pakistani and Indian Qawwals, including Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Naheed Akhtar, Mehnaz Begum, Abida Parveen, Sabri Brothers,[3] Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi, Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwal, Ustad Jafar Hussain Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan,[4] Ustad Shujaat Khan, Zila Khan, Hadiqa Kiani , Smita Bellur, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
Text and translation[edit]
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Popular culture[edit]
The 1978 Bollywood film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki featured a version by Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Another popular version, by Abida Parveen and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, appeared on the Pakistani musical variety show Coke Studio.[5] Other Indian films which include the ghazal include Saat Uchakkey (2016) where it is sung by Keerthi Sagathia (composed by Bapi–Tutul),[6] Unpaused (2020) - composed by Shishir A Samant and sung by Samant and Sunil Kamath.[7] The song has maintained its popularity over the years, being regularly heard on television talent shows in India and Pakistan, and on social media as well.
References[edit]
- ^ "A message of love: Sabri brothers enthrall the audience with their qawwali". The Times of India. TNN. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Chaapp Tilak Sab Cheeni: Hazrat Amir Khursu's timeless masterpiece - Ravi Magazine". Ravi Magazine. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey (9 February 2013). "Notes etched in sand & spiritual quest". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Siraj Shnai (4 September 2015). "Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni - Hazrat Amir Khusro - Vocal & Sitar - Ustad Vilayat Khan". YouTube. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Abida Parveen & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Chaap Tilak, Coke Studio Season 7, Episode 6". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Saat Uchakkey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Jaidev Kumar, Bapi-Tutul, Vivek Kar, Niranjan Khound & Saket Singh, retrieved 2021-05-06
- ^ "Unpaused (Music from the Prime Original Series)". Amazon Music. 18 December 2020.