One of my favorite song...got the lyrics n meaning from a blog..so sharing it..
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Transliterated English (with meaning of Khawaja Mere Khawaja)
Khawaja Ji - exalted Khawaja
Khawaja Ji x 2
Ya Ghareeb Nawaz - O benefactor of the Poor (also the most popular epitaph of Hzrt Mo'een Ud Deen Chisti)
Ya Ghareeb Nawaz x 2
Ya Mo'een Ud Deen x 2
Ya Khawaja Ji x 4
Khawaja Mere Khawaja - Oh my khwaja
Dil Mein Sama Ja - reside in my heart
Shahon Ka Shah Tu - you are the king of kings
Ali ka Dulara - dearest of Ali
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Dil Mein Sama Ja
Shahon Ka Shah Tu
Ali ka Dulara
Khawaja Mere Khawaja, Dil Mein Sama Ja x 2
Beqason Ki Taqdeer- the fate of the unfortunate
Tune Hai Sawaaree - has been restored by you
Beqason Ki Taqdeer, Tune Hai Sawaaree
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Tere Darbar Mein Khawaja- in your court O Khawaja
Noor To Hai Dekhaa - shines the eternal light
Tere Darbar Mein Khawaja - in your court O Khawaja
Sar Jhukatein Hain Auliya - even the nearest to God bow down
Tu Hain Himal* Wali Khawaja - you are the carrier of those nearest to God
Rutaba Hai Pyaraa - your rank is most craved
Chaahane Se Tujhe Ko Khawaja Ji - desiring you is the path
Mustafa Ko Paya - to attaining perfect humanity (Prophet Muhammad)
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Dil Mein Sama Ja
Shahon Ka Shah Tu
Ali ka Dulara
Mere Pir Ka Sadaqa x 2 - my master's charity
Hai Mere Pir Ka Sadaqa- it is my master's charity
Tera Daaman Hai Thama - i clutch the hem of your robe
Khawaja Ji Talee Har Bala Humaree- our miseries have disappeared
Chhayaa Hai Kumaar Tera - your beneficence wraps all
Jitna Bhi Rashk Karen Be Shak To Kam Hai Mere Khawja - no matter how much jealously your blessings on me may create in others it does not matter
Tere Qadamon Ko Mere Rehnuma Nahin Chhodna Gavara – i cannot fathom abandoning your presence
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Dil Mein Sama Ja
Shahon Ka Shah Tu
Ali ka Dulara
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Dil Mein Sama Ja
Shahon Ka Shah Tu
Ali ka Dulara
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Dil Mein Sama Ja
Khawaja Mere Khawaja Dil Mein Sama Ja
Beqason Ki Taqdeer, Tune Hai Sawaaree x 2
Khawaja Mere Khawaja
Dil Mein Sama Ja
Shahon Ka Shah Tu
Ali ka Dulara Khawaja Ji …
*Himal– this word maybe “Unal” or maybe “Himal” or maybe "Hinal" or maybe even something else. It is difficult to ascertain right now.
The following terms / concepts have special import in the Sufi lexicon (Tasawwuf). Please keep in mind that these are very basic, and in some sense simplistic, definitions.
1. Khawaja – A special exalted Sufi master who has attained a very high level in the Sufi heirarchy. Usually a term associated with the founder of a Sufi order and his nominated successors. Eg- Khawaja Mo’een Ud Deen Chisti Ghareeb Nawaz, Khawaja Nizam Ud Deen Auliya Mehboob Illahi, Khawaja Salim Chisti.
2. Sama – Although here “Sama” is the imperative form of the Hindi / Urdu verb “Sama Jana” which means to occupy or reside in something, there is another association which I can establish with the inclusion of this word in the lyrics. Sama is also the word for the mystic trance sessions which Sufis all through the world partake in as a means of coming closer to God. It comes from the Arabic word Sama’ which means sound and these Sama sessions always have music and songs such as Manqabats and Qawalis in them. The lyricist for Khawaja Mere Khawaja may or may not have worked on this line of thought but I do construe a secondary meaning to “Sama” in the song.
3. Ali – Cousin and Son in Law of Prophet Muhammad. Almost all the Sufi Khawajas trace their roots back to Ali and through him to Prophet Muhammad. Khawaja Hazrat Mo’een Ud Deen Chisti has a double relationship with Ali, through two of Ali’s sons: Hasan and Husain.
4. Noor – This is a very important Sufi term. It goes much beyond the concept of physical ‘light’. This is more akin to spiritual light passed on from God to Muhammad to Ali and thence to the various Khawajas who trace their lineage back to Ali.
5. Auliya – Auliya is short for Wali Allah ie Friend of God, a higher Sufi rank.
6. Mustafa – This is another name for Prophet Muhammad and can often be found in Sufi and Islamic devotional poetry.
7. Pir - An exalted Sufi, dervish, mystic, saint, babaji generally.
I could be wrong about many things and I would like to know if I am.
Just a little something I would like to add about this song. I think it's a type of Manqabat i Khawaja. Traditionally Sufi Sama' and Qawwali programs have had a sort of warrant of precedence which starts with a Hamad (praise to God), then Na't (praise for the Prophet Muhammad), then Manqabat (praise for Ali) and then Manqabat i Khwaja (praise for the founder of the concerned sufi order). In this case the founder of the Chistiya order in Hindustan being Hazrat Khawaja Mo'een Ud Deen Chisti, the Manqabat is for him and one can hear him being addressed as "Ghareeb Nawaz" (a very very popular epitaph of Hazrat Khawaja Mo'een Ud Deen Chisti). Another very popular epitaph is "Mehbob i Illahi" for Hazart Nizam Ud Deen Auliya one of the greatest Pirs of the Chistiya order.
It was soo.. interesting no?Hope u liked it..as Bawa has told to start new habits,will b blogging some great stuff..n will b researching..
Childhood- Aaj Kal…
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | By shrikanth KK
Getting into the dreaded world of English poetry…Tell me whether I should escape right now or Continue…
Childhood-Aaj Kal...
Its all about dreams and fantasies then,
Dreams that had perfection and imagination,
Fantasies that had wildest and ridiculous endings,
But it still was great fun, a world of your own.
Be it hoping to be Spider-man or being a prince,
Or being invited to the School of Magic as a child prodigy,
Could be starting your own Secret Club to solve crime,
Or discovering you have some kind of Super power.
It might sound Crazy for a person with no imagination,
But if you have dreamed crazy and hoped it to happen,
To me that is the sign that you had the normal Childhood,
For others, there is still time for you to ‘do a Shrikanth’.
Ha ha..
You had all the time in your life to have fun and play,
With your friends all d Games that you managed to understand,
Playing on the streets, on the ground and even at home,
Celebrating life, like you have lived the whole of your life.
But Children nowadays are smitten with technology and life,
Either study all the time or be a PS or Computer Gamer,
Life is no more a Circle for their Generation, As you know,
3-D Movies and Games have made life a Sphere for them.
Kids,when asked for their ambition nowadays,answers with the professions,
Which I barely knew to pronounce when I was a child, but some even now.
Is it De-evolution of Mankind or Crazy growth of Technology and Science?
Almost all the kids we see nowadays are bare reflection of Robocop.
But its still not over, you can now be a responsible Kid,
Still live among your new Dreams and Fantasies,
So even if you are going real in the perfect way,
Do that with a pinch of imagination and craziness..
Enjoy!!
Childhood-Aaj Kal...
Its all about dreams and fantasies then,
Dreams that had perfection and imagination,
Fantasies that had wildest and ridiculous endings,
But it still was great fun, a world of your own.
Be it hoping to be Spider-man or being a prince,
Or being invited to the School of Magic as a child prodigy,
Could be starting your own Secret Club to solve crime,
Or discovering you have some kind of Super power.
It might sound Crazy for a person with no imagination,
But if you have dreamed crazy and hoped it to happen,
To me that is the sign that you had the normal Childhood,
For others, there is still time for you to ‘do a Shrikanth’.
Ha ha..
You had all the time in your life to have fun and play,
With your friends all d Games that you managed to understand,
Playing on the streets, on the ground and even at home,
Celebrating life, like you have lived the whole of your life.
But Children nowadays are smitten with technology and life,
Either study all the time or be a PS or Computer Gamer,
Life is no more a Circle for their Generation, As you know,
3-D Movies and Games have made life a Sphere for them.
Kids,when asked for their ambition nowadays,answers with the professions,
Which I barely knew to pronounce when I was a child, but some even now.
Is it De-evolution of Mankind or Crazy growth of Technology and Science?
Almost all the kids we see nowadays are bare reflection of Robocop.
But its still not over, you can now be a responsible Kid,
Still live among your new Dreams and Fantasies,
So even if you are going real in the perfect way,
Do that with a pinch of imagination and craziness..
Enjoy!!
