Pardadari - Abida Parveen and Atif Aslam

Lyrics – Hazrat Bedam Shah Warsi

Singers – Abida Parveen and Atif Aslam

Composition – Abida Parveen 

Prelude – The song “Pardadari “ by the queen of qawwali Abida Parveen and Atif Aslam takes us through the path of devotion and the supreme power of God, who is as vast and infinite as the sky . 

Mujhmain ab rang sab tumhara hai

I am dyed in the colour of your love.

Itna keh do ki tu hamara hai

Just say that you belong to me.

 

Teri kudraton ka shumar kya

Your divine power is infinite. 

Teri vusaton ka hisaab kya

There is no account of your abundance and expanse.

Tum hi se alam main rango bu

There is colour and fragrance in the universe because of you.

Teri shaan jalla jallalahu

Your pride and glory is great. 

 

Jo aaye tumhari bazm main

Jo aaye tumhari bazm main

Deewana ho jaye

Whoever comes to your gathering becomes crazily in love with you.

Yeh achi pardadari hai

Yeh achi raazdari hai

This is a wondeful veil . This is a wonderful secrecy. 

Yaha hona na hona hai

Naa hona ain hona hai

To be here is to not be here.

To not be here is to be exactly here.

Jise hona ho kuch

Khaak e dar e jaana na ho jaaye

May he who seeks to be something not merely become the dust of the beloved's door. 

Yeh achi pardadari hai

Yeh achi raazdari hai

Vo mai de de jo pehle shibli o mansoor ko di thi

To “bedam “ bhi nisar e murshid e maikhana ho jaaye

Please give me the wine you gave first to Shibli and Mansoor.

So “ Bedam “ will also become the sacrifice of the spiritual guide of the tavern. 

Yeh achi pardadari hai

Yeh achi raazdari hai

 

O Maula

Maula mere maula

Oh master !

Humain bhi jalwa gah e

Naaz par lekar chalo Moosa

Take us to the stage of divine manifestation ! Prophet Moses

Tumhe gash aa gaya toh

Husn e jaana kaun dekhega

If you faint , who will behold the beloved's beauty?

 

Chali hain meri aahein

Arsh ka paaya hilane ko

My sighs travel to move the foundation of the sky.

Kahin barham nizam e alam e bala na ho jaaye

We must be cautious , though , lest our intense yearning disturbs the system of the celestial realm. 

Yeh achi raazdari hai

Nami danam che akhir choon dam e deedar mi raqsam

I don’t know, but in the moment of your sight , I dance. 

Manam bismil ke zeir e kanjar e khoon khar mee raqsam

I am the slain one, who beneath the blood-shedding dagger, dances. 

Zahey taqwa ke mun ba jubaa o dastar mi raqsam

What great piety! I dance even while wearing the formal robe and turban. 

Manam qatra e Shabnam ba nok e khar mee raqsam

I am the drop of dew , dancing upon the tip of the thorn . 

Postlude – The song refers to the complete surrender to God . It explains the abundance and expanse of God in the universe . The Sufi lover dances in ecstacy involuntarily . He sacrifices himself to get joy. Even in difficult circumstances he dances, venerating God.