Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni

Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni , is a Ghazal written and composed by Amir Khusro, a 14th-century Sufi mystic, in Awadhi. Due to the resonance of its melody and mystical lyrics, it is frequently heard in Qawwali concerts across South Asia.[1] Chaapp Tilak Sab Cheeni is considered as Amir Khusru‘s most known Kalam which is basically a praise to his spiritual mentor Nizamuddin Awliyah.[2]

"Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni چھاپ تلک سب چھینی छाप तिलक सब छीनी रे"
Single by Amir Khusro
Genre	Sufi music
Songwriter(s)	Amir Khusrow

The theme of the composition, being the absolute power of a mere glance from the Divine, is a central theme in sufi mystic literature.

This poem has been sung in Qawwali format by notable Indian and Pakistani 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 and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

Text and translation

English	Nastaliq	Devanagari	Latin Transliteration
You've taken away my look, my identity, and everything (sub) from me by looking into my eyes. You've said the unsaid (adham = secrets of divine nature), just by a glance. By making me drink the love of devotion. You've intoxicated me by just a glance; My fair, delicate wrists with green bangles on them, Have been taken off by you with just a glance. I give my life to you, Oh my cloth-dyer, You've dyed me like yourself, by just a glance. I give my whole life to you Oh, Nizam, You've made me your bride, by just a glance. You've said the wonder, by just a glance.	چھاپ تلک سب چھینی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے بات ادھم کہہ دینی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے پریم بھٹی کا مدھوا پلائیکے متوالی کر لينی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے گوری گوری بياں، ہری ہری چوڑیاں بياں پکڑ ہر لينی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے بل بل جاؤں میں تورے رنگ رجوا آپ کی سی رنگ دينھی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے خسرو نظام کے بل بل جائے موہے سہاگن کر دینی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے چھاپ تلک سب چھینی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے بات عجب کہہ دینی رے موسے نیناں ملائیکے	छाप तिलक सब छीनी रे मोसे नैना मिलाइके बात अधम कह दीनी रे मोसे नैना मिलाइके प्रेम भटी का मधवा पिलाइके मतवाली कर लीनी रे मोसे नैना मिलाइके गोरी गोरी बईयाँ, हरी हरी चूड़ियाँ बईयाँ पकड़ हर लीनी रे मोसे नैना मिलाइके बल बल जाऊं मैं तोरे रंग रजवा अपनी सी रंग दीनी रे मोसे नैना मिलाइके ख़ुसरो निजाम के बल बल जाए मोहे सुहागन कीनी रे मोसे नैना मिलाइके बात अजब कह दीनी रे मोसे नैना मिलाइके	Chaāp tilak sab chhīnī re mose nainā milāike Bāt adham keh dīnī re mose nainā milāike Prem bhaṭī kā madhvā pilāike Matvālī kar līnī re mose nainā milāike Gorī gorī baīyān, harī harī chuṛiyān Baīyān pakaṛ har līnī re mose nainā milāike Bal bal jāūn main tore rang rajvā Apnī sī rang dinī re mose nainā milāike Khusro nizaam ke bal bal jaiye Mohe suhāgan kīnī re mose nainā milāike Bāt ajab keh dīnī re mose nainā milāike

Popular culture

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] The song has maintained its popularity over the years, being regularly heard on television talent shows in India and Pakistan, and on social media.

References

1. "A message of love: Sabri brothers enthrall the audience with their qawwali". Times of India. TNN. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
2. "Chaapp Tilak Sab Cheeni: Hazrat Amir Khursu's timeless masterpiece - Ravi Magazine". Ravi Magazine. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
3. Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey (9 February 2013). "Notes etched in sand & spiritual quest". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
4. Siraj Shnai (4 September 2015). "Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni - Hazrat Amir Khusro - Vocal & Sitar - Ustad Vilayat Khan". YouTube. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
5. "Abida Parveen & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Chaap Tilak, Coke Studio Season 7, Episode 6". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 October 2017.