Vedi be na dus mullah
Oh Alif seedha kam khat aaya.
O'yaar kalotni raat wala, bhais vata ik vat aaya.
Sohna meem da ghunghat pa ke dekh
Ena zulfaan de ghunghal kad aaya.
Ali Haidera pehle Ahad si hun
Ahmad bun ke vad aaya.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi – 2 Kithae shia ae, kithae sunni ae.
Kithae Jatadhaar, kithae Munni ae.
Kithae pataka beda dasda
Buttkhanae vich kidre vasda.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi – 2
Aape zahir, aape batin, aape luk luk benda hai.
Aape mullah, aape qaazi, aape ilm parhenda hai.
Khat zulnar kufar da gal vich buttkhanae vich behnda hai.
Jaaton ashraf yaar Ranjhe da layan di laj rakhenda hai.
Aape lukda, aape dhisda, aape dhoom machenda hai.
Bullah Shah, Inaayat menu pal pal darshan denda hai.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi - 2
Lan taraani dus ke jaani hun kiyoon mukh chupaya hai
Mein dholan vich faraq na payi Inna-ma farmaya hai.
Tan Sabir de keere paaye jo jharya so paya hai.
Mansoor ko lo kuch zahir hoya suli pakar charhaya hai.
Dasso nuqta jaat ilahi sajda kis karwaya hai.
Bulleh Shah da hukum na manya shaitan khuwar karaya hai.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi - 2
Ik laazim baat adab di hai
Sanu baat maloomi sub di hai.
Har-har vich surat rubb di hai
Kithae zahir hai, kithae chupdi hai O'sohna.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi - 2
Asi vekh ke surat dilbar di
Aaj be-surat nu jaan gaye.
Bina Ain arab, bina meem Ahmad
Assan yaar nu khoob pehchan gaye.
Kithae Toor de purdeh chukda hai
Kithae nawa de vich lukda hai.
Jad ramz pachani yaaran ne
O sub sadqe qurban gaye.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi – 2
Oh besurat, vich surat de
Bun aap Muhammad aaya hai.
Rakh saamne sheesha wahdat da
Aaj Rubb ne yaar sajaya hai.
Bin surat de Rubb nahi labda
Ohdi shakal noorani mukh Rubb da.
Je ohna hunda, na Rubb hunda
Law laaka khuda farmaya hai.
Eh gal koi yaar khatawi nahi
Je khuda O nahi, te juda vi nahi.
Aape Ahmad bun ke hamd karay
Te Muhammad naam rakhaya hai.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi - 2
Aape taalib te matloob aape
Aape aap apna mehboob aape.
Aape apne aap de milne di
Tadbeer banayi jaandi ey.
Jad shor muhabbat ne paya
Be-surat surat bun aaya.
Aape apne hijar vichore di
Taqreer sunyai jandi ey.
Aape mud qadeema kalla ey
Koi gair nahi Allah hee Allah ey.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi - 2
Zara bekhud hoke dekh miyaan
Jehde basti ey oh wasda ey.
Bina gurr kamil na ae bhed khulae
Ey kalma koi na dasda ae.
Be-surat surat bun aaya
Khud aap muhafiz surat da.
Khud rooh misaal te jism hoya
Aape har har de vich wasda ey.
Aape qasrat de vich banda ey
Ate aahdiyat vich Maula hai.
Ilm apne da aap aalim hai
Kithae aazadi kithae phasda ey.
Jadon akhiyan dittian murshad ne
Her dekheiya her her shaan andar.
Kithae momin hoke manda hai
Kithae kafir hoke nasda ae.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi – 2
Ki karda ni ki karda dilbar ki karda.
Ikke ghar vich wasdeah rasdeah
Nai hunda vich purdah.
Dilbar ki karda ki karda ni ki karda dilbar ki karda.
Vich maseet namaaz guzare
Butt-khane ja warda.
Dilbar ki karda ki karda ni ki karda dilbar ki karda.
Aap ikko kayi lakh gharan de
Malik sub ghar ghar da.
Dilbar ki karda ki karda ni ki karda dilbar ki karda.
Jit wal dekha ut wal oh ho
Her di sangat karda.
Dilbar ki karda ki karda ni ki karda dilbar ki karda.
Musa te Pheron bana ke
Do ho ke kyon larda.
Dilbar ki karda ki karda ni ki karda dilbar ki karda.
Hazir nazir her thaan oho
Kehra kis nu kharda.
Dilbar ki karda ki karda ni ki karda dilbar ki karda.
Kithae Rumi ey kithae Shami ey.
Kithae sahib kithae ghulami ey.
Kithae khasan vich kithae aami ey.
Oh aape aap tamami ey oh sohna.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi – 2
Meem Day Ohlay Wasda Nee Dholan Mahi.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi - 2
Kun keha fayakun kahaya
Be-chooni se choon banaya
Aahad de vich meem ralaya
Hun mei lakhya sohna yaar
Jisde husn da garam bazaar.
Meem de ohle wasda mera dholan mahi.
Wasda meem de ohle mera dholan mahi – 2
Pyara pehn pushaka aaya
Aadam apna naam dharaya
Ahad to bun ahmad aaya
Nabiyan da sardar.
Wasda meem de ohle mera dholan mahi - 2
Kaaran preet neet bun aaya
Meem da ghunghat mukh te paya
Ahad ton Ahmad naam dhayara
Mera dholan mahi wasda meem de ohle
Wasda meem de ohle mera dholan mahi - 2
Aap ahdiyat de vich ahad
Aape vich wahdat roop yaar da ey.
Aape noor wajood shahood aape
Aape aap sare roop dhar da eh.
Oh mehboob aape aape ho aashiq
Aape apne touh jind varda eh.
O dewaniya meem Muhammadi cho
Piya alif aape chamka maarda eh.
Mera dholan mahi wasda meem de ohle – 2
Karan ki behad tareef usdi
Ohta lung behad cho had aaya.
Hoya bari behad di qaid vicho
Aj had de vich behad aaya.
Bibi aaminah de ghar houn id'an
Dekho kufr te shirk da radd aaya.
O deewaniya meem da kund pa ke
Surat vich allah hus samad aaya.
Mera dholan mahi wasda meem de ohle – 2
Ehay meem de ohle wasda mera dholan mahi
Behad ramza dasda mera dholan mahi.
Auliyah shah Mansur kahave
Ramz anal haqq aap sunave.
Aape aap nu sooli chadhave
Kol khaloke hass da mera dholan mahi.
Behad Ramza Dasda Mera Dholan Mahi.
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Overall Meaning:
The song Behad Ramzan Dasda Mera by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is an ode that speaks about the importance of inner spirituality amidst the external chaos prevalent in society. The lyrics denote that no matter what religion, caste or creed one belongs to, the true essence of God lies within and can be experienced only by self-reflection. The opening lines of the song suggest that various religious leaders and scholars are teaching different aspects of religion, but only the simplicity and purity of God’s name can lead us to the path of enlightenment. The song talks about the importance of seeing beyond an individual’s physical appearance since true love and beauty lie within.
The verses after that talk about the oneness of God and the notion that God is within oneself, and to find God, there is no use exploring the external world. The line ‘Zara bekhud ho ke dekh miyaan / Jehde basti hai oh wasda hai’ (Get lost in yourself, O friend / The one you seek resides within you) speaks to this point. The song moves on to describe various spiritual practices and the one thing that binds them all is that every single person has their own unique path in their spiritual journey.
The song then takes on a unique mystic turn, where the mention of prophets, mystical poets, and the hidden spirituality that not everyone can understand, all come together to form a mosaic of experience. The chorus of the song, which is repeated throughout, is a phrase repeating the name of the beloved (Dholan Mahi) and acknowledging that the beloved is the one who guides and shows the way.
Overall, the song has powerful imagery and rich philosophy that highlights that true faith and spirituality lies inside oneself and can be accessed through the medium of music and poetry.
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