Kiven mukhre to nazzaran hatawan...
Kiven mukhre, to nazzaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-2
Tere vichhon rabb dissda ve.
Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-2
Mainu shaunk maahi, tere deedar da.
Mukh rabb da hai, mukh sarkar da. Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-2
Tera naam assan di tasbi ae-2
Teri pooja namaazan saddiyan ne
Tera mukhra sohneya betulla
Kaabe da nazara tun ae.
Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-2
Es ishq di marz anokhi ae-2
Nahi hatdi vaid hakimaan ton-2
Tere saamne marzan kat jaawan
Mere dard da jaara tun ae.
Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-3
Yaar imaan te yaar hi Kaaba
Ohdi deed khuda di deed ae.
Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda.
Nayi teri nazareyon jee bhar da-2
Tenu takkda rahan eho jee kar da.
Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-3
Maahi ve je saamne na howe
Padhi hoyi vi kaza ho jandi ae.
Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda.
Mukh dekhna tera haj sada-2
Teri deed namaaz assan di.
Kiven mukhre to nazaran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-2
Teri soorat us da naksha ae-2
Koi rab di soorat hor nahi.
Kiven mukhre to nazran hataaan...
Kiven Mukhre To nazran hatawan,
Ve tere vichhon rabb dissda-2
Jee karda ae, Jee kar ae tenu vekhi jaawan Ve tere vichhon rab disda-5
Vekh ke teriyan naaz adawan-2
Lakh lakh waari main sadke jaawan.
Ve jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-7
Kaza hoiyan namaazan ada howan
Saade saamne aa ke baitha reh.
Jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-4
Mainu deed da chah, nazaran na chura,
Zara nazar mila ke baitha reh.
Jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-3
Ghund vich tu chhupa na mukhre nu,
Aj haj ghareeb da howan de,
Aj rajj ke nazara vekh layiye,
Palla mukh ton laa ke baitha reh.
Jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-4
Je aa gaya naal sabab de tun,
Ajj thair jaa waasta rab da tun,
Kujh merian sun, kujh apnian keh.
Jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-2
Ro ro ke hanju suk gaye ne-2,
Taare vi gin gin muk gaye ne,
Koi jaa akho kyun ruk gaye ne.
Jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-4
Aa sajna, Teri raaheen baithe,
Baal naina de Divey,
Nit nit dard vichhora Tera,
Mera khoon jigar da pi ve
Teri deed ummeed hai jeonde di,
Ik pal araam naa divey.
Aja Ve jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-4
Zara naazan waaleya saamne aa,
Aj ankhiyan milaan nu jee karda,
Aa pher husn lishkaar ke aa,
Sadda katal ho jaawan nu jee karda ae.
Jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-6
Aa kaaliyan zulfan de naag lara,
Bismil nu bismil hor bana,
Chhad dooriyan nu kadde kol te aa,
Dukh sunnan sunaan nu jee karda ae.
Ve jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-4
Ve jee karda jee karda jee karda jee karda ae mera jee karda ae.
Ve jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-3
Kami kedi husn de shahan de,
Ki parwah beparwahan de,
Aj sohneya teer nighahan de,
Seene vich khaan nu jee karda ae.
Vee karda ae mera jee karda ae-2
Madhosh bana de mehbooba,
Teri mast nigah de sadke,
Aj bismil karke tadpade,
Teri naaz o ada de sadke.
Mera jee karda ae mera jee karda ae-3
Jee karda ain tennu vekhi jawan...
Jee karda man tennu vekhi jawan ve ere vichhon rabb dissda-2
Teri deed talawat meri-3
Mere saamne teri soorat rahe
Maza tayiyon hi yaar ibadat da
Eh namaaz de har har sajde vich
Jadon tolan saamne tu howein
Teri dee talawat meri-3
Eh dua hai 'Rafeeq' di har vele
Mera sahn nikle tere kadman vich
Main kabar de vich vi jad sohneya
Ankh kholan saamne tun howein
Teri deed talawat meri-5
Baina kol ibaadat meri-3
Kaddi tere kolon,
Kadi tere kolon uth ke na jaawan Ve tere vichhon rab disda-4
Tun mera main teri howan-6
Jag de kolon tenu khowan2
Tenu ankhiyan de, tennu kakhiyan de vich main lukawan
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-4
Husn tere di khair manawan-5
Jeh tak le te main tar jaawan-2
Jogi mil jaan kadma ch thawan
Ve tere vichhon rab disda-3
Ve rabb dissda ve tere vichhon rabb dissda-5
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Overall Meaning:
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Kiven Mukhre Ton Nazran Hatawan is a beautiful Punjabi qawwali, where the singer asks for a glimpse of his lover's beautiful face. He repeats the line "Kiven mukhre to nazzaran hatawan" which translates to "How do I get rid of these veils and see your face?" The next line speaks of the divine presence residing within the lover. He then continues to ask for a chance to lay his eyes on his beloved's face and how he yearns to see her face in every prayer he offers. Along with the desire to see his lover, he also talks about the pain of his separation and the unique pain of love that does not go away with any remedy.
The lyrics of this song are an expression of the pain and longing of a lover who yearns to see the beauty of his beloved's face. The qawwali begins with a description of the singer's yearning to see his lover's face and how he wishes to remove the veils that keep her visage hidden. The singer then talks about the divine presence in his beloved's face, expressing his desire to see her face during prayer. He also mentions the unique pain of love that does not go away with any remedy, indicating the depth of the emotions he feels. The song ends with the singer professing his undying love for his beloved, and his wish to remain by her side always.
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