Song Four

Mehram

Asfar Hussain x Arooj Aftab

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    Artist: Asfar  Hussain & Arooj Aftab – ا صفر حسین اور عروج آفتاب

    Title: Mehram – محرم – Friend and Confidant

    Language: Urdu

    Lyrics: Asfar Hussain, Xulfi

    Translated by: Anum Qadri

     

    جڑ نہ پائے بعد تیرے

    (Jurr na paae baad tere)

    So shattered since you left

     

    ٹکڑے دل کے رکھوں کیا؟

    (Tukre dil ke rakhun kya)

    What hope is there for this heart bereft?

     

    یاد تیری کوئی بات نہیں

    (Yaad teri koi baat nahi)

    It's a sentiment, not a narrative

     

    لفظوں میں میں لکھوں کیا؟

    (Lafzon main mein likhun kya)

    Your memory can’t be in words expressed

     

    چھاؤں تھی تیرے ساتھ کی

    (Chaaon thi tere sath ki)

    Your being was like a seamless shade

     

    بے رحم دھوپ میں

    (Be rehem dhoop mein)

    From the scorching sun's crest

     

    دیوانہ وار پھروں

    (Deewanawaar phirun)

    And now, I'm burning and adrift

     

    کھو کے اپنا سائباں

    (Kho ke apna saebaan)

    With nowhere for myself to protect

     

    ...تو محرم نہ رہا میرا

    (Tu mehram na raha mera...)

    Once my own, you're now forever gone...

     

    ...تو محرم نہ رہا

    (Tu mehram na raha…)

    You're now forever gone...

     

    چُپ نے ایسی بات کہی

    (Chup ne aisi baat kahi)

    Silence spoke so intensely

     

    خاموشی میں سن بیٹھے

    (Khamoshi mein sun beithay)

    That unsaid words took form

     

    جنموں جو نہ بِیت سکے

    (Janmon jo naa beet sakay)

    What time could never heal

     

    ہم وہ اندھیرے چُن بیٹھے

    (Hum vo andhere chun beithay)

    We let that darkness dawn

     

    کتنی کروں میں التجا

    (Kitni karun mein iltija)

    Yearning for you in the dark

     

    ساتھ کی چاند سے

    (Sath ki chand se)

    With the moon in the night sky so stark

     

    دل بھر کے آہیں تھک گیا

    (Dil bhar ke aahein thak gaya)

    This pain has made the heart frail

     

    پھر بھی نہ رو پائے ہم

    (Phir bhi na ro paae hum)

    Tears fall short for all I have borne

     

    تو محرم نہ رہا میرا

    (Tu mehram naa raha mera)

    Once my own, you're now forever gone

     

    ...تو محرم نہ رہا

    (Tu mehram na raha…)

    You're now forever gone...

     

    میں سُن رہا تھا، سبھی

    (Mein sun raha tha, sabhi)

    All you meant, I understood

     

    تو سُن سکا نا، کبھی

    (Tu sun saka na, kabhi)

    No no, you never could

     

    اُلجھی سب خواہشوں میں

    (Uljhi sab khwahishon mein)

    In an ocean of all desired

     

    لفظوں کی بارشوں میں

    (Lafzon ki barishon mein)

    In a surge of words transpired

     

    دل کا مکاں نہ رہا

    (Dil ka makaan na raha)

    The heart has been forsaken and alone

     

    ...نہ رہا

    (Na raha…)

    Forever gone...

     

    تو محرم نہ رہا میرا

    (Tu mehram na raha mera)

    Once my own, you're now forever gone

     

    ...تو محرم نہ رہا

    (Tu mehram na raha…)

    You're now forever gone...

  • Song Credits

    Mehram

    Coke Studio 14

    Curated & Produced by Xulfi

     

    Song Narrative: Asfar Hussain and Xulfi 

    Composed by Asfar Hussain & Xulfi

    Written by Asfar Hussain, Additional Lyrics by Xulfi 

    Music Arranged & Produced by Abdullah Siddiqui, Xulfi & Arooj Aftab

    Mixed by Xulfi

     

    ARTIST

     

    Asfar Hussain - Vocals

    Arooj Aftab - Vocals

    Haroon Daniel - Drums

    Payam Mashrequi - Synth/Linnstrument 

    Melvin Arthur - Electric Guitar

    Asad Haider Khan - Synth Bass

    David Joseph - Cello

    Rohail Nawab - Acoustic Guitar

    Faiz Qazi - Harp

    Asad Ali – Piano

    Shahzad Ismaily – Guitar & Synth



    Produced By GIRAFFE PAKISTAN

     

    Executive Producer: Muhammad Ibrahim

    Creative & Project Head: Wajeeha Badar

    Creative Manager: Sherry Khattak

    Creative Manager: Zahra Aamer

    Operations Manager: Saad Mansoor

    Creative Associate: Sarah Aminuddin

    Creative Associate: Seemab Saqib

    Sound Squad Coordinator: Shahrukh Khattak

    On-Ground Coordinator: Abdullah Khan

     

    SOUND SQUAD

     

    Chief Sound Engineer: Ishaq Nazir

    Audio Electrical Engineer: Muhammad Saifullah

    Senior Audio Engineer: Sherry Khattak

    Senior Recording Engineer: Turaab Khan

    Audio Networking Engineer: Omair Farooq

    Audio Engineer: Payam Mashrequi

    Audio Engineer: Ziad Ahmed Tariq

    Audio Engineer: Malik Arslan

    Audio Engineer: Asad Khan (Psydfx)

    Monitoring Assistant: Yashwa Ayub

    Senior Monitoring Engineer: Haider Ali

    Senior Monitoring Engineer: Roger John

    Senior Monitoring Engineer: Saqlain Majeed

    Audio Assistant: David Joseph

     

    TALENT MANAGEMENT

     

    Adil Naeem

    Shahdad Karim

    Ahsan Aziz

    Jahanzeb Kalmati

    Sheraz Farooqui

    Faisal Rafiq

     

    THINK TANK

     

    Murtaza Niaz

    Abdullah Siddiqui

    Natasha Noorani

    Adnan Dhool

    Sherry Khattak

     

    LINE PRODUCTION

     

    Qamber Ali (Celcius)

    Mir Mehmood Ahmed Halepota (Celcius)

     

    VIDEO PRODUCTION

     

    Director: Murtaza Niaz

    Producer: Maaz khan Tareen

    Assistant Producer: Danish Ali

    Production Coordinator: Moazzam Ali
    Video Production Company: PMRSTUDIOWORKS

     

    Project Manager: Saad Mehboob (PMR)

     

    Cinematographer: Aamir Mughal

     

    Assistant Director: Mehroz Khan (Mk)

    Assistant Director: Areeb Imtiaz

     

    Production Designer: Hashim Ali

    Art Director & Set Designer: Umer But

     

    Edit & Post: Mehroz Raza (Mizo) - PMRSTUDIOWORKS

    Colorist: Ahmet Güney (Turkey)



    Set: Aqeel Ur Rehman (Set & Act)

    Set In charge:  Adeel Ur Rehman

     

    Wardrobe Stylist: Maryam Raja

    Hair & Make-up: Toni & Guy

     

    Gaffer: Asif Hassan

    Focus Pullers: Waqas Younus & M.Waqas

    Camera & Lights: Studio 146 & LCG 

    Ronin Operator: Mir Sultan

    Ronin Asst: Bilal Kaleem

    DIT: Studio 146

    Smart Video Assist: Sharp Image

     

    TRANSPORT

     

    Al Alam Rentals

    Bukhari Travels

     

    CATERING

    Ronaq

     

    Photography: Nadir Firoz Khan

     

    BTS (O DIMENSION)

     

    Producer (BTS): Moiz Qazi

    Associate Producer (BTS): Amna Maqbool

    Videographers: Faiz Qazi; Moiz Qazi

    Editors: Meer Farhad Jamali; Moiz Qazi

     

    BTS Photography: Sharjeel Naqvi

     

    Song Translation: Anum Qadri

    Sub-title Manager: Ahmed Saeed

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