Season Finale
Tu Kuja Man Kuja
Shiraz Uppal & Rafaqat Ali Khan
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Title: Tu Kuja Man Kuja – تو کجا من کجا – I Am So Lowly, And You So Exalted
Artist: Rafaqat Ali Khan & Shiraz Uppal – رفاقت علی خاں اور شیراز اپل
Language: Urdu
Lyrics: Muzaffar Warsi
یا نبی
ya nabi
O Prophet Muhammad
یا نبی
ya nabi
O Prophet Muhammad
صلُّوا علیہ وآلہ
sallu ‘alai-hi wa-aalihi
Salutations on him and his family
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو امیرِ حرم، میں فقیرِ عجم
tu ameer-i haram main faqeer-i ‘ajam
You are commander of the holy sanctuary in Arabia, and I a destitute foreigner
تو امیرِ حرم، میں فقیرِ عجم
tu ameer-i haram main faqeer-i ‘ajam
You are commander of the holy sanctuary in Arabia, and I a destitute foreigner
تیرے گن اور یہ لب، میں طلب ہی طلب
tere gun aur yih lab main talab hi talab
I am but a humble seeker, my sinful lips unworthy to sing your lofty praises
تیرے گن اور یہ لب، میں طلب ہی طلب
tere gun aur yih lab main talab hi talab
I am but a humble seeker, my sinful lips unworthy to sing your lofty praises
تو عطا ہی عطا، میں خطا ہی خطا
tu ‘ata hi ‘ata main khata hi khata
You are nothing but mercy and benefaction, and I nothing but fault and error
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
الہام جامہ ہے تیرا
ilhaam jaamah hai tera
You are gloriously adorned in the robe of divine revelation
قرآں عمامہ ہے تیرا
qur‘aan ‘imaamah hai tera
The holy book forms your exalted turban
منبر تیرا عرشِ بریں
mimbar tera ‘arsh-i bareen
The highest heaven is your pulpit
یا رحمۃ للعالمیں
ya rahmat ul-lil-‘aalameen
O Mercy for the Worlds
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو حقیقت ہے میں صرف احساس ہوں
tu haqeeqat hai main sirf ahsaas hoon
You are reality, I merely perception
تو حقیقت ہے میں صرف احساس ہوں
tu haqeeqat hai main sirf ahsaas hoon
You are reality, I merely perception
تو سمندر میں بھٹکی ہوئی پیاس ہوں
tu samandar main bhaṭki hui pyaas hoon
You are the ocean, I a wandering thirst
تو سمندر میں بھٹکی ہوئی پیاس ہوں
tu samandar main bhaṭki hui pyaas hoon
You are the ocean, I a wandering thirst
میرا گھر خاک پر اور تیری رہگزر
mera ghar khaak par aur teri rah-guzar
My dwelling is on the humble soil, and you journey
میرا گھر خاک پر اور تیری رہگزر
mera ghar khaak par aur teri rah-guzar
My dwelling is on the humble soil, and you journey
سدرۃ المنتہیٰ
sidrat ul-muntaha
Beyond even the seventh heaven to the Lote-Tree of the Extremity
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
اے فرشتو وہ سلطانِ معراج ہیں
ay farishto wuh sultaan-i mai‘raaj hain
O angels, he is king of the Night Journey
اے فرشتو وہ سلطانِ معراج ہیں
ay farishto wuh sultaan-i mai‘raaj hain
O angels, he is king of the Night Journey
تم جو دیکھو گے حیران ہو جاؤ گے
tum jo dekho ge hairaan ho jaao ge
It will amaze you to see him
تم جو دیکھو گے حیران ہو جاؤ گے
tum jo dekho ge hairaan ho jaao ge
It will amaze you to see him
زلف تفسیرِ واللیل بن جائے گی
zulf tafseer-i wa-llail ban jaaye gi
His dusky tresses will become an exposition of the verse ‘By the Night…’
زلف تفسیرِ واللیل بن جائے گی
zulf tafseer-i wa-llail ban jaaye gi
His dusky tresses will become an exposition of the verse ‘By the Night…’
چہرہ قرآن سارا نظر آئے گا
chahrah qur’aan saara nazar aaye ga
His radiant face will give the appearance the Quran in entirety
چہرہ نظر آئے گ
chahrah nazar aaye ga
His radiant face will give the appearance…
چہرہ نظر آئے گ
chahrah nazar aaye ga
His radiant face will give the appearance…
چہرہ نظر آئے گ
chahrah nazar aaye ga
His radiant face will give the appearance…
چہرہ نظر آئے گ
chahrah nazar aaye ga
His radiant face will give the appearance…
میرے آقا امامِ صفِ انبیاء
mere aaqa imaam-i saff-i ambiya
My master, the prayer-leader of all the prophets
میرے آقا امامِ صفِ انبیاء
mere aaqa imaam-i saff-i ambiya
My master, the prayer-leader of all the prophets
نام پہ ان کے لازم ہے صلِّ علیٰ
naam pih un ke laazim hai salle ‘ala
Each time we hear his name, it is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
نام پہ ان کے لازم ہے صلِّ علیٰ
naam pih un ke laazim hai salle ‘ala
Each time we hear his name, it is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
لازم ہے صلِّ علیٰ
laazim hai salle ‘ala
It is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
لازم ہے صلِّ علیٰ
laazim hai salle ‘ala
It is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
لازم ہے صلِّ علیٰ
laazim hai salle ‘ala
It is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
لازم ہے صلِّ علیٰ
laazim hai salle ‘ala
It is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
مصطفیٰ مجتبیٰ
mustafa mujtaba
God’s Chosen, God’s Favourite
خاتم المرسلیں
khaatim ul-mursaleen
Seal of the Prophets
یا رحمۃ للعالمیں
ya rahmat ul-lil-‘aalameen
O Mercy for the Worlds
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
خیر البشر رتبہ تیرا
khair ul-bashar rutbah tera
You have the rank of the Best of Mankind
خیر البشر رتبہ تیرا
khair ul-bashar rutbah tera
You have the rank of the Best of Mankind
آوازِ حقّ خطبہ تیرا
aawaaz-i haqq khutbah tera
Your sermon is the voice of God
آوازِ حقّ خطبہ تیرا
aawaaz-i haqq khutbah tera
Your sermon is the voice of God
آفاق تیرے سامعیں
aafaaq tere saame‘een
The heavens are your audience
آفاق تیرے سامعیں
aafaaq tere saame‘een
The heavens are your audience
سائس جبریلِ امیں
saais jibreel-i ameen
Gabriel the Faithful is your horse-keeper
یا رحمۃ للعالمیں
ya rahmat ul-lil-‘aalameen
O Mercy for the Worlds
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو ہے احرامِ انوار باندھے ہوئے
tu hai ahraam-i anwaar baandhe hue
You are clad in a garment of illumination and splendour
تو ہے احرامِ انوار باندھے ہوئے
tu hai ahraam-i anwaar baandhe hue
You are clad in a garment of illumination and splendour
میں درودوں کی دستار باندھے ہوئے
main duroodon ki dastaar baandhe hue
And I wear a turban cloth of humble salutations
میں درودوں کی دستار باندھے ہوئے
main duroodon ki dastaar baandhe hue
And I wear a turban cloth of humble salutations
کعبۂ عشق تو، میں تیرے چار سو
kaa‘ba-i ‘ishq tu main tere chaar su
You are the Ka‘ba of Love, and I circuit around you
کعبۂ عشق تو، میں تیرے چار سو
kaa‘ba-i ‘ishq tu main tere chaar su
You are the Ka‘ba of Love, and I circuit around you
تو اثر میں دعا
tu asar main du‘a
I am prayer, and you are effect
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
تو کجا من کجا
tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
Translation by
Zahra SabriWith special thanks to
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Song Info
Tu Kuja Man Kuja, Shiraz Uppal & Rafaqat Ali Khan, Season Finale, Coke Studio Season 9Original Composition by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyrics by Muzaffar Warsi
Music Directed by Shiraz Uppal
Produced by Strings‘Tu Kuja Man Kuja’ is a mesmerizing qawwali built upon a cyclic music structure that draws you in from start to finish within the space of its meticulously selected soundscapes. Rafaqat Ali Khan’s effortless and pitch perfect vocals brings the track into a spiritual and cosmic realm exhibiting words penned by Muzaffar Warsi, and originally composed by the maestro – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Shiraz Uppal’s soulful voice serves as the perfect accompaniment to the pulsing bass, and the inclusion of the dynamic tabla to maximize the essence of the traditional qawwali genre. #CokeStudio9
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Song Credits
Tu Kuja Man Kuja | Shiraz Uppal & Rafaqat Ali KhanArtist
Shiraz Uppal & Rafaqat Ali Khan
Music Director
Shiraz Uppal
Produced & Directed By
Strings
Houseband
Imran Akhoond(Guitars), Babar Khanna(Dholak/Tabla),
Haider Ali(Keyboards/Piano), Abdul Aziz Kazi(Precussions)Guest Musician
Amir Azhar(Banjo), Rahil Mirza(Guitars),
Umair Hassan(Keyboards), Fazal Abbas(Tabla),
Bradley Dsouza(Bass), Nadeem Iqbal(Harmonium)Humnawa
Zahid Sabri, Danish Sabrim,
Mohammad Shah, Junaid Warsi - Watch BTS