Lyrics
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
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