Ha Raham (God Have Mercy)

Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad 2012

Beautiful sufi song "Ha Raham (Mehfuz)" from film "Aamir" composed by Murtuza-Qadir, Amitabh and Amit Trivedi.

Aani jaani… hai kahaani…
The stories of life will keep coming and going

Bulbule si… zindgaani…
Life is nothing but a bubble ready to burst

Banti kabhi bigadti…
Forming, and sometimes deflating

Tez hawa se ladti, bhidti…
Fighting with and entangled in the strong winds

Ha raham, ha raham, farma e-Khuda…
God Have Mercy, Remember Him only

Mehfuz har kadam karna e-Khuda, e-Khuda
He’ll make sure each step you take is a safe one

Saanson ki sooti… dor anoothi…
This strange string of breaths, like cotton beads

Jal jayegi… jal jayegi…
It will burn away one day, will burn away

Band jo laaye the, haath ki muthhi…
The closed fist with which one entered this world

Khool jayegi
It will open up forever

Armaan kare kayaa ye ujlee… mitti mein mil jayegi…
The false flashes of one’s materialistic wishes will vanish into dust someday

Chaahe jitni shamaayein raushan kar le… dhoop to dhal jayegi, jayegi…
No matter how many lamps you light, the light of life will die one day

Ha raham, ha raham, farma e-Khuda
God Have Mercy, Remember Him only

Mehfuz har kadam karna e-Khuda, e-Khuda
He’ll make sure each step you take is a safe one

Sone chamak mein, sikko khanak mein…
In the shining pieces of gold, and in the clinkering of coins

Milta nahi
One can’t find Him

Dhool ke zarron mein, dhoonde koi tu…
But if one looks even in the dust particles

Milta wahin...
One will find Him there

Kya majaal teri marzee ke aage… bando ki chal jayegi…
No one is powerful enough to act against Your will

Thaame ungli jo tu kathputli bhi… chaal badal jayegi, jayegi..
You catch hold of a puppet’s finger,even it would change it’s way

Ha raham, ha raham, farma e-Khuda…
God Have Mercy, Remember Him only

Mehfuz har kadam karna e-Khuda, e-Khuda
He’ll make sure each step you take is a safe one

Ha raham, ha raham, Khuda, Khuda
God Have Mercy, Remember Him only and Him only