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Dil Ki Khair

by Ali Sethi

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lyrics

Urdu lyrics:

Kab tak dil ki khair manaayein
Kab tak rah dikhlaaogey
Kab tak chayn ki mohlat dogey
Kab tak yaad na aaogey

And-e-wafaa ya tark-e-mohabbat
Jo chaaho so aap karo
Apne buss ki baat hee kya hai
Humse kya manwaaogey

Beeta deed umeed ka mausam
Khaak udti hai aankhon mein
Kab bhejogey dard ka baadal
Kab barkha barsaaogey

English translation:

Poetic version:

How long does my heart get to be still?
How long do you make me wait?
How long will you keep it tranquil?
Before crashing through my mind's floodgates?

Love me for a lifetime, or leave me broken
You do, as you whim
Everything in my control is taken
As I dance to the beats of your rhythm

The hope of seeing you is now a season past
My eyes blinded by dust and grain
When will the sky with grief be overcast
When will you let the clouds rain?

Reggae version:

I'm holdin onto my heart
Lookin out the window for you
I only got a moment of peace
Before I lose it thinkin 'bout you

Show me true love or break my heart
You do as you wish my love
I got no powers in my hands
You got me believin what you want

I lost all hopes of seein you
My eyes turned dusty from the wait
Would you make the clouds well up?
Would you make the skies rain?

credits

released April 16, 2020
Lyrics: Faiz Ahmed Faiz (courtesy Faiz Foundation)
Tune: Ali Sethi
Music: Ali Sethi and Noah Georgeson
Produced by Noah Georgeson
Production Associate: Anthony Soshil Shah
Mixed by Ali Sethi and Anthony Soshil Shah
Pianos: Tyler Cash, Anthony Soshil Shah, Varqa Faraid
Horns: Jordan Katz
Drums: Josh Adams, Gregory Rogove, Aron Daniel
Dhol: Fazal Abbas Chabba
Guitar: Noah Georgeson
Bass: Todd Dahloff
Violin: Amir Yaghmai
Engineers: Samur Khoja in Los Angeles and Sunil Inayat in Lahore

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Ali Sethi Lahore, Pakistan

Ali Sethi is a Lahore-born writer and musician. A graduate of Harvard College, he is the author of the acclaimed debut novel ‘The Wish Maker’ and a contributor to The New York Times op-ed page. Ali is also a classically trained vocalist. He made his singing debut on Season 8 of Coke Studio Pakistan and was featured on the soundtracks of Mira Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ (2013). ... more

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