Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo
maalikul mulk laa shariikaa lahuu
vaahdahuu laa ilaaha illaa huu
Shams Tabrez gar Khudaa talaabii
khusbuukhaaN laa ilaa illa huu
Kaunain kaa masjuud hai maabuud hai tuu
har shai terii shaahid hai ke mash’uud hai tuu
har ek ke lab par hai terii hamd-o-sanaa
har soz meN har saaz meN maujuud hai tuu
You are the Lord of the two worlds, you are to be worshipped
all creations are your witnesses because you are to be witnessed.
On every lip is your praise and eulogy
you are present in all passions and all music.
tere hii naam se har ibtidaa hai
tere hii naam tak har intihaa hai
terii hamd-o-sanaa, alhumdulillah
ke tuu mere Muhammad kaa Khudaa hai
All beginnings begin with your name
and all the [blessings] end with your name.
Your praise is praiseworthy
because you are the God of my Muhammad.
Allah huu Allah huu
Allah huu Allah huu
Sufi mystic chants.
ye zamiin jab na thii, ye jahaaN jab na thaa
chaaNd suraj na the, aasmaaN jab na thaa
raaz-e-haq bhii kisii par ayaaN jab na thaa
jab na thaa kuch yahaaN, thaa magar tuu hi tuu
The time when there was neither land nor the world
nor moon, sun or the sky,
[and] when truth was not known to anyone.
At that time there was nothing except you.
pahuNche meraaj meN arsh tak Mustafaa
jab na maabuud-o-bande meN pardaa rahaa
tab malaaik ne Hazrat se chhup kar kahaa
saarii maKhluuq meN haq-numaa tuu hii tuu
When Mustafa (another name of Prophet Muhammad) ascended to heavens
[and] when there was no veil between the master and the servant.
Then the angels said secretly to the Prophet
that of all the creations, only he was truth-like.
kyuuN piyaa ibn-e-Haider ne jaam-e-fanaa?
Khaal khichvaa’ii Tabrez ne kyuuN bhalaa?
daar par chaRh kar Mansoor ne kyaa kahaa?
sab banaa ke khilone rahaa tuu hii tuu
Why the son of Haider drank the cup of annihilation?
Why Tabrez agreed to be skinned alive?
What Mansoor said on the gallows?
After making all these toys, you remained the same.
Khaaliq-e-kul hai tuu ismeN kyaa guftuguu
saare aalam ko hai teri hi justujuu
teri jalvaagarii hai ayaaN chahaar-suu
laa shariikaa lahuu, maalik-e-mulk tuu
There is no argument that you are the master of all
[and] the whole world pines for you.
Your splendor is obvious everywhere
No one can be associated to you, you are the master of the world.
har shai tere jamaal kii aaiinaa-daar hai
har shai pukaartii hai tuu parvardigaar hai
Every creation reflect your glory
all creations chant that you are the Lord.
terii rabuubiyat kii adaa ko kamaal hai
tuu rabb-e-qaaynaat hai, tuu laa-zavaal hai
The beauty of your Lordship is perfect
you are the Lord of the Universe, you are without decline.
tuu jo har aan nayii shaan dikhaa detaa hai
diidaa-e-shauq ko hairaaan banaa detaa hai
Daalii Daalii terii takhliiq ke gun gaatii hai
pattaa pattaa terii qudrat kaa pataa detaa hai
You, the one who glows with new radiance every moment
[and] perplex the yearning eyes.
All the branches [of trees] sing praise of your creation
[and] all the leaves lead to your omnipotence.
laa ilaahaa terii shaan yaa! vaadahuu
tuu Khayaal-o-tajassus, tuu hii aarzuu
aaNkh kii roshnii, dil kii aavaaz
thaa bhii tuu, hai bhii tuu, hogaa bhii tuu
There is no one like you and that is your grandeur, O! the unique one
you are the imagination and inquisitiveness, you are the wish
you are the light [and] the voice of heart
you were there, you are there and you will be there.
Lyrics: Assorted
September 15th, 2007 at 1:30 am
He is a great and wonderful singer
September 29th, 2007 at 8:22 am
[...] here are the lyrics with english translation if you are [...]
October 8th, 2007 at 7:19 am
it will not play !!!!!!!!!!!!
October 8th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
What is not playing?
October 13th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Thank you very much for posting the meaning of this amazing recitation….I have been hearing this song for ages but did not quiet understand everything but now with the meaning available I have a new appreciation for this qawwali……it really blows my mind how somebody could write such beautiful verses for the Almighty and then top it off by singing it soo amazingly…..thanks a lot…..please keep up the good work…..
November 9th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was and remains an intense singer….Vibrant on stage and each of his qawaali’s transcends the height of all emotions! Allah hoo was rendered so passionately, and the words are just ‘absolute’. Whenever I hear it, takes me to another world, where everything is sublimly beautiful. I love the way Nusrat blends his qawaali and the ocatves are sharp…..great raaga’s too! Wow!!!!!
November 16th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Thank you for posting the lyrics in English, they are so beautiful they made me cry when I read them.
November 17th, 2007 at 8:36 am
soulful awesome amazing mind-blowing performance marvellous passionate……….i think i m short of words to describe this
November 21st, 2007 at 1:30 pm
You did an amazing job, keep up the great work you are doing. Not to be rude or anything but there are a few things that need to be corrected if you dont mind. Just typing errors.
I hope you consider the following:
Why did the son of Haider drank the cup of annihilation?
Why did Tabrez get skinned alive?
What did Mansoor say on the gallows?
After making all these toys, you remained the same.
pahuNche meraaj meN arsh tak Mustafaa
jab na maabuud-o-bande meN pardaa rahaa
tab malaaik ne Hazrat se chhup kar kahaa
saarii maKhluuq meN haq-numaa tuu hii tuu
the third verse its not chup kar kaha, its jhuk kar kahaa (bow)
The angels bowed to the Prophet and said
If you dont mind brother, There are a few verses of other songs that i would like to add on to. Inshallah as soon as i get your approval.
Salam
November 27th, 2007 at 8:16 am
these are not correct according to the song…and there is a mistake in
pahuNche meraaj meN arsh tak Mustafaa
jab na maabuud-o-bande meN pardaa rahaa
tab malaaik ne Hazrat se chhup kar kahaa
saarii maKhluuq meN haq-numaa tuu hii tuu
in third line of it is
tab malaaik ne Hazrat se jhuk kar kahaa
March 30th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Nusratji sing the perfect song with a perfect voice , Allaho , Allahoo, Allahooo, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, There is nothing before & after Allahoo,, its real we must recognise our creator than the creation , it is real the others are fake,,,,,,,
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is called as the King of Kavvali this is because what he choose to sing the others cannot sing like this wave length,,,,,,,
May 6th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
hi how r u everybody. i am also a fan of nusrat ji. the lyrics above is for “allah hoo” song. i am bit baffled, coz i think the first paragraph is not yet translated, i need your help please. the paragraph is
“maalikul mulk laa shariikaa lahuu
vaahdahuu laa ilaaha illaa huu
Shams Tabrez gar Khudaa talaabii
khusbuukhaaN laa ilaa illa huu”
someone pls translate this for me.
thanks
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Hi There,
He was a great singer, I wish there would have been more songs and qawallis of nusrat fateh ali khan witht eh translation.
Have a great day,
Thanks
May 26th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
hi bhai
i will translate that malikul maul laa shariika lahuu
its mean
allah tamam jahano ka malik hai wo la sharik hai us ko kisi ka shariik maat tehraoo allah wahda ho hai to phir insan us ka shariik kaise howa
yaar yeh sub marfat ki batein hai logo ki sumejh se out hai so if u want to know that i will tell u just mail me.
mein thora bahot ap ko bata deta hoo
shamas tabrez ne aik badshaw tha us ne apne dor e hakumat mein kalam par pabandi lagwa di thi.
if u wana chat i will tell u if u intersting in kalma now our site not complete after few day its going to complete
May 28th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
thanks ali, thankyou a lot, i think i should have a chat with you, because there are still some arabic words that i cant understand. i am also very keen to know about sufism and all those happenings in the history.
thanks yaar. please give me your email or chat id, i have a following chat ids, 1. kamalarora2kin@gmail.com, 2. kamalarora2kin@yahoo.co.in, 3. kamalarora2kin@hotmail.com……email me only at gmail id. thanks
August 7th, 2008 at 9:54 am
I can understand one of the lines it says
“jab malaaik ne hazrat se jhuk kar kaha” not chup kar kaha.Your lyrics collection is a big help for me.