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Shahzad Ali Khan Qawal ft Shez Raja and Gwen Lafitte - Tobah

from Rivayat by Mekaal Hasan Band

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‘Tobah’ is a Qawali composed by Shahzad Ali Khan Qawal and is about the trials and tribulations one faces when in the throes of love. The song features bassist Shez Raja and guitarist Gwen Lafitte as guest artists and collaborators.

lyrics

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Iss Ishq Di Reet Hai Jaag Toun Juda
Na Aay Rah Wekh Da Na Kura Wekh Da
(The traditions of love are odd
It comes wherever it wants, doesn’t
look at distance or homes)

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Ishq Lai Mehal Tey Khuli Ek Sarr Aay
Na Aay Shah Wekh Da Na Ghada Wekh Da
(Love does not differentiate between
tents and palaces
For love, kings and beggars are all the
same)

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Ain Ishq Jainan De Khyal Pia
Kheda Puldaiyan Puldaiyan Pulgaiyan
(For those whose minds are conquered
by love
They forget what happiness was)

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Yaari Nal Ishq Na Laa Bethien
Aay Yar Bana Ky Lut Lein Da
Aay Ishq Awalrah Daku Aay
Bas Nain Mela Ky Lut Lein Da
(Do not let yourself be led astray by
love!
Love will befriend you then rob you
Love is a sly thief
It will lock eyes with you and rob you)

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Kahin Soniyan Doub Ky Mar Dien Da
Kahin Saasiyan Thal Vich Sar Dien Da
Kadi Sootiyan Chad Ky Tur Janda
Kadi Aap Jaga Ky Lut Lein Da
(It drowned many Sohnis and killed
them
It burned many Sassis to death in the
Thal (desert)
It leaves some while they sleep
Some it wakes up just to rob them)

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Aawien Apna Ap Ghawa Wien Na
Khuli Wanng Zulaikha Pawien Na
Kadi Lounda Aay Roug Wechorey Tey
Kadi Khol Bula Ky Lut Lein Da
(Do not lose yourself to love
Do not be like Zuleikha
Sometimes Love will make you pine for
those long gone
Sometimes it will call you near and rob
you)

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Aawien Dil Dy Kaen Tey Jawien Na
Wekhien Fir Pechoon Pachtawien Na
Iss Ishq Da Doukha Kawien Na
Aay Bhes Wata Ky Lut Lein Da
(Do not give your heart away
If you do you will regret it
Do not fall for Love’s traps
It is an imposter, it will rob you)

Touba Ishq Toun Touba
(I renounce love! I am done with it)

Piyar Che Doukh Sukh Sehna Painda
Ankhien Dey Vich Ley Ky Athrou
Rawan Chey Baina Painda
(For love you need to bear joys and
sorrows
Carrying tears in your eyes, you need
to sit by paths your beloved might take)

credits

from Rivayat, track released January 10, 2023
Credits

‘Tobah’
Performed by Shahzad Ali Khan Qawal

Composition: Shahzad Ali Khan Qawal

Lyrics : Traditional

Guest Artists
Bass : Shez Raja
Acoustic/Electric Guitar : Gwen Lafitte


Performed live at Digital Fidelity Studios,
Lahore, Pakistan

Produced by Mekaal Hasan for NMS (Pvt.) Ltd.

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The only Indo-Pak band of it's kind featuring the best contemporary musicians from both India and Pakistan!

Mekaal Hasan Band (MHB) was formed in 2000 by guitarist/composer Mekaal Hasan.The music that MHB plays is a progressive mix between the traditional melodic sensibility of the East and the harmonic sophistication of the West. ... more

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