Ghazal & Qawwali

urdu ghazal, harmonium, sarangi, tabla, keherwa, warm male vocal, intimate mehfil, slow, romantic, melancholic, light classical

edm, trap, drum kit

[Intro]
(harmonium, sarangi answers)

[Verse]
रात भर जागती रही आँखें
चाँद से बातें करती रही आँखें

[Chorus]
(refrain, hold the last word)
तुम न आए, तो क्या हुआ

[Verse]
ख़्वाब सारे सजा के रख दिए
राह तकती रही आँखें

[Outro]
(sarangi alone, fade)

qawwali, sufi, harmonium, dholak, handclaps, lead vocal and chorus, call and response, rising tempo, live, ecstatic, devotional

[Intro]
(free harmonium, invocation)

[Verse]
इश्क़ की राह में जो भी चला
ख़ुद को भुला के ख़ुदा को मिला

[Chorus]
(chorus, claps)
अल्लाह हू, अल्लाह हू
हर धड़कन में बस तू ही तू

[Bridge]
(tempo lifts, lead improvises)

[Outro]
(full ensemble peak, sudden stop)

light ghazal, nylon guitar, soft piano, brushed percussion, sarangi, gentle female vocal, 76 bpm, romantic, modern clean mix

[Intro]
(guitar arpeggio)

[Verse]
तेरी बातों में जो नरमी है
वो सुबह की पहली धूप सी है

[Chorus]
साथ चलो तो रस्ता आसाँ
बिन तेरे हर शाम अधूरी है

[Outro]
(guitar and piano, soft)

sufi rock, powerful male vocal, qawwali runs, electric guitars, harmonium, live drums, dholak, handclaps, anthemic chorus, guitar solo, stadium

[Intro]
(harmonium riff, guitars crash in)

[Verse]
धूल भरी राहों पे चलता रहा
सीने में एक दिया जलता रहा

[Pre-Chorus]
(build, drums climb)

[Chorus]
(gang vocals)
मस्त क़लंदर, दिल का सिकंदर

[Bridge]
(guitar solo)

[Outro]
(final chorus, claps)

classical ghazal, raga bhairavi, female vocal, harmonium, sarangi, tabla, dadra, slow, bittersweet, farewell, acoustic, light classical

[Intro]
(sarangi, slow)

[Verse]
अब के बिछड़े तो फिर मिलें कैसे
ये भी सोचा न था कभी हमने

[Chorus]
(held note, improvise)
रुख़सत की ये घड़ी

[Outro]
(harmonium closes)

qawwali instrumental, harmonium, dholak, tabla, handclaps, wordless chorus, rising tempo, keherwa, celebratory, communal

lead vocal lyrics, synth, edm

english ghazal, baritone vocal, harmonium, sarangi, soft tabla, keherwa, reflective, literary, intimate, light classical

[Intro]
(harmonium alone)

[Verse]
The lamp burns low, the letters stay unread tonight
I keep your name on every word unsaid tonight

[Chorus]
(refrain)
Unsaid tonight, unsaid tonight

[Verse]
The city sleeps, the river keeps its slow advice
I walk the bridge where all our roads were led tonight

[Outro]
(sarangi echo)

punjabi sufi kafi, raw male vocal, harmonium, tumbi, dholak, 6/8, chorus refrain, earthy, spiritual, folk devotional

[Intro]
(harmonium, tumbi plucks)

[Verse]
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਦੀਵਾ, ਨੂਰ ਦੀ ਲੋਅ
ਯਾਰ ਦੇ ਦਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਣਾ ਹੋ

[Chorus]
(chorus joins)
ਯਾਰ ਮਿਲੇ ਤਾਂ ਮਿਲੇ ਖ਼ੁਦਾ

[Outro]
(slow down, final cry)