Tajdar-e-Haram Lyrics with English Translation and commentary - Atif Aslam - Coke Studio

Kismat me meri chain se jeena likhde
Write into my fate a life lived in peace and quiet contentment

Doobe nah kabhi mera safeenah likh de
And decree that my vessel never sinks — no matter how rough the waters

Jannat bhi gawarah hai magar mere liye
Heaven itself would not be turned away — but if I dare to wish for more...

Ae kaatib-e taqdeer madina likh de
O Scribe of Destiny, write Madina as my final destination

In Islamic belief, Kaatib-e-Taqdeer refers to the angel who records each soul's fate before birth. To ask him to write Madina is to ask for the most blessed of endings — to die in or be drawn to the city of the Prophet ﷺ.

Tajdar-e-haram, ho nigaah-e-karam
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary, turn your merciful gaze upon us

Hum ghareebon ke din bhi sanwarjayenge
Even our wretched days will find their light, if only you look our way

Haami-e-be-kasaan kya kahega jahan
O Protector of the helpless — what will the world say of you

Aapke darr se khaali agar jayenge
If we are turned away empty-handed from your door?

Tajdar-e-haram Tajdar-e-haram
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary

Koi apna nahi gham ke maaray hain hum
We have no one to call our own — grief has hollowed us out

Aapke darr pe faryaad laaye hain hum
And so we bring our desperate plea to your door alone

Ho Nigah-e-karam, warna chokhat pe hum
Grant us but one merciful glance — or else, right here on your threshold

Aapka naam le le ke marjayenge
We will breathe our last, with your name on our lips

Tajdar-e-haram Tajdar-e-haram
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary

Kya tumse kahoon aye Arab ke kunwar
What words can I even offer you, O Prince born of Arabia

Tum jaanat ho mann ki battiyaan
When you already know every whisper hidden in my heart

Darr furqat toh aye ummi-laqab
In the anguish of your absence, O bearer of the title "The Unlettered"

"Ummi" — commonly translated as unlettered or untaught — is one of the Prophet's ﷺ revered titles. It signifies that his wisdom came not from human learning but directly from the Divine, making the revelation uncorrupted by worldly knowledge.

Kaate na katath hai ab rattiyaan
These sleepless nights refuse to end — each one heavier than the last

Turi preet mein sudbud sab bisri
In the ocean of your love, I have lost all sense of myself

Kab tak ye rahegi beqabri
How long must I wander in this restless, unmoored state?

Daah-e-ka pigan duzdi da nazar
Steal a glance toward me, just once

Kabhi sun bhi toh lo humri battiyaan
And lend your ear to what this longing heart has to say

Aapke darr se na koi khaali gaya
No soul has ever left your door with empty hands

Apne daaman ko bhar ke sawaali gaya
Every seeker who came, left with their robe filled with gifts

Ho habeeb-e-hazin
For this grieving, devoted lover of yours...

Ho habeeb-e-hazin par bhi aaqa nazar
O Master, spare even this broken one a glance

Warna auraq-e-hasti bikhar jayenge
Or the very pages of my existence will scatter and be lost

Taj dare haram Taj dare haram
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary

Maikashon aao aao madine chalen
Come, O devoted lovers drunk on sacred longing — let us go to Madina

"Maikash" literally means one who drinks wine, but in Sufi poetry it is a celebrated metaphor for one intoxicated with divine love — a devotee who has given themselves entirely to the beloved.

Aao madine chalen, chalo madine chalen
Let us go to Madina! Come, let us go!

Aao madine chalen, Isi mahine chalen
Let us go to Madina — let us go this very month, not another day wasted

Aao madine chalen, Haj ke mahine chalen
Let us go to Madina — let us go in the blessed month of Hajj

Tajalliyon ki ajab hai fizaa madine mein
The atmosphere of Madina is suffused with a wondrous, otherworldly radiance

Nigah-e-shauk ki hai inteha madine mein
There, the yearning gaze finally finds its ultimate fulfillment

Gham-e-hayat na khauf-e-khazaa madine mein
In Madina, neither the sorrows of life nor the dread of death can touch you

Namaz-e-ishq karenge adaa madine mein
There we will offer the truest prayer — the prayer of love itself

Barah-e-raas hai raahe-e-khuda madine mein
And the path to God runs clearest and most direct through Madina

Aao madine chalen, chalo madine chalen
Let us go to Madina! Come, let us go!

Aao madine chalen, Isi mahine chalen
Let us go — this very month, not a moment's delay

Maikashon aao aao madine chalen
Come, O lovers lost in sacred devotion — let us go to Madina

Dast-e-saaqiy-e-kausar se peene chalen
Let us go and drink from the hand of the Cupbearer of Al-Kawthar

Al-Kawthar is the celestial river granted to the Prophet ﷺ in Paradise, described in the Quran. On the Day of Judgment, he will stand at its bank and offer water to his followers. To "drink from his hand" is the believer's deepest hope for that day.

Yaad rakho agar, uthgayi ek nazar
Remember — if he raises his eyes and looks your way, just once

Jitne khaali hai sabb jaam bharjayenge
Every cup that stands empty will be filled to the brim

Taj dare haram Taj dare haram
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary

Khof-e-toofan hai, bijliyon ka hai darr
We are afraid of the storm gathering around us, terrified of the lightning it carries

Sakht mushkil hai aaqa kidhar jayen hum
Our distress runs so deep, Master — where else could we possibly turn?

Ap hi na garr na lenge, hamari khabar
If even you will not look in on us, will not ask how we are

Hum musibat ke maaray kidhar jayenge
Then where does one crushed under the weight of calamity go?

Taj dare haram Taj dare haram
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary

Ya mustafa, ya mujtaba, eraham-lana, eraham-lana
O Mustafa, O Mujtaba — have mercy on us, we beg of you

Mustafa means "the Chosen One" and Mujtaba means "the Elect" — both are sacred names of the Prophet ﷺ, invoked here in Arabic supplication.

Dast-e-hama, bechara ra, Daama tuhi, pursa tuhi
You are the hand every helpless and broken soul reaches for — you alone inquire, you alone care

Mann aasiyam, Mann ajizam, bekasam, Haal-e-mara, Pursa tuhi, pursa tuhi
I am a sinner, I am weak, I am without a friend in the world — and yet you are the one who asks after me. Only you.

Aye mushtub-e-zambar fishaan
O musk-willow, forever scattering your fragrance

Paike naseem-e-sub haram
O gentle breeze of the sacred early morning

Aye charah-gar 'eesa-nafas
O healer of souls, you whose very breath carries the miracle of Jesus

"Eesa-nafas" — breath of Jesus — is a classical Persian poetic allusion to Christ's power to restore the dead to life. Applied to the Prophet ﷺ here, it speaks of spiritual resurrection — the dead heart brought alive through his grace.

Aye musliheh beemar-e-gham
O one who mends those broken apart by grief

Aye qaasid-e-parkhundapaye
O auspicious messenger, whose every step carries blessing

Tujhko usi gul ki kasam
I implore you by that very fragrance, by that sacred rose

Innil taya reehas saba
O morning breeze, when you travel

This verse draws from a beloved classical Sufi convention — addressing the morning breeze as a messenger, asking it to carry one's greetings to the Prophet ﷺ. The image appears across Persian, Urdu and Arabic poetry for centuries.

Yauman ila-ardil-haram
One day, to that hallowed and sacred land

Balligh salami roza tann
Deliver my greetings at the blessed resting place

Fi-han nabi-al-mohtaram
Where the most revered of Prophets lies in eternal peace

Taj dare haram Taj dare haram
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary

Tajdar-e-haram, ho nigaah-e-karam
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary, turn your merciful gaze upon us

Hum ghareebon ke din bhi sanwarjayenge
Even our wretched days will find their light, if only you look our way

Haami-e-be-kasaan kya kahega jahan
O Protector of the helpless — what will the world say of you

Aapke darr se khaali agar jayenge
If we are turned away empty-handed from your door?

Tajdar-e-haram Tajdar-e-haram
O Sovereign of the Sacred Sanctuary

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