Adil Najam
In my August 12 ATP post I had written about this wonderful ad from Mobilink and the even more wonderful song from Mehdi Hasan that it was based on. I had mentioned how, for me, it is my all-time favorite Pakistani milli naghma and I simply cannot hear it with getting goosebumps, and more.
In a comment sabizak mentioned that there was also a video version of this. I did not know that and began looking for it on the web. I just found it. You can view it here. At the center of the page the song should be the only one under ‘video list.’
I have been listening to and watching this song repeatedly since I found it some half hour ago. This version does not seem to have the entire song. My favorite line (hum tou mehz unwaaN thay, asl daastaN tum ho…) is missing, for example. However, the other amazing line (yeh watan amaanat hai, aur tum ameen loogo..) is very much there.
I had always loved the old PTV version – with the screen split in half, Khan sahib with his harmonium on the left half of the screen and black and white still pictures flashing on the right. But this video is an amazingly powerful one, for different reasons.
I am not ashamed to say that the first few times I replayed it my eyes swelled up. Not just because of what the song means to me, but mostly because the video has evocatively included Mehdi Hasan into the video… sitting there on a wheel chair, tears glistening in his eyes, the lines on his face not even trying to hide the rush of unrestrained emotions, memories, hopes, fears, and more.
What a wonderful tribute, with what a wonderful song, to what a wonderful artist!
P.S. For those who may not know, and as one sees in this video, Khan sahib suffered a paralytic stroke in 2005 and his health continues to be a grave concern for his many admirers.
Assalam-o-alliahkum PAKISTAN greatest song ever in pakistan
history , mahdi hassun is also a great singer we cannot give return of single word.ALLAH give him long n healthy life .(ameen) this songs is like great mashl-e-raah for us . we also learn from our mistakes ,.for the peoples of pakistan we needs to heads togather to make it better .
PAKISTAN what they have been done to my watan-e-aziz, by this songs my all school memories come back and make me emotional again. I think we need to learn from this songs . “kash aik bar pher ham ussi rasstay par challin jo mulk ke tarraki kay liaye ho ” aure iss kay liyya hamine apne app ko phahchanna ho ga.(maray ALLAH maray watan ko apne hifzu imaan mian rakhna,amin)
Hi KYa Hall Hai Mujhe Ye Mehdi Hassan Ka Song Chahiye Ye Watan tumhara Hai Thank’s
Mehdi Hassan, Gazal ki Gaiki ka bawa Adam
I discovered him on Radio Pak Karachi by listening his first Naat-shareef, Marhabah Sayed-e-maki-madini al Arabi, I still
remember each and every verse even the tune, I imitated it, in school competition and won the first prize.
No one is equal to him, he sangs world’s most beautiful Ghazals of Asatizah in the most sublime raagas, no way, I have
tried to listen to others, but Al Mighty gives one quality to one
and the only
one , lets sit down and listen to all all, I give you one pearl out of so many, example:
Ghalib’s Ghazal, in Raag Nat Bhairon
Dil-e-nadan, tujhey huwa kiya hai
Akhir is dard ki dawa kiya hai
Allah bless him for ever.
Wow…wat a marvelous singer hez just da king of da musik world…dese old dayz singer peform a central roll in da war b/w Pakistan nd India…