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.
ASLAM O ALIKUM I AM MOEEZ THIS IS A GREAT MILI NAGMA YE WATAN THUMARA HAI SING BY MEHDI HASSAN ALLAH GIVES A LONG LIFE MWHDI HASSAN *AMEEN*HE HAS GREAT MAN FOR OUR COUNTRY PAKISTAN
SALAM!!!
really it is nice. today is 14 aug and i m in greece but this song take me in pakistan. when i was listening this song i was feeling that i m also in pakistan and souluting my Flag. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD
I couldn’t control my tears comming out…Thank you very much for sharing this song.
@Long ago he sang in India, a beautiful ghazal
of The Great Hafiz jaladhri, went quite un-noticed
why ? the audiance were officials or non-urdu speaking,
Ham hi mein thi ne koi baat,
Yaad ne tum ko asekay
Tum nay hamein bhula dia,
ham ne tomhein bhula sakay
can not make out what Raga was it derived from,
(confused between Jai jaivanti or Bhopali )??
The dhun was worth ecstase, but only he could sing,
I had never heard a ghazal sung in such a ma
salaam!!! I Love Pakistan And I love our Mili Nagma “yeh watan Hamara hai”. I dnt know a strange type of feeling cums out of my heart wheneva I hear it. PLZ I really need this video bcoz I m going to present About our legend MEdhi Hasan’s Lifetime work. Plz if u can tell me the link of website from where u got it. Plz help me out I hv visited many websites but cudnt get it. I’ll b really thnkful to u!!! thnx