SOORAJ ABHI BAQI HAIN The Qalandars | Q Studio Where Soul Meets Sound SUNO STYLE Contemporary South Asian Sufi × Euphoric Cinematic Qawwali • Mystical, Hopeful, Spiritually Uplifting • Deep Soulful Male Lead • Urdu/Hindustani Poetry • Harmonium • Sarangi • Persian Ney • Piano • Tabla • Dholak • Daf • Qawwali Hand Claps • Warm Bass • Cinematic Strings • Male Sufi Chorus • Call & Response • Emotional Alaaps • Intimate Mystical Beginning → Hopeful Rhythmic Rise → Ecstatic Qawwali Crescendo • 84 BPM → 106 BPM • Approx. 4–4:30 Minutes ⸻ [INTRO — QUIET, MYSTICAL] [soft piano] [distant ney] [sarangi answers] [harmonium breathes] Male Lead — almost whispered: Agar talaash mein nikle ho… Toh udaas hokar mat chalna… Raaste sirf andheron ke nahin hote… [pause] Kahin diye hain… Kahin subhein hain… Aur kahin… Tumhari aankhon se chhupe hue… Sooraj bhi hain. [sarangi rises] ⸻ [OPENING ALAAP] Male Lead: Hoooo… Maulaaa… Hoooo… Roshniii… Raat ke paar bhi… Ek jahaan hai… ⸻ [VERSE 1] [soft tabla enters] Gham ki gali mein ghar na banana, Ashkon ko apna shehar na banana, Raat agar kuch der ki mehmaan hai, Usko apna muqaddar na banana. Har zakhm ke andar dua bhi hai, Har dard ke peeche dawa bhi hai, Tu aankh utha kar dekh zara— Is raat ke aage… Subah bhi hai. ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS] Lead: Dil ko mayoosi ke hawale na kar, Apni rooh ko yun andhere na kar, Chorus — softly: Na kar… Na kar… Lead: Jis Rab ne raat banayi hai… Usi Rab ne… Sooraj bhi banaye hain! ⸻ [CHORUS — FIRST LIFT] Lead + Chorus: Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Raat se keh do— Hum darte nahin! Chorus: Hum darte nahin! Lead: Raaste abhi baqi hain, Manzilein abhi baqi hain, Dil se keh do— Lead + Chorus: Sooraj abhi baqi hain! ⸻ [VERSE 2] [harmonium becomes stronger] Jo kho gaya, woh sab kuch nahin tha, Jo mil na saka, woh Rab nahin tha, Ek darwaza band hua toh kya— Aage koi raasta kam nahin tha. Ek khwaab agar toot bhi jaaye, Sau khwaab dil mein jag sakte hain, Ek diya hawa bujha bhi de— Chorus: Toh kya hua? Lead: Hazaar diye phir jal sakte hain! ⸻ [QAWWALI BUILD] [dholak enters] [hand claps begin] Lead: Na-umeedi ki gali mat jaana! Chorus: Mat jaana! Mat jaana! Lead: Apna dil wahan mat chhod ke aana! Chorus: Mat jaana! Mat jaana! Lead: Ishq ka dar khula hua hai! Chorus: Khula hua hai! Lead: Noor ka dariya baha hua hai! Chorus: Baha hua hai! Lead: Tu jis roshni ko dhoond raha hai— Chorus: Woh tere andar zinda hai! ⸻ [BRIDGE — MUSIC DROPS] [piano only] [soft sarangi] Male Lead — intimate: Kabhi tumhein lage… Ke sab khatam ho gaya hai… Toh apne dil par haath rakhna. [pause] Agar woh abhi dhadak raha hai… Toh kahani… Abhi khatam nahin hui. [whisper] Abhi… Sooraj baqi hain. ⸻ [EXPLOSIVE QAWWALI RETURN] [dholak roll] [daf] [full claps] [strings rise] Lead: Kaun kehta hai roshni nahin? Chorus: Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Lead: Kaun kehta hai zindagi nahin? Chorus: Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Lead: Kaun kehta hai umeed nahin? Chorus: Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Lead: Kaun kehta hai mohabbat nahin? Chorus: Mohabbat abhi baqi hai! ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE] Full Ensemble: Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Raat se keh do— Hum darte nahin! Umeedein abhi zinda hain! Duaayein abhi zinda hain! Ishq se keh do— SOORAJ ABHI BAQI HAIN! Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Sooraj abhi baqi hain! Jab tak dil mein ishq rahega— Chorus: NOOR RAHEGA! Lead: Jab tak saanson mein naam rahega— Chorus: NOOR RAHEGA! Lead + Full Chorus: SOORAJ ABHI BAQI HAIN! ⸻ [OUTRO — SUDDENLY INTIMATE] [instruments fall away] [single harmonium] Male Lead — whisper: Andhera… Sirf itna jaanta hai Ke raat aa gayi hai. Usse kya khabar… Ke kahin… Ek sooraj Nikalne ki tayyari mein hai. [distant chorus] Sooraj abhi baqi hain… Sooraj… Abhi… Baqi hain… [sarangi fades]
