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Mowla tu hi tu hai…

[Style: High-Energy Traditional Sufi Qawwali, inspired by the emotional improvisational spirit of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, soaring male vocals, powerful harmonium, thunderous tabla and dholak, ecstatic qawwali claps, deep alaaps, spiritual sama atmosphere, emotional crescendos, crowd responses, fast sargam taans] [Intro Alaap] [harmonium drone, slow tabla heartbeat] Hoooooo… Aaaaaahhhh… Ya Mowlaaaaa… Haqqqqq… Haqqqqq… Mulaaaayaaaammmm… Tere ishq ka noooorrrr… [Verse 1] Mulaayam lihaaf tere ishq ka Mulaayam hai ehsaas is aashiq ka Mulaayam hai baarish, mulaayam ghata Mulaayam mulaayam hai saara jahaan Haathon mein mere teri hatheli Saji aaj Mowla ki yeh haveli [Build Up] [dholak enters softly] Chahe jo dekhun aasmaan mein Ya jo dekhun dharti ki godh mein Har soo tera noor hi noor dikhe Har simt tera jalwa nazar aaye [Chorus – Full Energy] [tabla intensifies, claps begin] Mowla tu hi tu hai… Ho Mowla tu hi tu hai… Tu hi tu hai… Tu hi tu hai… Dil mein bhi tu… Jaan mein bhi tu… Har dhadkan ki pukaar mein tu… Mowla tu hi tu hai… Ho Mowla tu hi tu hai… [Sargam Section 1 – Soft Build] [harmonium solo] Sa Re Sa… Sa Re Ga Re Sa… Ma Pa Ma Ga Re Sa… Aaahhhh… Ya Mowlaaa… Sa Re Ga Ma… Ma Pa Dha Pa… Ma Ga Re Sa… Dil ke andar tera noor hai Rooh pe tera suroor hai [Sargam Section 2 – Fast Qawwali Run] [tabla and claps intensify] Sa Re Sa Re Ga Ma Pa… Pa Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa… Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa… Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa… Ali Ali Ali Ali… Mowla Mowla Mowla… Haqq Haqq bole dil yeh mera Tera ishq hai rooh ka dera [Verse 2] Aalam hai madhoshi ka Khushi ka samaa hai Baitha hai jo takht pe Woh jalwanuma hai Teri rehmat ka dariya behta Tere noor se dil yeh rehta [Chorus – Higher Energy] Mowla tu hi tu hai… Ho Mowla tu hi tu hai… Tu hi tu hai… Tu hi tu hai… Har mehfil mein… Har manzil mein… Bas tera hi zikr chale… [Sargam Section 3 – Nusrat-style Taans] [rapid harmonium taans] Sa Re Ga, Sa Re Ga Ma Ga Ma Pa, Ga Ma Pa Dha Pa Dha Ni, Pa Dha Ni Sa… Saaaaaa… Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Saa… Aaaaaahhhhh… Teri rehmat barsi jaaye Dil mastana hota jaaye [Bridge – Spiritual Rise] [tempo slows briefly] Banata hai namumkin ko mumkin mein Badalta hai raat ko sunehre din mein Tere karam ka kya kehna Tu roothon ko bhi gale lagaye [Peak Qawwali Section] [full ensemble, rapid claps] Jo hai Imam-e-Zamaan Jo Shah-e-Wali hai Aal-e-Nabi hai woh Aulad-e-Ali hai Aliiiiiiiii… Mowlaaaaaaa… Ali Ali Ali Ali… Haqq Haqq Haqq Haqq… [Sargam Section 4 – Peak Sama Energy] Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Sa Sa Re Re Ga Ga Ma Ma Pa Dha Ni Saaaaa… Dam-a-dam dam-a-dam Ishq tera dam-a-dam Haqq Ali Ali… Haqq Mowla Ali… [Final Refrain] [huge crowd response] Mowla tu hi tu hai… Ho Mowla tu hi tu hai… Tu hi tu hai… Tu hi tu hai… Dil mein tu… Rooh mein tu… Saare jahaan mein bas tu hi tu… [Ending Alaap Fade] Yaaaaaa Mowlaaaaa… Haqqqqq… Haqqqqq… Sa… Re… Ga… Ma… Pa… Dha… Ni… Saa… Tu hi tu hai… Tu hi tu hai… Hoooooo…