Subhanallah - Sreeram, Shilpa Rao

This is my favorite song of all time. Ever. It's a reminder that there are people who love me even when I don't feel like I do. This song is about the feeling of falling in love with someone and wanting them to see how lovely and beautiful they are from your perspective. It's beautifully written— proof that the simplest words are often the sweetest. My favorite line from this song is: “Tujh mein chupi si jo shayari hai, tujh ko sunaoon main zara.” I truly believe an English translation will never do justice to this song, but this line translates to “I'll show you the poem that is hidden inside of you.”


[Verse 1 - Sreeram]
Ek din kabhi jo khud ko taraashe
Meri nazar se tu zara
Hai re
Aankhon se teri kya kya chupa hai
Tujh ko dikhaoon mein zara
Hai re
Ek ankahi si dastaan, dastaan
Kehne lagega aina

If one day you see yourself
Through my eyes
Hai re
You'd see everything that
You can't see about yourself
Hai re
Your mirror will start telling you
A story you've never heard before

[Chorus - Sreeram]
Subhanallah
Jo ho raha hai
Pehli dafaa hai
Wallah, aisa hua
Subhanallah
Jo ho raha hai
Pehli dafaa hai
Wallah, aisa hua

 Wonderful
Whatever is happening
Is happening for the first time
By the grace of God
Wonderful
Whatever is happening
Is happening for the first time
By the grace of God

[Verse 2 - Sreeram]
Meri khamoshi se baatein chun le na
Unki dori se taarifein boon le na
Meri khamoshi se baatein chun le na
Unki dori se taarifein boon le na

 Pick out words from my silence
Weave their strings together into praises
Pick out words from my silence
Weave their strings together into praises

[Shilpa Rao]
Kal nahi the jo aaj lag the ho
Taarif meri hai khamakha
Tohfa hai tera meri adaa

 You don't seem the same to me as you did yesterday
You're praising me without any reason
You've given me this new attitude as a gift

[Verse 3 - Sreeram]
Ek din kabhi jo khud ko pukare
Meri zubaan se tu zara
Hai re
Tujh mein chupi si jo shayari hai
Tujh ko sunaoon mein zara
Hai re
Yeh toh dillon ka vaasta, vaasta
Khul ke bataya jaaye na

If one day you call your name
With my voice
Hai re
You'd hear the lovely poem
That is hidden inside of you
Hai re
This is the fate of hearts
That we are unable to say these things openly

[Chorus]