DESCRIPTION:
Ustad Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (b.January 1, 1974 in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani musician , and primarily a singer of Qawwali mainly in the Punjabi language, a devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). He is the nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.The son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat was trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of classical music and Qawwali In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He has toured extensively and performed in Pakistan, India and all around the world.
His first public performance was at the age of ten or eleven, when he toured the U.K. with his uncle in 1985, and performed solo songs in addition to singing with the Qawwali party. At a concert in Birmingham on July 27, 1985, he performed the solo ghazal Mukh Tera Sohneya Sharab Nalon Changa Ae. At a concert at the Harrow Leisure Centre in 1985, he performed the solo song Gin Gin Taare Lang Gaiyaan Rattaan. Paap (2004), featuring hit song, Mann Ki Lagan, marked his debut as a Bollywood playback singer. He has become popular in India because of his Bollywood songs.
In a subordinate role with his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, working in collaboration with Eddie Vedder, of the American rock band, Pearl Jam, Rahat contributed to the soundtrack of the 1995 Hollywood film Dead Man Walking.

In 2002, he worked on the soundtrack of Four Feathers in collaboration with the American composer of orchestral and film music, James Horner.[7] Also in 2002, Rahat guested with The Derek Trucks Band on the song "Maki Madni" for Trucks' album, Joyful Noise.

More recently, his vocals were featured on the soundtrack of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto.

His recent works include Pakistani nationalistic songs such as "Dharti Dharti" and "Hum Pakistan", and songs from Bollywood.

In this video, Rahat rendered one of his most famous songs from the film `Omkara'. Enjoy it live!

Nainon ki mat maaniyon re nainon ke mat suniyo (2)

Don't pay any attention to eyes, don't listen to them

Nainon ki mat suniyo re Naina thag lenge...

Eyes will cheat you

Naina thag lenge, thag lenge, naina thag lenge (2)

Jagte jaadu phoonkenge re, jagte jagte jaadu

They'll mesmerize you while you're awake

Jagte jaadu phoonkenge re neenden banjar kardenge

They'll mesmerize you while awake and destroy your sleep

Naina thag lenge...

Naina thang lenge thag lenge, naina thag lenge (2)

Nainon ki mat maaniyon re


Bhala manda dekhen na paraya na saga re

Eyes don't differentiate between good and bad, loved ones and strangers

Nainon ko toh dhasne ka chaska laga re

They just love to sting

Nainon ka zaher nasheela re (4)

Their poison is intoxicating

Badalon mein satrangiyaan boyen bhor talak barsaaven

Eyes show you rainbows in clouds which rain till morning

Badalon mein satrangiyaan boyen, naina baanvara kardenge

They'll show you rainbows and drive you mad

Naina thag lenge...

Naina thang lenge thag lenge, naina thag lenge (3)


Naina raat ko chalte chalte swargon mein lejaven

Eyes will take you to heaven at night

Megh malhar ke sapne beejen, hariyali dikhlaven

Show you dreams of rain filled clouds and greenery

Nainon ki jubaan pe bharosa nahin aata

Don't believe the word of eyes

Likhat padat na raseed na khata

There's no record, no receipt, no letter to attest what they promise

Saari baat havayi re, saari baat havayi

All their words are blown in the wind

Bin badal barsaven saavan, saavan bin barsaton

They can bring rain without clouds

Bin badal barsaven saavan, naina baanvara kardenge

They'll bring rain without clouds, they'll drive you mad

Naina thag lenge...

Naina thang lenge, thag lenge, naina thag lenge

Nainon ki mat maaniyon re nainon ke mat suniyo

Nainon ki mat suniyo re Naina thag lenge...

Jagte jaadu phoonkenge re, jagte jagte jaadu

Jagte jaadu phoonkenge re neenden banjar kardenge

Naina thag lenge... Naina thang lenge, thag lenge, naina thag lenge (4)