Genre Sufi music Writer(s) Amir Khusrow | Length 8 minutes | |
Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni (Hindi: छाप तिलक सब छीनी) / (Urdu: چھاپ تلک سب چھینی), is a poem composed by Amir Khusro, a 14th-century Sufi mystic, in Hindawi language. Due to the resonance of its melody and mystical lyrics, it is frequently heard in Qawwali concerts across South Asia.
This poem has been sung in Qawwali format by notable Indian and Pakistani Qawwals, including Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Naheed Akhtar, Mehnaz Begum, Abida Parveen, Sabri Brothers, Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Zila Khan, Hadiqa Kiani and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
Popular Culture
The 1978 Bollywood film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki featured a version by Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Another popular version, by Abida Parveen and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, appeared on the Pakistani musical variety show Coke Studio. The song has maintained its popularity over the years, being regularly heard on television talent shows in India and Pakistan, and on social media.