Ishtihaar chords by Rabbi Shergill

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Ishtihaar with English Translation


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G|-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
D|---5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|
A|-3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

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B|----------------------------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5----|
D|---5---5-5---5-5---5-5------|
A|-3--------------------------|
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Chorus:
G
Ik kudi
(A girl)
C
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C
Sohni fabbat
(A lovely sight)
G
Ik kudi
(A girl)
C
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C
Sohni fabbat
(A lovely sight)
F
Gumm hai gumm hai
(She is lost)
F
Gumm hai
(Lost)
F
Gumm hai
(Lost)
F
Gumm hai
(She is lost, I haven't found her -yet-)


Verse 1:
C
Surat osdi
(Her face)
C
Parian vargi
(A fairy's likeness,)
G       C
Seerat di ooooooo
(Her temper is that of)
C
Mariam lagdi
(A picture of mary)
C     G
Hasdi hai taan
(When she laughs)
C
Phul ne jhardhey
(The petals fall)
C     G
Turdi hay taan
(When she walks)
C
Ghazal hai lagdi
(A melody plays)
F
Lamm salami
(Her graceful height)
F
Saru kadd di
(Like a wicker tree)
F
Umar ajey hai mar ke agdi
(Her years are still of nascence)
G
Par naina di
(But the language of eyes)
C
Gal samajhdi
(She comprehends)


Chorus:
G
Ik kudi
(A girl)
C
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C
Sohni fabbat
(A lovely sight)


Verse 2:
F       C
Gummian janam janam han hoye
(She is (i have) lost (her) from many births ago)
F      C
Lagda iyon jyon kal di gal hai
(Though it seems as affair of yesterday)
F      C
Iyon lagdai jyon ajj di gal hai
(Why, it seems an affair of today)
G      C    G    Dm
Iyon lagdai jyon hun di gal hai
(Why, it seems this moments affair)
F       Dm
Hune taan mere kol kharhi si
(Just now she stood by my side)
F       C
Hune tan mere kol nahi hai
(And now she has vanished)
Am    G  C  G
Ai keha chhal kehi bhatkan
(What trick what chase is this?)
G    C  Dm C
Soch meri  hairaan barri hai
(My senses, they're mystified)
C  G C
Os kudi nu tol rahi hai
(Searching for that girl)


Chorus:
G
Ik kudi
(A girl)
C
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C
Sohni fabbat
(A lovely sight)
G
Ik kudi
(A girl)
C
Sohni fabbat
(A lovely sight)


Interlude:
Em C Em C B G C


Verse 3:
C            G
Os kudi nu meri saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in my name)
C             G
Os kudi nu apni saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in her name)
C G  C
Os kudi nu meri saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in my name)
G      Em     G
Os kudi nu apni saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in her name)
Em   C
Os kudi nu sab di saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in everyone's name)
C
Os kudi nu rab di saunh hai
(I call out to that girl in the name of god)
G        Em     C
Jey kittey parhdi sunhdi hovey
(If she reads or hears this)
Em             C
Jeyundi jan o mar rahi hovey
(If she be alive or dying)
G      C
Ik vari aa ke mil javey
(Come and meet me once)
C
Vafa meri nu daag na laavey
(Do not sully my love)
F
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
(Lest I can't live)
F
Geet koi likhia na janda
(Nor write a word)
F
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
(Lest i can't live)
F
Geet koi likhia na janda
(Nor write a word)
Dm     G      C
Nahi tan maithon jia na janda
(Lest i can't live)


Chorus:
G
Ik kudi
(A girl)
C
Jihda naam mohabbat
(Whose name is love)
G
Saad muradi
(Simple, dainty)
C
Sohni fabbat
(A lovely sight)
F
Gumm hai gumm hai
(She is lost)
F
Gumm hai
(Lost)
F
Gumm hai
(Lost)
F    G
Gumm hai
(She is lost (i haven't found her -yet-))


Outro:
C G C G C


G
Ik kudi
(A girl)
C
Sohni fabbat
(A lovely sight)