Most Soulful Ghazals To Help You Unwind
Most Soulful Ghazals: In today’s era of EDM, remakes and music full of beats, we still feel the need to listen to Sufi music, ghazals and melodies to unwind at the end of the day. There can be nothing better than the calming music and elegant Urdu vocabulary of ghazals to relax on a tiring day.
So here are 10 most soulful ghazals to help you unwind on a tiring day.
1. Jagjit Singh: Baat niklegi toh phir door talak jayegi
With the calming voice of Jagjit Singh, this ghazal is you’d want to listen on a loop.
2. Farida Khanum: Aaj jaane ki zid na karo
In this ghazal, Farida Khanum elegantly describes the feeling of not wanting to let go of your love one.
3. Mehdi Hassan: Ranjish hi sahi
Beautifully displaying the pain of broken heart, this ghazal might make you shed a few tears.
4. Begum Akhtar: Woh jo hum mein tum mein qarar tha
This ghazal so gracefully portrays a love that was once but is no more.
5. Reshma: Lambi Judai
Being separated from your loved one is a painful experience and this ghazal captures it beautifully.
6. Anup Jalota: Pathar bana diya mujhe
The sound of a crying heart in the voice of Anup Jalota is enough to give you goosebumps.
7. Suraiya: Ye na thi hamari kismat
Written by Mirza Ghalib and Sung in the melodies voice of Suraiyya, it’s no surprise that this ghazal is one of the most loved ghazals.
8. Mohd. Rafi: Ek hi baat zamane ki kitaabon mein nahi
It’s sung in the melodious voice of Rafi sahab, need I say anything more?
9. Bhupinder Singh: Kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahi milta
This ghazal illustrates the difference between the world of dreams and reality.
10. Amanat Ali Khan: Hothon pe kabhi unke mera naam bhi aaye
Amanat Ali Khan gracefully portrays the longing to be loved back by the one you love.
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