[arr] Translation of BBC Urdu article.

[Amith Chandhran]

This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by the
business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him was A.
R. Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during the
journey. Long back this article was shared in the group. I could not
translate it then. The original article is written in Urdu, and is posted
here.
This is the *free-hand translation* of the same article. I am
*not*translating the article word-to-word due to the lack of time and
the
limitations of the translation. But don't worry, am taking care that you
don't miss the important content in its pure form!

Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others are
welcome..

--

A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of a
saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced
myself to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah
Basri's, and in no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our
conversation started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai!



*Far away from the material world:*



What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away from
the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying "Whenever
the plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of life". He went
further describing how music and spirituality go hand in hand. "You cannot
take one out of the other. Music lets you look inside within you. It takes
you on such a high, far away from this material world, and moreover, it also
takes you nearer to the God. You feel the purification that takes place
within you while listening to music. Maybe this is the reason why music is
sometimes called an integral part of devotion – of *Dhikr *and *Ibaadat*."



"We used Sufiana music in *Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan* from *Dil Se..* and people
appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all about
devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on
conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing
which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft.
We should do our best to get the perfection."



*…Only because of my mother:*


Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget what
she has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I join
the music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for that
dream to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be a
musician sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family
better than anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something
divine about her".



*Spirituality and religion:*



"For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction
manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like
that. It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the
perfect human beings."

"Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches
maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life;
thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things
perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental
peace."

"Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice, and
it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is within
us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing is to
know about yourself and your needs."

"In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion
perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the
same. That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?"



*Music is what I breathe:*



"Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my life -
in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years old.
Being in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all of a
sudden, but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my music very
slowly, after listening to it through the radio programs, television shows;
live shows and later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt that the live
concerts are much more exciting and stimulating for the audience as well as
our musicians. I feel the audience shares the music running thru my blood
vessels. This is the feeling which helps the musicians to grow."

"Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which everyone can
understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality which
knows no boundaries. Music is beyond all religions, castes, and all kind of
differences.  Believe me; one good song can change your life. I know some
people, who, rattled by the experiences in life, were on the way ending
their life. But it was music which didn't let them do that and they changed
their 

Re: [arr] Translation of BBC Urdu article.

[Thulasi Ram]

great job amit.. thanx a ton for sharing the article

On 7/10/07, Amith Chandhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


   This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by
the business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him
was A. R. Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during
the journey. Long back this article was shared in the group. I could not
translate it then. The original article is written in Urdu, and is posted
here.
This is the *free-hand translation* of the same article. I am *not*translating 
the article word-to-word due to the lack of time and the
limitations of the translation. But don't worry, am taking care that you
don't miss the important content in its pure form!

Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others are
welcome..

--

A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of a
saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced
myself to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah
Basri's, and in no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our
conversation started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai!



*Far away from the material world:*



What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away
from the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying
"Whenever the plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of
life". He went further describing how music and spirituality go hand in
hand. "You cannot take one out of the other. Music lets you look inside
within you. It takes you on such a high, far away from this material world,
and moreover, it also takes you nearer to the God. You feel the purification
that takes place within you while listening to music. Maybe this is the
reason why music is sometimes called an integral part of devotion – of *Dhikr
*and *Ibaadat*."



"We used Sufiana music in *Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan* from *Dil Se..* and people
appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all about
devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on
conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing
which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft.
We should do our best to get the perfection."



*…Only because of my mother:*


Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget what
she has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I join
the music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for that
dream to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be a
musician sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family
better than anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something
divine about her".



*Spirituality and religion:*



"For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction
manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like
that. It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the
perfect human beings."

"Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches
maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life;
thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things
perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental
peace."

"Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice,
and it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is
within us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing
is to know about yourself and your needs."

"In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion
perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the
same. That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?"



*Music is what I breathe:*



"Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my life
- in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years old.
Being in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all of a
sudden, but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my music very
slowly, after listening to it through the radio programs, television shows;
live shows and later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt that the live
concerts are much more exciting and stimulating for the audience as well as
our musicians. I feel the audience shares the music running thru my blood
vessels. This is the feeling which helps the musicians to grow."

"Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which everyone can
understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality which
knows no boundaries. Music is beyond all religions, castes, and all kind of
differences.  Believe me; one good song can change your life. I know some
people, who, rattled by the experiences

Re: [arr] Translation of BBC Urdu article.

[neena kochhar]

Hi Amit 
  Thank you so much for the translated article.
  NK
  

Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  great job amit.. thanx a ton for sharing the article

  On 7/10/07, Amith Chandhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   This 
writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by the business 
class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him was A. R. Rahman! 
Here is what he has written about AR he observed during the journey. Long back 
this article was shared in the group. I could not translate it then. The 
original article is written in Urdu, and is posted here. This is the free-hand 
translation of the same article. I am not translating the article word-to-word 
due to the lack of time and the limitations of the translation. But don't 
worry, am taking care that you don't miss the important content in its pure 
form! 
  Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others are 
welcome..
  --
  A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of a 
saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced myself 
to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah Basri's, and in 
no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our conversation 
started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai! 
   
  Far away from the material world:
   
  What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away from 
the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying "Whenever the 
plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of life". He went 
further describing how music and spirituality go hand in hand. "You cannot take 
one out of the other. Music lets you look inside within you. It takes you on 
such a high, far away from this material world, and moreover, it also takes you 
nearer to the God. You feel the purification that takes place within you while 
listening to music. Maybe this is the reason why music is sometimes called an 
integral part of devotion – of Dhikr and Ibaadat."
   
  "We used Sufiana music in Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan from Dil Se.. and people 
appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all about 
devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on 
conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing 
which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft. We 
should do our best to get the perfection." 
   
  …Only because of my mother:
  
Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget what she 
has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I join the 
music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for that dream 
to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be a musician 
sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family better than 
anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something divine about her". 
   
  Spirituality and religion:
   
  "For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction 
manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like that. 
It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the perfect 
human beings." 
  "Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches 
maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life; 
thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things 
perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental peace." 
  "Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice, and 
it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is within 
us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing is to know 
about yourself and your needs." 
  "In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion 
perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the same. 
That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?" 
   
  Music is what I breathe:
   
  "Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my life - 
in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years old. Being 
in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all of a sudden, 
but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my music very slowly, after 
listening to it through the radio programs, television shows; live shows and 
later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt that the live concerts are much 
more exciting and stimulating for the audience as well as our musicians. I feel 
the audience shares the music running thru my blood vessels. This is the 
feeling which helps the musicians to grow." 
  "Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which everyone can 
understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality which knows 
no boundaries. Music is beyond all religions, castes, and 

Re: [arr] Translation of BBC Urdu article.

[Siraj K]

Hi Amith,

Thank a lot for sharing such a wonderful article. Its very much useful for
those who doesn't read URDU.

"After suffering thru all this for a while, I understood that name, fame,
money and everything is temporary, and thus, going after all these things is
of no use."
See, the above lines are well-matured ones. Its really awesome and it made
ARR to be humble & down-to-earth. But I pray to Almighty that all these
fame, name, money & every good things be there with ARR always...

Cheers,
Siraj

On 7/10/07, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


  great job amit.. thanx a ton for sharing the article

On 7/10/07, Amith Chandhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by
> the business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him
> was A. R. Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during
> the journey. Long back this article was shared in the group. I could not
> translate it then. The original article is written in Urdu, and is posted
> 
here.
> This is the *free-hand translation *of the same article. I am 
*not*translating the article word-to-word due to the lack of time and the
> limitations of the translation. But don't worry, am taking care that you
> don't miss the important content in its pure form!
>
> Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others
> are welcome..
>
> --
>
> A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of
> a saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced
> myself to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah
> Basri's, and in no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our
> conversation started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai!
>
>
>
> *Far away from the material world:*
>
>
>
> What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away
> from the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying
> "Whenever the plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of
> life". He went further describing how music and spirituality go hand in
> hand. "You cannot take one out of the other. Music lets you look inside
> within you. It takes you on such a high, far away from this material world,
> and moreover, it also takes you nearer to the God. You feel the purification
> that takes place within you while listening to music. Maybe this is the
> reason why music is sometimes called an integral part of devotion – of *Dhikr
> *and *Ibaadat*."
>
>
>
> "We used Sufiana music in *Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan* from *Dil Se..* and
> people appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all
> about devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on
> conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing
> which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft.
> We should do our best to get the perfection."
>
>
>
> *…Only because of my mother:*
>
>
> Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget
> what she has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I
> join the music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for
> that dream to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be
> a musician sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family
> better than anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something
> divine about her".
>
>
>
> *Spirituality and religion:*
>
>
>
> "For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction
> manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like
> that. It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the
> perfect human beings."
>
> "Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches
> maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life;
> thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things
> perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental
> peace."
>
> "Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice,
> and it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is
> within us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing
> is to know about yourself and your needs."
>
> "In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion
> perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the
> same. That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?"
>
>
>
> *Music is what I breathe:*
>
>
>
> "Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my
> life - in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years
> old. Being in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all
> of a sudden, but it comes gradually. People started appre

Re: [arr] Translation of BBC Urdu article.

[Jaihari Prasad P.G.]

Great one... Rahman is uniquely Rahman

Be a Rahmaniac...

Have a nice day!!!

Jaihari


On 7/10/07, Amith Chandhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


   This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by
the business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him
was A. R. Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during
the journey. Long back this article was shared in the group. I could not
translate it then. The original article is written in Urdu, and is posted
here.
This is the *free-hand translation* of the same article. I am *not*translating 
the article word-to-word due to the lack of time and the
limitations of the translation. But don't worry, am taking care that you
don't miss the important content in its pure form!

Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others are
welcome..

--

A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of a
saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced
myself to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah
Basri's, and in no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our
conversation started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai!



*Far away from the material world:*



What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away
from the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying
"Whenever the plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of
life". He went further describing how music and spirituality go hand in
hand. "You cannot take one out of the other. Music lets you look inside
within you. It takes you on such a high, far away from this material world,
and moreover, it also takes you nearer to the God. You feel the purification
that takes place within you while listening to music. Maybe this is the
reason why music is sometimes called an integral part of devotion – of *Dhikr
*and *Ibaadat*."



"We used Sufiana music in *Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan* from *Dil Se..* and people
appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all about
devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on
conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing
which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft.
We should do our best to get the perfection."



*…Only because of my mother:*


Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget what
she has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I join
the music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for that
dream to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be a
musician sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family
better than anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something
divine about her".



*Spirituality and religion:*



"For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction
manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like
that. It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the
perfect human beings."

"Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches
maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life;
thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things
perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental
peace."

"Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice,
and it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is
within us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing
is to know about yourself and your needs."

"In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion
perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the
same. That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?"



*Music is what I breathe:*



"Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my life
- in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years old.
Being in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all of a
sudden, but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my music very
slowly, after listening to it through the radio programs, television shows;
live shows and later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt that the live
concerts are much more exciting and stimulating for the audience as well as
our musicians. I feel the audience shares the music running thru my blood
vessels. This is the feeling which helps the musicians to grow."

"Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which everyone can
understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality which
knows no boundaries. Music is beyond all religions, castes, and all kind of
differences.  Believe me; one good song can change your life. I know some

Re: [arr] Translation of BBC Urdu article.

[Bhagavathi mohan]

Dear Amith..Thanks for your Wonderful Translation ..Waited for this translation 
for a very very long time. We, the group were missing your contributions for a 
while and you were back with a bang!
Amith Chandhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai by the 
business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides him was A. R. 
Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during the journey. 
Long back this article was shared in the group. I could not translate it then. 
The original article is written in Urdu, and is posted here. This is the 
free-hand translation of the same article. I am not translating the article 
word-to-word due to the lack of time and the limitations of the translation. 
But don't worry, am taking care that you don't miss the important content in 
its pure form!
Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and others are 
welcome..
--
A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and simplicity of a 
saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I introduced myself 
to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of Rabah Basri's, and in 
no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in fact; our conversation 
started in the air travel and ended in his home in Chennai!
   
  Far away from the material world:
   
  What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far away from 
the material world. He started talking on spirituality by saying "Whenever the 
plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of life". He went 
further describing how music and spirituality go hand in hand. "You cannot take 
one out of the other. Music lets you look inside within you. It takes you on 
such a high, far away from this material world, and moreover, it also takes you 
nearer to the God. You feel the purification that takes place within you while 
listening to music. Maybe this is the reason why music is sometimes called an 
integral part of devotion – of Dhikr and Ibaadat."
   
  "We used Sufiana music in Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan from Dil Se.. and people 
appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all about 
devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created on 
conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the only thing 
which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece of craft. We 
should do our best to get the perfection."
   
  …Only because of my mother:
  
 Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never forget what she 
has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted that I join the 
music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very hard for that dream 
to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that I'd be a musician 
sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our family better than 
anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is something divine about her".
   
  Spirituality and religion:
   
  "For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the instruction 
manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is something like that. 
It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make them the perfect 
human beings."
"Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It teaches 
maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path in life; 
thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the things 
perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have mental peace."
"Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner voice, and 
it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God is within 
us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary thing is to know 
about yourself and your needs."
  "In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own religion 
perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one and the same. 
That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?"
   
  Music is what I breathe:
   
  "Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in my life - 
in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years old. Being 
in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't come all of a sudden, 
but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my music very slowly, after 
listening to it through the radio programs, television shows; live shows and 
later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt that the live concerts are much 
more exciting and stimulating for the audience as well as our musicians. I feel 
the audience shares the music running thru my blood vessels. This is the 
feeling which helps the musicians to grow."
"Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which everyone can 
understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality which knows 
no boundaries. Music i