- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- R. Sivatmikha
- Music director
- R. Sivatmikha
- Movie name
- Burqa
- Movie release year
- 2023
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Mar 2023
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
This song is a soul-stirring Islamic devotional invocation (Dhikr) from the movie 'Burqa' (2023). It primarily repeats sacred chants magnifying Allah as the Almighty God, invoking His attribute of boundless mercy ('Ya Rahim'), and paying reverence to His prophet ('Ya Rasool'). The meditative tone enhances the film's poignant themes of isolation, mourning, and spiritual resilience.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Repetition / Anaphora
“Allah hu allah”
The continuous refrain of 'Allah hu allah' functions as a meditative chant (Dhikr), accentuating devotion and generating a rhythmic, trance-like spiritual mood.
Apostrophe (Direct Invocation)
“Ya rahim allah”
Directly addressing the Almighty using divine epithets such as 'Ya Rahim' (O Most Merciful) and 'Ya Rasool' (O Messenger).
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Trivia
The song is featured in the Tamil drama film 'Burqa' (2023), directed by Sarjun KM, starring Kalaiyarasan and Mirnaa Menon. Composer and singer R. Sivatmikha rendered this spiritual track to evoke the solemn atmosphere surrounding the protagonist's observe of Iddah (the Islamic period of mourning).
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