Yah Allah
From FIR · 2021
- Lyricist
- Mashook Rahman
- Singers
- Deepak Blue, Vishnu Vishal, Sugandh Shekar
- Music director
- Ashwath
- Details
- FIR2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thodarpadu idar tharum | In this persistent, distressful |
| Adar irul sirayil | Dense, dark prison, |
| Sudar thara yengidum | Longing to cast a bright flame, |
| Siru pori naano | Am I merely a tiny spark? |
| Vidaigalin irulinil | In the darkness surrounding answers, |
| Puthirgalai thedum | Searching for mysteries, |
| Vidiyalai kaanaa | Without ever witnessing a dawn, |
| Kathiravan naano | Am I a sun that never sees sunrise? |
| Male | |
| Karuvarai thaandi irulilae meendum | Beyond the womb, into darkness again, |
| Irupathu indru thaan | Is where I reside today. |
| Karuvarai thandha moochaiyae | The very breath granted by the womb, |
| Indru izhakiren siraiyil naan | I am losing today inside this prison. |
| Idhu sadhigalin ulaiya | Is this a furnace of conspiracies? |
| Idhu silandhiyin valaiya | Is this a spider's web? |
| En uyiranu udaikum | That shatters my very life atom, |
| Idhu kanthaga siraiya | Is this a prison made of gunpowder? |
| Male | |
| En udhirathai pirithu | Splitting open my blood, |
| Adhil amilathai vidhaithu | And sowing acid within it, |
| En siragugal erithaal | If you burn away my wings, |
| Adhu nyaayam thaana | Is that truly justice? |
| Male | |
| Pagai seigiraan sirai seigiraan | He creates enmity, he imprisons us, |
| Vadhai seigiraan yah allah | He tortures us, Oh Allah! |
| Nizhal seigiraan nijam poigiraan | He turns shadows into reality and makes truth a lie, |
| Vadham seigiraan yah allah | He slaughters us, Oh Allah! |
| Male | |
| Karam yenthiyae siram saigiren | Raising my hands, I bow my head, |
| Aram vellumo yah allah | Will righteousness prevail, Oh Allah? |
| Karam yenthiyae siram saigiren | Raising my hands, I bow my head, |
| Undhan naatam ini yah allah | My fate rests in Your divine will now, Oh Allah! |
| Male | |
| Thodarpadu idar tharum | In this persistent, distressful |
| Adar irul sirayil | Dense, dark prison, |
| Sudar thara yengidum | Longing to cast a bright flame, |
| Siru pori naano | Am I merely a tiny spark? |
| Vidaigalin irulinil | In the darkness surrounding answers, |
| Puthirgalai thedum | Searching for mysteries, |
| Vidiyalai kaanaa | Without ever witnessing a dawn, |
| Kathiravan naano | Am I a sun that never sees sunrise? |
| Male | |
| Idhu yugangalin pagaiyaa | Is this an enmity passed down for ages? |
| Idhu thagithidum veriya | Is this a scorching frenzy? |
| Emai karuvaruthidavae | Just to eradicate us completely, |
| Karam korthidum padaiya | Is this an army joining hands? |
| En manithathai udaithaal | If you shatter my humanity, |
| Ennai mathathirkul adaithaal | If you lock me inside a religion, |
| En dhesiyam parithaal | If you strip away my patriotism, |
| Adhu nyaayam thaana | Is that truly justice? |
| Male | |
| Mugamadhai kandu | Looking merely at the face, |
| Agamadhai verukum | While despising the inner soul, |
| Pidiyilae indru naam | In such a cruel grip we stand today. |
| Tharavugal seidha | Created by manipulated data, |
| Thavarugal indru | The grave mistakes today, |
| Theerpai sollum naal | Mark the day that delivers the final verdict. |
தொடர்படு இடர் தரும்
அடர் இருள் சிறையில்
சுடர் தர ஏங்கிடும்
சிறு பொறி நானோ
விடைகளின் இருளினில்
புதிர்களை தேடும்
விடியலை காணா
கதிரவன் நானோ
In this persistent, distressful
Dense, dark prison,
Longing to cast a bright flame,
Am I merely a tiny spark?
In the darkness surrounding answers,
Searching for mysteries,
Without ever witnessing a dawn,
Am I a sun that never sees sunrise?
கருவறை தாண்டி இருளிலே மீண்டும்
இருப்பது இன்று தான்
கருவறை தந்த மூச்சையே
இன்று இழக்கிறேன் சிறையில் நான்
இது சதிகளின் உலையா
இது சிலந்தியின் வலையா
என் உயிரணு உடைக்கும்
இது கந்தக சிறையா
Beyond the womb, into darkness again,
Is where I reside today.
The very breath granted by the womb,
I am losing today inside this prison.
Is this a furnace of conspiracies?
Is this a spider's web?
That shatters my very life atom,
Is this a prison made of gunpowder?
என் உதிரத்தை பிரித்து
அதில் அமிலத்தை விதைத்து
என் சிறகுகள் எரித்தால்
அது நியாயம் தானா
Splitting open my blood,
And sowing acid within it,
If you burn away my wings,
Is that truly justice?
பகை செய்கிறான் சிறை செய்கிறான்
வதை செய்கிறான் யா அல்லா
நிழல் செய்கிறான் நிஜம் பொய்கிறான்
வதம் செய்கிறான் யா அல்லா
He creates enmity, he imprisons us,
He tortures us, Oh Allah!
He turns shadows into reality and makes truth a lie,
He slaughters us, Oh Allah!
கரம் ஏந்தியே சிரம் சாய்கிறேன்
அறம் வெல்லுமோ யா அல்லா
கரம் ஏந்தியே சிரம் சாய்கிறேன்
உந்தன் நாட்டம் இனி யா அல்லா
Raising my hands, I bow my head,
Will righteousness prevail, Oh Allah?
Raising my hands, I bow my head,
My fate rests in Your divine will now, Oh Allah!
தொடர்படு இடர் தரும்
அடர் இருள் சிறையில்
சுடர் தர ஏங்கிடும்
சிறு பொறி நானோ
விடைகளின் இருளினில்
புதிர்களை தேடும்
விடியலை காணா
கதிரவன் நானோ
In this persistent, distressful
Dense, dark prison,
Longing to cast a bright flame,
Am I merely a tiny spark?
In the darkness surrounding answers,
Searching for mysteries,
Without ever witnessing a dawn,
Am I a sun that never sees sunrise?
இது யுகங்களின் பகையா
இது தகித்திடும் வெறியா
எமை கருவறுத்திடவே
கரம் கோர்த்திடும் படையா
என் மனிதத்தை உடைத்தால்
என்னை மதத்திற்குள் அடைத்தால்
என் தேசியம் பறித்தால்
அது நியாயம் தானா
Is this an enmity passed down for ages?
Is this a scorching frenzy?
Just to eradicate us completely,
Is this an army joining hands?
If you shatter my humanity,
If you lock me inside a religion,
If you strip away my patriotism,
Is that truly justice?
முகமதை கண்டு
அகமதை வெறுக்கும்
பிடியிலே இன்று நாம்
தரவுகள் செய்த
தவறுகள் இன்று
தீர்ப்பை சொல்லும் நாள்
Looking merely at the face,
While despising the inner soul,
In such a cruel grip we stand today.
Created by manipulated data,
The grave mistakes today,
Mark the day that delivers the final verdict.
Thodarpadu idar tharum
In this persistent, distressful
Adar irul sirayil
Dense, dark prison,
Sudar thara yengidum
Longing to cast a bright flame,
Siru pori naano
Am I merely a tiny spark?
Vidaigalin irulinil
In the darkness surrounding answers,
Puthirgalai thedum
Searching for mysteries,
Vidiyalai kaanaa
Without ever witnessing a dawn,
Kathiravan naano
Am I a sun that never sees sunrise?
Karuvarai thaandi irulilae meendum
Beyond the womb, into darkness again,
Irupathu indru thaan
Is where I reside today.
Karuvarai thandha moochaiyae
The very breath granted by the womb,
Indru izhakiren siraiyil naan
I am losing today inside this prison.
Idhu sadhigalin ulaiya
Is this a furnace of conspiracies?
Idhu silandhiyin valaiya
Is this a spider's web?
En uyiranu udaikum
That shatters my very life atom,
Idhu kanthaga siraiya
Is this a prison made of gunpowder?
En udhirathai pirithu
Splitting open my blood,
Adhil amilathai vidhaithu
And sowing acid within it,
En siragugal erithaal
If you burn away my wings,
Adhu nyaayam thaana
Is that truly justice?
Pagai seigiraan sirai seigiraan
He creates enmity, he imprisons us,
Vadhai seigiraan yah allah
He tortures us, Oh Allah!
Nizhal seigiraan nijam poigiraan
He turns shadows into reality and makes truth a lie,
Vadham seigiraan yah allah
He slaughters us, Oh Allah!
Karam yenthiyae siram saigiren
Raising my hands, I bow my head,
Aram vellumo yah allah
Will righteousness prevail, Oh Allah?
Karam yenthiyae siram saigiren
Raising my hands, I bow my head,
Undhan naatam ini yah allah
My fate rests in Your divine will now, Oh Allah!
Thodarpadu idar tharum
In this persistent, distressful
Adar irul sirayil
Dense, dark prison,
Sudar thara yengidum
Longing to cast a bright flame,
Siru pori naano
Am I merely a tiny spark?
Vidaigalin irulinil
In the darkness surrounding answers,
Puthirgalai thedum
Searching for mysteries,
Vidiyalai kaanaa
Without ever witnessing a dawn,
Kathiravan naano
Am I a sun that never sees sunrise?
Idhu yugangalin pagaiyaa
Is this an enmity passed down for ages?
Idhu thagithidum veriya
Is this a scorching frenzy?
Emai karuvaruthidavae
Just to eradicate us completely,
Karam korthidum padaiya
Is this an army joining hands?
En manithathai udaithaal
If you shatter my humanity,
Ennai mathathirkul adaithaal
If you lock me inside a religion,
En dhesiyam parithaal
If you strip away my patriotism,
Adhu nyaayam thaana
Is that truly justice?
Mugamadhai kandu
Looking merely at the face,
Agamadhai verukum
While despising the inner soul,
Pidiyilae indru naam
In such a cruel grip we stand today.
Tharavugal seidha
Created by manipulated data,
Thavarugal indru
The grave mistakes today,
Theerpai sollum naal
Mark the day that delivers the final verdict.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This powerful track captures the raw agony, existential crisis, and plea for divine intervention of an innocent man falsely branded a criminal. Trapped in a literal and metaphorical prison of prejudice and conspiracy, the protagonist questions why his identity, patriotism, and basic humanity are stripped away simply because of his religious background. Through evocative imagery, he compares his plight to a spark trapped in darkness and a sun denied its dawn, expressing deep pain over being judged by superficial biases and manipulated data. Despite the intense suffering and torture he faces, he surrenders his pain to the Almighty (Yah Allah), questioning whether justice and righteousness will ultimately prevail over systemic corruption. The song serves as a poignant thematic pillar for the film *FIR*, highlighting the devastating real-world impact of Islamophobia, media trials, and stereotyping on innocent individuals.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Adar irul sirayil / Sudar thara yengidum / Siru pori naano”
The protagonist compares his fragile existence and hope inside the dark, oppressive prison to a 'tiny spark' longing to illuminate the darkness.
Metaphor
“Kathiravan naano”
Comparing himself to a 'sun that never sees a dawn' symbolizes having truth and potential within, yet being permanently silenced and hidden from light.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Idhu sadhigalin ulaiya / Idhu silandhiyin valaiya”
The second consonant sound 'dhi' (தி) rhymes in 'sadhigalin' and 'silandhiyin'.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“En manithathai udaithaal / Ennai mathathirkul adaithaal”
Both lines begin with the matching initial sound 'En' ('எ'), creating a rhythmic impact.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Pagai seigiraan sirai seigiraan / Vadhai seigiraan... / Vadham seigiraan...”
Repetition of the ending verbal suffix 'seigiraan' across lines establishes a painful cadence of continuous actions inflicted upon the speaker.
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Trivia
The song serves as a core emotional theme in the 2021 action-thriller 'FIR' (Faizal Ibrahim Raiz), directed by Manu Anand and produced by Vishnu Vishal (who also starred in the lead role of Irfan Ahmed). Composed by Ashwath with lyrics by Mashook Rahman, the song highlights the protagonist's struggle when wrongfully accused in a high-profile terrorism case due to circumstantial evidence and profiling. Notably, Vishnu Vishal performed his own vocal segments in parts of the film's promotional/track variations.
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