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Ratiyaan
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- #2100
- YouTube Views
- 7.11K
- Category
- Single
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The Story Behind Ratiyaan
Ratiyaan is Shafqat Amanat Ali's song of waiting through the night, released on his 2015 album Muh Dikhai by Times Music. It sits among nine tracks on a solo release that moves between romantic ballads, pop and Sufi material. Ali composed the song and singled it out, with Rang, the title track and Dil Dharhaknay Ka Sabab, as one of the pieces around which the album took shape. Contemporary coverage described Ratiyaan's atmosphere in cinematic terms, reflecting the record's interest in orchestral arrangements alongside classical vocal traditions. Its emotional centre is more intimate: separation makes the passing hours feel unbearable, and the night becomes a companion to longing. Within the album's varied programme, this is a love song built around absence and the persistence of hope.
Meaning & Translation
Ratiyaan means 'nights', a poetic form of the Hindi word for night. The song links those nights with birha, the pain of being separated from a loved one. Rather than treating darkness as restful, it imagines the night as something that keeps the lover awake, unsettled and close to tears. The beloved's distance leaves ordinary time feeling heavy, while other people's taunts make that private loneliness harder to bear. Addressing the night gives the singer's longing an object: something to question when the absent person cannot answer. The repeated central idea conveys waiting that keeps returning, with no easy relief.
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Artists & Credits
- Shafqat Amanat Ali singer
- Shafqat Amanat Ali composer