Mohammed Rafi (Urdu: محمد رفیع, Hindi: मोहम्मद रफ़ी; 24 December 1924 – 31 … Read Full Bio ↴Mohammed Rafi (Urdu: محمد رفیع, Hindi: मोहम्मद रफ़ी; 24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980), was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He won a National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

In a career spanning about 40 years, Rafi sang over 26,000 film songs. His songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans, and from slow melancholic tunes to fast and melodious fun filled songs. He had a strong command of Hindi and Urdu and a powerful range that could accommodate this variety. He sang in many Indian languages including Hindi, Konkani, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Telugu, Maghi, Maithili and Assamese. He also recorded a few English, Persian, Spanish and Dutch songs.

Hai Duniya Usiki Hai
Mohammed Rafi Lyrics

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है दुनिया उसी की ज़माना उसी का
मोहब्बत में जो हो गया हो किसी का
है दुनिया उसी की ज़माना उसी का
मोहब्बत में जो हो गया हो किसी का

लुटा जो मुसाफ़िर दिल के सफ़र में
है जन्नत यह दुनिया उसकी नज़र में
लुटा जो मुसाफ़िर दिल के सफ़र में

है जन्नत यह दुनिया उसकी नज़र में
उसी ने है लूटा मज़ा ज़िंदगी का
मोहब्बत में जो हो गया हो किसी का

है सजदे के काबिल हर वो दीवाना
के जो बन गया हो तसवीर-ए-जाना
है सजदे के काबिल हर वो दीवाना
के जो बन गया हो तसवीर-ए-जाना
करो एह्तराम उस की दीवानगी का
मोहब्बत में जो हो गया हो किसी का

बर्बाद होना जिसकी अदा हो
दर्द-ए-मोहब्बत जिसकी दवा हो
बर्बाद होना जिसकी अदा हो
दर्द-ए-मोहब्बत जिसकी दवा हो
सताएगा क्या ग़म उसे ज़िंदगी का
मोहब्बत में जो हो गया हो किसी का

है दुनिया उसी की ज़माना उसी का
मोहब्बत में जो हो गया हो किसी का

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mohammed Rafi's song "Hai Duniya Usiki Hai" expresses the idea that the world belongs to those who have love in their hearts. The first two lines repeat the idea that the world belongs to someone specific and the one who falls in love with anyone belongs to the same world. The third and fourth lines emphasize that even though the traveler has lost everything in the journey of life, he found heaven in his beloved's eyes. Therefore, he belongs to the same world as his beloved.

The fifth and sixth lines express the idea that the lover who has become mad in love is worthy of worship from everyone. The seventh and eighth lines ask the listener to respect the lover's madness because he has achieved the pinnacle of love. The lover who experiences the pain of love so acutely that he can bear anything for his beloved has reached the highest level of love.

The ninth and tenth lines ask what can torment such a lover, who has everything due to love. The final lines repeat the opening lines to end the song on an optimistic note, implying that those who have love in their hearts are the real owners of the world.

Line by Line Meaning

है दुनिया उसी की ज़माना उसी का
The world belongs to only one person, and it is governed by them.