Ghulam Hassan Sofi | tche kyamo karnai taweez pan | 1970s

an old studio recording of Ghulam Hassan Sofi singing Wahab Khar's "tche kyamo karnai taweez pan". Music by Sofi and Bhajan Sopori. From TV show "Anhaar" produced by Basharat Ahmed for Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar in 70/80. [Audio cleaned and corrected]

[zubybhat]

its 2024. still listening to this masterpiece.

[shahidshah]

A Bus Ride to Remember

I still remember the day vividly—it was the first time I met him. I was just 17, a young college student on my way to S.P. College. It was an ordinary day, and I had boarded a crowded bus, unaware that it would soon become one of the most unforgettable moments of my life.

Back then, I didn’t know much about Kashmiri music. But there was one voice I had heard—haunting, soulful, unforgettable. Afsoos Dunya was the song, and I remembered the cover photo from the old audio cassette that had caught my attention. That voice had already etched itself in my heart.

As the bus rattled along the road, the conductor moved through the aisle, collecting fares. He approached a gentle-looking man seated quietly, and in a rude, dismissive tone, demanded the fare from him—without a shred of respect. Something stirred in me. I couldn’t stay silent. I stopped the conductor and said, "Do you even know who he is?" Without waiting for an answer, I handed over the fare for him.

The conductor, puzzled but obliged, went back to the man and said, “That boy over there paid your fare.”

The man turned to me with kind, curious expression. He smiled and asked gently, “Do you know me?”

“Yes, of course, ” I replied, a bit nervous yet proud. “Not only me, the whole of Kashmir knows you.”

He chuckled softly and said, “But you sound like just a kid. How old are you?”

“I’m 17, ” I replied.

His smile widened. “And tell me, what’s your favourite song of mine?”

Without hesitation, I said, “Afsoos Dunya… and Che Kami Karnai Tawiz Pan.”

At that moment, he reached out, held my hand, and smiled. It was a gesture so warm, so sincere—it left a mark on my soul. That brief encounter, in the cramped space of a bus, felt like a lifetime of recognition and connection.

Even today, I carry that memory like a cherished tune—soft, powerful, and forever unforgettable.

[aadilbhat]

Let's see how many youths are listening this. Hit like to record...

[junaidsyed]

Kashmiri songs teach us what Kashmir and Kashmiriyat was all about. May the good old days of love and harmony return back.

[ravidhar]

An artist/ singer who has made a place in Kashmiri singing. Poetry & style is superb. He sang on my marriage mehedi raat at 59-Safakadal in 1979

[Urcristianoronoldo]

Cze kameu kaernai taveez pan,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan

Naabud andrai kornas bood,
aadam-basti manz khatethi rood

Tamechi khabar nou chai malkan,
yaaro wan balayaaro wan

Cze kameu kaernai taveez pan,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan

Pathwan raayil osus naaz, |
Kare kya houl zoul cham aawaaz

Ba czeteth troovnas tabardaaran,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan

Cze kameu kaernai taveez pan,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan

Pathwan raayil trovthas de-lai,
duniya zaanun nindre zolai

Ami taiz lyetrai karnem gan,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan


Cze kameu kaernai taveez pan,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan


Toori kornam biryaanai,
jaan jaan gaernam saaman-ai

gaatjaar thyuknam wastekaaran,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan

Dargah dedi tal travai sar,
Ya Nabi(s.a.w.) panenei nazra kar

Wahab khaaras won panen peeran,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan

Cze kameu kaernai taveez pan,
Yaaro wan baalyaaro wan

[Malik]

Who Is Listening This Masterpiece In 2025

[anonymous.]

Never forget who you are, a man who forgets his past is like a tree without roots.

[abdulbasith]

As a young Kashmiri, I think that our adults failed to transmit this beautiful tradition of Kashmir; in fact they hate it. Just tell your parents that I want to study the language of my mother, Kashmiri—not medical to hoard money. Be ready to receive humiliation and mockery, not to mention the sarcasm of your uncles, aunties, and neighbors.

[aadilbhat]

He is still alive with his words and voice.
He is an inspiration!!

[mohammadaminkawosa]

Unbeatable singing. Today's orchestra comes nowhere near. Can anyone produce such poetry these days of materiality? No, not at all. When you start appreciating the talent that is embedded in lyrics, music, and voice, you straightway are flown to emptiness, where the mind is completely transcended and you become you- consciousness.

Wahab Khar is describing the life situation through a story of a spruce tree that is growing in the safe environs at a very high altitude. Even there he is not spared; cut down by the cruel axeman and then rolled and cut into logs and finally, it is fashioned into different pieces of furniture by the carpenter. This is exactly what happens to us. Even when we are hidden, we are dragged by life situations, cut into pieces, and then thrown into this cruel world as pieces, to be eaten by the vultures prying on anything that comes their way.

[aliothdigitalstudios]

No current Kashmiri singer can even come close to this legend, Allah Tallah karnus Magfirat.

[shahjunaid]

While typing this! I am literally in tears!

[DRINSHAKASHMIRI]

I miss u 😢 hear touching song
Sofi sahab... Khuda aapko jaanatul firdous aata kry

[mirinaaya]

Kya awaaz hai kya andaaz hai ...kaha gaye ye log, ye awaaz ye saaz...pure kashmiri saaz

[arehaan]

I think im the only one of this new era to listen these masterpiece🔥

[thetrueguide]

My beloved Is PROPHET MOHAMMED (P.B.U.H)...

[rajeevsas]

My favourite Kashmiri singer.... nostalgic...I miss my Kashmir

[kanwalpandita]

What a song Beautifuly sung by legendary singer. One of my favorite song and singer

[pictionariek]

Let me get this straight:
I'm listening a song sung over 40/50 years ago. Impressive.