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Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni

14th century · 14th century · Also known as छाप तिलक सब छीनी

"Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni" is a 14th-century song in Braj Bhasha. It is credited to the Sufi mystic Amir Khusrau as both poet and composer, and is one of his most popular compositions, heard across the Indian subcontinent. It is sung above all as qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis, by Pakistani and Indian qawwals and other singers.

Songs in history

Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheenic. 1310

See also

Cite this entry

APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chhaap-tilak-sab-chheeni
MLA: “Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chhaap-tilak-sab-chheeni. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chhaap-tilak-sab-chheeni.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chhaap-tilak-sab-chheeni (Accessed: ).

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