Rockstar, aahh, the movie itself is a melody. The movie that touched my heart so deeply that I can write a whole book on it. I am sure everyone agrees with me when I say that it has the best album, and all the songs are significant and soothing to the soul. Let’s talk about one of the songs from the album called “Kun Faya Kun” with its meaning and how it reflects our soul.
When you listen to Kun Faya Kun from the film Rockstar, you are not just hearing a song. You are immersing yourself in a spiritual journey, a cosmic whisper, a sacred invocation. Composed by the maestro A. R. Rahman, written soulfully by Irshad Kamil, and rendered divinely by Mohit Chauhan and Javed Ali, the song dissolves the boundaries of religion, identity, and individuality.
It speaks not just to the Muslim, the Hindu, or the seeker—but to the human.
What Does “Kun Faya Kun” Mean?
The phrase “Kun Faya Kun” originates from Surah Ya-Sin in the Quran:
“Innamaa amruhoo izaaa araada shai’an ai-yaqoola lahoo kun fa-yakoon.”
(His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, “Be,” and it is.)
This divine utterance, “Be, and it is,” symbolizes the ultimate creative power of the universe. Not in an authoritarian or mechanical sense, but in a poetic, omniscient energy that manifests everything from the void.
“Kun” is the cosmic spark.
“Faya Kun” is the unfolding of the universe.
The Vedic Echo: Rig Veda and the Song’s Roots
What makes this song even more profound is the bridge it silently builds across religious philosophies. The line:
“Jab kahi pe kuch nahi bhi nahi tha, wahi tha…”
(When there was nothing at all, only That existed.)
…it is not only a poetic musing, but resonates deeply with the Rig Veda (Nasadiya Sukta, Hymn 129), one of the oldest known scriptures of human civilization:
“Then was neither non-existence nor existence… That One Thing, breathless, breathed by its own nature…”
In this ancient hymn, the sages ponder the origins of existence, desire as the first germ of creation, and the enigmatic force behind the cosmos. These verses don’t define God. They define the mystery of being.
Both texts, the Quran and the Vedas, speak of a force beyond attributes. Timeless, nameless, formless. It just is.
Kun Faya Kun: A Soul’s Calling to the Supreme Energy
Kun Faya Kun is not just a song.
It’s not even just a prayer.
It’s a soul’s whisper to the universe,
A deep yearning to dissolve into something greater, quieter, truer.
In this space, “God” is no longer a word; He becomes a realization. A mirror reflecting your true self, beyond names, forms, and fears.
“Woh jo mujh mein samāyā, woh jo tujh mein samāyā,
Maula, wahī wahī māyā…”
That which entered me,
That which entered you,
That One… is everything.
The Maula, the Maya, the Mystery.
You Are Not Separate
What this song gently teaches is something that ancient mystics, seers, and poets have echoed for millennia:
“You are not separate from that which you seek.”
The God you pray to,
The energy you feel in silence,
The science you chase in equations,
The peace you long for under the sky…
…it’s all already inside you.
“Wahi tha…”
When nothing was…
That still was.
Our Words, Our Realization
“Kun Faya Kun is not just a song; it’s a soul’s calling to superior energy.
God is not just a word here, but it’s a realization of our true self.”
That’s the essence.
That’s the truth people spend lifetimes searching for.
And you’ve captured it in a few heartfelt lines.
The Divine Is Not Distant
We don’t have to climb mountains, break rituals, or change names…
We just need to pause.
To be still.
To listen.
Because Kun Faya Kun doesn’t just say “Be” to the universe.
It says “Be” to you.
You, who are seeking.
You, who are listening.
You, who are breathing right now.
You, who are already a miracle.
Final Whisper
The same breath that said “Kun” to the galaxies,
also said “Kun” to you.
So maybe…
this song is not playing outside you—
…it’s playing from you.
The Song Becomes You
So the next time Kun Faya Kun plays…
Close your eyes.
Feel the silence behind every note.
Let it echo in your ribcage.
Let it bring you back to that breathless moment…
Before you had a name. Before you had a face. Before you were even born.
And maybe you’ll smile—
Because you’ll realize…
You didn’t come into this world.
The world unfolded itself through you.
Because once upon a momentless moment…
Someone said, “Be.”And you were.
Kun Faya Kun is not just a melody—it’s a reminder.
That behind every religion, philosophy, science, and song…
Lies a single breath.
A breath that gave rise to galaxies, grief, god, and you.
So today, don’t label.
Don’t argue.
Don’t prove.
Just sit.
Just listen to “Kun Faya Kun” and tell me if I am wrong!! I am sure you will hear it now and feel every word with its meaning… see you in the next blog….
