Nishani Lyrics – Jasmeen Akhtar & G Khan

The song “Nishani” sung by Jasmeen Akhtar & G Khan. The whole thing was originally Fateh Shergill’s concept, and Jasmeen Akhtar produced it, bringing it to life. Right from the start, the song hits you with this feeling of deep, almost desperate love. The singer is basically begging their lover to just admit what’s going on, asking “dass ve tu ki bhaalda” (tell me, what do you think?), and immediately following it with how nothing feels right without them. There’s this imagery of the lover standing in the way, blocking the path, and the singer’s breath catching just from a glance. It sets up this whole idea of a love that’s disruptive and all-consuming, you know? And then there’s that line about how a heart filled with love is more valuable than any metal, even if it’s just brass or maybe silver. It’s not about the material, it’s about the weight of the emotion inside.

This part is cool because it really dives into the conflict. The singer is calling the lover a “sasti nishani,” a cheap token, but then in the same breath says the heart is a jewel more precious than diamonds. I mean, that’s the central tug-of-war right there. The lover is acting careless, like a cheap souvenir you’d just pick up and then lose, but the emotional impact they have is priceless. The verse about the “kaartoos” (gunpowder) and how things have changed today adds this layer of past tension, maybe they’ve been through a kind of war. And then there’s that powerful admission, “tu mere dil da takht hath aa lia” – you’ve seized the throne of my heart. It’s a surrender. But it’s mixed with this weariness about how the world warns that everyone gets betrayed, yet the singer is still willing to invest everything, because a heart without love is like a weapon without its value.

Now, the lines that really get me, the ones that are just so unique and impactful, have to be the chorus: “ve tu sasti nishani chakki phirda / dil heerian ton mehnga mutiyar da.” It’s such a raw way to put it. Calling someone a cheap token that’s just spinning around like a top, it’s kind of dismissive and hurt. But then flipping it instantly to say the heart is a jewelery box that’s more expensive than diamonds? That hits different. It perfectly captures the frustration of being with someone who acts flippant, while you’re sitting there holding this incredibly valuable, fragile love for them. The contrast is brilliant. It’s not just a sweet love song, it’s a song about loving someone even when their actions feel cheap, because your own feeling, your own heart, has a inherent, priceless worth that their behavior can’t diminish. That’s the fascinating part, it’s as much about self-worth as it is about loving another person.