Jab Khuda Deta Hai - Khandan by Afzal Hussain

The Khandan album has several strong tracks, but Jab Khuda Deta Hai - Khandan is the one most listeners come back to first. Credit goes to Afzal Hussain, A. R. Qureshi for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Jab Khuda Deta Hai - Khandan, Afzal Hussain clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Jab Khuda Deta Hai - Khandan, making it as much a performance as a song.

1955 marked the release of Khandan, and Jab Khuda Deta Hai - Khandan was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Listeners have described the experience of Jab Khuda Deta Hai - Khandan differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

Running to 3:14, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. For anyone yet to hear Jab Khuda Deta Hai - Khandan, the experience ahead is a good one. For those returning, it will be as good as they remember.