Ab Ham Aise Gum Hue - Bulleh Shah

April 14, 2014, 2:34 pm

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Posted again with this rendition by Radhika Chopra

Recital by Radhika Chopra

Kalam: Baba Bulleh Shah

Jahan e Khusrau Festival 2010

Ab ham aise gum hue, Prem nagar ke shehr

Apne aap nun sudh rahe hein, Na sir, hath, na pair
Khudi khoii apna ped chita, Tab hoi gal khaer
Laththe dhagde pahile ghar thi, Kaun kare nirvaer.
Bullah shah hai dohi jehane, koi na na dasda ghair

~Bulleh Shah

Recital by Wadali Brothers

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trans:
Now I am lost in the abode of the Beloved
Searching for the Self, oblivious of my surroundings
Having shed my ego, I found self awareness
Bulleh Shah! the Beloved is present in both worlds.

None have said otherwise.

Here the Wadalis have added the Iqbal verse on "Khudi"

Khudi ko kar buland itna, ke har taqder se pehle.Khuda bande se ye poche, bata teri raza kia hai

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Mamoor ho raha hai aalam mein noor tera - Hazrat Shah Niyaz

April 17, 2014, 7:45 am

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GhulamFarid& Maqbool Sabri were the first qawwals that I had the privilege of listening to live. That was in the mid sixties. I was eight then and remember well that their voices were absolutely mesmerizing then as they are now in these old recordings. Afsoske Farid Sabri kuchhjaldichalbassay. He has however left us with the treasure of his beautiful recitals.





Mamoor ho rahahaiaalammeinnoortera.
Azmaahtaabmahi, sabhaizahoortera.

Israar-e-Ahmadiseaagaah ho so jaaney,
Tu noor-e-harshararhai,har sang-e-toortera.

Haraankhtakrahihaitere hi munhkopyaare,
Harkaanmeinhoonpaata,shor-e-zahoortera.

Jab jimein ye samaayakijokuchhai so tuhai,
Phirdilsekab door ho,qurb-o-hazoortera.

Bhaatanahinhaiwaaizjuz deed-e-haqmujhekuch,
Tujhkorahemubaarakhoor-o-qasoortera.

Wahdatkehai ye jalwenaqsh-e-nigaahkusrat,
Gar sirre-maarifatko, paayeshahoortera.

Gar harf-e-beniyazisarzad'Niyaz'se ho,
Putleymeinkhaakkehai,Pyaareguroortera.

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English Trans:


Whole universe is filled with your light,
The moon and all life are your manifestation.

One who is aware of the secrets of Muhammad (SAW), knows
You are the light of every spark, every stone belongs to you.

Every eye beholds your face, O Beloved!
In every ear is filled the roar of your manifestation.

When the heart is convinced that you O Lord are everything,
Then how can presence be distant from the heart.

The sight of the extreme truth does not appeal, O preacher!
You can keep the virgin of paradise and sin for yourself.

The abundance of creation, is in fact the manifestation of your Oneness
Only if one's wisdom could evolve to decipher the truth.

If the expression of Independence occurs from 'Niyaz',
O beloved ! It is only because this human being is filled with your pride.

Aao Saiyo Ral Deyo Vadhai - Bulleh Shah

May 9, 2014, 7:55 am

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Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan at a small and intimate mehfil in Montreal.

Ni Aao saiyo ral deyo vadhaai
Mein var paaya raanjha maahi.
Ajj da roz mubaarak chaddeya
Raanjha saade vedde vaddeya.

Hath khoondi, modde kambal dhareya,
Chaakaan vaali shakal banayi.
Ni Aao saiyo ral deyo vadhai
Mukat gauwaan de vich rulda

Jangal juuhaan de vich rulda
Hai koi allah de val bhulda,
Asal haqiqat khabar na kai.
Aao saiyo ral deyo ni vadhai

Bulle shah ik sauda keeta
Peeta, zehar piyaala peeta,
Na kujh laha tota leeta.
Dard dukhaan di gathari chaahi

Ni Aao saiyo ral deyo vadhai

Adam se laayi hai hasti mein aarzu-e-rasool - Bedam Shah Warsi

May 15, 2014, 7:01 am

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Naatiya kalam by Hazrat Bedam Shah Warsi
Qawwal: Ustad Manzoor Hussain Khan Santoo

Adam se laayi hai hasti mein aarzu-e-rasool
kahan kahan liye phirti hai justuju-e-rasool

Talash e naqsh e kafe paaye Mustafa ki qasam
chunein hein aankhon se zaraat-e-khaak-e-kooh-e-rasool

Balayein loon mein teri aye jazb-e-shoaq salle alla
ke aaj daman-e-dil khich raha hai soo-e-rasool

Shagufta gulshan-e-Zahra ka her gul e tar hai
kisi mein rung-e-Ali aur kisi mein bu-e-rasool

Ajab tamasha ho maidan-e-hashr mein Bedam
ke sab hon paish-e-Khuda aur mein ruh-ba-ruh-e-rasool  

~ Bedam Shah Warsi

Man Banda e aan - Amir Khusrau

June 13, 2014, 7:10 am

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In fond memory of Mehdi Hasan

Celebrating a life filled with huge contributions to our rich culture. 
Pakistan's beloved Mehdi Hassan diedon June 13, 2012 in Karachi.


Recital: Mehdi Hassan (Pakistan)

Man banda e aan ruh e ke didan na gozarand
Diwana e zulf e ke kashidan na gozarand

Az tashnegiyam shola zanad sina o az dur
Sharbat beynomayand o cheshidan nagozarand

Ya rab, che azab ast bar in morgh e gireftar
Besmil na pasandand o paridan nagozarand

Sad chak shoda sina o sad para shoda dil
Wa'in beykhabaran jame daridan nagozarand

Sad khar e jafa khord ze hijrane too Khusrow
Ah ar  gol e az bagh e tou chidan nagozarand

~ Amir Khusrau

trans: 

The Unseen and Unknown's follower am I

Intioxicated by the tresses that can niether be pulled nor passed by

A fire rages from afar,, from the thirst that lies within

the sweet nectar I am shown but not allowed to taste

O Lord, what agony is this caged bird suffering

when its sacrifice is not desired, nor release allowed

The chest has been rent assunder, the heart in tatters

and yet these igonorant ones dont allow me to tear off my raimant

Hundreds of thorns has Khosrow borne, in seperation from Thee

O woe, that not a flower from Thy garden am I allowed to pluck

~ Farrokh Namazi

Kya Kashish Husn-e-Beypanaah Mein hai - Jigar Muradabadi by Ustad Aziz Ahmed Khan Warsi

June 13, 2014, 9:57 am

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Kya kashish husn-e-beypanaah mein hai,

jo qadam hai usi ki raah mein hai

Maikade mein na khaanqaah mein hai,
jo tajalli dil-e-tabaah mein hai

Haaye woh raaz-e-gham ke jo ab tak,
tere dil mein meri nigaah mein hai

Ishq mein kaisi manzil-e-maqsood,
voh bhi ek gard hai jo raah mein hai

Main jahan hun tere khayaal mein hun,
tu jahan hai meri nigaah mein hai

Husn ko bhi kahan naseeb Jigar,
voh jo ek shai meri nigaah mein hai

~ Jigar Muradabadi  (1890–1960)

Agar Kaj Ro Hain Anjum - Iqbal by Seema Sehgal

June 13, 2014, 1:55 pm

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Agar Kaj Ro Hain Anjum, Asman Tera Hai Ya Mera
Mujhe Fikar-e-Jahan Kyun Ho, Jahan Tera Hai Ya Mera

If the stars have strayed—To whom do the heavens belong, You or Me
Why must I worry about the world—To whom does this world belong, You or Me

Agar Hangama Ha’ay Shauq Se Hai La-Makan Khali
Khata Kis Ki Hai Ya Rab! La-Makan Tera Hai Ya Mera

If the Placeless Realm Offers no lively scenes of passion and longing,
Whose fault is that, my Lord?—Does that realm belong to You or to me?
Usse Subah-e-Azal Inkaar Ki Juraat Hui Kyun Kar
Mujhe Maloom Kya, Woh Raazdan Tera Hai Ya Mera?

On the morning of eternity he dared to say ʹNoʹ,
But how would I know why—Is he Your confidant, or is he mine? 

Muhammad (S.A.W.) Bhi Tera, Jibreel Bhi, Quran Bhi Tera
Magar Ye Harf-e-Shireen Tarjuman Tera Hai Ya Mera?

Muhammad (PBUH) is Yours, Gabriel is Yours, The Qurʹan is Yours—
But this discourse, This exposition in melodious tunes, Is it Yours or is it mine? 

Issi Koukab Ki Tabani Se Hai Tera Jahan Roshan
Zawal-e-Adam-e-Khaki Zayan Tera Hai Ya Mera?

Your world is illuminated by the radiance of the same star 
Whose loss was the fall of Adam, that creature of earth, Was it Yours or mine?

credit: http://iqbalurdu.blogspot.ca/2011/03/bal-e-jibril-002-agar-kaj-ro-hain-anjum.html

Poet: Muhammad Iqbal
Singer: Seema Sehgal

Tark-e-Arezoo Kerdam - Ustad Sarahang - ترک آرزو کردم،

June 22, 2014, 7:07 pm

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Tark-e-aarezoo kerdam, ranj e hasti aasan shod
Sokht par-feshani haa, kin qafas gulistan shod

Aalam az junun-e-man, kerde kasb-e-homvari

sel e gir d sar dadam, koh-o-dasht, daman shod

Bar safa-e-dil Zahed, in qadar chi meenazi

Har chi aayena gardid, babe khod-feroshan shod

~ Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil

Today I went out looking for an audio CD by the Afghan classical singer Ustad Mohammad Hussain Sarahang. There are three Afghan grocery stores around our neighborhood here in Quebec and to my delight I found a CD entitled "Tarke Arezoo" in one of these stores.

The first track in this wonderful collection is a 6 minute tarana by Amir Khusraw which I will post later. When I searched on youtube I discovered that the rare qawwali "Tark e Arezoo Kerdam" was of course there all along. Hope you enjoy Sarahang's endearing style as much as I did.

ترک آرزو کردم رنج هستي آسان شد ترک  

سوخت پرفشانيها کاين قفس گلستان شد

عالم از جنون من کرد کسب همواري
سيل گريه سردادم کوه و دشت دامان شد

خامشي بدامانم شور صد قيامت ريخت
کاشتم نفس در دل ريشه نيستان شد

هر کجانظر کردم فکر خويش را هم زد
غنچه تا گل اين باغ بهر من گريبان شد

بر صفاي دل زاهد اينقدر چه مينازي
هر چه آينه گرديد باب خودفروشان شد

عشق شکوه الودست تا چه دل فسرد امروز
سيل ميرود نوميد خانه ئي که ويران شد

جيب اگر بغارت رفت دامني بدست آريم
اي جنون بصحرا زن نوبهار عريان شد

جبريان تقديريم قول و فعل ما عجز است
وهم ميکند مختار آنقدر که نتوان شد

برق رفتن هوش است يا خيال ديداري
چون سپند از دورم آتشي نمايان شد

(چين ناز پرورد است گرد وحشتم (بيدل
دامني گر افشاندم طره ئيپرشان شد

English Translation - Musab Bin Noor

Forsaking all desires, the sorrows of existence becomes easier to bear,
destroying the urge to spread my wings, transformed my cage into a garden

The World has been levelled by the force of my madness
The flood of my lamentations has submerged everything; mountains, deserts and valleys.

The silence in my bosom has spawned a cacophony of noise
I planted the Self inside my heart, like the root that sprouts into a reed-bed.

Wherever I cast my eye, thoughts of myself interrupt me
Every petal, every flower in this garden reminds me of my tattered garment.

O pious one, why such vanity over the clearness of your heart?
What are mirrors for, other than to satisfy the vanity of the preening and the vain?

Your love is polluted with complaint, that’s why your heart remains disconsolate to this day
Let hopelessness flood over your heart, so that the House becomes vacant and desolate.

If we have torn our pockets in desperation, let our hands rend our cloaks instead
O madness, whisk me away to the desert, where a new Spring awakens.

We are subservient to Fate, humility pervades our words and deeds
We have been given just enough Free Will to realize that we are helpless.

Are my senses departing at the speed of light, or is it the thought of seeing You?
Like Harmal-seeds burning on charcoal, I see a flashing light in the distance.

Bedil, the dust of my terror and desolation has been well nurtured and protected
If I spread my cloak and release it, your tresses will be left disheveled and unkempt.

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Naseema Janib-e Bat-ha Guzar Kun - Jami

July 19, 2014, 6:55 am

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Naseema Janib e Batha Guzar Kun
Zey Ahwaalum Muhammad Ra Khabar Kun
(Sallalahu Alehe Wasalam)

O cool breeze whenever you go to Batha (Madinah)
Say all abouts of me to Muhammad (Sallalahu Alehe Wasalam)
Tu'ee Sultaan e Aalam Ya Muhammad(Sallahu Alehe Waslam)
Ze Roo e Lutf Soo e Mann Nazar Kun

You are the King of all the worlds ya Muhammad (Sallalahu Alehe Wasalam)
Please look towards me with your sweet and blessing gaze

Bey Bareen Jaan e Mushtaqaan Dar'a Jaa
Fida e Roza e Khair-ul-Bashar Kun

Please approach to me. I, The helpless and fond of You is perishing 
at your mausoleum O Best of All (Sallalahy Alehe Wasalam)
Musharaf Garchey Shud Jami Zey Lutfash
Khudara Ee Karam Baar e Gigar Kun.

Although Jami has been blessed by You (Sallalahu Alehe Wasalam)Please for God's sake bless me once again

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-79577.html?s=643e2c336ec028c487c0ef9259342728



صبآ پھر جانبے بطحا گزر کر
میرے احوال کی انکو خبر کر

میری مشتاقے جاں اس در پے لے جا
نثارے روضئ خیرالبشر کر

تو ہی سلطانے عالم ہے محمد 
کرم اور لطف کی مجھ پر نظر کر 

ئ جامی لطف انکا پا چکا ہے
خدایا یے کرم بارے دگر کر

http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/84047-please-translate-maulana-jamis-poetry/

Voh Soorat e Ilahi -وہ صورتیں الٰہی کس دیس بستیاں ہی

July 27, 2014, 8:30 am

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Voh Soorat e Ilahi, Kis Des Basteeyan Hein

Voh soorat e Ilahi, kis des basteeyan hein
Ab jin ke daikhney ko, aankhein tarasteeyan hein

Barsat ka to moasam kab ka nIkal gaya par
Mijgan ki ye ghattayein ab tak barasteeyan hein

Kyonkar na ho ye zakhmee, sheesha sa dil humara
Os shoakh ki nigahein, pathhar mein dhansteeyan hein

Qeemat un ki go ham, do jug ko dey chuke hein
Os yaar ki nigaahein, iss par bhi sasteeyan hein

Jab mein kaha os se, sauda ko apne mil ke
Iss saal tu hai saaqi, aur mein-parasteeyan hein

Voh soorat e Ilahi, kis des basteeyan hein
Ab jin ke daikhney ko, aankhein tarasteeyan hein

Poetry: Mirza Rafi Sauda

Mirza Mohammed Rafi Sauda was born in 1714 in Delhi and  passed away in 1781 in Lucknow.. His work is titled Kuliyat-e-Sauda. 

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My friend Capt. Shayan Haqqee and I made this memorable day trip to Skardu back in the autumn of 2007. We briefly got off and took a drive towards the Shangrila resort and then returned to take the flight back an hour later. The aerial shots and images iof landscapes n the video slideshow are of that day.

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Dil mein ab yun tere bhuule huye gham aate hain ~ Faiz

July 29, 2014, 11:35 am

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Dil mein ab yun tere bhuule huye gham aate hain 
jaise bichhade huye kaabe mein sanam aate hain 

ik ik kar ke huye jaate hain taare raushan 
meri manzil ki taraf tere qadam aate hain 

raqs-e-may tez karo, saaz ki lay tez karo 
suu-e-maikhaana safiiraan-e-haram aate hain 

kuch hamein ko nahin ehasaan uthaane ka dimaag 
vo to jab aate hain maa_il-ba-karam aate hain 

aur kuch der na guzare shab-e-furqat se kaho 
dil bhi kam dukhata hai vo yaad bhi kam aate hain 

~ Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Ustad Mohammed Ahmed Warsi Nasiri Qawwal -  Live at Suresh Neotia's House
With thanks to Irfan Zuberi for sharing

Aao ge Jab Tum by Ustad Rashid Khan

August 1, 2014, 10:19 am

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Can't resist adding this almost magical, slow and classical version of "Aao ge Jab Tum"



Rashid hints that having the complete music with his singing would have had a greater impact, however in my humble opinion there is something very special about this slow and simpler version.

Credit: virasatreach on youtube

Mirza Ghalib & Hz Shah Niaz come together

August 7, 2014, 6:46 am

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Hazrat Shah Niyaz and Mirza Ghalib are brought together here with a bang.

Farid Ayaz masterfully weaves the verses of one poet with another here in this pensive and emotion filled rendition of Ishq Mein Tere Koh-e-Gham - عشق میں تیرے كوہ غم. The preamble is Ghalib's "Aah ko Chahiye ek Umr Asar Hone Tak".

The classical style of taankari and sargam is so beautiful and touches the soul. No doubt the enthusiasm of the live audience is enhancing the whole experience as the singers feed off their reactions. Love it when Farid goes "hai" at 8.11 (shareek e gham) feeling Ghalib's melancholy and pain.

Poet: Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib

Aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak
Kaun jiitaa hai teri zulf ke sar hone tak

The sighs of love take a lifetime to realize
Who may live that long to see its effect on you?

Aashiqi sabr talab aur tamanna betaab
Dil ka kya rang karoon khoon-e-jigar hone tak

Love demands patience and yearning restless
How do I placate my heart till my destruction?

Humne maana ke tagaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jayenge hum, tumko khabar hone tak

Though I believe you may not ignore me, but
I will turn into ashes by the time you understand my plight
Gham-e-hasti ka asad kis se ho juz marg ilaaz
Shamma har rang mein jalti hai sahar hone tak

O Asad!, There is no remedy for the anguish of living save death
The candle has to burn till morning no matter what
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Poet: Hazrat Shah Niyaz Ahmed (R.A.)(1742 - 1834)

Ishq mein tere kohe gham, sar pe liya jo ho so ho

Aish'o nishaat'e zindagi, chhord diya jo ho so ho

Mujh se mareez ko tabiib, haath too apna mat lagaa
Isko khuda pe chord de, bahr'e khuda jo ho so ho

Aql ke madrasee se uthh, ishq ke maikade mein aa

Jaam'e fanaa'o bekhudi, ab to piya jo ho so ho

Laag ki aag lagte hi panba namad ye jal gaya
Rakhte vujood-e-jaan-otan kuchh na bacha jo ho so ho

Hijr ki jo museebatein, arz kiin uske rubaru
Naaz'o adaa se muskura, kehne lagaa jo ho so ho

Hasti ke is saraab mein, raat ki raat bas rahe
Subh'e adam huaa numoo, paaon uthha jo ho so ho

Duniya ke nek'o bad se kaam, humko niyaz kuch nahin
Aap se jo guzar gaya, ussey kia jo ho so ho
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Thanks to Junaid Zuberi for sharing this fabulous rendition.

Aise Dinan Barkha Rut Aayi - Noorul Hasan Qawwal

September 4, 2014, 11:36 am

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Aise dinnan barkha rut aayi
ghar na hi hamre shaam re

Paapi papihera jeeyara ka bayeri
laet piya tora naam re

Sab bhoole, aik tum na bhuliyo
tum se lagi mori aas re

Tumhi se raj suhaag hai mora
arey tum se bani mori baat re

Tumhra duar chor keet jaaoon
arey tum ho ghareeb nawaaj

Chahe banao chahe bigaaro maika
mori laaj tumhre haath re

Gaheli re nadeeya adam bohat hai
na mori gaathi ma daam re

Beygun ki nayya paar laga do
tumra Muhammad naam re

Ik tao suni tujhey tooti mandayya
tum bin kon chhavaae re

Abki ber nibha moala waris
laaj sharam tumhre haath re

Mujh per piya pardes sidhare
soona hai gokul gaaon re

Dukhiya jaan ke mujh birhan ko
jaldi milayyo Raam re

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Translation: Saqib Mumtaz

The rain befalls on days
when my Shyam isn't home

The bewitched birds, my nemesis
go on singing your name

Even if the world overlooks me, you, one shouldn't
my desires are tied with you

You are my valor and honor
You are one who fashions me

Leaving your door, where would I go
You are the caregiver of us poor

Make me yours or let me go
my repute is in your hands

This deep river is very hard/intricate
and my knot is empty

Help Cross the boat of inapt me
you are named Muhammad

This time fulfill O caregiver
my diginity devotion is with you

My beloved has gone away
and my Gokul is empty without him

Consider me a destitute
and make me meet Raam

Ishq Mein Tere Koh-e-Gham - عشق میں تیرے كوہ غم

September 17, 2014, 10:06 am

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Qawwali at Noor Cultural Centre, Toronto

عشق میں تیرے كوہ غم سر پہ لیا جو ہو سو ہو

عیش و نشاط زندگی چھوڑ دیا جو ھو سو ھو

لاگ كی آگ لگتے ھی بمبا نمد یہ جل گیا

رخت وجود و جان و تن كچھ نہ بچا جو ھو سو ھو

عقل كے مدرسے سے اٹھ، عشق كے مدرسے میں آ

جام فنا و بیخودی اب تو پیا جو ھو سو ھو

Hazrat Shah Niyaz (1742-1834).

Posted again after the comment from Asif Hasnain from Vienna.

"Just beautiful, both the kalaam and the rendition. Transports the listener. The power of love of music, of the creator, of life, of the eternal. Thank you for this wonderful post, which I came across just now. " Asif Hasnain.

There was a beautiful mood created that night which can be felt through this particular ghazal. Both the qawwals and the audience were in heaven and feeding off each other. The style (andaaz-e-bayan) takes me back to other recitals I heard during my childhood.
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Qawwali Recital at The Noor Cultural Centre, Toronto - 2008
Kalam: Hazrat Shah Niyaz (1742-1834).

Ishq mein tere koh-e-gham sar pe liya jo ho so ho
aesh-o-nishaat-e-zindagi chhord diya jo ho so ho

Laag ki aag lagte hi, Bamba namad yeh jal gaya
Rakht-e-wojood-e-jaano tak kuchh na bacha jo ho so ho

Aql ke Madrase se uth, Ishq ke Maikade mein aa
Jaame Fanaa-o-Bekhudi ab to Piya jo ho so ho

Hijr ki jo museebatein, arz kiin uske rubaru
Naazo adaa se muskura, kehne lagaa jo ho so ho

Hasti ke is saraab mein, Raat ki Raat bas rahe
Subhe Adam Huaa Numoo, Paaon Uthaa jo ho so ho
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Translation: Saqib Mumtaz

Mountains of agony, i bear in your love now, come what may.
The luxuries of life, i forsake now, come what may.

In the fervor of love, the threads of being seared,
the fabric of body, form, self; all charred now, come what may.

Rise from the seminary of reason, enter the tavern of love
From chalice of annihilation and selflessness, drink now, come what may.

The pangs of seperation, I bared before the beloved
With an airy smile said, "now, come what may."

In the mirage of this body, I seek the night only
And if Adam appears with the morning, I could raise the feet, come what may!

Thanks to Zahid Khan & Atique Azad and last but least the
Noor Cultural Centre

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Kabhi aye Haqeeqat-e-Muntazar - Iqbal poetry by Farid Ayaz

September 30, 2014, 9:15 am

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I'd like to thank all who were present in this beautiful mehfil for helping create an atmosphere where we were witness to such a wonderful recital. Farid bhai was lost in a world of his own..... This one is especially dedicated to Siddiq Akbar Khan my friend and fellow lover of Iqbal.



Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwal Ensemble

Kabhi aye Haqeeqat-e-muntazar, nazar aa libas-e-majaz mein
ke hazar sajde tarap rahe hain meri jabeen-e-niaz mein

For once, O awaited Reality, reveal Yourself in a form material,
For a thousand prostrations are quivering eagerly in my submissive brow  

Tu bacha bacha ke na rakh Issey, tera aaeena hai voh aaeena
ke shikast ho to aziz tar hai nigah-e-aaeena saaz mein

Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad @ Ghar ki Mehfil, Brossard, Quebec Photo: Muslim Harji

Do not try to protect them, your mirror is the mirror
Which would be dearer in the Maker's eye if they broken are 

Na kaheen jahan mein amaan milli, jo amaan milli to kahan milli
mere jurm-e-khana kharab ko, tere afw-e-banda nawaz mein

My dark misdeeds found no refuge in the wide world—
The only refuge they found was in Your Gracious Forgiveness 

Na voh ishq mein raheen garmiyaan, na voh husn mein raheen shaukiyan
na voh ghaznavi mein tarrap rahi, na kham hai zulf-e-zyaz mein

Neither love has that warmth, nor beauty has that humour 
Neither that restlessness in Ghaznavi nor those curls in the hair locks of Ayaz are, 

Jo mein sar basajda huwa kabhi, to zameen se aane lagi sada
tera dil to hai sanam aashna, tujhe kya miley ga namaz mein

Even as I laid down my head in prostration a cry arose from the ground:
Your heart is in materialism, no rewards for your prayers are.

~ Muhammad Iqbal

Eid Gah e Maa Ghareeban Kou-e-Tou - Amir Khusrau

October 3, 2014, 7:12 am

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Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia

Ustad Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwal Party @ Montreal

Eid Gah e maa ghareeban kou-e-tou,
inbisat e eid deedan, rou-e-tou 

Sud hilal-e-eid qurbaannat kunam
aye hilal-e-maa, hamein ab, rou-e-tou

Kaba-e-Dil Qibla e jan rou-e-tou 
sajda gah-e-ashiqan ab, rou-e-tou 

Ya Nizamuddin ab rou-e-illah
jumla mehboobaan ghulam-e, rou-e-tou

~ Hazrat Amir Khusrau

Bulleh Shah Kāfis

October 7, 2014, 8:15 am

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Advanced Seminar on Sufism: Ibn 'Arabi, Rumi, Bulleh Shah

Ae Tan Mera - Hazrat Sultan Bahu's Sufiyana kalam - اے تن میرا چشماں ہووے

October 7, 2014, 1:34 pm

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Ae Tan Mera Chashma Hove - Hazrat Sultan Bahu 
from Tasawwuf on Vimeo.

Ae tan mera chashma hove
Main murshid vekh na rajjaan hu

Lun lun de mud lakh lakh chashma
Hik kholaan, hik kajjaan hu

Itna dittheya sabar na aave
Hor kite vall bhajjaan hu

Murshid da deedar hai bahu
Mainnu lakh karordaan hajjaan hu

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 haywooj said...

Were my whole body festooned with eyes,
I would gaze at my Master with untiring zeal.

O, how I wish that every pore of my body Would turn into a million eyes –
Then, as some closed to blink, others would open to see!

But even then my thirst to see him Might remain unquesnched.
What else am I to do?

To me, O Bahu, a glimpse of my Master Is worth millions of pilgrimages to the holy Ka’ba!

(Rough Translation from "Reading Hazrat Sultan Bahu (rehmatullah alaih) Spiritual Books" on fb

October 8, 2014 at 12:21 AM

 

اے تن میرا چشماں ہووے
تان میں مرشد ویکھ نہ رجاں ہو

لوں لوں دے مڈ لکھ لکھ چشماں
اک کھولاں اک کجاں ہو

اتنا ڈتھیاں صبر نہ آوے
ہور کتے ول بھججان ہو

مرشد د دیدار ہے باھو
میننوں لکھ کروڑاں حجاں ہو

Bujhi Hui Shama Ka Dhuan Hoon- بجھی ہوئی شمع کا دھواں ھوں

October 8, 2014, 10:48 am

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from the CD entitled Opus

Transliteration:

Bujhi Hui Shama Ka Dhuan Hoon, Aur Apnay Markaz Ko Ja Raha Hoon
Ke Dil Ki Hasrat To Mit Chuki Hai, Ub Apni Hasti Mita Raha Hoon

Teri Hi Soorat K Daikhnay Ko, Butoon Ki Tasveerin La Raha Hoon
Ke Khoobiyaan Sub Ki Jama Ker Ke, Tera Tasawwar Jama Raha Hoon

Kafan Mein Khudh Ko Chupa Dia Hai, Ke Tujh Ko Parday Ki
Ho Na Zehmat
Naqaab Apne Liyeah Bana Ker, Hijaab Tera Utha Raha Hoon

Udhar wo ghar se nikal pare hein, idhar mera dam nikal raha hai
Ilahi kaise hai yeh qayamat, woh aa rahe hein mein ja raha hoon

Muhabbat Insaan Ki Hai Fitrat, Kahaan Hai Imkaan E Tark E Ulfat
Woh Aur Bhi Yaad Aa Rahay Hein, Mein Un Ko Jitna Bhula Raha Hoon

Zubaan Pay Labaik Her Nafas Mein, Jabeen Pay Sajda Hai
Her Qadam Pay
Yoon Ja Raha But-Kaday Ko Natik, Ke Jaisay Kaa'bay
Ko Ja Raha Hoon

Bujhi Hui Shama Ka Dhuan Hoon, Aur Apnay Markaz Ko Ja Raha Hoon
Ke Dil Ki Hasrat To Mit Chuki Hai, Ub Apni Hasti Mita Raha Hoon
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بجھی ہوئی شمع کا دھواں ھوں اور اپنے مرکز کو جا رہا ھوں
کہ دل کی حسرت تو مٹ چکی ھے اب اپنی ہستی مٹا رہا ھوں

تیری ہی صورت کے دیکھنے کو بتوں کی تصویریں لا رہا ھوں
کہ خوبیاں سب کی جمع کر کے تیرا تصور جما رہا ھوں

کفن میں خود کو چھپا لیا ھے کہ تجھ کو پردے کی ھو نہ زحمت
نقاب اپنے لیے بنا کر حجاب تیرا اٹھا رہا ھوں

ادھر وہ گھر سے نکل پڑے ہیں ادھر میرا دم نکل رہا ہے
الہی کیسی ہے یہ قیامت وہ آ رہیں ہیں میں جا رہا ہوں

محبت انسان کی ھے فطرت کہاں ھے امکان ترک الفت
وہ اور بھی یاد آ رہے ہیں میں ان کو جتنا بھلا رھا ھوں

زبان پہ لبیک ہر نفس میں جبیں پہ سجدہ ہے ہر قرم پہ
یوں جا رہا بت کدے کو ناطق کہ جیسے کعبے کو جا رہا ہوں

بجھی ہوئی شمع کا دھواں ھوں اور اپنے مرکز کو جا رہا ھوں
کہ دل کی حسرت تو مٹ چکی ھے اب اپنی ہستی مٹا رہا ھوں

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English Translation:

I am the smoke of an extinguishd candle, and going towards my grave
My heart doesnt have wishes anymore, now i am destroying my existence.

Only to see your face, I am getting images of idols
So that i can assimilate their splendity, and make a thought
(imagination) of you.

I have hidden myself in a shroud, so that you dont have the trouble
of putting on the veil.
By making a veil for myself, I am lifting your veil.

There they leave the home and here I am dying
God! How is this Qayaamat, they are comig and I am going.

Love is man's nature, where is the possibility of leaving love,
The more I try to forget them, the more I remember them.

'I am here' on the tongue, in every soul, forhead is in prostration
on every step
Naatiq is going to the temple, as if he is going to the Ka'aba
(mosque).

Naatiq = a person who is intelligent or a person who can talk.