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Ba Tufail-e-Daman-e-Murtaza - Nizami Qawwal

March 22, 2015, 12:59 pm
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Hazrat Ali ki shan mein


Ba tufail-e-daman-e-Murtaza
maibataonkiamujhekiamila

Jo Ali milaytuNabimilay
Jo NabimilaytuKhudamila

Tu kareem ibn-e-kareem hai
Tera Faiz, Faiz-e-azeem hai

Tere dar se jo bhi mila
Mere Hoslay se siva mila

Tere Naqsh-e-pa se qadam qadam
Jo maqam-e-sabr-o-raza mila

Kaheen khaak-e-ehl-e-junoon milli
Kaheen khoon-e-ehl-e-wafa mila

re: Ecstasy of Love
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Ramazan Mubarak - Yaad e Nabi ka Gulshan Mehka

June 18, 2015, 7:37 am
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Ramazan Mubarak to all.

May you have a peaceful month of devotion and prayers.
The roza will be long this year so there is a greater need
to be patient and less irritable towards our families.

Show generosity not just in what we give to the poor
but also through our spirit and our actions especially
with elders and the young ones. May I just and quickly
forgive the transgression of others. Show compassion
and mercy for the troubles of others. Keep my ego under
control and close to the soil. Beware of my own behavior
rather than criticize others. Set a good example for youngers
to be inspired and wish to follow.

May Allah give me the strength to follow though.

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Aye Ri Mein toh Prem Divani - by Farid Ayaz Qawwal

June 23, 2015, 12:10 pm
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Meerabai bhajjan sung by Ustad Farid Ayaz Qawwal
with girahbandi of some interesting sufiyana verses 

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Nigah-e-Faqar Mein Shan-e-Sikandari Kya Hai ~ Iqbal

July 21, 2015, 2:04 pm
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Nigah-e-Faqar Mein Shan-e-Sikandari Kya Hai

Nigah-e-Faqr Mein Shan-e-Sikandari Kya Hai
Kharaj Ki Jo Gada Ho, Woh Qaisri Kya Hai!

The splendour of a monarch great is worthless for the free and bold:
Where lies the grandeur of a king, whose riches rest on borrowed gold?


Button Se Tujh Ko Umeedain, Khuda Se Naumeedi
Mujhe Bata To Sahi Aur Kafiri Kya Hai!

You pin your faith on idols vain and turn your back on Mighty God:
If this is not unbelief and sin, what else is unbelief and fraud?


Falak Ne Un Ko Atta Ki Hai Khawajgi Ke Jinhain
Khabar Nahin Rawish-e-Banda Parwari Kya Hai

Luck favours the fool and the mean, and exalts and lifts to the skies
Only those who are base and low and know not how to patronize.


Faqt Nigah Se Hota Hai Faisla Dil Ka
Na Ho Nigah Mein Shaukhi To Dilbari Kya Hai

One look from the eyes of the Fair can make a conquest of the heart:
There is no charm in the fair sweet, If it lacks this alluring art.


Issi Khata Se Itaab-e-Mulook Hai Mujh Par
Ke Janta Hun Maal-e-Sikandari Kya Hai

I am a target for the hate of the mighty rich and the great,
As I know the end of Caesars great and know the freaks of luck or fate.


Kise Nahin Hai Tamana-e-Sarwari, Lekin
Khudi Ki Mout Ho Jis Mein Woh Sarwari Kya Hai!

To be a person great and strong is the end and aim of all;
But that rank is not real and true that is attained by the ego’s fall.


Khush Aa Gyi Hai Jahan Ko Qalandari Meri
Wagarna Shair Mera Kya Hai, Shayari Kya Hai!

My bold and simple mode of life has captured each and every heart;
Though my numbers are lame and dull And lay no claim to poet’s art.

http://iqbalurdu.blogspot.ca/2011/04/bal-e-jibril-045-nigah-e-faqar-mein.html
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CHARKHA by Baba Bulleh Shah

July 28, 2015, 12:40 pm
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Just love Ameer Ali Khan's melodious singing. The much awaited video of "Charkha", a Punjabi Lover's delight, has now been uploaded. It amazes me that such a beautiful qawwali by Bulleh Shah had never been shared earlier by anyone. The tune is instantly appealing.

CHARKHA
Kalam: Baba Bulleh ShahLead Vocalist: Ustad Ameer Ali Khan 
Harmonium and vocals: Saleem Ali Khan & Ejaz Ali Khan
Vocalist: Ashiq Ali Khan (extreme right), Rais Khan (child singer, extreme left)
Tabla & Dhol: Muzaffar Ali Amjad & Nadeem Hussain Zai


The Dream Journey - A Journey of Musical Discovery Across Pakistan - A Film by Mahera Omar


Shot on location in Dipalpur, Okara District, Punjab







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O vada-shikan ab bhi teri sham nahi hai

August 13, 2015, 8:36 am
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Recital: Jafar Husain Khan Badauni


Din chhup gaya, sooraj ka kahin naam nahi hai,
O vada-shikan, ab bhi teri sham nahi hai

Mein ne hi to mai-khanay ki zeenat ko bardhaya
Aap se dur ho ke peeta hun, dard se choor ho ke peeta hun
Mein kabhi shoaq se nahin peeta, gham se majboor ho ke peeta hun
Ae saaqi teri khair, tere mai-kaday ki khair
Aisi pila ke jiss ka nasha umr bhar rahay
Main ne hi to mai-khanay ki zeenat ko bardhaya
Aur merey hi muqadar mein koi jaam nahin hai
Saaqi ne diya jaam, aur kaha, hosh mein rehna
Kam-zarf ke peenay ka yahan kaam nahin hai
Waqt aaney ka unke dil-e-nakam, nahin hai
Vo sham ko aayen ge, abhi sham nahin hai
Kamzor nigahon ka yahan kam nahin hai
O vada-shikan, ab bhi teri sham nahi hai
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Al Ishqu Deeni ma Dum'tu Haiyya

August 21, 2015, 8:15 am
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Agar Beenam - Kalaam Bu Ali Qalandar

February 4, 2016, 12:41 pm
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Qawwal: Ghous Muhammad Nasir
Kalaam of the great 13th century sufi saint Hazrat Bu Ali Qalandar
Posted by ghulammoin on YouTube

The recorded voice quality is not great but the kalaam is beautiful.



Agar beenam shab'e nagaah, man aan sultan e khooban ra,
sar andar paye vey aaram, fida saaz'am dil-o-jaan ra
Ba gird e kaaba tay kardam keh roo e yaar e man kaaba,
kunam tawwaaf e maikhana, bay bosam paye mastaan ra
Rab andar butkada sheenam, beh paish e but kunam sajda
agar yabam khareedaray, faroosham deen o eeman raa
Na gooee kalma e kufrast, agar gooee shabay kaafir,
biro aye muddaee nadaan, cheh danee sirr e mastaan ra,
Sarram pechaan dilam pechaan manam pecheeda e jan ra
Sharaf choon maar mee pechad cheh pechad zulf e pechaan ra

 transliterated by Sayyed Ali Shah Qalandar

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Guru Bin Gyan by Maulvi Haider Hassan Vehranwale Qawwal

February 11, 2016, 8:46 pm
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The experience of listening to this group of singer in Faisalabad last December at such close quarters and in a tiny space was truly intense.

Maulvi saheb is both focused and zealous in his style. The entire party is well coordinated comes together perfectly producing a sound that is near perfection. The beautiful use of Iqbal's verses aptly inserted here is especially noteworthy.



Guru Bin Gyan
Recital: Maulvi Haider Hassan Vehranwale Qawwal and Party
The Dream Journey sessions

Lead vocalists: Maulvi Haider Hassan & Zameer Hassan Khan
Vocaltists: Fakhar Hassan Khan, Tallat Hassan Akhtar & Saqib Hassan
Harmonium: Fakhar Hassan Khan and Zameer Hasan Khan
Tabla and Dhol: Nasir Hasan

The Dream Journey – Discovering musicians across Pakistan (A Non Profit Project)

A film about an exhilarating journey of five friends with a shared passion for discovering and recording musicians in their living environments across Pakistan........

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Raag Yaman Kalyan - Ustad Gulab Afridi on Rabab

February 20, 2016, 2:51 am
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Our musical journey in 2015 also took us to Peshawar in the hunt for a rabab player. Six of us with a common love for the sound of strings set of on a cold winter morning from Islamabad with a car packed with cameras and sound recording equipment and major plans. However we were to first stop for a delicious lunch of chapli kebabs and pulao at Khyber bazar and then proceed to meet up with the understated Ustad Gulab Afridi. After all serious listening requires that there be no distractions of pangs of hunger.

Young Gulab is a pretty well known Pakistani musician. In fact he is a leading Rabab player and very popular in circles that care for the instrument. Gulab has earlier performed in several music videos including at Coke Studio as well is in high demand with local listeners and practitioners.


Ustad Gulab Afridi with Murad Afridi on tabla
Video credit: Mahera Omar
The Dream Journey sessions

As you will note in the video above his playing was beautifully sensitive and reflects a maturity often found with years of practice and a patience that comes with age. There appears no rush to try to impress and blow away the listener and to my ears that creates an even larger impact. He is accompanied on the tabla by his capable cousin Murad Afridi who helps to perfectly complete the team to two.

Listening to them in their hujra at their home in Peshawar in such an intimate setting made the experience extra special.


Ustad Gulab Afridi coaches students around the world on Skype
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Munshi Raziuddin Qawwali Party at Lok Virsa

May 27, 2016, 10:59 am
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A delightful recording was recently uploaded on YouTube by Sayyan Qamar and I thought it best to preserve the audio as one whole mehfil be able to listen to at one go.

Hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.

Munshi Raziuddin, Qawwal Bachay Gharana

With a huge thanks first to Lok Virsa and second to Sayyan Qamar for sharing on YT
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Tou Se Laagi Lagan - Khwaja Moinuddin

August 5, 2016, 7:39 am
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Particularly loved the Tarana at the start and the verses of devotion to Khwaja Gharib Nawaz


Taj Muhammad and Shad Muhammad Niazi Qawwal @ T2F, Karachi

Tou Se Laagi Lagan - Raag Darbari
Recital: Taj Muhammad and Shad Muhammad Niazi Qawwal
Tabla & Dholak: Usman Ahmed & Faiz Muhammad

The Dream Journey sessions

The Dream Journey – Discovering musicians across Pakistan (A Non Profit Project)

This project will be the sharing of a special experience in which we hope you will want to participate.

Some of the musicians are established and famous, others are among the brilliant budding talent that adorns Pakistan’s musical scene. Each of the mehfils has a distinct atmosphere and mood, but there is a common thread. We asked each of the musicians to stay close to their respective inherited musical traditions, allowing the singers an opportunity to present some pieces that are rarely heard today.

We are inspired to present the brilliance of this contemporary Pakistani vocal music to a wider audience and seek your financial assistance in making this possible.

contributions may be made at:
PayPal: goo.gl/4VXB0D
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Bakhubi ham cho mah tabinda baashi - Jaffar Husain Khan Badauni

August 25, 2016, 11:18 am
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Recital : Qawwal Jaffar Husain Badauni
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May your charming face ever shine like the full moon;
May you hold eternal sway over the domains of beauty.

Man-e darvish ra kushti baghamzah;
Karam kardi Ilahi zindah baashi.

By your amorous glance you have killed a poor man like me;
How magnanimous of you? May God give you a long life.

Jafaa kam kun ki farda roz-e mehshar;
Baru-e aashiqan sharmindah baashi.

Pray do not be cruel lest you should feel ashamed of yourself
Before your lovers on the day of judgment.

Ze qaid-e dojahan azad baasham;
Agar tu hum-nashin-e bandah baashi.

I shall be set free from the bonds of the two worlds
If you become my companion for a while.

Barindi-o bashokhi hamcho Khusrau;
Hazaran khanuman barkandah baashi.

By your wanton playfulness you must have destroyed
Thousands of hearts of lovers like that of Khusrau.
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Kabhi Aye Haqeeqat e Muntazar - Kalam-e-Iqbal

November 8, 2016, 7:14 am
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Remembering Iqbal on his birthday with this magical recital from an intimate gathering
at home.

Ustad Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad are in beautiful form and lost in the wizardry of the
verses.



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
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


@ 10:57 he takes a break to narrate an enchanting little anecdote about Qais (and Layla)
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Moh Se Bol Na Bol, Meri Sun Ya Na Sun - Poet: Moalana Mauj, Singer: Farid Ayaz

January 19, 2017, 11:39 am
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Moh Se Bol Na Bol, Meri Sun Ya Na Sun
Poet: Moalana Mauj
Recital: Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad
24 Sep 2014

Moh se bol na bol, meri sun ya na sun
Mein to tohe naa chhoruungii ai sanvare
Baanh churrai jaat ho, nibal jaan ke mohay
hirday main say jaavoo gay Tub marad baton gee tohay

Mori saas nanandiaa phiri to phiri
Mosay phir kiyon na jaey sabbi gaon ray
Ek tu na phiray mo say ae meray piyaray
Main bhi to aee teri chhaon ray

Rahee laaj saram ki baat kahan
Jab prem kay phanday diyo paon ray
Nijam ko lal fakhar diin piyaray
Tumrii kahoo ke main kit jaauun re?

Bagar kay log lugai hamka
Dharat naam to dharo naon ray
Main to apnii Mauj se rahoongi tore sang
Main to yahee na chukuun rahunn thaam ray

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Original translation & transliteration by David Matthews,
edited by JNS

Speak to me or not, hear me out or not.
I shall not let go of you, O’ my swarthy one!
You snatch my hand away, imagining me weak.
Try pulling out of my heart and then ill call you a man.

Let my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law turn away from me;
What does it matter if the whole village leaves me?
Only you must not abandon me, O’ my beloved,
I have come under your shadow.

Now remains what scope for talk of bashfulness and shame?
When my feet are snared in the shackles of love
Fakhar Din is dear to Nizam, his darling
Tell me, if I were to leave you, where could I go?

Let the people of the town revile me;
Call me by any name they wish.
I shall, Mauj, live with you In ecstasy, as I please.
I shall never leave you; I shall remain where I am.
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Aayi Kyon Hichkiyaan Nahin Maloom

January 23, 2017, 8:32 am
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In loving memory of Ustad Iftekhar Ahmad Nizami sb (grandfather of Subhan Bilal Hilal Qawwal)
we held a small and intimate gathering to recite his favorite poetry.

I hope you will enjoy it as much we did.


The folks at The Dream Journey certainly enjoyed the collection of old ghazals that Subhan
had prepared for the baithak. There were six others sung that day and I'm hoping that we
will get to see all of them soon.



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Bahauddin Qawwal and Party - 1974 EMI LP

February 12, 2017, 9:40 am
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On a cold November evening I returned late from work to find two boxes filled with old LPs and Cassettes simply dropped off at my doorstep. No hint of who the generous donor was. Everything within seemed in mint condition. No dust and all labeled and properly maintained by someone who had an obvious love for the contents. A day later however I got a text message from my biking buddy explaining where he acquired them from and how he thought I'd be  the best person to make good use of them :-D

This 1974 EMI Pakistan LP is the second of the LPs that I have digitized so far. The recordings in it quickly demonstrates how different qawwali used to be forty years ago. The style of singing is contained and measured and has fewer intense climaxes. The focus is more on building a mood around the verses and allowing the listener time to take in the words. I particularly enjoyed  the Kirpa Karo Maharaj and Aya Banna Aya Hariyala Bana Aya. Noteworthy is the use of instruments other than the harmonium.



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Ve Saanvaala Na Maar Naina De Teer ~ Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami & Faraz Nizami

October 27, 2017, 4:17 am
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It is rare that one comes across something new that has such an instant appeal.

This recital by Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami saheb is an amazing example of one such
composition. I wish that the audio had been captured in better quality or at least the tabla
dholak were a bit less prominent. Notwithstanding that, it is such a beautiful tune and the
words have been chosen and sung with care and love for the art.

Vaah vaah Khansaheb kamal ker diya aur mashallah bete ko bhi khoob sikhaya hai. May you
both shine and have success.

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Tori Surat ke Balihari - Hazrat Amir Khusrau

January 3, 2018, 6:42 am
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Habib A Niazi's style of singing focuses on melody
and he manages to get to the essence of the poetry.

the melodious voice of jafar husain khan baduni


Tori surat ke balihari, Nijaam

Sab sakhiyan mein chundar mori mailee,
Dekh hansain nar naari,
Ab ke bahar chundar mori rang de,
Piya rakh lay laaj hamari, Nijaam.
Sadqa baba Ganj-e-Shakar ka,
Rakh lay laaj hamari, Nijaam.
Qutab, Farid mil aaye barati,
'Khusrau' raajdulaari, Nijaam.
Kouo saas kouo nanad say jhagday,
Hamko aas tihaari, Nijaam.
Tori surat ke balihari, Nijaam.
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trans: http://www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/lyrics.html

Beholding your appearance, Oh Nijaam
I offer myself in sacrifice.
Amongst all the girls, my scarf is the most soiled,
Look, the girls are laughing at me.
This spring, please dye my scarf for me,
Oh Nijaam, protect my honour.
In the name of Ganj-e Shakar (Nizamuddin Aulia's pir),
Protect my honour, Oh beloved Nijaam.
Qutab and Farid have come in the wedding procession,
And Khusrau is the loving bride, Oh Nijaam.
Some have to fight with the mother-in-law,
While some with sisters-in-law,
But I have you for support, Oh Nijaam.





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