Ishq Mein Tere Koh-e-Gham

I loved the wonderful and magical atmosphere of this evening of qawwali. There was a beautiful mood that was 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. -

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

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