Kabhi Aye Haqeeqat e Muntazar - Kalam-e-Iqbal

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)

میڈا عشق وی تُوں - حضرت خواجہ غلام فرید - Menda Ishq vi Tun

The following is a just a clip from a larger recital where it was used as a pre-amble, but I wanted to share it because of it's beauty and difference in style from the more familiar Pathanay Khan rendition.

میڈا عشق وی تُوں، میڈا یار وی تُوں

میڈا دین وی تُوں، ایمان وی تُوں

میڈا جسم وی تُوں، میڈا روح وی تُوں
میڈا قلب وی تُوں، جند جان وی تُوں

میڈا کعبہ قبلہ مسجد منبر
مصحف تے قرآن وی تُوں

میڈے فرض فریضے حج زکاتاں
صوم صلات اذان وی تُوں

میڈی زہد عبادت طاعت تقویٰ
علم وی تُوں، عرفان وی تُوں

میڈا ذکر وی تُوں، میڈا فکر وی تُوں
میڈا ذوق وی تُوں وجدان وی تُوں

میڈا سانول مٹھڑا شام سلوُنا
من موہن جانان وی تُوں

میڈا مرشد ہادی پیر طریقت
شیخ حقایق دان وی تُوں

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Chaap Tilak Sab Chheeni - Hz. Amir Khusrau

08 Chaap Tilak Sab Chheeni from Tasawwuf on Vimeo.

We were truly fortunate to have Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad with Ali Akbar Razi Ghayoor Moiz Mustafa Qawwal, Hamza Akram QawwalQawwal Tehseen Farid at our home recently in a small and intimate gathering. 

The evening will forever remain in my memory for its soft style of singing. This 47 min Chaap Tilak contains many special moments with lots of girahbandi which one would expect from such a long rendition. I'd like to thank both the singers and the listeners for helping create such a beautiful atmosphere. Most of all to Pasha Mohamad Khan and McGill for being instrumental in bringing them to Canada and showcasing Pakistani singers at the University and Amir Ali Alibhai for the events at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

Others who deserve a special thanks are the generous friends Arshad Saeed, Javed Somra and Mustafa Hamid from Ottawa.

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

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