Showing posts with label Muzaffar Ali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muzaffar Ali. Show all posts

Monday, July 12, 2010

Gar Yaqeen Danam Ke Bar Man Aashiqi

Of the fabulous treasures of music that have come out of Muzaffar Ali's annual Khusraw Festival this one by Abida Parvin has got to be one at the top.

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This particular hour-long rendition is a bit like a river that is flowing and comes in waves. Sometimes large and other times small. Some gentle and other intense. Accompanied by the duff that makes this production especially unusual, Abida takes us on a journey that is so beautifully mystical. All you need to do is focus, even if you do not understand all the words and references in the poetry, the music promises to transport you to a different plane. Abida has managed so well to convey the spirit through her soulful singing, moving in the world of sufism with the words from one sufi saint to another and traveling from South Asia to Central Asia to the Middle East. From Farsi, to Sindhi, Saraiki, to Punjabi and to Urdu of course. A true gem!


Jis ne daikha, Mar hi Gaya
Teri Chashm e Siah Mein Hai Jadoo

Ghair ka Dhoka Mujh ko na Dey
Tujh Mein Main, Aur Mujh Mein Tu

Gar Yaqeen Danam Ke Bar Man Aashiqi
Az Jamal e Yaar Desh Hairanad Kunam

Hamein Bhi Jalwa Gah e Naz par Lae Kar Chalo Moosa

Masjid dha de, Mander dha de, Dha de jo kuch Dhana
Par kisi da dil na Dhaveen, Rab dillan wich Rehnda.............

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

On Pakistan Day - 23rd March 2010


For those of us who emigrated from Pakistan and have a deep felt love and nostalgia for what was left behind, the poetry strikes a special cord.

The following poetry was originally dedicated to one of our great Urdu poets, Ahmed Faraz sahib who passed away on 25 August 2008.

A dove between India and Pakistan. In his latest double CD "Paigham-e-Muhabbat" composer Muzaffar Ali, who has brought so much pleasure in the last two decades, included ‘O des aane wale Bataa'. This nazm by Akhtar Sheerani & Ahmed Faraz is beautifully sung by Abida Parveen.

Faraz sahib 25 August 2008 ko Allah ko pyare ho gaye.


In Memory of Ahmed Faraz from Tasawwuf on Vimeo.