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

Hazrat Ali ki shan mein

Ba tufail-e-daman-e-Murtaza
mai bataon kia mujhe kia mila

Jo Ali milay tu Nabi milay
Jo Nabi milay tu Khuda mila

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

Phool Khilay Bagiyan Mein & Phool Rahi Sarson

As another Spring comes to South Asia and flowers start to bloom, another rendition of this kalam appears to be an appropriate way to celebrate it all.

Phool Khiley Bagiyan Mein,
Amad-e-Fasl-e-Bahar

Champa, Chambeli, Gulab
Jhum Rahey Daar Daar



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The Purbi lyrics and their translation [1]:

Sakal ban phool rahi sarson,
Ambva moray, gesu phulay,
Koyal bolay daar daar,
Aur gori karat singhaar,
Malaniyan gadhwa lay aayin karson,

Tarah tarah kay phool mangaaye,
Lay gandhva haathan mein aaye.
Nijamuddin kay darwajay par,
Aawan keh gaey shoakh rung,
Aur beet gaye barson.

The yellow mustard seeds bloom in every field,
Mango buds click open, flame of the forest trees blossom,
The koyal chirps from branch to branch,
And the fair maiden puts on her make-up,
The gardener-girls have brought bouquets,

With assorted flowers in arrangements,
Devotees arrive, bouquets in hand,
To Nizamuddin's doorstep,
But Shokh Rung, who had promised to come,
Hasn't turned up - its been many years.

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References:
[1] Lyrics and trans. adapted from: http://www.angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/lyrics2.html

Mein Maili, Tan Mera Maila - Nizami Brothers

This beautiful kalam in fond praise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) depicts the hindustani andaaz in which much of the language is hindi and helps create a larger appeal. Words like lajpaal, kirpa, and daya are relatively unfamiliar in the present Pakistani milieu, but were often used in many sufiyana kalam of India in order to attract the non-muslim population to the Sufi Shrines of Delhi.

The poet talks of coming on the day of judgement, bearing a burden of his sins and beseeching the Prophet to intervene on his behalf with God to ask for forgiveness. Gender reversal which is also quite common in such poetry of dargaahs is also used here.

Ghulam Sabir & Ghulam Waris are better known as Nizami qawwals and are Nizamuddin Awlia's resident Qawwals. They hail from the Delhi Gharana of singers.


Mein Maili Tan Mera Maila from Tasawwuf

Ghulam Sabir & Ghulam Waris recite in praise of Muhammad (PBUH)
Nizami Brothers from Dehli

Mein maili, tan mera maila, kirpa karo sarkaar,
Nazr e karam sarkaar, Ya Muhammad

Sar pe uthha kar paap ki gathri,
aayee hun tumhrey duar
Nazr e karam sarkaar, ya Muhammad

Merey kiwaiyya, beech bhanwar mein, kashti dub na jaaye
Tera hun, tu meri khabar le, kon lagaaye paar
Nazr e karam sarkaar, ya Muhammad

Mujh mangtey ki baat hi kya hai, woh hein barde lajpaal
Mangte khaali hath na loantein, kitni milli khairat na poochho
un ka karam phir unka karam hai, unke karam ki baat na poochho

Mujh mangtey ki baat hi kya hai, woh hein barde lajpaal
Unki kirpa aur daya se, chalta hai sab sansaar
Nazr e karam sarkaar, ya Muhammad

Jiss ko bhi sarkar nawazein, yeh hai unki marzi
Chalti donon jahan mein unki, maalik hein mukhtaar
Nazr e karam sarkaar, ya Muhammad

Nazar ban ke, aankhon mein aaye Muhammad
Sukoon ban ke dil mein samaaye Muhammad
Tamasha ye daikho, jahhanun ki aatish, lagaye Khuda, aur bujhaye Muhammad
Ke Muhammad ki shaan e shafaat to daikho, ke pakrde Khuda aur chhurdaye Muhammad

Museebat se fursat naheen milne waali
Aur qayamat mein rahat naheen milne waali
Khuda to zindagi, daeta bhi hai, laeta bhi hai laikin
Mere sarkaar jo daete hein vo wapis nahin laete

Chalti donon jahan mein unki, maalik hein mukhtaar
Nazr e karam sarkaar, ya Muhammad

Nazr e karam sarkaar, Nazr e karam sarkaar

In The Courtyard of the Beloved - Aaj Rung Hai

Great job with the sound and video editing. The imagery is beautiful as is the qawwali.

Enjoyed this very much. Artistically done. Wonderful!

Try submitting it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue, NYC where they have Islamic Galleries.


IN THE COURTYARD OF THE BELOVED is a visual and aural portrait of Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah, a Sufi shrine in New Delhi, India. Made from over 18,000 still images and ambient sounds recorded on-site, rapid-fire bursts of kaleidoscopic imagery assemble into fractured collages.

Each day, hundreds of pilgrims travel by airplane, train, car, rickshaw and foot to reach this shrine, which honors a 12th century Sufi mystic who believed in drawing close to God through renunciation of the world and service to humanity. Beginning with imagery from these journeys, the film then enters the physical space of the shrine; a unique nexus of marketplace, social space and spiritual haven, where devotees come to offer their prayers and find a moment of reflection away from the din of Delhi traffic. As the sun sets behind the dome, musicians begin the qawwali, a style of Sufi devotional music that ranges from contemplative religious elegy to raucous crescendo.

Executive Producer Samina Quraeshi
Original tabla score by Suphala
Audio post-production by Paul Bercovitch
Produced by Sadia Shepard
Photographed and edited by Andreas Burgess
http://vimeo.com/27156797

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Aaj Rung Hai Ree Maan Rung Hai Ree
Mairay Mehboob ke Ghar Rung Hai Ree

Sajan Milaavra Moray Aangan Mein
Aaj Rung Hai Ree Maan Rung Hai Ree

Mohay Peer Payo Nizaam Uddin Auliyah
Nizaam Uddin Auliyah Mohay Peer Payo

Sabir Ala Uddin Auliyah Mohay Peer Payo
Data Fareed Uddin Auliyah Mohay Peer Payo
Khuwaja Qutub Uddin Auliyah Mohay Peer Payo
Meeera Mohhauddin Auliyah Mohay Peer Payo

Payo Nizaam Uddin Auliyah Nizaam Uddin Auliyah Alauddin Auliyah
Mein To Jab Daikhoon Moray Sung Hai Ree Ma Rung Hai Ree

Dais Badais Mein Dhoond Phiri Hoon,
Tora Rung Mun Bhaayo Moin Uddin

Tohay Dhoond Phiri Hoon, Tohay Dhoond Phiri Hoon
Mohay Tora Rung Mun Bhaayo Nijamuddin

Tora Rung Mun Bhaayo Moin Uddin
Mohay Apne He Rung Mein Rung Lay Khuwaja Ji

Mohay Rung Basanti Rung Day Khuwaja Ji
Mohay Apne He Rung Mein Rung Day

Mori Churioon Ki Laaj Khuwaja Rakhna
Yeh To Pehn Layi Ab UTRut na

Jo Tu Maangay Rung Ki Rangai
Mora Joban Girwi Rakhlay Khuwaja Ji

Ahay Dais Badais Mein Dhoond Phiri Hoon
Mohay Tora Rung Manwayo Moin Uddin

Mein To Aiso Rung Aur Na He Daikho Kaheen Bhi
Ahay Nizam Uddin Auliya Jag Ujiaro
Ey Jag Ujiaro Jagat Ujiaro
Jag Ujiaro Jagat Ujiaro

Nizam Uddin Auliya Jag Ujiaro
Jag Ujiaro Jagat Ujiaro

Aaj Rung Hai Ree Aaj Rung Hai Ree