Contents Attributed Qawwali Poetry Man Kuntu Maulaah علی امامِ من است و منم غلامِ علی‘ali imaam-e man ast-o manam ghulaam-e ‘aliAli is my imam, and I am a slave of Ali. ہزار جانِ گرامی فدا بہ نامِ علیhazaar jaan-e giraami fida ba-naam-e ‘aliA thousand precious lives are ready to be sacrificed for the sake of… Continue reading Masks and Mirrors: Readings
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Taajdaar-e Haram: Praying for Grace
“Taajdaar-e Haram” is a devotional qawwali famously performed by the late Sabri Brothers, Ghulam Farid Sabri (1930-1994) and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (1945-2011), from Pakistan. Their live rendition of this hymn is rich and complex, containing excerpts from poems written by diverse authors in different languages and time periods.
Zihaal-e Miskeen: A Bilingual Masterpiece
Attributed to the legendary Ameer Khusrau, “Zi-haal-e Miskeen” is a romantic ghazal that alternates between Farsi (Persian) and Braj Bhasha, a dialect of Hindi. Although its true authorship is unclear due to a lack of historical records, it is one of Khusrau’s most well-known poems, particularly because of its unique bilingual structure.