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The Khusrau Project
Khusrau's Newsletter #2 | 11th April 2023
Welcome to the second edition of Khusrau's Newsletter, in which we share the latest updates from the Khusrau Project. In this edition, you'll find:
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- Recent Posts - Our recent posts include translations of the Sufi rock song "Sayonee" by the Pakistani band Junoon and the qawwali "Bhar Do Jholi", famously performed by the Sabri Brothers.
- Featured She'r - A couplet by Meer Taqi Meer.
- Featured Video - A ghazal sung by Najma Akhtar.
- Social Media Links - Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit!
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Recent Posts
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Junoon’s hit song “Sayonee” is the definition of Sufi rock, a genre that combines spiritual poetry with modern musical compositions featuring the electric guitar, bass guitar, and drums. “Sayonee” is perhaps the Pakistani band’s most iconic song; it topped the charts across South Asia when it was released in 1997 and has never stopped being cherished by fans since.
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“Bhar Do Jholi” is a popular qawwali most famously performed by the late Sabri Brothers, Ghulam Farid Sabri (1930-1994) and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (1945-2011), from Pakistan. It was written by Purnam Allahabadi (1940-2009), a prolific Urdu poet whose real name was Mohammed Musa. “Bhar Do Jholi” appears in his book Phool Dekhe Na Gaye (I Could Not Look at Flowers), which was published in the 1960s or 1970s.
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Featured She'r
An Excerpt from a Ghazal by Meer Taqi Meer
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hasti apni habaab ki si hai
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My existence is like a mere bubble;
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ye numaa'ish saraab ki si hai
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This spectacle of life is just a mirage.
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Featured Video
"Ehl-e Dair-o Haram Reh Ga'e" by Najma Akhtar
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This vintage recording features Najma Akhtar singing the ghazal "Ehl-e Dair-o Haram Reh Ga'e" for a BBC program. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DegIzpjMkB0.
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The Khusrau Project is an initiative to spread appreciation and understanding of poetry from the Indo-Persian and Sufi traditions by producing high-quality translations, explanations, and original works.
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