Meri zeest pur musarat kabhi thi, na hy, na hogi.

A beautiful piece of poetry by Peer Naseer Uddin Naseer (Golra Shareef).

Meri zeest pur musarat kabhi thi, na hy, na hogi,
koi behtareen surat kabhi thi, na hy, na hogi..

mujhe husn ne sataya, mujhe ishq ne mitaya,
kisi aur ki yeh halat kabhi thi, na hy, na hogi..

mein yeh jaantay huay b teri anjumann me aya,
k tujhe meri zarurat kabhi thi, na hy, na hogi..

jo gila kiya hy tumse, jo samajh k tumko apna,
mujhe ghair se shikayat kabhi thi, na hy, na hogi..

yeh karam hy doston ka jo wo keh rahay hen sub se,
k Naseer parr inayat kabhi thi, na hy na hogi...

Meri zeest pur musarat.....

Nami danam che manzil bood shab jae k mann boodum [Khusro]

The initial poetry was (manam mehve khayal e oo) written by Bu Ali Qalandar and was sung separately by Nusrat Khan sahib, so it will be posted separately.

lyrics and translation:

Nami danam che manzil bood shab jae k mann boodum

(I wonder what was the place where I was last night)

ba harr soo raqs-e-bismil bood shab jae k mann boodam

(all around me were half slaughtered victims of love, tossing in agony)

pari paikar nigar-e-sarvakadday lalaa rukhsaraay

(there was a nymph like beloved with cypress like form and tulip like face)

saraapa aafat-e-dil, bood shabb jae k mann boodam

(ruthlessly playing havoc with the hearts of the lovers)

raqeeban gosh barr awaaz, oo darr naaz o mann tarsaaan

(the enemies were ready to respond, he was attracting, i was dreading)

sukhan guftam che mushkil bood shab jae k mann boodam

(it was too difficult to speak out there where I was last night)

Khuda khud meer-e-majlis bood andar la makan Khusro

(God Himself is the master of the ceremonies held in the heavenly court)

Muhammad(p.b.u.h) shamme mehfil bood shabb jae k mann boodam

(O Khusro, where (the face of) the Prophet (p.b.u.h) too was shedding like a candle)

Poet: Ameer Khusro

Tanam farsuda jahan para ze hijran [Jami]

Tanam farsuda jahan para ze hijran Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h)
(my body is dissolving in your separation, and my soul is breaking into pieces, Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h))

dilumm paxhay murdaa awaaara ze hijran Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h)
(due to my sins, my heart is weak and becoming enticed, Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h))

cho soo'ay mann guzarr arree mann miskeen zaaandaarii
(when you pass by me, then even in my immense poverty, ecstatically)

fidaa-e-naqsh-e-naalaen ast kunam jaan Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h)
(I must sacrifice my soul on the impression of your blessed Sandal Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h))

[suna hai ap harr aashiq k ghar tashreef latay hen,
mere ghar mein bhi ho jai charaghaan Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h)]

zekardaa khuwesh hairaanum siyahh shud roz e isyanum
(I am worried due to my misdeeds, and I feel that my sins have blacken my heart)

pashemanum, pashemanum pashemaaan Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h)
(I am in distress, I am in distress, I am in distress Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h))

[kamli walay sarr e mehshar mera parda rakh le,
aj k din tere mujrim ko nadamat hy barri.]

[hoon siyaah kaar mere aib khulay jatay hen,
kamli wale mujhe kamli mein chupa lay]

[main deewana hun mere pas mehshar me kharay rehna,
najanaay kia kahoon mein aur kia pooche Khuda mujhse]

ze jaam e hubb-e-tau mastum, ba zanjeeer-e-tau dil bastum,
(I am drowned in the taste of your love, and the chain of your love binds my heart)

nami goyum k mann hastum, sukhaan daan Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h)
(yet I don't say that I know this language of love, Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h))

chau bazuu-e-shafayat raa, kushai barr gunahh garaaan
(when you raise you hands to intercede for the sinners)

makunn mehroom Jami raa, daraa aaan Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h)
(then do not deprive Jami of your exalted intercession Ya Rasul Allah (p.b.u.h))

Poet: Maulana Abdur Rehman Jami

Chashme maste ajabe [Ameer Khusro]

Persian kalam written by Ameer Khusro. Lyrics and translation are:

Chashme mastay ajabay, zulf tarazaay ajabay

(o wondrous ecstatic eyes, o wondrous long locks)

mehh parastay ajabay, fitnaa tarazaay ajabaay

(o wondrous wine worshiper, o wondrous mischievous sweetheart)

bahr e katlum chu kashadd, teghe neham sar basujood

(as he draws the sword, i bow my head in prostration so as to be killed)

oo banazaay ajabay, mann bayanaazay ajabay

(o wondrous in His beneficence, o wondrous my submission)

waqt-e-bismil shudaanum, chashme baruyash baaz ast

(in the spasm of being killed, my eyes beheld your face)

mehrbaaanay ajabay, bandanawazaay ajabay

(o wondrous benevolence, o wondrous guidance and protestion)

turk tazaay ajabaay, shohbaa babazaay ajabay

(o wondrous amorous teasing, o wondrous beguiling)

kajj kulahay ajabay, arbaa da saazay ajabay

(o wondrous tilted cap, o wondrous tormentor)

haqq mago kalma-e-kufr ast, darr een ja Khusrao

(do not reveal the truth, in this world blasphemy prevails Khusro)

raazdanaay ajabay, sahib-e-raaz-e-ajabaay

(o wondrous source of mystery, o wondrous knower of secrets)

Tu kareemi mann kameena burda amm.

This Persian kalam is written by Moulana Rumi, and sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Lyrics and Translation:

Tu kareemi mann kameena burda amm

(You, the Gracious one and I, the ignoble, standing at your door)

lekin az lutf-e-shumaar parwarda amm

(You are my cherisher)

zindagi amad barae bandagi

(Life's purpose is divine devotion)

zindagi bebandagi, sharmindagi.

(Life, without devotion, disgrace)

yaad ae oo sarmaya-e-emaan bo'add

(Remembrance of Him is the foundation of faith)

harr gadaa, azz yaad-e-oo sultaan bo'add

(the beggars are like kings due to His remembrance)

sayyed o sarwar Muhammad(p.b.u.h) noor-e-jaan

(Liege Lord, Oh Muhammad(p.b.u.h) you are the light of our lives)

mehtar-o-behtar shafeeay mujrimaan

(the mighty and the best intercessor of the wrong-doers)

choon Muhammad(p.b.u.h) pak shud az naar o dood

(since Muhammad(p.b.u.h) was purified of worldly things)

harr kuja rooh kardd wajullah bood

(whatever direction He turned is found the face of Allah)

shahbaz-e-lamakani jaan-e-oo

(His soul is like the falcon of high heavens)

rehmat-ul-lil aalameen darr shan-e-oo

(His eminence is the "mercy of the worlds")

mehtareen o behtareen-e-ambiyaa

(the mightiest and the best of all Prophets he is)

juz Muhammad naist darr arz-o-samaa

(except Muhammad(p.b.u.h) in land or sky. there is none worthy)

aan Muhammad(p.b.u.h) haamid-o-mahmood shud

(he is the praise of GOD, divinely praised in abundant)

shakal-e-aabid, surat-e-mahbood shud

(he is the reflection of God in the shape of worshiping servant)

auliyaah Allah O Allah auliyaah

(The friends of God are like God because God's their friend)

yani deed-e-peer, deed-e-kibriyaah

(and in this way he who has seen his Master, has seen God's glory)

harr k peer-o-zaat-e-haqq rahh aik na deed

(if one doesn't see his spiritual master as reflection of God)

nehh mureed o nehh mureed o nehh mureeed

(he is not a disciple, not a disciple, not a disciple)

Moulvi hargiz na shud moulana-e-Rum

(moulvi could never be moulana ae Rum)

taa ghulam-e-Shams Tabrezi na shud

(had he not devoted himself to Shams Tabrezi)

Poet: Moulana Rumi

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and His Party.

 


Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali khan

Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan - The king of Harmonium and brother of NFAK

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Atta Fareed Qawwal.(then)



Atta Fareed Qawwal (now)

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Ustad Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan s/o Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan - 2nd lead singer.

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Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Nephew and Shagird Of NFAK

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Rehmat Ali - vocals and 2nd harmonium

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Maqsood Hussain - Shagird of NFAK (vocals)

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Dildar Hussain - tabla maestro

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Kokab Ali - Hand clapping and vocals

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Ghulam Fareed - Hand clapping and vocals

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Haji Ghulam Abbas - vocals, shagird of NFAK

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Na mann behooda girde koocha o bazaar mi gardum [Rumi]

This Persian kalam is written by Moulana Rumi, and recited by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and party.

Lyrics and the translation:

Na mann behooda girde koocha-o-bazaar mi gardum

(not frivolously, around the alleys and bazaars, I whirl)

mazaaq-e-ashique daram pae deedar mi gardum

(lovers temperament, I have - to have one glimpse of my beloved, I whirl)

khudaya rehm kunn barr mann pareshan waar mi gardum

(O God! have mercy on me. disturbed, I whirl)

khatakaram, gunahgaarum bahaal-e-zaar mi gardum

(I am guilty, I am sinful; in this wretched state, I whirl)

sharab-e-shouq mi noshum, ba girde yaar mi gardum

(desire's wine I imbibe, around the friend,, I whirl)

sukhan mastana mi goyum, bhalay hoshiyar mi gardum

(intoxicated speech, I utter, even while soberly, I whirl)

gahay khandum gahay giryum, gahay uftamm, gahay khezum

(sometimes I laugh, weep sometimes; sometimes I fall, rise sometimes)

maseeha dar dilam paida wa mann beemar mi gardum

(Messiah, in my heart, I bear; and I, the infirm, whirl)

beyaaa janaan inayat kun tou Moulana e Rumi raa

(come, o Beloved! indulge Moulana e Rumi)

ghulam-e-Shams Tabrezum qalandarr waar mi gardum

Shams Tabrezi's slave I am; like a qalandar I whirl)

Poet: Moulana Rumi

Shaad bashe ishq khush sodaye maa [Rumi]

A Persian kalam written by moulana Rumi and recited by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

The poetry and the translation goes as follows:

shad bashe ishq khush sodaye maa
(hail love that brings happiness)

ae tabeeb-e-jumla illat haye maa
(the physician of all our ills)

jism khak az ishq barr aflak shud
(the earthly body reaches the skies due to love)

koh dar raqs amad-o-chalaak shud
(the mountains dance and come alive)

aqal amad deen-o-dunya shud kharab
(rationality ruins both this world and hereafter)

ishq amad darr-o-aalam kaamyaab
(love comes and makes both worlds success)

zindagi amad barae bandagi
(live's purpose is divine devotion)

zindagi, bebandagi, sharmindagi
(life without devotion, embarrassment)

poet: Moulana Rumi.

aag daman me lag jae gi..

A beautiful piece of poetry by Fana Nizami Kanpuri and sung perfectly by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his party.

The poetry goes as follows:

aag daaman mein lag jaegi, dil me shohla machal jaega,
mera saghar na choona kabhi, saqia haath jall jaega.

aik din wo zaroor ayengy, darrd ka saya tall jaega,
is zamanay ki parwah nahi, yeh zamana badal jaega.

aa gaya mera ankhon me damm, ab tou jalwa dikha dijeay,
aapki baat reh jaegi, meraa armaaan nikal jaegaa.

besabab humse rootho na tum, yeh larai buri cheez hy,
sulahh karlo Khuda k lie, yeh buraa waqt tall jaega.

yeh adaa hy ya dil ka jalana, hum manatay hen tum rooth'tay ho,
hum jo roothay tou pachtao gy tum, roz tumko manana paray ga.

milna hy jo ghairon se tou saaf e keh do,
yoon rooth k janay ka bahana nahi acha.

mehh kasho us nazar ki suno, keh rahi hy wo shohla badan,
mehh nahi jaam mein aag hy, jo piay ga wo jall jaegaa.

koi aansu nahi aankh me, baat ghar ki abhi ghar me hy,
tum jo yoon hi satatay rahay dard ashkon me dhal jaega.

dooor hen jab talak tum se hum, kese hoga madawa e ghum,
ekk dafa tum milo tou sanam, ghum khushi mein badal jaega.

garr yoon hi ghar mein bethaa raha, maar dalein gi tanhaiyaan,
chal zara mehh kaday mein chalain, ae fanaa dil behl jaegaa~