Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hazrat Inayat Khan

A tribute to Murshid.
In the 1990s I visited the Dagar of Hazrat Inayat in the Lodi tombs area of Delhi.  There was a celebration in honour of the saints life with followers from his Dutch community.

I attended kawal music by his beautiful tomb and bought some books from his translated lectures.
Then I later read a biography on his life. In particular the "Mysticism of sound" book affected me.

Being a musician of Indian music I felt close to Murshid as he was a student of the Baroda Gharana of school of classical music.

Murshid was foremost a musician but he also was a seeker of Allah and his mystical journey took him to the west where he sowed the seeds of Sufism.

Later in 2010 approximately I was in Ajmer Rajastan and was able to visit the Mohomed Chisti Mosque, the most famous Sufi temple in India and I listened to Qawal singers there.

Pir Murshid Hazrat Inayat

The sitar player

The Mystic

The sensitive human being 

Divine teacher

Sufi;
The giver of joy

Kawal music in honour of Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan .

Qawwal devotional song in the sufi tradition.

Dama dam Mast Qalander


Intro
teen panina pana panee
Jhule lal, Jhule lal , Jhule lal , Jhule lal
Chiku charinah jhule lal

Jhule lal x 3  dama dam mast qalander

History Notes
Jhule Lal was a Sufi mystic from Sind Province.


Jhule Lal / Sayed Mohamid Usman Marwandi
Hindu incarnation of Deva Varuna water god
12th C died Sind family from Baghdad originally
He always wore red hence red robe of the saint.
Dama dam must qalander originally adapted from a Amir Khusro poem or ghazal

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Mast Qalandar

Dam mast Qalandar mast mast
The drunk Qalandar, in his drunken state

Iko vird hai dam dam Ali Ali
(Has) Only one chant – Ali, in every breath

Sakhi Lal Qalandar mast mast
The generous red-robed Qalandar, in his drunken state (a reference to the 12thcentury sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar)

Jhoole Lal Qalandar mast mast
(Another reference to Lal Shahbaz Qalandar)

Akhi ja malanga tu Ali Ali Ali akhi ja malanga
Oh my brother, keep saying Ali, Ali, Ali; keep on saying

Akhi ja malanga sach ape mun len ge
Oh my brother, Go on saying, they will (themselves) accept the truth

Aj ne te kal saray Ali Ali can ge
If not today then tomorrow everyone will repeat Ali, Ali

Rab ne kinne shaan banaye
God has blessed countless (people)

Be karma Te karm kamaye
He…


Song Afreen; Nusrat Fateh Ali

Afreen Afreen was the first collaboration of Nusrat Sahib with Indian Legendary Poet Javid Akhtar, which resulted in his track Afreen Afreen relaunched in form of a MTV Music Video. It was an instant hit and Nusrat Sahib’s voice became an instant sensation is India and all over the world. Below is the classic and original version, which still remains the most soothing and amazing love song.

Lyrics

Ankhain Neechay Hoyeen To Haya Ban Gayeen
Ankhain Oonchee Hoyeen To Dua Ban Gayeen
Ankhain Uth Kar Jhakeen Too Adaa Ban Gayeen
Ankhain Jhuk Kar Utheen To Qazaa Ban Gayeen

 

As Beloved Eyes lowered, they became modesty
As Eyes raised, they became a prayer
As raised eyes lowered, they became a charm
As lowered eyes rose, they became apocalypse