17th December is the Urs of Hz Mawlana Rumi (RA). People of various religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds gather in Konya every year to pay tribute to this poetic and spiritual genius. Mawlana has touched the hearts of millions and his words are a constant reminder to us of the one thing needful: the re-connection [...]
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Urs of Hz Mawlana Rumi (RA)
Posted in Poetry, Sufism on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Chaap Tilak (trans)
Posted in Khadim-e-Mohabbat, Poetry, Sufism on December 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Here are the words to the poem of Hz Amir Khusro sung in the qawwali below. I have taken this poem with the translation from the Amir Khusro website. This is the main poem of the qawwali but as usual Nusrat brings in others too. Chaap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay Chaap tilak [...]