Dil burd az man |Sarapa Subtitled Eng |Jigar Moradabadi| Ateeq Bandanawazi | Echoes from the Tavern

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This video is of a performance of Ali Sikander “Jigar” Moradabadi’s composition in Persian titled dil burd az man, or Sarapa-e Natamam. This Persian language ghazal in the style of a sarapa (lyrical head to foot description) is often also assumed to be a na’at (in praise of the Prophet). It was composed sometime in the 1930s and has remained popular, with a long history of performance on the radio, and in qawwali.
This qawwali was performed by Ateeq Hussain Bandanawazi and Party on the 9th of July, 2023 at the residence of Adhiraj Parthasarathy at Film Nagar, Hyderabad. During the course of this performance, Ateeq Bandanawazi also presents various ragas such as Sarang, Malhar and Jaijaiwanti.

1:32-1:52
نگاہ برق نہیں چھرہ آفتاب نہیں
وہ آدمی ہے مگر دیکھنے کی تاب نہیں
nigah barq nahin chehra aftaab nahin
woh aadmi hai magar dekhne ki taab nahin
His sight is not lighting, his face is not the sun
yet he is dazzling to behold

2:15- 2:28
کا کھنچ کر نقشہ رسول اکرم نے خدا
یہ کہ دیا تیرا سانی نہیں جواب نہیں
khuda ne khench ke naqsha rasool-e-akram ka
yeh keh diya tera sani nahi tera jawab nahin
God drew the Prophet’s visage
And said you have no equal

2:28 to 3:32
دل بُرد از من دیروز شامی
dil burd az man diruz shami
Last night, my heart was snatched away
3:20-3:50
فتنه طرازی محشر خرامی
Fitna tarazi mahshar khirami
By a charming tempter whose gait is doomsday

3:50-4:20
ذرے اس خاک کے تابندہ ستارے ہونگے
جس جگہ آپ نے نعلین اتارے ہونگے
zarey us khak ke tabinde sitare honge
Jis jagah aap ne na’alain uttare honge
The dust from the place where you removed your sandals
Will become lustrous stars
4:30-5:08
روی مبینش صبح تجلّٰی
ru-ye mubinash subh-e tajalla
His face shining like a radiant morning sun,
5:08-5:31
موج جبینش ماهی تمامی
mauj-e jabinash mahi tamami
the ripples of his forehead like a full moon

5:31-7:18
Interlude where various raags such as Sarang and Megh are presented

7:18-7:52
مُشکین خطِ او سنبل به گلشن
mushkin khat-e-u sunbul be gulshan
His fragrant tresses like hyacinth in a garden

7:54-8:20
لعلین لبِ او باده به جامی
la’lain lab-e u bada be jami
His ruby-red lips like wine in a goblet

8:20-9:25
آن تیغِ ابرو وان تیرِ مژگان
an tegh-e abru o an tir-e mizhagan
The sword of his eyebrow, the arrows of his lashes

9:25-10:40
آماده هر یک بر قتلِ عامی
amade har yek bar qatl-e `ammi
Each come prepared to slay everyone they meet

10:40-11:30
عارض چه عارض گیسو چه گیسو
aariz che aariz, gisu che gisu
His cheek, what a cheek! His tresses, what tresses!

11:30-12:00 and again from 12:45-13:55
صبحی چه صبحی شامی چه شامی
subhi che subhi, shami che shami
Shining like the morning, dark as the night

12:14-12:42
Rag Jaijaiwanti is presented
13:55-15:08
گاهی به مستی طاووسِ رقصان
gahi be masti taus-e raqsan
Sometimes in ecstasy, he is a dancing peacock

15:09-15:50
گاهی به شوخی آهو خرامی
gahi be shukhi ahu khirami
Sometimes in coquetry, he is a prancing deer

15:50-16:20
گفتم چه جوئی گفتا دل و جان
guftam che ju'i gufta dil o jan
I ask “For what do you search?” He says “Heart and soul.”

16:20-16:40
گفتم چه خواهی گفتا غلامی
guftam che khwahi gufta ghulami
I ask “What do you want? “He says “Simply servitude.”


Lead Vocals: Ateeq Hussain Bandanawazi
Harmonium: Shafiullah Khan
Tabla: Mohammed Ifteqar
Dholak: Naveed Khan
Chorus: Salman Hussain Khan and Baqar Khan
Camera, Sound and Editing: Subramanya Maha Teja and Mohammed Shafaullah
Translation: Scott Alan Kugle
Logistics, Venue and Production: Adhiraj Parthasarathy
Lyrics by Ali Sikander “Jigar” Moradabadi (d. 1960)
Introductory verse in Urdu attributed to Jaleel Manikpuri

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