Urdu Sufi Kalam - Na Samjho Khaak Part I

Man Kunto Maula - Live Performance by Sabri Brothers

This particular qawwali, Man Kunto Maula, is the most popular qawwali written by Amir Khusrau.If you happen to hear any of the Qawwali anywhere in the Indian Subcontinent, its very likely that this one would be sung for sure. It praises Imam Ali's bravery on the face of injustice and falsehood and also praises his high spritual life.

About Qawwali

Qawwali grew out of what are generally considered to be the efforts of one man, Amir Khusrau.The blog features the well known qawwals of all times with an English translation of the Urdu and Persian poetry alongwith available audios and visuals.Over the years several qawwalis have been featured in films across the Urdu-Persian known nations.Qawwali speaks on life, love and divinity.Speaking of the Wedding day, of ishq, and rather famously, of intoxication, the narration is in a style which is characteristically the domain of the sufi. The poetry is saturated with rustic and earthy symbols tied together in a language that is effortlessly simple.