Two Especially divine Songs of praise (Manqabat)

 I wanted to share two more songs of praise (Manqabats). I wanted to post these two songs separately (instead of putting them under my prior post on the collections of Manqabats), simply because I have only discovered these songs a day ago and could not stop listening to them. 

1.

NEW 13 RAJAB MANQABAT 2025 | NAAD E ALI YAAD E ALI | MAULA ALI QASIDA | MEHDI ALI | TNA RECORDS

(This Manqabat is recited by Mehdi Ali Shujjai, and originates from the studios of Karachi, Pakistan). The poetry of this song is so heart touching that I have no words to convey the emotions when hearing it. The voice of the singer is also very refreshing, and one can feel the purity of his voice).

I actually heard and typed the lyrics (although I happened to find the lyrics later at https://nauhalyrics.app/lyrics/3715). I guess it was destined that I type them too :) (will of the Beloved). So below is the lyric I have typed after hearing this divine recital"

"Naad-e-Ali

Asal main yehi to hai

Yaad-e-Ali

Wajd main jab bhi tera naam main leta hoon

baithe baithe hi Najaf ghoomta rehta hoon Ali

dil dhadakne ki sadaon main bhi sunta hoon Ali

ae mere Maula Ali

ye mohabbat teri

raah jaise bhi ho.

mujhko nahi girne deti..

Naad-e-Ali

asal main yehi to hai

yaad-e-Ali

naad-e-Ali

khyberi jung main chaaleeswa din aaya toh

kaha Allah ne jibreel nabi se keh do

vo jo Mazhar hai Ajaib ka pukaro usko

jab Ali aayega

sab badal jayega

jeet jaoge abhi jung

padho mere nabi...

Naad-e-Ali

asal main yehi to hai

yaad-e-Ali

naad-e-Ali

khoya rehta hoon shab-o-roz teri yaadon mein

zindagi banke tu basta hai meri saanson main

dil laga rehta hai har waqt teri baaton main

aisa lagta hai mujhe

saath hai tu mere

teri yaadon se nikalne

nahi deti hai kabhi

Naad-e-Ali

asal main yehi to hai

yaad-e-Ali

naad-e-Ali

Mera andaaz malangana bana de maula

jo tujhe dekh le vo dana bana de maula

mujhko Bahlol sa deewana bana de maula

ishq itna hai mujhe mere maula tujhse

mere seene main hai dil 

aur hai is dil pe likhi

Naad-e-Ali

asal main yehi to hai

yaad-e-Ali

naad-e-Ali

Raasta Neel main Musa ko dikha deta hai

kashti-e-nooh se toofan hata deta hai

aur kahin naar ko gulzaar bana deta hai

Hazrat-e-Adam se Mustafa tak sabke

kaam aaya hai yehi vird

jahaan jisne padhi

Naad-e-Ali

asal main yehi to hai

yaad-e-Ali

naad-e-Ali"

In the lyrics,

Wajd means in spiritual ecstasy (Sufism)

Mazhar-ul-Ajaib ("Mazhar-e-Ajaib" (مظہر عجائب) means the manifestation or place of appearance of wonders/miracles) often referring to Hazrat Ali in Islamic poetry.

Naar means hellfire

Vird means recitation

Note: This song features mention of Bahlol sa deewana bana de or Daana bana de, which refers to Bahlol Dana (real name Wahab ibn Amr) who was a renowned 8th-century Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher in Baghdad known for his profound wisdom disguised as insanity. He is revered as a Majzoob (one lost in divine love) whose anecdotes are staples of Islamic folklore, highlighting detachment from worldly desires. (Taken from Google)

2.

13 Rajab | Imam Ali Manqabat | Sufi Song of Imam Ali | Ali Ali Ya Ali | Urdu Hindi Manqabat

(There is something so so divinely magnetic about this song that it just takes hold of your heart. This song is purely AI based (by YouTube channel Raqs Dervish) unlike the first song that was sung by a real human in a real music studio).  The lyrics/ poetry of this very long song is NOT available online at all; hence I have heard and typed the poetry lyrics, see below:

"Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

haram ki god main utra jo aftaab-e-jaleel

falak se jhaank ke dekhe hain aaj khud jibreel

khuda ke ghar main hui hai ye kaisi taaza tanzeel

hisaar-e-Kaaba ne di hai wiladaton ko daleel

Sadaf ne khud hi ugla hai gauhar-e-nayaab

Arab ko isne sikhaya hai adal ke adaab

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

jab bhaag nikle the saathi,

vo dhaal banke raha

nabi ke gird vo aahan

misaal banke raha

vo zakham khaake bhi deen ka

Jamaal banke raha

farishte kehte the kaisa

kamaal banke raha

zameen-e-Uhud gawaah hai

Ali ki haibat ka

Ali hai lutf-e-karam

raza-e-kudrat ka

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

ye Qila Khyber sangi

ye Marhab ka ghuroor

kai dino se tha lashkar main

ranj-o-fitoor

pukara sarvar-e-deen ne

kahan hai chasme-e-noor

main dunga parcham use kal 

jo waaqai ghayoor

subah hui thi to alam kiske haath main dekha

nabi ki wasf hi saare

Ali ki zaat main dekha

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ukhad fek diya dar jo baab-e-Khyber tha

bashar ka zor nahin tha 

raza-e-Al Barr tha

yehud dang the kaisa ye shaks atthar tha

Khuda ka haath tha ya fir

vo dast-e-Haider tha

jo kaam fauj na kar paayi,

ek Ali ne liya

Isi Wali ne kiya

Apke wasi ne kiya

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali ki hubt-o-nishaani hai paak-baazi ki

sanad mili hai isi dar se sarfarazi ki

zaroorat ab nahin humko kisi bhi Qazi ki

namaz-e-ishq padhate hain beniyaazi ki

Ali nahin to ibaadat me 

kuch maza hi nahi

Ali ka bughz ho dil main to fir jaza hi nahi

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Gunehgaar hoon magar aasra hai Haider ka

khayal dil main hai roz-e-jaza ke manzar ka

wahan pe khauf nahi hoga mujhko mehshar ka

pakad ke le hi chalenge vo haath naukar ka

Najaf ki khaak mile yehi meri Jannat hai

Ali se mujhko mohabbat hai aur qurbat hai

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

likha ri tod kalam haq na yu ada hoga

Ali ki shaan ka kaise kisi ko pata hoga

haan itna keh do ki raazi bas Khuda hoga

agar zabaan pe teri zikr-e-Murtaza hoga

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali

Ali Ali Ali Ali

Ya Ali Ya Ali"

One of my published poems: Bards Annual Poetry 2016

 Sharing one of my poems that was published in the Bards Annual Poetry Anthology 2016 (Bards Annual 2016: The Annual Publication of The Bards Initiative by Bards Initiative | Goodreads).

The poem is as follows:

Soulful Collection of some Gregorian Chants/ Catholic Hymns

 I thought of sharing few Latin hymns/ Gregorian chants that I have listened to since a very very long time of my life, and they continue to impart peace. This is my first post where I am sharing Christian music. I am especially sharing the ones in Latin as sung by Catholic monks...Well, for the sake of privacy, suffice to say that Christ will always have a key place in my life for reasons known only to me...Amusingly enough, my birth date tends to fall on or around Easter (when Christ was resurrected) most years. There is an interesting anecdote I kept on remembering, however. The first time I ever saw a crucifix was in my grandmother's house when I was 3-4 years old where it was kept on some cupboard but displayed and always caught my eye. And my mother would also talk of Sisters/nuns in her convent school where she studied in her childhood (although she was a devout Hindu). Although I was born in one-faith (Hinduism) family, I was given the liberty to follow any faith I liked, and there were never any restrictions. After few years, when I was actually painting at a very very young age in my drawing notebook (probably 6-7 years old), I literally color painted a real life Christ crucified on the cross simply from my imagination (and that painting remains close to me in my memory, and I regret not having a copy of it or taking photo simply because there was no cameras or phone cameras in the house in those years). In all humility, I would like to call that painting as my masterpiece ever painted. Someone once asked me, if I was able to also paint the pain which was there on Christ's body and face and I was left speechless as I was not sure if I could answer that at that age of my life. Anyhow, after many years, that notebook got lost and was never to be found. Something very similar to what happened to one of the famous Christian painters (Akiane) who painted the Prince of Peace (the only real face of Christ) (Prince Of Peace | Official Akiane Gallery | Jesus Painting) but that painting was lost although it was found many many years later as it was God's will...

Anyhow, some of the peaceful Gregorian chants I would like to share (for the receptive heart (s)) are here:

Dan Gibson’s Solitudes - Jesu Dulcis Memoria | Illumination: Peaceful Gregorian Chants

Dan Gibson - Asperges Me Domine

Pange Lingua Gloriosi - Catholic Hymns, Gregorian Chant

Dan Gibson’s Solitudes - Adoro Te Devote | Illumination: Peaceful Gregorian Chants

Dan Gibson’s Solitudes - Kyrie Eleison | Illumination: Peaceful Gregorian Chants

Monks singing Gregorian Chant in a Catholic Benedictine Seminary

(this one is very peaceful chanting).