Unke Andāz-e-Karam (Live Rehearsal) | Ilahi Sufi Qawwali at Sama School of Music

Unke Andāz-e-Karam is a currently trending Qawwali kalam, composed by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan tradition, with poetry by Sayyid Nasiruddin Nasir. It moves through the tenderness of longing and the quiet devastation of love that becomes real. This is a rehearsal of Ilahi Sufi Qawwali at the Sama School of Music, the only complete traditional female Doaba Qawwali ensemble, studying under Tahir Qawwal, student of Ustad Sher Ali Khan and Ustad Dildar Hussain Khan, and known internationally as the leader of Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali, touring for 27 years. Below is the lyrics and English translation of the verses of the kalam. Unké Andāz-é-Karam, Unpé Voh Ānā Dil Ka The grace in their gestures, and that pull of the heart toward them. Ah, those moments, those words, that time when the heart still dared to feel. Hayé Voh Waqt, Voh Bāteiṅ, Voh Zamāna Dil Ka Alas, those days, those conversations. That golden era of the heart now lost. Na Sūnā Ūsné Tavajo Sé Fasanā Dil Ka They never truly listened to the tale of this heart, Not with the attention it yearned for. Umr Gūzrī Hai Magar, Dard Na Jānā Dil Ka A whole lifetime has passed. Yet the pain in this heart remained unknown, unseen. Dillagi Dil Ki Lagi Ban Ké Miṭā Déti Hai What begins as a playful affection soon consumes the soul, And erases one’s very being. Rōg Dūshman Ko Bhi, Ya Rab Na Lagāna Dil Ka O Lord, even an enemy should be spared this affliction. The wound that love inflicts on the heart. Vo Bhī Apné Na Hué, Dil Bhī Gayā Hāthoṅ Sé They never became mine. And my heart, too, slipped through my fingers. Aisé Āné Sé To Béhtar Thā, Na Ānā Dil Ka If this was how they would come, It would have been better they never came at all. Naqsh Bar Āb Nehī, Réhém Nehī, Kḥāb Nehiṅ No lasting trace upon the water. No mercy, no dream remains. Āp Kyuṅ Khél Samajh Té Haiṅ Miṭāna Dil Ka Why do you treat the heart’s ruin as a game? Its erasure is no child’s play. Unkī Mehfil Meiṅ, Naseer, Unké Tabassūm Kī Qasam In their gathering, I swear by their gentle smile. I was left stunned, Watching my heart depart from my hands. ▶WEB SITE◀ https://www.fanna-fi-allah.com ▶YOUTUBE CHANNEL◀    / fannafiallah   ▶ONLINE MUSIC SCHOOL◀ https://www.samaschoolofmusic.com ▶QAWWALI DOCUMENTARY SERIES◀ http://www.musicofthemystics.com ▶INSTAGRAM◀   / tahirqawwal  .   / fanna_fi_allah