Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Amir Khusraus poetry


Man kunto maula, Fa Ali-un maula Man kunto maula. Dara dil-e dara dil-e dar-e daani. Hum tum tanana nana, nana nana rayYalali yalali yala, yalayala ray Man tunko maula......

"Whoever accepts me as a master, Ali is his master too." (The above is a hadith - a saying of the Prophet Mohammad (PBH). Rest of the lines are tarana bols that are generally meaninglessand are used for rhythmic chanting by Sufis.)