Sohbet of the Week (48 - 25)

Hydrabad poetry around 1910 – 43

Hazrat Inayat Khan, during his stay at the Court of the Nizam of Hydrabad around 1910, collected a rich variety of poetry and music, which is published in the ‘Minqār-i-Musiqār’, presented in our Sohbets of 2024 – the book is available at Sulukpress.

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Āstāī – Rāg Bihāg, Tāl Catūsra Jātī Tetālā

I humble myself

to the dynasty of the Prophet,

offspring of Ali, again and again.

Of the race of forgivers,

dear to the heart of Fatima,

Hasan Husain, beloved of Allah.

Make Inayat his chief server.

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Heartily,

Puran

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