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1. 

   Hassan

   April 4, 2007 at 7:42 PM

   Actually I just realized something (may be somebody already realized it, I am little late perhaps).

   Ok, basically I listened to Junaid Jamshaed version of Qasidah Burdah, which is not actually Qasidah Burdah at all, except for first two lines. And his lyrics seemed to be free of any exaggerations as far as I can say, as opposed to the original lyrics.

   Now it seems perhaps, that for one reason or another, the original Qasidah Burdah got a “musical tune” to it (I am not sure when, but it sure is catchy), and everyone who sings Qaseedah Burdah (original) more or less sings on same tune. So basically Junaid Jamshed used same tune, but put his lyrics in it.

   Now is it possible that vast majority of people specially in India Pakistan who love singing Qasidah Burdah (original one) is due to its tune rather than content (most don’t know arabic)?

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2. 

   Hassan

   April 5, 2007 at 12:29 PM

   Here is the english translation of second video of Nasheed (3rd in total):

   Translated by Tahir Kayani

   O my Lord, I come to Your door as a beggar
   In complete indigence, bringing only my humility and shame.
   A beggar who has neither a joli nor a begging-bowl
   A beggar slain by his desires and cravings.

   Having squandered the treasure of Deen and intellect
   at the hands of the ego;
   Having sacrificed contentment of heart at the altar of lust and pleasure
   Losing my wealth in the quick-sand of heedlessness and sin
   I have come to seek refuge under the covering of your Kaaba.
   Through the stains of sin the heart’s world is suffering
   Aspirations are weak, the will broken and hope is dead.

   From whence should I find the strength to express the heart truly?
   For in this snare have I passed every moment of my life
   In short, having been burnt at the stake of my own ill-deeds
   In abject poverty due to the evil of my state

   To you have I brought my ill-stricken fate
   Empty-handed of any deed befitting your House.
   This House of yours, which is your court of Love and Grace O Lord
   Tis wholly Light and the repository of all Lights O Lord

   Being completely ignorant of the manners of your Doorstep
   A beggar knowing not how to beg
   My tongue fails to convey my heart’s feeling
   O Lord, have mercy on this wordless speech!

   These eyes are dry, O Lord, knowing not how to weep
   Festering spots in the heart that can’t be cleansed out.
   O my Lord I have come to your door as a beggar
   wholly indigent, in abject humility and full of shame.
   
   That’s Awesome, jak for finding this… now everyone else can enjoy the beautiful words of Mufti Taqi’s poem. -Amad

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3. 

   Talal

   April 6, 2007 at 8:13 PM

   JazaakAllaah khair for the videos. I’d tend to agree about the “tune” of the burdah playing a large part in its widespread appeal.

   Does anyone know where to get Junaid Jamshed’s urdu-ized version in an audio format?

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4. 

   AnonyMouse

   April 7, 2007 at 1:45 AM

   Hahahaha, I LOVE the “Dawah-ing” video!!! Hilarious!!! =D

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5. 

   Amir

   April 7, 2007 at 8:30 AM

   On a related note, some brothers here in Australia have just recorded their first nasheed album. It’s not bad mash’Allah. See http://www.takbirproductions.com for a sample.

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6. 

   ibn alHyderabadee (Danish)

   April 8, 2007 at 2:15 PM

   asSalaam ‘alaykum wa rahamtullah,

   I am pretty late at commenting here. Believe me I have been real busy, alhamdulillah! But I wanted to congratulate the brothers fro startign this great website. And my dua’ss are with you guys, insha’Allah!

   man I love the nasheed!

   i actually i looked through youtube for the burdah and surprisingly it is sung in different ways by different people – unfortunately a lot of them are accompanied by music.

   the most popular amongst them is definitely the manner in which junaid jamshed has doen it. this is doen by the group mesut kurtis and slightly different by habib Umar bin hafiz (habi ali jifri’s brother i believe)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0gO-QOUleI

   But if you look at the way they do it in a group like the one by Hamza yusuf and Habib Ali alJifri it’s different – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LshInhQw43U

   there are different styles it is sung in – liek the andalusian style which can be found here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X56sLuTUt4

   and i found a few others which had more music than the poem itself and soem sung like pop songs and other sung by women.

   as far as the popularity goes, Allahu ‘Alam. i think it was popular because of it’s lyrics mroe than tune. It’s popularity in our time probably is due to the way it’s sung in the Indian Sub continent because most indians/pakis dont knwo arabic.

   Allahu ‘alam

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7. 

   nbn_fan

   April 27, 2007 at 8:06 AM

   nbn is really cool mashalah!

   http://www.nobeatsnecessary.com

   also known as

   http://www.takbirproductions.com

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8. 

   mohammad

   August 14, 2007 at 1:36 AM

   was wondering where i can get more translations of junaid jamshed naats. :)

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