TA SURAT O PAIWAND JAHAN | SHAMS TABRAIZ (R.A) | MEHER ANGAIZ MIR | PERSIAN QASIDA

Famous Burushaski, Persian, and Urdu Ginan Khwan "Ms. Maher Angaiz Hunzai" performed the Persian Qasida "Ta Surat o Pewand e jahan bood ali bood" penned by Hazrat Shams-i-Tabriz (R.A) in honor of Imam Ali, the first Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Shia Ismaili Muslims laud the Imam of the Time with spiritual poems called Qasida, Ginans, and Manqabat. Languages including Arabic, Persian,
Burushaski, Khowar, Gujarati, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, and many others are used to create ginans. With a population of 15 million people
worldwide, including 500,000 in Pakistan, Shia Ismaili Muslims predominate in Central Asia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,
Bangladesh, Iran, Syria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Canada, USA, Portugal, and Australia.
Lyrics:
Ta Surat-o piwand-i jahan bud Ali bud
Ta naqsh-i zamin bud zaman bud Ali bud
Shahi ke wali budo wasi bud Ali bud
Sultan-i sakha-o karam-o jud Ali bud
Ham Adam-o ham Shish-o ham Idris-o ham Ayub
Ham Yusuf-o ham Yunus-o ham Hud Ali bud
Ta Surat-o piwand-i jahan bud Ali bud
Ta naqsh-i zamin bud zaman bud Ali bud
Ham Musa-o ham Issa-o ham Khizr-o ham Ilyas
Ham Salihe Paygambar-o Daud Ali bud
An Lahma lahmi bishinau ta ke bidani
An yarr ke-o nafs-i nabi bud Ali bud
Ta Surat-o piwand-i jahan bud Ali bud
Ta naqsh-i zamin bud zaman bud Ali bud
Chandanke nazar kardam-o didam ba haqiqat
Az ru-i yaqin barhama mawjud Ali bud
Khatam ke dar angushat-i Sulimane nabi bud
An Nur-i Khudai ke bar-o bud Ali bud
Ta Surat-o piwand-i jahan bud Ali bud
Ta naqsh-i zamin bud zaman bud Ali bud
An shah-i sarafraz ke andar shab-i mi’raj
Ba Ahmad-i Mukhtar yaki bud Ali bud
Sere do Jahan jumla zi paidaw-o zi pinhan
Shamsul-Haqi tabreez qui binmood Ali bud
Ta Surat-o piwand-i jahan bud Ali bud
Ta naqsh-i zamin bud zaman bud Ali bud
Ta naqsh-i zamin bud zaman bud Ali bud