Lal Shahbaz Qalandar - in Poetry and Prose

In Poetry and Prose

A qawwali sung by Abida Parveen and many others, "Lal Meri Pat Rakhiyo ..." is in honour of Shahbaz Qalandar, as is one sung in various versions by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and the Sabri Brothers, "Mast Qalandar". This famous qawwali is originally written by Great Aamir Khusroo and then completely modified by sufi saint and poet Bullehshah(Abdullah Shah).He gave different color to it and added the praise of jhulelal also.Then it become total mixture of Sindh culture.

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