कब तक मेरे मौला.../ शाज़ तम्कनत / स्मिता राव बेल्लूर

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LYRICS :

"Ek harf e tamanna hun badi der se chup hun

 Kab tak mere maula

 Aye dil ke makeen dekh ye dil toot na jaaye

 Kaasa mere haathon se kahin choot na jaaye

 Main aas ka banda hun badi der se chup hun

 Kab tak mere maula…"

TRANSLATION :

I am a mere letter of desire; I have been quiet for so long

But until when should this go on, my Lord?

O dweller of the heart, please see to it that my poor heart doesn’t break

Please see to it that the begging bowl in my hands does not slip away

I am just a hopeful servant, who has been quiet for so long

But until when should I go on like this, my Lord?

Shaz Tamkanat : Born on January 31, 1933 in Hyderabad Shaz Tamkanat was one of a real representatives of the literary traditions of his birth place Hyderabad. After completing his school education, he did his graduation and masters in Urdu language and literature from Osmania University and later in 1983, he was awarded doctorate for his thesis on the life and works of a prominent progressive poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin. Tamkanat had taken up various jobs even when he was studying. Subsequently, he settled down for teaching and after serving in quite a few colleges joined the Department of Urdu, Osmania University as a Reader. His major works include Tarasheeda ( Poetry), Bayaz-e-Shaam (Poetry), Neem Khwab (Poetry), Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Hayat Aur Kaarnaamey (Ph. D. thesis published posthumously). He had won several awards including Imtiyaz-e-Mir and Andhra pradesh Sahitya Academt Award. He passed away on August 18, 1984 in Hyderabad.

Smita Rao Bellur is a Hindustani classical vocalist and 
Sufi singer. She has sung at more than 400 venues ranging 
from Classical/Sufi music festivals to Corporate events.

Smita is from North Karnataka, the third child of K.L Subba Rao 

and K.S. Susheela Rao. She is India’s first female Hindustani vocalist to have been accepted

into a lineage of traditional qawaals (Sufi mystic singers) and to have

received extensive guidance from them. Her deep engagement with mysticism and over 20 years of Khayal

Indian classical singing, has made her music rich and soulful with

an easy access to the spiritual poetry of the sub continent. Her perfect tones and her ability to sing mellifluously in many

languages (Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Punjabi) connects her with

audiences across the globe. A post-graduate in systems management and ex-SAP manger,

Smita has now dedicated her life to performing and teaching

music and making music in an environment conducive to her

spiritual practice.