Sanson Ki Mala Pe Simrun — Who Really Wrote This Qawwali? | Ep. 60
One of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's most beloved qawwalis carries a mystery at its heart — who actually wrote Sanson Ki Mala Pe Simrun Nis-Din Pi Ka Naam? Many assume Meerabai or Kabir, but Kshitij traces the poem to a book by Tufail Hoshiarpuri, a 20th-century lyricist whose original nazm predates the recordings most of us know.
In this episode, we explore all three layers of the qawwali: Tufail's core poem, the bhakti verses by Meerabai and Kabir that Nusrat wove in, and the couplets from Tufail's original that were never sung — from the prem pyala to birhan ke subh-o-sham. A deep dive into…
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