Below are my original translations of some poetry (mainly qawwalis and ghazals), each with full text and transliteration. A few of them have been included on the syllabus for the “South Asian Aesthetics” course at the University of Chicago and quoted in the Washington Post.
“Faiz, Ghalib, and Iqbal” by M.F. Husain (c. 1984)
- Bhar Do Jholi, sung by the Sabri Brothers
- Mere Rashk-e-Qamar, sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Tajdar-e-Haram, sung by the Sabri Brothers
- Dil Mein Ik Leher, written by Nasir Kazmi
- Balaghal-Ula Bi-Kamaalihi, sung by the Sabri Brothers
- Tum Ik Gorakh Dhanda Ho, written by Naz Khialvi and sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
