Qavvāli Wiki

Documenting the qavvali tradition — performers, lineages, and kalaam — with a curated playlist of renditions.

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Lineages

Interactive visual maps of biological and teaching successions within the performers.

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Playlist

A curated list of specific renditions and performances selected by listeners.

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Listening Sessions

Archival recordings and curated listening sessions from the tradition.

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Qavval Parties
8
Kalaam
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Relationships
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Poets
“
کیا عبادت ہے تیری جب کہ تو یک سو ہی نہ تھا
رب تو موجود تھا اے شیخ وہاں تو ہی نہ تھا
دل ہے بھٹکا ہوا بے کیف نظر آتا ہے
تو عبادت میں بھی دنیا کی خبر رکھتا ہے
kyā ‘ibādat hai terī jab kih tū yak-sū hi nah thā
rabb to maujūd thā ay shaiḵẖ wahāṅ tū hī nah thā
dil hai bhaṭkā hu’ā be-kaif naz̤ar āta hai
tū ‘ibādat meṅ bhī dunyā kī ḵẖabar rakhtā hai
”