Balaghal Ula Be Kamalihi, a soulful rendition of the iconic naat by acclaimed singer Ali Zafar, has reached more than three million views within three days as it is trending NO. 1 on YouTube.
The beautiful views from the noble Baadshahi Mosque in the video of Balaghal Ula Be Kamalihi certainly transported many to another realm where Ali Zafar is reciting the deep kalaam live on a rooftop just before dawn.
A group of qawwals and instrumentalists also joined the singer in the video.
He also took to Instagram to share the Naat with all his fans and lovers. He wrote, “I hope it gives you the peace while listening to it that it brought to my heart while rendering it.”
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Balaghal Ula Be Kamalihi is a popular qawwali most notably performed by the late Sabri Brothers, Ghulam Farid Sabri (1930-1994) and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (1945-2011). It is a multilingual naat (praise to Mohammad PBUH) based on a popular Arabic quatrain (rubai) by the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi (1210-1292).
The four-line poem is interspersed with verses of Urdu and Persian poetry from origins.