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Born | 1680 Uch, Multan Subah, Mughal Empire (now Punjab, Pakistan) |
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Died | 1757 (aged 77) Kasur, Bhangi Misl, Sikh Confederacy (now Punjab, Pakistan) |
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Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri[1] (Punjabi: سید عبداللہ شاہ قادری) (Shahmukhi), ਸਈਅਦ ਅਬਦੁੱਲਾ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਕਾਦਰੀ(Gurmukhi); 1680–1757) popularly known as Bulleh Shah (بلھے شاہ (Shahmukhi); ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ (Gurmukhi)), was a Mughal-era PunjabiIslamic philosopher and Sufi poet. His first spiritual teacher was Shah Inayat Qadiri, a Sufimurshid of Lahore.
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Poetry[edit]
Bulleh Shah lived after the Pashto Sufi poet and saint Rahman Baba (1632–1706) and lived in the same period as Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689–1752). His lifespan also overlapped with the Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722–1799), of Heer Ranjha fame, and the Sindhi Sufi poet Abdul Wahab (1739–1829), better known by his pen name Sachal Sarmast. Amongst Urdu poets, Bulleh Shah lived 400 miles away from Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810) of Agra.[citation needed]
Bulleh Shah practised the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like Shah Hussain (1538–1599), Sultan Bahu (1629–1691), and Shah Sharaf (1640–1724).{{citation needed|date=November 2017}
The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is the Kafi, popular in Punjabi and Sindhi poetry.[citation needed]
Many people have put his Kafis to music, from humble street-singers to renowned Sufi singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pathanay Khan, Abida Parveen, the Waddali Brothers and Sain Zahoor, from the synthesised techno qawwali remixes of UK-based Asian artists to the Pakistani rock band Junoon.[citation needed]
Modern renderings[edit]
Bands and albums[edit]
In the 1990s, Junoon, a rock band from Pakistan, rendered his poems 'Bullah Ki Jaana' and 'Aleph' ('Ilmon Bas Kareen O Yaar'). In 2004, Indian musician Rabbi Shergill turned the abstruse metaphysical poem 'Bullah Ki Jaana' into a rock/fusion song in his debut album Rabbi; the song was a chart-topper in 2005, helping the album to eventually sell over 10,000 copies and became immensely popular in India and Pakistan.[2][3] The Wadali Bandhu, a Punjabi Sufi group from India, have also released a version of 'Bullah Ki Jaana' in their album Aa Mil Yaar... Call of the Beloved. Another version was performed by Lakhwinder Wadali and entitled 'Bullah'.[citation needed]Dama Dam Mast Qalandar, a qawwali composed in honour of Shahbaz Qalandar, has been one of Bulleh Shah's most popular poems and has been frequently rendered by many Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi singers including Noor Jehan, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Sabri Brothers, Wadali brothers, Reshman and Runa Laila. Other qawwali songs by Bulleh Shah, include 'Sade Vehre Aya Kar' and 'Mera Piya Ghar Aaya'.[citation needed]
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Also in 2016, a collaboration between two EDM artists (Headhunterz and Skytech) named 'Kundalini' used words created by Bulleh Shah, as well as having the words Bulleh Shah in the lyrics.[4] Bulleh Shah's verses have been an inspiration to painters as well, as in the two series of paintings (Jogia Dhoop and Shah Shabad) by an Indian painter Geeta Vadhera inspired by the poetry of Bulleh Shah and other Sufi poets and saints. In 2017, British Pakistani singer Yasir Akhtar used Bulleh Shah's poetry in his song 'Araam Naal Kar – Take it Easy'.[5][6]
Films[edit]
Some of Bulleh Shah's verses, including 'Tere Ishq Nachaya', have been adapted and used in Bollywood film songs including 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' and 'Thayya Thayya' in the 1998 film Dil Se.., and 'Ranjha Ranjha' in the 2010 film Raavan.[citation needed] The 2007 Pakistani movie Khuda Kay Liye includes Bulleh Shah's poetry in the song 'Bandeya Ho'. The 2008 Bollywood film, A Wednesday, included a song titled 'Bulle Shah, O Yaar Mere'. In 2014, Ali Zafar sung some of his verses as 'Chal Buleya' for Bollywood soundtrack album Total Siyapaa, and the song was reprised by Zafar same year in Pakistan Idol.[citation needed] The 2016 Bollywood films 'Sultan' and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil feature the song 'Bulleya', sung by Papon and Amit Mishra respectively, which is short for Bulleh Shah. A song 'Hun Kis Theen' based on his poetry was also featured in Punjabi animated film Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur.[citation needed]
Coke Studio[edit]
In 2009, the second season of Coke Studio featured 'Aik Alif' performed by Sain Zahoor and Noori. Ali Zafar also used some of Bulleh Shah and Shah Hussain's verses in his 'Dastan-e-Ishq'.[7] In 2010, the third season featured 'Na Raindee Hai' and 'Makke Gayaan Gal Mukdi Nahi' performed by Arieb Azhar. In 2012, Shah's poetry was featured with Hadiqa Kiani performing 'Kamlee'.[8][9] In 2016, Ahmed Jahanzeb and Umair Jaswal performed 'Khaki Banda';[10] and Rizwan Butt and Sara Haider performed 'Meri Meri',[11] the songs were too based on Shah's verses.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^The Life of Bulleh Shah
- ^Zeeshan Jawed (4 June 2005). 'Soundscape for the soul'. Calcutta: The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^Bageshree S. (26 March 2005). 'Urban balladeer'. The Hindu. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8zB7QKU87c
- ^'Yasir Akhtar | Araam Naal Kar – Take it Easy ft.Martay M'Kenzy (Official Video)'. Yasir Akhtar. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^'Yasir Akhtar, the singing sensation, is back with 'Aram Nal Kar''. Tanveer Khatana. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via Geo News.
- ^'Dastaan-e-ishq, Ali Zafar – BTS, Coke Studio Pakistan, Season 2'. Rohail Hyatt. 23 June 2009 – via YouTube.
- ^https://soundcloud.com/jm_qasim/kamlee-hd-hadiqa-kiani-coke
- ^http://www.pakium.com/2012/05/13/hadiqa-kiani-kamlee-coke-studio-season-5-episode-1
- ^http://www.thenewsteller.com/showbiz/watch-coke-studio-9-episode-3-promo/38529/
- ^http://www.thenewsteller.com/showbiz/watch-coke-studio-9-episode-6/38744/
- Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab by R. M. Chopra (1999), Iran Society, Calcutta.
Further reading[edit]
- Bulleh Shah: The Love-Intoxicated Iconoclast, by J. R. Puri, Tilaka Raj Shangri. Radha Soami Satsang Beas, 1986, ISBN9788182560031.
- Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab, by R. M. Chopra, Iran Society, Kolkata, 1999.
External links[edit]
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