Laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
O, laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
O, laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Sakhi shahbaz qalandar, sakhi shahbaz qalandar
Duma dum mast kalandar, duma dum mast kalandar Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de andar
O, laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da ,sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Sakhi shahbaz qalandar, sakhi shahbaz qalandar
Duma dum mast kalandar, duma dum mast kalandar
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de andar
O, laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
O mawaan nu peera bachre daina, aaa
Behna nou deina veer mala jhooole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Shahbaz qalandar, sakhi shahbaz qalandar
Duma dum mast kalandar, duma dum mast kalandar
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de andar
O, laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
O, chaar charaag tere balan hamesha
Chaar charaag tere balan hamesha
Panjwa baalan aayi bala jhoole laalan
O, panjwa mein baalan aayi bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Shahbaz qalandar, sakhi shahbaz qalandar
Duma dum mast kalandar, duma dum mast kalandar
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de ander
O, laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Ey uchra roza peera tera, uchra roza peera tera, aaa
Uchra roza peera tera, uchra roza peera tera
Haith wagay gharyaal bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Shahbaz qalandar, sakhi shahbaz qalandar
Dama dum must qalandar, duma dum mast kalandar
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de ander
O, laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
O ghanan ghanan teri nobat baajay
Ghanan ghanan teri nobat baajay
Naal bajay gharyaal bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Shahbaz qalandar, sakhi shahbaz qalandar
Duma dum mast kalandar, duma dum mast kalandar
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de ander
Ali dum dum de ander, hoo
Ey ghanan ghanan teri nobat baajay
Ghanan ghanan teri nobat baajay
Naal bajay gharyaal bala jhoole laalan
Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar
Shahbaz qalandar, sakhi shahbaz qalandar
Duma dum mast kalandar, duma dum mast kalandar
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de ander
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de ander
Ali dum dum de andar, ali dum dum de ander
Ali ali dum dum de ander, ali ali dum dum de andar
Ali ali dum dum de ander, ali ali dum dum de andar
Ali ali dum dum de ander, ali ali dum dum de andar
Ali ali dum dum de andar, ali ali dum dum de ander, hoo
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Overall Meaning:
The lyrics to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Shahbaaz Qalandar" are a prayer to the Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The phrase "Laal meri pat rakhiyo bala jhoole laalan" is a request to the saint to take care of the red robe (Laal Meri) that the singer is wearing and to keep him swinging (jhoole laalan) in a state of ecstasy. The next line, "Sindri da, sehvan da, sakhi shabaaz qalandar," is a reference to the place where the saint's shrine is located, in Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan.
The following lines, "Duma dum mast kalandar, duma dum mast kalandar, Ali dum dum de andar, Ali dum dum de andar," are a repetition of a chorus, a call-and-response style often used in Sufi music, in which the singer and the audience call out to the saint to enter their hearts (Ali dum dum de andar).
The song shifts focus in the second half to an appeal for the fulfillment of a wish. The lines "Mawaan nu peera bachre daina" and "Behna nou deina veer mala jhooole laalan" ask the saint to bless the singer's family with children and to help his sisters find suitable husbands.
Overall, "Shahbaaz Qalandar" expresses a deep devotion to the Sufi saint and is both a prayer and a celebration of his spirit and teachings.
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