The Kalaam was originally published in Azeem’s book Qaab-a-Qosain as ‘ Qaaflon’. If that is pure genius as a reciter, it is pure irony when Naat reciters well aware of the associated literary traditions never picked up on that and continued to mimic the words and the tune. Nevertheless, not many listeners seem to be bothered about it even though this Kalaam has been ‘viral’ since the ’90s if not the 80s.Įven this ignorance on behalf of the listeners and aficionados can be attributed to the sharp yet moving tune that arrests the listener so profoundly that it almost clouds their comprehension otherwise. To put it bluntly, ‘ Faaslon’ doesn’t make any sense at all in this stanza. This could explain the gaffe that set off the confusion and went down in cultural history as the most important Naat of our times. The only difference that remains is that “ Qaaf” has two dots on it, while “Fay” has one dot. While Qasmi turned this into a timeless Naat by lending his high-pitched voice to it, the error he made, permanently moved this kalam from the list of letter “ Qaaf” to “Fay” in index sections of many books – not to mention that “ Qaaf” and “ Fay” are neighbour letters in the Arabic/Urdu realm of alphabets and they both look too similar when conjoined in words. The striking change in meaning, not flow, from Qaaflon to Faaslon was an oversight on behalf of its reciter: Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi. What he originally wrote was ‘ Qaaflon Ko Takalluf hay hum se agar’ and that roughly translates to ‘if caravans are reluctant to carry us with them’. The poet of this Naat, Professor Iqbal Azeem never wrote the word ‘ Faaslon’. Roughly translating to: if distance despises us, mind you that we are not powerless and helpless. So not many wondered why this Naat begins with ‘ Faaslon Ko Takalluf hay hum se agar, hum bhi bebas nahin bay-sahara nahin’. While the Naat has transitioned through generations, private media, and the onslaught of the Bollywood fever on devotional music, it is interesting to notice how this Kalaam’s beginning and most famous verse was never meant to be recited the way it is rendered today.ĭistance (or expanse of land) doesn’t adore or abhor a human. But perhaps the fort really needed some guards. So much so that it has evolved quite seamlessly into a new cultural commodity of sorts when every third or fourth person with religious inclinations has it set as his or her caller back tune.
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Whether it is nostalgia or the utter brilliance of the poetry and recitation, the Naat has held its fort without any guards. Perhaps one of the holiest and respectable uses of the meme format noticed recently.
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In fact, every Ramazan or religious festivity you may also notice a serious meme going rounds, where an animated kid is watching Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi reciting this Naat on TV – the meme is usually shared with a caption stating this is how great ‘our’ childhood was. The part that was more like a background noise back then now seems like an enchanting devotional experience that echoes every time they get to hear something loud and harsh in the garb of devotion. Schools kids who waited for the naat to finish so they could watch their 20 minutes of cartoons before being dashed off in school vans, now recall it as an imminent part of their childhood. World-famous Naat Faaslon Ko Takalluf holds a similar value in Pakistan’s ever-changing cultural footprint.
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As time passes by and new eyes witness the old stories unravel, in equal shock and awe, the artefact stands as a reminder of not just bygone days but also what it takes to be truly timeless in an age where we are constantly running out of time. In any culture or society, some artefacts are so significant that their value grows onto the people over time.