Sukoon..My tryst

While reading a blog I came to know the meaning of song "Dama Dam mast Kalandar" and thought it to be a noble idea to share here on my space.Well here goes the meaning of its name and also i am posting some videos related to it sung by sum of the legendary singers like:Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Madam Noor Jehan, Wadali Brothers, Reshma, Sabri Brothers, Jagjit Singh, Runa Laila, Lata Mangeshkar, bands like Junoon and this list endlessly goes on.

This song is in the honor of Sufi mystic 'Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar'. Every word of his name has a meaning - he was known as Hazrat ( prophet of GOD ), Lal ( he wore red robes or mothers fondly call their kids as Lal ), Shahbaz ( Shah - King and Baz - Falcon, king of falcons and an Iranian GOD who led them to victory, a divine spirit ), and finally Qalandar ( a qalandari - a sufi saint, poet, mystic, noble man ). He settled in Serwan ( Sindh, now in Pak ) and tried bringing peace between Hindus and Muslims. Hindus regard him as GOD and reincarnate as well. You can hear many Punjabi singers, singing in his praise. He is also fondly called as Jhulelal.

So the song goes like this :

O laal meri pat rakhio bala jhoole laalan, Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz kalandar, Dama dam mast kalandar, Ali dam dam de andar

(O the red robed, May I always have your benign protection, Jhulelal (as he was affectionately called ). O, the lord,the friend and the Sire of Sindh and Sehwan ( or Serwan ),The red robed God-intoxicated Qalandar, The lord in every breath of mine, glory unto to you)

Chaar charaag tere baran hamesha, Panjwa mein baaran aayi bala jhoole laalanO panjwa mein baaran, O panjwa mein baaran aayi bala jhoole laalan, Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar, Dama dam mast Qalandar, Ali dam dam de andar

(Your shrine is always lighted with four lamps, And here I come to light a fifth lamp in your honor )

Hind Sind ( some also sing Ghanan ghanan ) peera teri naubat vaaje, Naal vaje ghadiyaal bala jhoole laalan, O naal vaje, O naal vaje ghadiyaal bala jhoole laalanSindri da Sehvan da sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar, Dama dam mast kalandar, ali dam dam de andar, Dama dam mast Qalandar.

(Let your heroic name ring out in Hind & Sindh ( or lets the gongs bell loud ), Let the gong ring loud for your glory day and night by the people ( ghariyal - watchman, symbolism of night )

Har dam peera teri khair hove, Naam-e-ali beda paar laga jhoole laalan, O naam-e-ali, O naam-e-ali beda paar laga jhoole laalan, Sindri da sehvan da sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar, Dama dam mast Qalandar, Ali dam dam de andar

( O Lord, may you prevail everytime, everywhere, I pray of oyur well being, In the name of Ali, I pray to you to help my boat cross (the river of life) in safety)

After learning the meaning, the fondness for this song has grown multifold. I have attached clippings of various singers. You will thouroughly enjoy all the renderings.



O' my red pearl

Keep my honorDancing with mysticism

Ali is in every breath of mine

O' mystic, you are everyone's friend

Your name is Ali

Take my boat across troubled waters

King of the stars hugged you

Colored you with the colors

That you could take away troubles

Your name is Ali

Pls. waken my sleeping fate

I've come to your shrine

Holding your trellis with my desires

Your name is Ali

Pls. hear my prayers

I'm dying with griefs

Nobody belongs to me except you

A WEDDING TO REMEMBER

The Wedding of a Lifetime
With Katie Kirkpatrick and Nick
Hi All -

Please take the time to read below. Life is indeed short, let us love more and try to be more understanding.




Love......................... Because Life is Too Short...


Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 yrs old. Next to her, is her fiance, Nick, 23.
This picture was taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005 .
Katie has terminal cancer and spends hours in chemotherapy.
Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions.

Even in pain and dealing with her organs shutting down - It is with the help
of morphine - that Katie took care of every single wedding planning
Her dress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie's constant weight loss.








An expected guest was her oxygen tank. Katie had to use it during the ceromony and reception.
The other couple in this picture are Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding and of course
to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love with - when he was an adolescent.







Katie, in a wheel chair listening to her husband and friends singing to her.








In the middle of the party Katie had to rest for a bit and catch her breath.
The pain doesn't allow her to stand for long periods of time.








Katie died 5 days after her wedding.
To see a fragile woman dress as a bride, with a beautiful smile makes you think... happiness is always
there within reach, no matter how long it lasts.....lets enjoy life and don't live a complicated life. Life is too short.








Work as if it was your First Day, Forgive as soon as Possible


Love without Boundaries, Laugh without Control

And never Stop Smiling even if you Don't Know the Reason

Please Pray for those Suffering from Cancer and Other Diseases

That Plaque this Country

We all have Someone Close to Our Heart - that has either Passed on Already

(Too Soon out of our World)

- Or -

Are Endearing Suffering of Some Kind, at this Very Moment

Keep this candle burning - Because in Life - Prayers are Always Answered in One Way or Another...










We All Celebrate You Katie !!!!!!!!!


ORIGIN---On Valentine's Day 2002, Katie Kirkpatrick, then a freshman at Rochester College (a small Christian college in Rochester Hills, Michigan) was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Undaunted, Katie strove to keep up with her studies, but she suffered another setback in 2003 when she was diagnosed with "an inoperable lung tumor wrapped around her pulmonary artery." Nonetheless, in 2004 the resilient Katie took part in champion cyclist Lance Armstrong's "Ride for the Roses" cancer fundraiser.

Dr. Craig Bowman of the Bible faculty spearheaded a campus and area-wide effort that raised $28,000 which made one of Katie's dreams come true: riding with six-time Tour de France winner and fellow cancer survivor Lance Armstrong in his Ride for the Roses cancer fundraiser.
Says Katie of Armstrong, "I like his attitude and his perseverance. I admire him for the way he dealt with his cancer, and his attitude: 'You know what, this isn't going to beat me!'"
On 15 January 2005, 21-year-old Katie — the girl "with a contagious smile and unrelenting optimism" who had been battling cancer for three years ; married Lapeer County sheriff's deputy Nick Godwin, her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, at Church of Christ in Hazel Park, Michigan. Katie Kirkpatrick Godwin passed away at the McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, on 20 January 2005, just five days after her wedding. Her husband, Nick, said of the wedding and Katie's passing: "It was wonderful. It was a dream come true. She was the most beautiful angel ever — just caring and selfless, and such an inspiration to everyone. She was always smiling no matter what happened, no matter what news she got. She was as close to perfect as they come."

She did not let sickness stop her from living, take away the hope or faith that made her believe she had a future. She had a lovely wedding and she had love and she gave love and love doesn't die. And that is how Katie beat cancer.

Additional photographs of Katie and her wedding can be viewed on the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) web site.

Katie's Spa in Lapeer, Michigan (a business which specializes in services to cancer patients), is named in Katie's memory, as is Katie's Wings, a non-profit organization established to help bring assistance to people affected by cancer.

MY INSECURITY

I SOMETIME DOUBT IN MY ABILITY
CROUCHING FEAR N PAIN IS MY REALITY
I AVOID MYSELF ASKING THE ANSWER
QUESTIONS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE MONSTER

ALONE I FEEL LEFT APART
SITTING ALONE TRY TO CONSOLE MY HEART
HIDDEN FEARS ARE INSIDE MY WALL
BP RAISES HIGH, NO I DON WANT TO FALL
I KNOW FOR NOW WITHOUT DOUBT
IS D FEAR OF WITHDRAWL IN D CROWD
IS DERE ANY DOCTOR I SHUD CONSULT
WANT TO SORT IT OUT WITHOUT KNOWING D RESULT

BARBED WIRES SCARRING MY FACE
DESPITE D CURSE TRYIN TO WIN THE RACE
SLOWLY TREADING INTO D DARK STREET
WALKING WITHOUT SHOES ON MY FEET
PRAYING FOR DIS NIGHTMARE TO GET END
WANT TO WAKE UP WID SONGS IN MY HAND

LISTEN MY HEARTBEATS WITH CURIOSITY
FIND MYSELF ALONE IN EVERY CITY
IN LIFE I FEEL NO VISION LEFT
JUST PADDLING THE CYCLE TO AVOID THE CLEFT
I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN MEETING D STRANGERS
SHYNESS N CONFIDENCE HOLDS BACK IN CLOISURES

WHEN I CALL MY NAME
I REALIZE ITS JUST FOR FAME
WHEN I TALK TO MYSELF IN MY EAR
I ALWAYS ASPIRE TO BE THERE
WHEN I SAY I AM WRONG
MAY BE ITS RIGHT OR M SINGIN A SONG
WHEN I TRY TO TALK
MY MINDS STOPS WITH A HUGE LOCK
I SEE NUMBER PLATE OF D CARS
ASSOCIATE ITSELF WID MY STARS
EVEN DONT KNOW YOU EXISTS ON NOT
SIMPLY SEARCHING IT AHEAD ON MY PLOT

MAY BE THINGS ARE STILL UNDONE
FIGHTING MYSELF TO GET SOME FUN
THOUGH MAY HAVE CHANGED D LOOKS
MIRROR STILL REFLECTS PAST BOOKS
STILL I INNOCENTLY MAKE MISTAKES
HOPE ONE DAY WILL PUT ON BRAKES

WILL FOR SURE CLIMB THIS MOUNTAIN OF INSECURITY
DAT DAY ALL HER APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MINE,
HOLDING MY PAST WHILE LEVERAGING MATURITY

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HUMAIN ITNA PYAAR

Dis is my first composition wid hindi lyrics
This is a song sung by jal the band
I’have taken the name of song but whole lyrics are mine…

Humain itna pyaar na karo ke hum mar jayein
Humain itna tanhaa na karo ke jee naa payein

Har pal yaadon mein tu ye jaane naa
Mere Dil ka karaar pehchaane naa
Koi Saanson ki Khushbu se kehde ye baat
Main na Jaanu yeh haal, tu bole naa
Koi aisi yeh baat btaye naa
Tu Kya jaane ke dil mein hai rehnaa...


Kya thi meri khata, pyaar maine kiya
Ab yun na stao moray piya
Teri hi saanson ki chahat mein
Maine har lamha tere naam kiya
Teri chahat ka mujhpe hai asar
Sab baaton se main hun bekhabar
Kabhi--Kabhi tum yaad aate ho, toh Dil bhar aaye
Kabhi--Kabhi tum paas bulaate ho, har pal ruk jaye
Meri Khwaaish ka ye asar, ye kam na ho
Aur badta jaaye...
Humain Itna Tanhaa na karo, ke hum mar jayein



Dekha hai ek sapna teri aankhon mein
Use rehne de tu meri palkon ke paas
Hoga jab yeh ehsaas tumhe seene mein
Nainaa tere karenge meri hi talaash
Teri chahat mei dil yeh madhosh hai
Ab naa hosh hai……….
Lele saari khushiyaan, dede apne sitam
Tere sapne hazaar teri chahat yeh
Ab hai mere hi toh dil ke paas
Toote naa ab yeh, hai rabb se yeh Fariyaad

Humain itna pyaar na karo ke hum mar jayein
Humain itna tanhaa na karo ke jee naa payein
Humain itna ruswaa na karo ke hum kho jayein….teri baaahon mein…

SAVE OUR TIGERS..

India has been seen as one of the very few bright spots in tiger conservation. However, in 2008 the nation downgraded its likely number of tigers from 3,508 to 1,411. Poaching continues to be a major problem for tigers not just in India but in every remaining habitat. The poaching is fueled by the black market in tiger parts, which are used in traditional Chinese medicines. While China has currently banned any selling of tiger parts, the ban has not stopped the underground trade. In a 2008 poll of Chinese residents in seven major cities, 43 percent admitted that they had consumed products that they thought contained tiger parts.

2009 sees alarming rise in tiger deaths in India

2009 sees alarming rise in tiger deaths in India

New Delhi (IANS): Six tigers have been killed by poachers since the beginning of 2009 and more have been killed by enraged villagers, estimates an NGO. The Indian government had itself raised an alarm about the dwindling number of tigers in the wild last year, saying there were only around 1,400 left.

Between 2005 and 2008, at least 20 tigers have been poisoned to death and 10 died in accidents, the NGO said.

"Poachers take away every part of the tiger's body and do not leave any evidence at the site: so poaching cases do not get noticed," says S.N. Buragohain, director of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, some 200 km from the state's main city Guwahati.

The government has set up 37 tiger reserves, spread across 19 states in India. But the current level of protection is proving inadequate for the animals. Last year, the central government's National Tiger Conservation Authority estimated that only about 1,400 tigers roam the wilds in India nowdays, down from an estimated 15,000 just two decades ago.






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SaveTheBigCats@gmail.com

http://www.savethetigerfund.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home1

Other tiger sightings on the Web: Places you can go to help save the tiger:
5 Tigers.org is the ultimate tiger information center on the Internet. Definitely worth a visit!

The Save the Tiger Fund is "dedicated to supporting the conservation of Asia's remaining wild tigers."

The World Wildlife Fund has a very nice website about tigers. They have pictures, conservation information, and ways you can help save the tiger.

The Carnivore Preservation Trust is a wildlife sanctuary, that educates the public while saving tigers and other animals that are no longer wanted.

Kids for Tigers is a way for children to get involved in helping to save their planet. This website also has online tiger games and fun activities!

The International Year of the Tiger Foundation is a "non-profit organization working to prevent the extinction of the world's wild tigers."

Riverglen Tigers is a sanctuary for old, maimed, and unwanted tigers. Gifts are tax deductible.


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LONELY VALENTINE

DIS IS NOT ENUF IS WAT I FEEL NOW DIDN'T GOT D TIME TO SPELL IT SOMEHOW
JUST REALIZED M FULL OF MISTAKES
SLOWING DOWN AS DESE WOUND BREAKS
HIDDEN TEARS WEARS SMILE TO DISGUISE
SONGS IN D HEART R MIRROR OF MY EYES
IT'S HARD TO SLEEP, I DON'T WANNA SCREAM
SMILING INNOCENTLY ALONE IN MY DREAMS

EVERY YEAR I BLAME MY FATE-INDEED
TRYIN MY LEVEL BEST TO SUCCEED
HERE TEN ROSES FOR DIS YEAR
CANDLELIGHTS LIT ALONE N DISAPPEARS
CHOCOLATES MELTING WID EVERY BITE
I WALK ON STREETS IN SEARCH OF D LIGHT

UR ABSCENCE MAKES HEART BEAT WEN U R GONE
NO HUGS NO KISSES NO TREATS, JUST ME ALONE
BUT ONE DAY I'LL HOLD U IN MY ARMS
MAKING SURE NOT TO LET IT GO WID MY CHARMS
DESE FAIRY TALES SUMTIMES DO CUM TRUE
TEARING APART ALL THE SADS N BLUE

HERE AGAIN COMES ANOTHER FEB
CARESSING MY SCARS,
CRASHING ON MY GOLDEN WEB
TODAY IT WON'T CHANGE D PAIN
HEARTLESS WINDS BLOWING WID BLACK RAIN
TODAY TEARS ARE ADDING TO THE FLOOD
PUMPING ADRENALINE INTO THE BLOODDAYS GO BY, I SEE A SIGN
M EMPTY INSIDE ON LONELY VALENTINE.......

FAREWELL & B-DAY SURPRISE FOR A FRIEND

DO I HAVE TO SAY THE WORDS

SO FAR SO GOOD

BUT I KNOW

THIS IS MY DECEMBER

SWIRLING SNOWFALL IN MY SCOURGED DESERT

AND I JUST WISHED I DIDN'T FEEL

LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING I MISSED

I WANNA RUN AWAY, AWAY, NEVER SAY GOODBYE

DON WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH

INSTEAD OF WONDERING WHY?

WHY PEOPLE CUM INTO OUR LIVES..

IT'S TRUE THE WAY I KIND OF FEEL

WAS PROMISED BY YOUR FACE

WHETHER ON THE TERRACE OR WEN IN DISGRACE

PAINTED ON MY MEMORIES

EVEN IF U'RE NOT WITH ME..

WHY IS EVERYTHING SO CONFUSING

MAYBE M OUT OF MY MIND

SANTA CAN U HEAR ME..

I'VE BEEN SO GOOD DIS YEAR

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

IS TOUCH OF A HAND..

WHY SHOULD I BE SAD?..GOD KNOWS

GOODBYE, I'LL FORGET UR CARING NATURE

GOODBYE, I'LL LEARN TO SHOP MYSELF

GOODBYE, BUT I'LL NEVER TRY BEER AGAIN

OKAY..M TIRED OF SINGIN SONGS

OKAY...I'LL MISS YOU

UR SMILE, UR EYES..

N THOSE SILLY THINGS U USED TO DO

BUT I'LL REMEMBER THE SIMPLE THINGS

I'LL REMEMBER TILL I CRY

BUT THE ONE THING I WISH I'D FORGET

THE MEMORY I WANNA FORGET..............

BETTERMAN

DONT KNOW WHERE I M DROWNIN'

LOOSIN MY WAY FINDING LOST VIOLIN

MY MIND IS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL
WID WRONG DECISIONS PAYING HUGE TOLL
TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO LAND
DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR MY END

I FIND SILENCE IN MY LOST REASONS

ENTANGLED IN WIRES WHISPERIN' INHIBITIONS
REMEMBERING PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD
CONFUSION WID D WORDS IN MY HEAD
SHACKLES SHATTERING MY STANCE
IN DIS JOURNEY, STILL HOPING FOR MY CHANCE

SHE SAYS M NOT A GOOD DANCER
SHE SAYS I AIN'T ENOUGH FOR HER
BUT BEFORE THIS FAREWELL
I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR

ONE DAY UR EYES WUD BE FULL OF TEARS

I'LL PAINT A SUN TO WARM MY HEART,
KNOWING THAT WE'LL NEVER PART
I'LL PAINT THE STARS IN THE EVENING SKY,
TO DRAW THE LIGHT INTO YOUR EYES
I'LL SKETCH UR LIPS IN SHADED TONES,
DRAW YOUR MOUTH TO MY OWN
I'LL PAINT MY MOOD IN A SHADOW OF BLUE,
PAINT MY SOUL TO BE WID YOU

WHY IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AGAINST MY WISH

LISTEN MASTER I WILL NOT SURRENDER

WILL FIGHT FOR D ANSWERS ON MY LIPS

SOON FRAGRANCE OF SUCCESS WILL RAIN
TILL THEN LET ME ENJOY DIS PAIN
LORD I'M DOING ALL I CAN
TO BE A BETTERMAN...............................