Microsoft Word - Shah_Final

This Sur is a musical melody in the praise of human beings blessed with divine attributes

because of their humanity and submissiveness to Allah. It is sung in the afternoon, and

has a sweet soothing effect.

Kapaeti:

Kapaeti means “ A cotton spinning woman”. Shah Latif in this Sur has compared

the deeds of the man with the quality of the spun cotton whereby he would be paid

accordingly in this and the next world. Thus one should put persistent efforts and

continuous hard work, and should remove all lumps and defects to bring perfection in his

deeds.

Karayal:

Karayal means “A beautiful bird like Swan, Peacock and Hanj” who always live

in deep clean waters, and are symbolic of seekers of the divine truth, and prove to be

divine guidance for good of the humanity.

Kedaro:

Kedaro means “ Battle field”. This Sur is based on and contains the verses on the

true tragic and legendary event of the martyrdom of Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain, the

grand maternal children of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), who faced the challenge of the

forces of cruelty and ruthlessness but stood firm till the death of all his companions.

Khahori:

Khahori means wandering ascetics or those who search. This Sur contains the

verses on the wandering life of ascetics who symbolize search of reality, spiritual path

taken by them to have glimpses of the Reality.

Khambhat:

The word Khambhat means “Shelter or Refuge”. There is a place by the name

also. It is the most beautiful and lofty Sur of Shah Latif. In this Sur Shah Latif praises the

beloved by saying that he is more beautiful even than the moon. He addresses camel and

moon to carry his messages to the beloved.

Leela Chanesar:

This Sur is based on the folk love story of Lila, Chanesar and Kaunru whereby the

beloved queen wife, Lila of king Chaneser is lured away by Kaunru, a beautiful princess