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Kaife Mohabbat — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Qawwali MP3
Kaif — the quality of pleasurable intoxication, the state of being agreeably affected — combined with mohabbat (love) gives you Kaife Mohabbat: the pleasant intoxication of love. This is a softer register of the sufi love theme than the more agonized separation poetry — it describes the sweetness of the condition rather than its pain. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's urdu qawwalis have captivated audiences across decades, and this particular theme — the pleasure of love rather than its suffering — shows a different dimension of the tradition.
The Range of Sufi Love Poetry
iRulz has arranged a huge collection of all Nusrat's famous qawalis precisely because the range is necessary to understand the tradition. Classical sufi poetry about love covers an enormous emotional spectrum: agony and ecstasy, longing and fulfillment, confusion and clarity, separation and union. Kaife Mohabbat sits in the more pleasant registers, but it is still about the same fundamental experience as the more painful compositions.
We have lined up a vast collection of best qawali for users who want to download urdu qawali in this register. Priceless Gems Shandar Qawaliyan CD 2, The Best of Nusrat Fatheh Ali Khan Vol 1 and Various compilations offer related material for comparison.
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FAQ
What is kaif in Arabic? A state of pleasant affect — agreeable intoxication, pleasurable absorption. In sufi literature it describes a positive experiential state associated with divine proximity rather than worldly stimulation.
Is this theme more common in ghazal or qawwali? Both. The kaif-mohabbat theme appears across Urdu and Persian literary forms. Qawwali performance gives it particular intensity through the ensemble and performance context.
Is this appropriate for a non-devotional listening context? Yes — the poetry works as human love poetry even when the sufi devotional framework is not active in the listener's understanding.
You may also enjoy the qawwali of Priceless Gems Vol 2, Best of Nusrat Vol 1, and Various. Listen to more qawwali of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.