This is a very old traditional folk song. It is a song in praise of Allah (God), asking him to do his will but refrain from bringing suffering upon anyone. Although it is a very simple song, the lyrics are highly appropriate for the times in which we find ourselves. The second verse sums up the sentiment of the song: "When glass breaks it is ( Read more... )

भलै निदौ भलै निदौ भलै निदौ लोग ( Read more... )

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I've written elsewhere how Urdu and Hindi are the same language, disguised with two different alphabets. To hear them spoken of as separate languages always squicks me out a little, just as would classifying British English and American English as two different languages.

It isn't the languages that are different, it's the semiotics attached to ( Read more... )