Lal Shahbaz Qalandar

#Nescafebasement5 (@nescafe.pk ) 's #Haiderium beautifully performed by Zain and Zohaib Ali (@zainzohaibmusic | @zainali.pk ) made me paint this portrait of Hazrat Laal Shahbaz Qalandar (rh). It took almost two hours to complete and the Kalaam was on repeat the whole time. Its soo addictive! Shukriyah brothers for this masterpiece!

Haiderium by Zain and Zohaib
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mynF_NwVAxw

حیدریم قلندرم مستم
بندۂ مرتضیٰ علی ہستم
سرگروہِ تمام رندانم
رہبرِ سالکم عارفانم
ہادئ عاشقانم مستانم
کہ سگِ کوئے شیرِ یزدانم
– شہباز قلندر

Syed Usman Marvandi, a Sufi poet (1177 – 1274), popularly known as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (Sindhi: لعل شھباز قلندر‎), was a Sufi saint and religious-poet of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan. He is revered and respected by both Muslims and Hindus in the region since he preached religious tolerance between the faiths. He was called Lal (ruby-colored) after his usual red attire 7and Shahbaz to denote a noble and divine spirit and Qalandar as he was a wandering holy man. The spiritual song Dama Dam Mast Qalandar, based on an original version from the 13th century, glorifies the saint and his teachings and in recent decades has been widely popular within the Indian Subcontinent.

Insaan, Ishq karey tou Hazrat Usman Marwandi Sakhi Laal Shahbaz Qalandar (rh) ki tarah! Mashooq k zikr k baghair Aashiq ka zikr na mukammal hai aur Aashiq k zikr k bagheir Mashooq ka tazkirah adhoora. Main salaam bhejta hoon is Allah, Nabi'e Kareem (s), Ali (a)'o Ahlebait (a) k majnoon par.

Safar par ja nikaltey haiN Qalandar aasmanoN kay
Ali (a) k ishq meiN, rindoN, hadeiN bhi toot jaati haiN
– Syed Jahangeer Zaidi (2014)