my experimental dance performance to Dilruba by Niyaz. it's inspired by Tribal Fusion and ATS including some steps from Indian semi-classical dance. the dance is interpretation of the lyrics of Urdu mystic poetry :
Taqdeer se kya gila Khuda ki marzi,
Jo kuchh bhi hua, hua Khuda ki marzi,
Amjad, har baat mein kahaantak kyon, kyon?
Har kyon ki intahaa, Khuda ki marzi
why quarrel with fate, 'tis the will of God,
whatever has happened is ordained by the Lord,
how long this insistence on the 'why' things?
every 'why' ends at last in the will of God.
(Sayed Ahmed Hussain Amjad Hyderabadi)
Duniya bhi ajab serai faani dekhi,
har cheez yahan ki aani jaani dekhi,
joo aake na jaae woh burhaapa dekha,
jo jaa ke na aae woh javaani dekhi,
strange is this inn a mere shifting show,
where all things simply come and go,
youth once gone never doth return,
but old age arrives never to go
(Meer Babar Ali Anees)
Har shai mein jamaal-e-dilruba ko dekha
har cheez men shaan-e kibriya ko dekha
makhluq mein khaliq ka nazr aaya jisko
us dekhne wale ne khuda ko dekha
In everything, I see the face of my Beloved.
In everything, I see the glory of my God.
He who sees the creator in all created things,
he is one who has truly seen God.
(Suraj Narain Mehar)
