Sufi song by Bittu Mallick | Суфийская песня, Битту Маллик

A part of Sufi ghazal*, written and composed by Amir Khusro, a 14th-century Sufi mystic 💫 This composition is considered as his most known speech which is basically a praise to his spiritual teacher Nizamuddin Awliyah. The theme of the composition, being the absolute power of a mere glance from the Divine, is a central theme in sufi mystic literature 🙏🏽 Chaapp Tilak Sab Cheeni means “you have taken away my look”. Amir Khusro praises his spiritual teacher who just by one glance took away his identity and intoxicated him with spiritual love. It’s a very famous Sufi composition, which Bittu performs beautifully and soulfully 🕊 This video is made in Moscow in 2019 Vocal & harmonium - Bittu Mallick Violin - Nastya Saraswati Tabla - Denis Kucherov Guitar - Nikolay Skvortsov *Ghazal - a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The ghazal form is ancient, tracing its origins to 7th-century Arabic poetry (source: Wikipedia)