Sanson Ki Mala -nusrat Fateh Ali Khan- -

Most pop versions of Sanson Ki Mala use a faster, happier beat. They turn it into a love song for weddings.

Nusrat’s version is different. It carries dard (pain). Not the pain of heartbreak, but the pain of separation from the divine. It is the agony of a soul trapped in a body, using the very mechanism of life (breath) to call out to its creator. Sanson Ki Mala -Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan-

Listening to Sanson Ki Mala is not a passive act. It is exhausting in the best way. By the end, you feel as though you have run a marathon or prayed for an hour. You feel the air in your lungs differently. Most pop versions of Sanson Ki Mala use

The title translates to “On the rosary of my breaths.” It carries dard (pain)

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