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The Story Behind Qaseeda Burda Shareef
Released on March 20, 2025, Ali Zafar's Qaseeda Burda Shareef is a contemporary devotional setting of Imam al-Busiri's celebrated praise poem, the Qasida al-Burda, or Poem of the Mantle. Zafar adds Urdu poetry and composition to the Arabic source, while Baqir Abbas contributes flute, music and the second verse's composition. Amir Azhar's bass and Arbaaz Ali Tafu's duff give the arrangement a warm, grounded pulse beneath Zafar's lead vocal. The choral responses come from Nasir Abbas, Raza Hussain, Hasnain Jafri, Hamza Hashmi, Farzeen Saleem, Salma Sabir, Rida Batool, Jaqueline Desouza and Baqir Abbas. Released through Zafar's official channel, the recording frames praise and prayer as a communal performance, moving between the recurring Arabic salutation and newly written Urdu appeals for mercy, guidance and softened hearts.
Meaning & Translation
Qaseeda means an ode, while Burda means mantle or cloak, so the title identifies the famous Poem of the Mantle written in praise of the Prophet Muhammad. This rendition moves between Arabic benediction and added Urdu supplication. Its recurring prayer asks God to send everlasting peace and blessings upon the Prophet. The Urdu verses turn that praise into a personal plea: the speaker arrives burdened by sorrow, seeks mercy and healing, and asks that hard hearts be made gentle. Images of light, fragrance, darkness and the threshold of Medina make devotion feel both intimate and shared. The song's central idea is that love for the Prophet can guide a troubled person toward hope, humility and compassion.
Details
- Artist
- Ali Zafar
- Category
- Single
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Devotional
- Mood
- Devotional
- YouTube Views
- 1.35M
Artists & Credits
- Ali Zafar singer
- Ali Zafar composer
- Baqir Abbas composer
- Imam al-Busiri lyricist
- Ali Zafar lyricist
- Baqir Abbas musician
- Amir Azhar musician
- Arbaaz Ali Tafu musician