Vol. 8

Az Ghamat Ay Nazaneen

Ahmad Zahir · 1976

Az Ghamat Ay Nazaneen (By Your Stature, O Gracious One) continued the golden-era momentum with a collection that balanced uptempo numbers against slow, heartbreaking ballads. The production benefited from improved studio equipment that captured the full dynamic range of Zahir's voice, and several tracks were recorded with live ensemble rather than overdubbed arrangements. The album's title track became a staple of Afghan wedding celebrations for decades after his death.

Songs on This Album

10 tracks

Bad Az Ein Ka Raqebبعد از این که رقیب

Guftum Ka Naro Mada Azaramگفتم که نرو مادا آزارم

Ze Dastam Bar Namekhezadز دستم بر نمی‌خیزد

It Is Beyond Me — Saadi's ghazal of love past the point of choice: the speaker cannot sit a single moment without the beloved, loves against the judgment of the whole world, and would drop the shield before the beloved's drawn sword.

Shadi Kunaid Aye Dostanشادی کنید ای دوستان

Oba Darta Rawolam Saba Dartaاوبه درته رولم

Aye Gulzare Manای گلزار من

Az Ghumat Aye Nazaninاز غمت ای نازنین

Shekayat Darumشکایت دارم

I Have a Complaint — the formal lodging of a grievance, the beloved taken to account. The ghazal tradition's understanding that love gives the lover the right to complain.

Man Agar Deewana Amمن اگر دیوانه‌ام

Delbar Agar Tu Yare Manدلبر اگر تو یار من