Pakistan, March 21 -- Pakistani singer Ali Zafar on Thursday released his rendition of Qaseeda Burda Shareef during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan.

Taking to his Instagram account, Zafar shared his video and wrote: "A humble effort, crafted with love and deep respect for our beloved Prophet (PBUH)."

His video garnered over 2,000 views on YouTube within one hour.

It is said that the Qaseeda was written by Imam al-Busiri in a state of a powerful tribulation, when he woke up one day to find himself partially paralysed and all experts failed to cure him.

Prior to this, he was a famous poet in Cairo, who was widely recognised by the rich and powerful of his society. However, due to his condition, the man whose erudition and art had elev...