Representing the Nagore Dargah is qawwali music, a form of Islamic devotional singing practiced in India and other parts of Asia. The music is usually simple and energetic, rousing audience members to sing and clap along. While it typically features a larger ensemble led by a singer, this scaled-down version features two important instruments of a qawwali ensemble—the harmonium, playing the melody, and the tabla, holding down the rhythm. 

The opening lines, played freely by the harmonium, are inspired by the tune, Iraivanidam Kaiyendungal by E. M. Hanifa, which is a song well known to the qawwali audience. The rest of the piece is developed using motifs (musical materials) from this well-known song.