hey Noman.. excellent work.. I was stumped by some of the Urdu!
Dhikr also means rememberance.
The first part of the "asma-ul-husna" is YA HAYYUL YA QAYYUM I
think..
Hasbi Rabbi Jalallah; Ma Fe Qalbi Ghairullah~=Enough (hasbi) is my
Rabb, the Majestic (jalallah) for me, There is none (ghair) besides
Allah in my heart (qalb).
It's very similar to the meaning of "Only You" from VM.
And I also like the fact that Noman didn't resort to YE OLDE ENGLISH
in translating like the movie Swades!!! :)
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "sam_menon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
> It's brilliant Noman!
> Thanks for taking time out and translating it!
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Noman Siddiqui
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have tried to translate the song Zikr. But first... I must say
> though that it is not perfect... its almost like translating
Bhagvat
> Geeta in English.... what counts more is the state of mind that
one
> achieves by listening to it.... and how one's soul concieves it
and
> reacts to it.... or dances to it...(in some cases)
> >
> > Lemme start off from the word Zikr.... it can be defined in a
> couple of meanings...
> >
> > 1. Rememberence of Allah (Almighty Supereme Being)
> >
> > 2. To repeat Allah's name over and over again that starts from
the
> tounge and eventually... sinks in the heart...then the
soul....
> and then Everywhere it can be seen and felt!!
> >
> > It is the first time that Ar Rahman has actually come out of his
> inner self and decided to declare in this song what just the names
of
> Allah can achieve ..if they are just repeated over and over again
> with an open and a clear heart... e.g mor me..listening to this
song
> over and over again....each time a jewel was picked out from
it....
> >
> > now...one could argue that it is the way the song is made.... or
> one could say that it is just a mirror where your rooh (soul)
sees
> itself... clearer the reflection...clearer the image is...
> >
> > Now... the most heard name you will hear throughout the song
> (especially in the background heavy chorus) is :
> >
> > ALLAH HU ....You all know Allah is the name for God in Arabic
and
> He is what you could call Brahama or Ishvar ... the creator of all
> creations....the Only creator...
> >
> > Hu... is according to Sufism the FIRST WORD... it is infact
the
> only word that exists...and it is mostly this name ALLAH HU that
is
> used in Zikr.... Now if you notice the entire song is being sung
with
> different lyrics...yet ALLAH Hu is constantly repeating....
> >
> > Nafs : the self of the human beings. It could be an animal
> self ...pure self....etc. For proper answers look up these sites :
> > 1. http://www.geocities.com/naseehath/e30.htm
> > 2. http://www.rosanna.com/books/khanonrumi.htm
> >
> > Now... let us proceed towards the song....
> >
> > Zikr...
> >
> > Ahl-e-talab aja tum ko bulai ahed Allah
> > o...those of you who are in thirst/need (talab)...come ..the
Onenes
> of Allah calls you!
> >
> > zikr se burh ke nahin hai amal koiee hai farman-e-rasool Allah
> > There is no action superior to Zikr..it is the saying of the
> Prophet of Allah!
> >
> >
> > nijaat milti hai unko yaqeenan karein jo qalb se zikr Allah
> > Indeed those who do zikr from the depth of the heart are saved!
> >
> >
> > zikr se sur kat-ta hai Nafs ka beshaq zikr hai saif-ullah
> > head of the Nafs* can be chopped off from zikr ...indeed Zikr is
> Allah's sword
> >
> > zikr aman hai zikr hai fatah zikr shifa hai zikr hai dawa
> > zikr is Peace...zikr is Victory...zikr is Healing...zikr is the
Cure
> >
> > Allah ho baqimil qule fani aur fana hai sub wo muqab-Allah
> > Allah is the only eternal and immortal and rest is perishable
and
> to be returened to Him
> >
> >
> > Hasb-e-Rabi Jallallah, maafi-qalbi gher-ullah
> >
> > noor-e-Muhammad sallallah, haq laillaha illallah
> > Light of Muhammad may peace be upon him...There is not other
Truth
> except Allah
> >
> > hu... Allah hu... Allah hu
> >
> >
> > Har gul mein har rooh mein, har shey mein noor-ullah
> > In every flower... in every soul....in every creation is the
Light
> of Allah
> > (*remember Noor-un-Alla-Noor from Menaxi*)
> >
> >
> > Har dil mein har pal mein reh zikr-e-illallah
> > May Allah's zikr stay in every single heart and in every single
> moment
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > zikr hai behtar nafrat se zikr hai behtar ghaflat se
> > zikr is better than hatred...zikr is better than ignorance..
> >
> > zikr hai behtar hujat se zikr hai behtar gheebat se
> > zikr is better than fantasy...zikr is better than back biting
> >
> > Hasb-e-Rabi Jallallah, maafi-qalbi gherullah
> > noor-e-Muhammad sallallah, haq laillaha illallah
> > Allah hu Allah hu, la illaha illallah
> >
> > Ya Qayum ya Qayum Ya Qayum
> > o ...You the Eternal... the Eternal
> >
> > Ya Awal Ya Akhir, Ya Awal Ya Akhir
> > o You the Beginning ...oYou the End ...
> >
> > Ya Haleem ya Kareem Ya Azeem ya Raheem
> > o You ..the Forbearing...the Gracious...the Greatest... the
Merciful
> >
> > Ya Rahman ya Subhan ya Adnan ya Mannan
> > o You...the Beneficient....o You the Great...
> >
> > Ya tal Jallal wali Iqra Ya tal Jallal wali Iqra
> > O You ...who teaches us to Read..(almost like this)
> >
> >
> >
> > There it is friends. Again ...this is just a translation from my
> limited knowledge...
> >
> > God Bless you All!
> > Noman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > shivakumar V A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello Noman..
> >
> > First of all,, i was unable make out exact lyrics of the
prescribed
> song. Thanks a lot for giving us the Lyrics part. My inner
instincts
> is saying that the song has a very good,,in depth meaning for each
n
> every word in the song. But to be honest with u,, am unable to
> understand wat exactly those lines stands for? Can u please
translate
> the entire song in English so that we all can get precise meaning
of
> the song "ZIKR"
> >
> > Hope u'll do the needful.
> >
> > Thanks n Regards.
> > Shivu..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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