My Favourite Naat (Or at least one of them)
In the name of God, The most gracious, the most merciful.
Establish prayer, pay your zakat, and bow down with those who bow down.
- Quran, 2:43
Peace and blessings upon everyone!
I hope life's treating you well. I’m Esmeray and I welcome you to this post on my blog Dear Esmeray.
Today I'll be sharing with you my favorite naat. This is the very first one that I learned when I was 7 or 8 years old, I loved it instantly, Still do.
The naat is in my mother tongue, Urdu, hence I'll provide English translation after every stanza.
Here we go, I hope you like it as much as I do.
Zikr-e-Khuda me har dam rehna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
Khwahish-e-nafs se bachte rehna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
To be ever-immersed in remembrance of the Lord
Is not something of everyone's capability.
To stay protected from the soul's desires
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Deen ke khatir ghar-ghar jana
Taif jakar pathar khana
Phir bi Duaen dete rehna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
To go door-to-door for the true religion's sake
To be pelted with stones at Taif,
And to still keep praying for the stone pelters
Is not something of everyone's capability.
[Taif is the place where stones were hurled at the holy Prophet, Peace be upon him.]
Ashab-e-Nabi toh sab ke sab
Makhlooq me sab se afzal hai,
Siddiq ke jaisa ashiq hona
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
Each of the prophet's companions
Are indeed the best of creation,
[But] to be an admirer like [Abu bakr] Siddiq
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Ungli se ishara chand ke janib
Saare insaan karte hain
Ungli se chand ke tukde karna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
Pointing towards the moon with a finger
Is something all people do
[But] To split the moon with a [pointing of the] finger
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Duniya talashi duniya bhar mein
Gasht lagate phirte hain
Farooq ke jaisa Gasht lagana
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
The world's patrollers, in the whole world,
Roam about patrolling.
[But] to patrol like Umar Farooq
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Usman-e-ghani ka hamsar hona
Maal me beshak mumkin hai
Zin-nurain ka rutba paana
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
To be the equal of Usman-e-ghani
In terms of wealth, is indeed possible
[But] To earn the title of Zin-Nurain (Possessor of two lights)
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Islam ka jhanda haath mein lekar
Haidar aage badhte hain
Khaibar pe qabza kar lena
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
With the standard of Islam in his hands
Haidar [Ali R.A] marches forward
To seize hold of Khaibar [Like Ali]
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Ashaab-e-paiyambar Deen ke upar
Jaanein qurbaan karte hein
Deen ke upar, jaan ka dena
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
All of the prophets's companions, for the sake of Islam
Are ever inclined to sacrifice their lives,
To sacrifice oneself for the sake of religion
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Maarikaa-e-haqq-o-batil to
Chalta hi rahega aakhir tak
Haqq ki himayat karte rehna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
This war of truth and falsehood
Is an incessant everlasting affair
[But] to remain an advocate for the truth
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Dushman se badla lene ka
Har ek ke dil me jazba hai
Dushman ko gale se apne lagana
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
To get even with the enemy
Is a fervent desire in everyone's heart
[But] To embrace to one's chest the enemy
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Ishq-e-nabi ka da'wa toh
Asaan bahot hai,
Farman-e-nabi par a'mil hona
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
To claim love for the Prophet
Is an effortless endeavor indeed,
[But] To act in effect the Prophet's orders
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Kufr ki aisi zulmat me
imaan ka bachana hai mushkil
Muslim bankar Hind me rehna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi.
In these conditions of oppression by disbelievers
Protection of faith is challenging
To remain standing firm as a Muslim in Hind [India],
Is not something of everyone's capability.
Zikr-e-Khuda me har dam rehna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
Khwahish-e-nafs se bachte rehna
Sab ke bas ki baat nahi
To be ever-immersed in remembrance of the lord
Is not something of everyone's capability.
To stay protected from the soul's desires
Is not something of everyone's capability.
That was the naat, it holds a special place in my heart for several reasons, and I can only hope you liked it as much as I did.
With Love,
Esmeray ♡
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