masjid-e
qur:tubah
*stanza six*
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1) Ka'bah of the possessors
of skill! majesty of faith made visible! |
ka((bah-e
arbaab-e fan ! si:tvat-e diin-e mubii;N ! |
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| through you, of the rank of a holy place [is] the Andalusians' land |
tujh
se ;haram-martabat a;Ndlusiyo;N kii zamii;N |
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2) if beneath the celestial
sphere there is your equal in beauty |
hai
tah-e girduu;N agar ;husn me;N terii na:ziir |
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| it is in the heart of a Muslim and is nowhere else |
qalb-e
musalmaa;N me;N hai aur nahii;N hai kahii;N ! |
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3) ah! those men of Truth! those Arab chevaliers! |
aah
vuh mardaan-e ;haq ! vuh ((arabii shah-savaar ! |
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| bearers of "the noble nature," possessors of righteousness and faith |
;haamil-e
" ;xulq-e ((a:ziim " , .saa;hib-e .sidq-o-yaqii;N |
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= 'The noble nature' is
that of the Prophet; the phrase |
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4) through whose governance
is revealed this strange mystery |
jin
kii ;hukuumat se hai faash yih ramz-e ;Gariib |
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| the kingship of the people of the heart is abstemiousness, it is not royal |
sul:tanat-e
ahl-e dil faqr hai , shaahii nahii;N ! |
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5) whose glances trained the East and the West |
jin
kii nigaaho;N ne kii tarbiyat-e sharq-o-;Garb |
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| in the darkness of Europe, whose wisdom was road-seeing |
:zulmat-e
yuurup me;N thii jin kii ;xirad raah-bii;N |
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6) by means of whose blood still today the Andalusians are |
jin
kii lahuu kii :tufail aaj bhii hai;N a;Ndlusii |
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| glad-hearted and warmly congenial, simple and bright-faced |
;xvush-dil-o-garm-i;xtilaa:t
, saadah-o-raushan-jabii;N |
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7) still today, in that country, gazelle-eyes are common |
aaj
bhii us des me;N ((aam hai chashm-e ;Gazaal |
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| and the arrows of glances still today are heart-piercing |
aur
nigaaho;N ke tiir aaj bhii hai;N dil-nashii;N |
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8)
the scent of Yemen, still today, is in its breezes |
buu-e
yaman aaj bhii us ki havaa))o;N me;N hai ! |
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| the color/mood of the Hijaz, still today, is in its tunes/voices | rang-e
;hijaaz aaj bhii us kii navaa))o;N me;N hai ! |
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Qurtubah index page*
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