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Prayer |
Lord, fill the Muslim’s heart with a desire so fervent
That it will set his heart aflame and stir his soul. |
Light up again every speck of dust in the Valley of Faran.
Make us long again for beautiful sights, and create in us the urge to make demands. |
Give piercing vision to those deprived of sight,
And show to others what I have seen. |
Lead the stray gazelle back to the Sanctuary.
It has grown used to the city ‑ give it back the vastness of the desert. |
Stir up again the ruins of the heart with a commotion like judgment Day.
Let this empty litter once again seat a sweetheart ‑ a Layla! |
In the darkness of this age give to every troubled heart
Scars of love that would shame the moon. |
Let the goals be as high as the Pleiades.
Give us the calm and poise of the shore, but the freedom of the sea. |
Let love be selfless and truth fearless;
Let our breasts be flooded with light‑ make our hearts clear as crystal. |
Enable us to foresee the calamity that is coming;
In the midst of today’s upheaval give us a vision of tomorrow. |
I am a nightingale making my lament, I am from a garden which has been ravaged.
I wish that my prayer would have effect— give to a beggar, bounteous Lord! |
Translated by: Mustansir Mir |
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