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Masjid-e-Qurtuba
THE MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

(Haspania Ki Sarzameen, Bil-Khasoos Qurtaba

Mein Likhi Gyi)
(Written in Spain, especially Cordoba)

Silsalah-E-Roz-O-Shab, Naqsh Gar-E-Hadsaat

Silsalah-E-Roz-O-Shab, Asal-E-Hayat-O-Mamaat

The succession of day and night, is the architect

of events.
The succession of day and night, is the fountain-
head of life and death.

Silsalah-E-Roz-O-Shab, Taar-E-Hareer-E-Do Rang

Jis Se Banati Hai Zaat Apni Qaba’ay Sifat

The succession of day and night, is a two-tone

silken twine,
With which the Divine Essence, prepares Its
apparel of Attributes.

Silsalah-E-Roz-O-Shab, Saaz-E-Azal Ki Faghan

Jis Se Dikhati Hai Zaat Zair-O-Bam-E-Mumkinaat

The succession of day and night, is the

reverberation of the symphony of Creation.
Through its modulations, the Infinite
demonstrates the parameters of possibilities.

Tujh Ko Parakhta Hai Ye, Mujh Ko Parakhta Hai Ye

Silsalah-E-Roz-O-Shab, Sayr Fee Kainat

Now sitting in judgement on you, Now setting a

value on me.
The succession of day and night is the
touchstone of the universe;

Tu Ho Agar Kam Ayaar, Main Hun Agar Kam Ayaar

Mout Hai Teri Baraat, Mout Hai Meri Baraat

But what if you are found wanting, What if I am

found wanting.
Death is your ultimate destiny, Death is my
ultimate destiny.

Tere Shab-O-Roz Ki Aur Haqiqat Hai Kya

Aik Zamane Ki Ro Jis Mein Na Din Hai Na Raat

What else is the reality of your days and nights,

Besides a surge in the river of time, sans day,
sans night.

Aani –O-Fani Tamam Mojazaat Haye Gunar

Kaar-E-Jahan Be-Sabaat, Kaar-E-Jahan Be-
Sabaat!

Frail and evanescent, all miracles of ingenuity,

Transient, all temporal attainments; Ephemeral,
all worldly accomplishments.

Awwal-O-Akhir Fana, Batin-O-Zahir Fana

Naqsh-E-Kuhan Ho Ke Nau, Manzil-E-Akhir Fana

Annihilation is the end of all beginnings;

Annihilation is the end of all ends.
Extinction, the fate of everything; Hidden or
manifest, old or new.

Hai Magar Iss Naqsh Mein Rang-E-Sabaat-E-

Dawam
Jis Ko Kiya Ho Kisi Mard-E-Khuda Ne Tamam

Yet in this very scenario indelible is the stamp of

permanence
On the deeds of the good and godly.

Mard-E-Khuda Ka Amal Ishq Se Sahib Firogh

Ishq Hai Asal-E-Hayat, Mout Hai Iss Par Haraam

Deeds of the godly radiate with Love,

The essence of life, which death is forbidden to
touch.

Tund-O-Subak Sair Hai Gharcha Zamane Ki Ro

Ishq Khud Ek Sayl Hai, Sayl Ko Leta Hai Thaam

Fast and free flows the tide of time,

But Love itself is a tide that stems all tides.

Ishq Ki Taqweem Mein Asar-E-Rawan Ke Sawa

Aur Zamane Bhi Hain Jin Ka Nahin Koi Naam

In the chronicle of Love there are times other

than the past, the present and the future;
Times for which no names have yet been coined.

Ishq Dam-E-Jibreel, Ishq Dam-E-Mustafa

(S.A.W.).
Ishq Khuda Ka Rasool, Ishq Khuda Ka Kalaam

Love is the breath of Gabriel. Love is the heart

of Holy Prophet (PBUH).
Love is the messenger of God. Love is the Word
of God.

Ishq Ki Masti Se Hai Paikar-E-Gil Taabnaak

Ishq Hai Sehba’ay Khaam, Ishq Hai Kaas-Ul-
Kiraam

Love is ecstasy lends luster to earthly forms.

Love is the heady wine, Love is the grand goblet.

Ishq Faqeeh-E-Haram, Ishq Ameer Junood

Ishq Hai Ibn-Ul-Sabeel, Iss Ke Hazaron Maqam

Love is the commander of marching troops,

Love is a wayfarer with many a way-side abode.

Ishq Ke Mizraab Se Naghma’ay Taar-E-Hayat

Ishq Se Noor-E-Hayat, Ishq Se Naar-E-Hayat

Love is the plectrum that brings Music to the

string of life.
Love is the light of life, Love is the fire of life.

Ae Haram-E-Qurtuba! Ishq Se Tera Wujood

Ishq Sarapa Dawam, Jis Mein Nahin Raft-o-Bood

To Love, you owe your being, O, Harem of

Cordoba,
To Love, that is eternal; Never waning, never
fading.

Rang Ho Ya Khisht-o-Sang, Chang Ho Ya Harf-o-

Soot
Moajaza-E-Fan Ki Hai Khoon-E-Jigar Se Namood

Just the media these pigments, bricks and

stones; This harp, these words and sounds, just
the media.
The miracle of art springs from the lifeblood of
the artist!

Katra-E-Khoon-E-Jigar Sil Ko Banata Hai Dil

Khoon-E-Jigar Se Sada Souz-o-Suroor-o-Surood

A droplet of the lifeblood transforms a piece of

dead rock into a living heart;
An impressive sound, into a song of solicitude, A
refrain of rapture or a melody of mirth.

Teri Fiza Dil Faroz , Meri Nawa Sina Soz

Tujh Se Dilon Ka Huzoor, Mujh Se Dilon Ki
Kushood

The aura you exude, illumines the heart. My

plaint kindles the soul.
You draw the hearts to the Presence Divine, I
inspire them to bloom and blossom.

Arsh-E-Muala Se Kam Sina’ay Adam Nahin

Garche Kaf-Ekhak Ki Had Hai Sipihr-E-Kubood

No less exalted than the Exalted Throne, Is the

throne of the heart, the human breast!
Despite the limit of azure skies, Ordained for
this handful of dust.

Pekar-E-Noori Ko Hai Sajda Meyasir To Kya

Iss Ko Meyasir Nahin Soz-O-Gudaaz-E-Sujood

Celestial beings, born of light, Do have the

privilege of supplication,
But unknown to them are the verve and warmth
of prostration.

Kafir-E-Hindi Hun Main, Dekh Mera Zauq-O-Shauq

Dil Mein Salat-O-Durood, Lab Pe Salat-O-Durood

An Indian infidel, perchance, am I; But look at

my fervour, my ardour.
‘Blessings and peace upon the Prophet,’ sings my
heart.
‘Blessings and peace upon the Prophet,’ echo my
lips.

Shauq Meri Le Main Hai, Shauq Meri Ne Mein Hai

Naghma’ay ‘ALLAH HOO’ Mere Rag-E-Pe Mein Hai

My song is the song of aspiration. My lute is the

serenade of longing.
Every fibre of my being Resonates with the
refrains of Allah hoo!

Tera Jalal-O-Jamal, Mard-E-Khuda Ki Daleel

Woh Bhi Jaleel-O-Jameel, Tu Bhi Jaleel-O-Jameel

Your beauty, your majesty, Personify the graces

of the man of faith.
You are beautiful and majestic. He too is
beautiful and majestic.

Teri Bina Paidar, Tere Sutoon Be-Shumar

Sham Ke Sehra Mein Ho Jaise Hujoom-E-Nakheel

Your foundations are lasting, Your columns

countless,
Like the profusion of palms In the plains of Syria.

Tere Dar-O-Baam Par Wadi-E-Ayman Ka Noor

Tera Minaar-E-Buland Jalwagah-E-Jibreel

Your arches, your terraces, shimmer with the

light that once flashed in the valley of Aiman
Your soaring minaret, all aglow In the
resplendence of Gabriel’s glory.

Mit Nahin Sakta Kabhi Mard-E-Musalman Ke Hai

Iss Ki Azanon Se Fash Sir-E-Kaleem(A.S.)-O-
Khalil(A.S.)

The Muslim is destined to last as

his Azan holds the key to the mysteries of the
perennial message of Abraham and Moses.

Iss Ki Zameen Behadood, Is Ka Ufaq Be Sooghoor

Iss Ke Samundar Ki Mouj, Dajla-O-Danyob-O-Neel

His world knows no boundaries, His horizon, no

frontiers.
Tigris, Danube and Nile: Billows of his oceanic
expanse.

Iss Ke Zamane Ajeeb, Iss Ke Fasane Ghareeb

Ehad-E-Kuhan Ko Diya Iss Ne Payam-E-Raheel

Fabulous, have been his times! Fascinating, the

accounts of his achievements!
He it was, who bade the final adieu To the
outworn order.

Saqi Arbab-E-Zauq, Faris-E-Maidan-E-Shauq

Badah Hai Iss Ka Raheeq, Taeg Hai Iss Ki Aseel

A cup-bearer is he, With the purest wine for the

connoisseur;
A cavalier in the path of Love with a sword of
the finest steel.

Mard-E-Sipahi Hai Woh, Iski Zirah ‘LA ILAHA’

Saya-E-Shamsheer Mein Is Ski Panah ‘LA ILAHA’

A combatant, with 'La Ilah' as his coat of mail.

Under the shadow of flashing scimitars, 'La Ilah'
is his protection.

Tujh Se Huwa Ashkara Banda-E-Momin Ka Raaz

Iss Ke Dino Ki Tapish, Is Ke Shabon Ka Gudaaz

Your edifice unravels The mystery of the faithful;

The fire of his fervent days, The bliss of his
tender nights.

Iss Ka Maqam Buland, Iss Ka Khayal Azeem

Iss Ka Suroor Iss Ka Shauq, Iss Ka Niaz Iss Ka Naaz

Your grandeur calls to mind The loftiness of his

station,
The sweep of his vision, His rapture, his ardour,
his pride, his humility.

Hath Hai ALLAH Ka Banda-E-Momin Ka Hath

Ghalib-O-Kaar Afreen, Kaar Kusha, Kaar Saaz

The might of the man of faith is the might of the

Almighty:
Dominant, creative, resourceful, consummate.

Khaki-O-Noori Nihad, Banda-E-Mola Sifat

Har Do Jahan Se Ghani Iss Ka Dil-E-Beniaz

He is terrestrial with celestial aspect; A being

with the qualities of the Creator.
His contented self has no demands on this world
or the other.

Uss Ki Umeedain Qaleel, Uss Ke Maqasid Jaleel

Uss Ki Ada Dil Faraib, Iss Ki Nigah Dil Nawaz

His desires are modest; his aims exalted;

His manner charming; his ways winsome.

Naram Dam-E-Guftugoo, Garam Dam-E-Justujoo

Razm Ho Ya Bazm Ho, Pak Dil-O-Pak Baz

Soft in social exposure, Tough in the line of

pursuit.
But whether in fray or in social gathering, Ever
chaste at heart, ever clean in conduct.

Nukta’ay Parkar-E-Haq, Mard-E-Khuda Ka Yaqeen

Aur Ye Alam Tamam Weham-O-Tilism-O-Majaz

In the celestial order of the macrocosm, His

immutable faith is the centre of the Divine
Compass.
All else: illusion, sorcery, fallacy.

Aqal Ki Manzil Hai Woh, Ishq Ka Hasil Hai Woh

Halqa’ay Afaq Mein Garmi-E-Mehfil Hai Woh

He is the journey’s end for reason, He is the

raison d ’etre of Love.
An inspiration in the cosmic communion.

Kaaba Arbab-E-Fan! Sitwat-E-Deen-E-Mubeen

Tujh Se Haram Martabat Andlusiyon Ki Zameen

O, Mecca of art lovers, You are the majesty of

the true tenet.
You have elevated Andalusia To the eminence of
the holy Harem.

Hai Teh-E-Gardoon Agar Husn Mein Teri Nazeer

Qalb-E-Musalman Mein Hai, Aur Nahin Hai Kahin

Your equal in beauty, If any under the skies,

Is the heart of the Muslim and no one else.

Aah Woh Mardan-E-Haq! Woh Arabi Shehsawar

Hamil-E-Khulq-E-Azeem, Sahib-E-Sidq-O-Yaqeen

Ah, those men of truth, Those proud cavaliers of

Arabia;
Endowed with a sublime character, Imbued with
candour and conviction.

Jin Ki Hukumat Se Hai Fash Ye Ramz-E-Ghareeb

Saltanat Ahl-E-Dil Faqar Hai, Shahi Nahin

Their reign gave the world an unfamiliar

concept;
That the authority of the brave and spirited lay
in modesty and simplicity, rather than pomp and
regality.

Jin Ki Nigahon Ne Ki Tarbiat-E-Sharq-O-Gharb

Zulmat-E-Yorap Mein Thi Jin Khird Rah Been

Their sagacity guided the East and the West.

In the dark ages of Europe, It was the light of
their vision that lit up the tracks.

Jin Ke Lahoo Ki Tafail Aaj Bhi Hain Andlasi

Khush Dil-O-Garam Ikhtalaat, Sada-O-Roshan
Jabeen

A tribute to their blood it is, That the

Andalusians, even today,
Are effable and warm-hearted, Ingenuous and
bright of countenance.

Aaj Bhi Iss Dais Mein Aam Hai Chasm-E-Ghazaal

Aur Nigahon Ke Teer Aaj Bhi Hain Dil Nasheen

Even today in this land, Eyes like those of

gazelles are a common sight.
And darts shooting out of those eyes, Even today,
are on target.

Boo’ay Yaman Aaj Bhi Is Ski Hawaon Mein Hai

Rang-E-Hijaz Aaj Bhi Iss Ki Nawaon Mein Hai

Its breeze, even today, Is laden with the

fragrance of Yemen.
Its music, even today, Carries strains of melodies
from Hijaz.

Didah-E-Anjum Mein Hai Teri Zameen, Asman

Aah Ke Sadiyon Se Hai Teri Faza Be-Azan

Stars look upon your precincts as a piece of

heaven.
But for centuries, alas! Your porticoes have not
resonated With the call of the muezzin.

Kon Se Wadi Mein Hai, Kon Si Manzil Mein Hai

Ishq-E-Bala Khaiz Ka Kafla’ay Sakht Jaan!

What distant valley, what way-side abode is

holding back
That valiant caravan of rampant Love.

Dekh Chuka Almani, Shorish-E-Islah-E-Deen

Jis Ne Na Chore Kahin Naqsh-E-Kuhan Ke Nishan

Germany witnessed the upheaval of religious

reforms
That left no trace of the old perspective.

Harf-E-Galat Ban Gyi Ismat-E-Peer-E-Kunisht

Aur Huwi Fikar Ki Kashti-E-Nazuk Rawan

Infallibility of the church sage began to ring