Islamic Nasheeds and Prayers - Tevhidi (English translation)

Romani

Original lyrics

Tevhidi

Lokho li dikheja tu o Tevhidi,

Sar o Ibrahimi ki jag te khuve?

Te palden tut kheral taro to manglo than,

Sar o Musa ko Tur drom tu te cide?

Te pere nasvalo, ilači nane,

Sar o Ejub, sabri tu te kere?

Te frden tut te phrajla ko bunari,

Sar o Jusuf, Sultani tu te ove?

Te mangljan Tevhidi tu te dživdine,

Sar o Isa bizo šerand ka sove?

To nefsi ki godi, te šaj te ane,

Sar o Jahja, kurbani tu te ove?

O Tevhidi nane samo čhibjaja,

Nuheskoro brodi bujrum te kere.

Ehli Bejte našti samo te mange,

Sar o Huseini tu da te mere.

Šerijati trebel tu te živine,

Imam Alijaja drom tu te cide.

Tekvaluko to šej trebel te ovel,

Fatimake evljadi tu te ove.

English

Translation

Does Tawhid1 seem simple to you?

To go into the fire, like Abraham?

To get expelled from your own house, and your beloved country,

Like Moses, to take the path to the Tur2?

To fall down ill, without 'ilaj3,

Like Job, to have Sabr4?

So that your own brothers throw you in a well,

Like Joseph, to become a Sultan5?

If you want to live the Tawhid,

Like Jesus, to sleep without a pillow?

Your soul, in your mind, to be able to bring,

Like John, to become a Qurban6?

The Tawhid is not just with tongue,

Go ahead, build the Noah's ark.

You cannot just simply feel affection towards the Ahl-i Bayt7,

May you also die, like Husayn?

You need to live the Shari'ah8,

To take the path of the Imam 'Ali.

You need to robe yourself in Taqwa9,

To become the Awlad10 of Fatimah.

1. "Tawḥīd" [arab. توحيد‎] = belief in monotheism / "oneness" of God.(read more)
2. "Ṭūr" [arab. طور] = "mount / hill" - it talks about the Mount Sinai. (read more)
3. "ʿilāj" [arab. علاج] = "Cure / Therapy / Treatment / Remedy". (read more)
4. "Ṣabr" [arab. صبر] = "patience". (read more)
5. "Sulṭān" [arab. سلطان‎] = "emperor / ruler / king". (read more)
6. "Qurbān" [arab. قربان] = "sacrifice / offering". (read more)
7. "Ahl-i Bayt" [pers. اهل بيت] - or, "Ahlu-l-Bayt" [arab. أهل البيت] = literally "People of the House" - meaning, the family of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of God may be upon him). (read more)
8. "Sharīʿah" [arab. شريعة‎] = "(Islamic) Law". (read more)
9. "Taqwá" [arab. تقوى‎] = "Piety". (read more)
10. "Awlad" [arab. أولاد] = "child / offspring". (read more)