665. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Nazar voh jo dushman pe bhee mehrbaan ho...

Movie: AYAA SAAWAN JHOOM KE (1969)

Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Alankar Cinema.

Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Kiseene kahaa hai mere dosto.n...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the Urdu-Hindi original lyrics:


nazar voh jo dushman pe bhee mehrbaa.n ho,
SUCH GAZE THAT’S BENEVOLENT EVEN TO ENEMIES,


nazar voh jo dushman pe bhee mehrbaa.n ho,
SUCH GAZE THAT’S BENEVOLENT EVEN TO ENEMIES,


zubaa.n voh jo ik pyaar kee daastaa.n ho,
SUCH UTTERANCE , THAT’S THE STORY OF LOVE!


kiseene kahaa hai, mere , dosto.n...
MY FRIENDS! SOMEONE HAS SAID...


kiseene kahaa hai, mere, dosto.n
MY FRIENDS! SOMEONE HAS SAID:


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho,
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


kiseene kahaa hai, mere, dosto.n
MY FRIENDS! SOMEONE HAS SAID:


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho,
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


buree hai, buraayee, mere, dosto.n
WICKEDNESS IS EVIL, MY FRIENDS!


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho,
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho...
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


zamaane me.n sab zindagee yoo.n guzaare.n,
ALL SHOULD PASS THEIR LIFE IN THE WORLD THUS:


zamaane me.n sab zindagee yoo.n guzaare.n,
ALL SHOULD PASS THEIR LIFE IN THE WORLD THUS:


gulistaa.n me.n rehtee hai.n jaise.n bahaare.n,
JUST AS THE SPRINGTIMES RESIDE IN THE ROSE-GARDENS,


yeh kahanee yahee hai, zindagaanee yahee hai,
THIS STORY IS SUCH, LIFE IS SUCH,


yeh kahanee yahee hai, zindagaanee yahee hai,
THIS STORY IS SUCH, LIFE IS SUCH,


jiyo, aap auro.n ko bhee, jeene doh,
LIVE AND LET OTHERS LIVE TOO!


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho,
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho...
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


hasee.n hai.n bahot zulf ke bhee fasaane,
BEAUTIFUL IS THE ROMANCE OF TRESS TOO,


hasee.n hai.n bahot zulf ke bhee fasaane,
BEAUTIFUL IS THE ROMANCE OF TRESS TOO,


mohabbat kee baate.n wafaa ke taraane,
TALKS OF LOVE, MELODIES OF CONSTANCY,


yeh taraane sunaao, yeh fasaane sunaao,
CONVEY THESE MELODIES, NARRATE THESE STORIES,


yeh taraane sunaao yeh fasaane sunaao,
CONVEY THESE MELODIES, NARRATE THESE STORIES,


magar yaad rakkho, mere, saatheeyo.n
BUT REMEMBER, MY COMPANIONS,


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho,
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


kiseene kahaa hai, mere, dosto.n,
MY FRIENDS! SOMEONE HAS SAID:


buree hai, buraayee, mere dosto.n
WICKEDNESS IS EVIL, MY FRIENDS!


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho,
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


buraa mat suno, buraa, mat dekho buraa mat kaho.
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL!


NASIR


“Hear no evil, speak no evil – and you’ll never be invited to a party” Oscar Wilde.
lyrics

translation

664. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Koi aataa hai koi jaataa hai...

Movie: NAYA KADAM (1958)

Lyrics: S.P. Kalla
Music: Shivram- Narayan


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Koee aataa hai koee jaataa hai...
Roman Transliteration/English Transliteration of the original lyrics:


chho.D de mann ke, bhed-bhaav ko,
ABANDON THE DISCRIMINATION OF THE MIND,


to.D de jhoothee, chaar diwaaree,
BREAK DOWN THE FALSE FOUR WALLS,


janam maran ke, ek taar se,
WITH A SOLE WIRE OF BIRTH AND DEATH,


ba.ndhee huwee yeh, duniya saaree,
THIS ENTIRE WORLD ‘S ATTACHED!


koee, aataa hai koee jaataa hai
SOMEONE ARRIVES, SOMEONE DEPARTS,


koee, aataa hai koee jaataa hai,
SOMEONE ARRIVES, SOMEONE DEPARTS,


sukh dukh ke dono.n, paa.nv par sansar yeh chaltaa, jaataa hai
ON THE TWO FEET OF PLEASURE AND PAIN THIS WORLD GOES ON MOVING,


koee, aataa hai koee jaataa hai,
SOMEONE ARRIVES, SOMEONE DEPARTS...


O~O~~O~O ~O...


ek Dagar ke hamm sab raahee,
ALL OF US ARE THE TRAVELLER OF THE SAME PATH,


manzil ek hamaaree,
OUR DESTINATION IS ONE,


arre ba.De chhoTo.n kee duniya,
THE WORLD OF HIGHS AND LOWS,


bastee hai kab nyaaree,
NOT UNCOMMON IS THE DWELLING!


jaane phir kyoo.n mann kaa panchhee,
DON’T KNOW WHY THEN THE HEART’S BIRD


maayaa me.n pha.ns jaataa hai
GETS ENSNARED IN THE ILLUSIONS!


koee, aataa hai koee jaataa hai
SOMEONE ARRIVES, SOMEONE DEPARTS,


koee, aataa hai koee jaataa hai,
SOMEONE ARRIVES, SOMEONE DEPARTS!


bhooke ko, roTee de apnee,
FEEDS ONE’S BREAD TO THE HUNGRY


Khud bhookaa so jaaye,
AND HIMSELF SLEEPS ON EMPTY-STOMACH,


auro.n kaa dukh apnaa samjhe,
WHO CONSIDERS OTHERS’ PAIN AS ONE’S OWN,


voh insaan kahaaye,
HE IS DUBBED A HUMAN BEING,


jo matlab ke liye jiye voh,
HE WHO LIVES FOR A SELFISH END,


jeete jee mar jaataa hai
DIES A LIVING DEATH!


koee, aataa hai koee jaataa hai
SOMEONE ARRIVES, SOMEONE DEPARTS,


koee, aataa hai koee jaataa hai.
SOMEONE ARRIVES, SOMEONE DEPARTS!


NASIR


Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment. Tony Robbins


lyrics

translation

663. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Meri mehboob mere saath hi chalna hai tujhe...

Movie: GYARAAH HAZAAR LADKIYAAN (1962)

Music: N.Datta
Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Meree mehboob mere saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the filmi lyrics (based on Kaifi Azmi’s original nazm AURAT) (First-time lyrics on internet)


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


raushnee leke, andhere se, nikalnaa hai tujhe
CARRYING THE TORCH, YOU GOTTA DISPEL THE IGNORANCE,


raushnee leke, andhere se, nikalnaa hai tujhe,
CARRYING THE TORCH, YOU GOTTA DISPEL THE IGNORANCE,


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


meree mehboob...
MY SWEETHEART!


tere aa.nchal me.n, sitaare hai.n, girebaa.n me.n kiran,
THERE ARE STARS IN YOUR VEIL; BEAM IN THE COLLAR,


teree nazro.n se, huwee ishq kee duniya raushan,
LUMINOUS HAS THE WORLD OF LOVE BECOME BY YOUR GLANCES,

Dhal gayee geet ke, saa.nche me.n dilo.n kee dha.Dkan,
THE HEARTBEATS HAVE BEEN CAST INTO THE MOULD OF THE SONG,


Dhal gayee geet ke saa.nche me.n, dilo.n kee dha.Dkan
THE HEARTBEATS HAVE BEEN CAST INTO THE MOULD OF THE SONG,


jis me.n jaltaa hoo.n, ussee aag me.n jalnaa hai tujhe,
THAT BY WHICH I’M CONSUMED, IN THAT VERY PASSION YOU GOTTA CONSUME!


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


meree mehboob....
MY SWEETHEART!


chaand se maathe pe, mehnat ke paseene kee lakeer,
ON THE MOON-LIKE FOREHEAD, THE STREAK OF SWEAT OF THE TOIL,


jaag uThee jaag, uThee hind kee soyee taqdeer,
INDIA’S SLUMBERING FATE HAS WOKEN UP! WOKEN UP!


kaT ke gir jaayegee, pairo.n se puraanee zanjeer,
THE OLD FETTER WILL CUT LOOSE FROM THE FEET,


kaT ke gir jaayegee pairo.n se, puraanee zanjeer
THE OLD FETTER WILL CUT LOOSE FROM THE FEET,


la.Dkha.Daayegee, kahaa.n tak ke sambhalna hai tujhe,
HOW FAR WILL YOU TOTTER, FOR YOU’VE TO RECOVER YOURSELF,


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


meree mehboob...
MY SWEETHEART!


kone kone me.n, sulagtee hai, chitaa tere liye,
IN EVERY CORNER BURNS THE FUNERAL PYRE FOR YOU,


teree dushman hai, teree narm, adaa tere liye,
YOUR DELICATE BEARING IS THE ENEMY TO YOU,


zahar hee zahar hai, duniya kee hawaa tere liye,
THE WORLDLY WIND IS ALL POISONOUS FOR YOU,


zahar hee zahar hai duniya kee, hawaa tere liye,
THE WORLDLY WIND IS ALL POISONOUS FOR YOU,


rut badal jaaye, nazar aise badalnaa hai tujhe,
THAT THE CLIME BE CHANGED, IN SUCH A WAY YOU GOTTA ALTER YOUR VIEW,


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


raushnee leke andhere se nikalnaa hai tujhe,
CARRYING THE TORCH, YOU GOTTA DISPEL THE IGNORANCE,


raushnee leke andhere se nikalnaa hai tujhe,
CARRYING THE TORCH, YOU GOTTA DISPEL THE IGNORANCE,


meree mehboob mere, saath hee chalnaa hai tujhe,
MY SWEETHEART, YOU GOTTA KEEP PACE WITH ME,


meree mehboob.
MY SWEETHEART!


NASIR.
Today women with their smartness, grace and elegance have conquered the whole world. They with their hard work and sincerity have excelled in each and every profession. Women are considered to be more honest, meticulous, and efficient and hence more and more companies prefer hiring women for better performance and result. - ThinkChange India.
lyrics

translation

662. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Itni naazuk naa bano...

Movie: VAASNA (1968)

Music: Chitragupt
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: The very popular: Itnee naazuk naa bano...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Lyrics:


itnee naazuk naa bano,
DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


haay, itnee naazuk naa bano,
AH, DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


itnee naazuk naa bano,
DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


haay, itnee naazuk naa bano,
AH, DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


hadd ke andar ho nazaakat, toh adaa hotee hai,
IF THE DELICATENESS IS WITHIN LIMITS, ‘TIS ELEGANCE,


hadd se ba.dh jaaye toh, aap apnee sazaa hotee hai,
IF IT EXCEEDS THE LIMIT, THEN ‘TIS SELF-PUNISHMENT,


itnee naazuk naa bano,
DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


haay, itnee naazuk naa bano...
AH, DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


jism kaa bojh uThaaye nahee.n, uThtaa tum se,
DESPITE EFFORTS, YOU’RE UNABLE TO CARRY YOUR BODY WEIGHT,


jism kaa bojh uThaaye nahee.n, uThtaa tum se,
DESPITE EFFORTS, YOU’RE UNABLE TO CARRY YOUR BODY WEIGHT,


zindaganee kaa ka.Daa bojh, sahogee kaise,
HOW WILL YOU ENDURE THE HARD TASKS OF LIFE?


tum jo halkee see, hawaao.n me.n lachak jaatee ho,
AS IT IS, JUST IN THE LIGHT BREEZE YOU GET STRAINED,


tez jho.nko.n ke, thapeDo.n me.n rahogee kaise,
HOW WILL YOU LAST IN THE STRONG BLAST OF WIND?


itnee naazuk naa bano,
DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


haay, itnee naazuk naa bano...
AH, DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


yeh naa samjho ke har ek raah me.n, kaliyaa.n ho.ngee,
DON’T ASSUME THAT EVERY PATH WILL HAVE ROSE-BUDS,


yeh naa samjho ke har ek raah me.n, kaliyaa.n ho.ngee,
DON’T ASSUME THAT EVERY PATH WILL HAVE ROSE-BUDS,


raah chalnee hai toh ka.nTo.n, pe bhee chalnaa hogaa,
IF YOU WANNA TREAD THE PATH, THEN YOU NEED TO WALK ON THE THORNS TOO,


yeh nayaa daur hai, is daur me.n jeene ke liye,
‘TIS A NEW AGE, TO SURVIVE IN THIS AGE


husn ko husn kaa, andaaz badalnaa hogaa,
THE BEAUTEOUS LADY WILL HAVE TO ALTER HER BEARINGS!


itnee naazuk naa bano,
DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


haay, itnee naazuk naa bano...
AH, DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


koee ruktaa nahee.n, Tehere huwe, raahee ke liye,
NO ONE TARRIES FOR THE TARRYING TRAVELLER,


koee ruktaa nahee.n Tehere huwe, raahee ke liye,
NO ONE TARRIES FOR THE TARRYING TRAVELLER,


jo bhee dekhegaa, voh katraa ke guzar jaayegaa,
WHOEVER SEES IT, HE’LL SLINK AWAY,


hamm agar waqt ke, hamraah naa chalne paaye,
IF WE’RE UNABLE TO TRUDGE ALONG WITH THE TIME,


waqt hamm dono.n ko, Thukraa ke guzar jaayegaa,
TIME WILL MOVE PAST, SPURNING US BOTH!


itnee naazuk naa bano,
DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


haay, itnee naazuk naa bano,
AH, DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


hadd ke andar ho nazaakat, toh adaa hotee hai,
IF THE DELICATENESS IS WITHIN LIMITS, ‘TIS ELEGANCE,


hadd se ba.dh jaaye toh, aap apnee sazaa hotee hai,
IF IT EXCEEDS THE LIMIT, THEN ‘TIS SELF-PUNISHMENT,


itnee naazuk naa bano,
DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


haay, itnee naazuk naa bano.
AH, DON’T BE SO DELICATE!


NASIR


Women are leaders everywhere you look–from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.  NANCY PELOSI, Glamour Magazine, Jan. 2007


lyrics

translation

661. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Duniya mein aayaa hai toh...

Movie: MERE ARMAAN MERE SAPNE (1963)

Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan
Music: N.Datta


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Duniya me.n aaya hai toh...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Lyrics:


duniya me.n aayaa hai toh,  phool khilaaye jaa,
SINCE YOU’VE COME TO THE WORLD, CAUSE THE FLOWERS TO BLOOM,


aa.nsuu kisee ke leke, khushiyaa.n luTaaye jaa,
BY ADOPTING SOMEONE’S TEARS, SPREAD THE JOYS,


duniya me.n aayaa hai toh,  phool khilaaye jaa,
SINCE YOU’VE COME TO THE WORLD, CAUSE THE FLOWERS TO BLOOM,


aa.nsuu kisee ke leke, khushiyaa.n luTaaye jaa,
ADOPTING SOMEONE’S TEARS, SPREAD THE JOYS,


duniyaa me.n aayaa hai toh...
SINCE YOU’VE COME TO THE WORLD...


chhoTee see zindagee hai, aise guzaar de,
LIFE IS SHORT, PASS IT IN SUCH A WAY,


apnee bigaa.D ke bhee, kisee kee sa.nwaar de,
THOUGH YOUR OWN BE RUINED, CONSTRUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S,  


chhoTee see zindagee hai, aise guzaar de,
LIFE IS SHORT, PASS IT IN SUCH A WAY,


apnee bigaa.D ke bhee, kisee kee sa.nwaar de,
THOUGH YOUR OWN BE  RUINED, CONSTRUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S,

kisee kee sa.nwaar de,
CONSTRUCT SOMEONE ELSE’S,


jo ho paraayaa usse, apnaa banaayaa jaa,
THE STRANGERS THAT ARE THERE, MAKE THEM YOUR OWN,

aa.nsuu kisee ke leke, khushiyaa.n luTaaye jaa,
ADOPTING SOMEONE’S TEARS, SPREAD THE JOYS,


duniyaa me.n aayaa hai toh...
SINCE YOU’VE COME TO THE WORLD...


aayaa thaah pyaar se toh, jaanaa bhee pyaar se,
WITH LOVE YOU ARRIVED; SO DEPART TOO WITH LOVE,


karnaa gilaa naa koee, jaatee bahaar se,
DON'T MAKE ANY  GRIEVANCE AT THE PASSING SPRING,

aayaa thaah pyaar se toh, jaanaa bhee pyaar se,
WITH LOVE YOU ARRIVED; SO DEPART TOO WITH LOVE,


karnaa gilaa naa koee, jaatee bahaar se,
DON'T MAKE ANY GRIEVANCE AT THE PASSING SPRING,

jaatee bahaar se,
THE PASSING SPRING,


dil pe jo beet rahee, dil me.n chhupaaye jaa,
WHAT’S PASSING IN YOUR MIND, HIDE IT YOUR HEART,


aa.nsuu kisee ke leke, khushiyaa.n luTaaye jaa,
ADOPTING SOMEONE’S TEARS, SPREAD THE JOYS,


duniyaa me.n aayaa hai toh...
SINCE YOU’VE COME TO THE WORLD...


phoolo.n me.n aaj hotaa, teraa bhee aashiyaa.n,
AMONG THE FLOWERS WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR HOME TODAY,


ab teree arzoo toh, ban gayee daastaa.n,
YOUR DESIRE HAS NOW BECOME A MYTH,


phoolo.n me.n aaj hotaa, teraa bhee aashiyaa.n,
AMONG THE FLOWERS WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR HOME TODAY,


ab teree arzoo toh, ban gayee daastaa.n,
YOUR DESIRE HAS NOW BECOME A MYTH,


ban gayee daastaa.n,
HAS BECOME A MYTH...


bujh gayee shama’ teree, kisee kee jaalaaye jaa,
YOUR LAMP’S GONE OUT, LIGHT SOMEONE ELSE’S,


aa.nsuu kisee ke leke, khushiyaa.n luTaaye jaa,
ADOPTING SOMEONE’S TEARS, SPREAD THE JOYS,



duniya me.n aayaa hai toh,  phool khilaaye jaa,
SINCE YOU’VE COME TO THE WORLD, CAUSE THE FLOWERS TO BLOOM,


aa.nsuu kisee ke leke, khushiyaa.n luTaaye jaa,
ADOPTING SOMEONE’S TEARS, SPREAD THE JOYS,


duniyaa me.n aayaa hai toh.
SINCE YOU’VE COME TO THE WORLD....


NASIR

It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.  Mother Teresa

lyrics

translation

660. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Doh din ki zindagi hai...

Movie: ZIMBO KI BETI (1959)

Music: Prem
Lyrics: Preetam Dehelvi


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Doh din kee zindagee hai...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Lyrics:


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


iss par na phool pyaare,
DON’T BE PUFFED UP OVER THIS,


reh jaaye.nge yahee par, duniya ke chaand tare,
THE WORLD’S MOON AND STARS WILL REMAIN HERE,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


teree samajh par kab tak, parde pa.De rahe.nge,
HOW LONG WILL YOUR INTELLIGENCE REMAIN VEILED?


teree samajh par kab tak, parde pa.De rahe.nge,
HOW LONG WILL YOUR INTELLIGENCE REMAIN VEILED?


yeh koThiyaa.n yeh bangle, yoo.nhee kha.De rahenge,
MOTIONLESS,  THESE MANSIONS AND BUNGALOWS WILL THUS REMAIN,


yeh koThiyaa.n yeh bangle, yoo.nhee kha.De rahenge,
MOTIONLESS, THESE MANSIONS AND BUNGALOWS WILL THUS REMAIN,


aakaash me.n....
IN THE SKY,


aakaash me.n hameshaa heere ja.De rahe.nge,
DIAMONDS WILL ALWAYS STAY SET IN THE SKY,


aakaash me.n hameshaa heere ja.De rahe.nge,
DIAMONDS WILL ALWAYS STAY SET IN THE SKY,


tere naa hone par bhee...
DESPITE YOUR ABSENCE...


tere naa hone par bhee, chamke.nge chaand taare,
DESPITE YOUR ABSENCE, THE MOON AND THE STARS WILL SHINE,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS....


har damm voh dekhta hai jo bhee tuu khel khele,
EVERY MOMENT HE WATCHES WHATEVER GAME YOU MAY PLAY,


har damm voh dekhta hai jo bhee tuu khel khele,
EVERY MOMENT HE WATCHES WHATEVER GAME YOU MAY PLAY,


uskee nigaah me.n hai.n yeh zindagee ke mele,
IN HIS SIGHT, THESE ARE THE CARNIVALS OF LIFE,


uskee nigaah me.n hai.n, yeh zindagee ke mele,
IN HIS SIGHT, THESE ARE THE CARNIVALS OF LIFE,


duniyaa....
THE WORLD...


duniyaa me.n hee rahe.nge duniyaa ke sab jhamele,
ALL COMPLICATIONS OF THE WORLD WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE WORLD,


duniyaa me.n hee rahe.nge duniyaa ke sab jhamele,
ALL COMPLICATIONS OF THE WORLD WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE WORLD,


par tuu yahaa.n naa hogaa...
BUT YOU WON’T BE HERE..


par tuu yahaa.n naa hogaa, ho.nge sabhee nazaare,
BUT YOU WON’T BE HERE, ALL THE SIGHTS WILL BE HERE,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


dhokaa hai teree soorat, vyopaar teree chaahat,
YOUR FACE IS A FRAUD, BUSINESS IS YOUR DESIRE,


dhokaa hai teree soorat vyopaar teree chaahat,
YOUR FACE IS A FRAUD, BUSINESS IS YOUR DESIRE,


yeh rangg roop daulat sukh chayn aur izzat,
THESE SPLENDOURS, BEAUTY, WEALTH, COMFORTS, PEACE AND HONOUR,


yeh rangg roop daulat sukh chayn aur izzat,
THESE SPLENDOURS, BEAUTY, WEALTH, COMFORTS, PEACE AND HONOUR,


reh jaayegee...
WILL BE OF NO AVAIL...


reh jaayegee dharee sab maGhroor teree taaqat,
O ARROGANT ONE! YOUR MUSCLE WILL BE OF NO AVAIL,


reh jaayegee dharee sab maGhroor teree taaqat,
O ARROGANT ONE! YOUR MUSCLE WILL BE OF NO AVAIL,


reh jaayegee...
WILL BE OF NO AVAIL...


reh jaayegee...
WILL BE OF NO AVAIL


reh jaayegee,
WILL BE OF NO AVAIL...


jaayegaa jab yahaa.n se....
WHEN YOU’LL DEPART FROM HERE...


jaayegaa jab yahaa.n se haatho.n ko tuu pasaare,
WHEN YOU’LL DEPART FROM HERE EMPTY-HANDED,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,


doh din kee zindagee hai,
LIFE’S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.


NASIR.


How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.  -  Arthur Schopenhauer

659. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Yeh shama toh jali roshni ke liye....

Movie: AAYA SAWAN JHOOM KE (1969)
Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi.
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Alankar Cinema.

Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Yeh shamaa toh jalee....
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:




yeh shama’ toh jalee, raushnee ke liye,
THIS LAMP WAS LIT FOR THE LIGHT,


is shama’ se kahee.n aag, lag jaaye toh,
IF A FIRE OCCURS BECAUSE OF THE LAMP,


yeh shama’, kyaa kare,
WHAT CAN THIS LAMP DO!


yeh shama’ toh jalee, raushnee ke liye,
THIS LAMP WAS LIT FOR THE LIGHT,


is shama’ se kahee.n aag, lag jaaye toh,
IF A FIRE OCCURS BECAUSE OF THE LAMP,


yeh shama’, kyaa kare,
WHAT CAN THIS LAMP DO!


yeh hawaa toh chalee, saa.ns le har koee,
THIS WIND BLEW FOR EVERYONE TO BREATHE,


ghar kisee kaa uja.D jaaye, aa.ndhee me.n toh,
IF SOMEONE’S HOME IS UPROOTED IN THE STORM,


yeh hawaa kyaa kare...
WHAT CAN THIS WIND DO!


chal ke poorab se Tha.nDee hawaa, aa gayee,
A COOL WIND BLEW FROM THE EAST,


chal ke poorab se Tha.nDee hawaa, aa gayee,
A COOL WIND BLEW FROM THE EAST,


uTh ke parbat se kaalee, ghaTaa chhaa gayee ,
FROM THE HILLS ROSE THE DARK, OVERCASTING CLOUD,


yeh ghaTaa toh uThee, pyaas sab kee bujhe,
THIS CLOUD CAME UP FOR SLAKING EVERYONE’S THIRST,


aashiyaa.n pe kisee ke giree.n, bijliyaa.n toh,
IF LIGHTNINGS FELL ON SOMEONE’S HOME,


yeh ghaTaa kyaa kare,
WHAT CAN THIS CLOUD DO!


yeh shama’ toh jalee, raushnee ke liye ...
THIS LAMP WAS LIT FOR THE LIGHT....


ho~o~o ~ho~~~


poochhtaa hoo.n mai.n sab se koee, de jawaab,
I ASK EVERYONE; SOMEONE DO ANSWER ME ,


poochhtaa hoo.n mai.n sab se koee, de jawaab,
I ASK EVERYONE; SOMEONE DO ANSWER ME ,


naaKhudaa kee bhalaa kyaa, Khataa hai janaab,
WELL SIR, WHAT’S THE FAULT OF THE HELMSMAN?


naaKhudaa le ke saa,hil ke jaanib chalaa,
THE HELMSMAN STEERED TOWARDS THE SHORE,


Doob jaaye safeenaa jo, ma.njhdhaar me.n toh,
IF THE BOAT SINKS IN THE WHIRLPOOL THEN


naaKhudaa kyaa kare,
WHAT CAN THE HELMSMAN DO!


yeh shama’ toh jalee, raushnee ke liye...
THIS LAMP WAS LIT FOR THE LIGHT...


voh jo uljhan see tere Khyaa,lo.n me.n hai,
A SORT OF CONFUSION THAT’S THERE ON YOUR MIND,


voh jo uljhan see tere Khyaa,lo.n me.n hai,
A SORT OF CONFUSION THAT’S THERE ON YOUR MIND,


voh ishaaraa bhee mere, sawaalo.n me.n hai,
AN ALLUSION TO THAT IS IN MY QUESTIONS TOO,


yeh nigaah toh milee, dekhne ke liye,
THIS SIGHT WAS GIVEN TO SEE,


par kahee.n yeh nazar dhokaa, khaa jaaye toh
BUT IF THIS GLANCE IS HOODWINKED, THEN?


toh, yeh nigaah kyaa kare,
THEN WHAT CAN THE SIGHT DO!


yeh shama’ toh jalee, raushnee ke liye,
THIS LAMP WAS LIT FOR THE LIGHT,


is shama’ se kahee.n aag, lag jaaye toh,
IF A FIRE OCCURS BECAUSE OF THE LAMP,


yeh shama’, kyaa kare,
WHAT CAN THIS LAMP DO!


hmmm~~~


NASIR

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy. - Dr. John Wayne Dyer.

lyrics
translation

658. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Kyaa miliye aise logon se...

Movie: IZZAT (1968)

Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Kyaa miliye aise logo.n se...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:


kyaa miliye..
WHAT TO MEET...


kyaa miliye aise logo.n se,
WHAT TO MEET SUCH GUYS


jin ki fitrat chhupee rahe....,
WHOSE NATURE REMAINS HIDDEN!


kyaa miliye aise logo.n se,
WHAT TO MEET SUCH GUYS


jin ki fitrat chhupee rahe,
WHOSE NATURE REMAINS HIDDEN!


naqlee chehraa saamne aaye,
THE FALSE FACE IS PUT ON VIEW,


aslee soorat chhupee rahe,
THE REAL FACE REMAINS HIDDEN,


kyaa miliye aise logo.n se,
WHAT TO MEET SUCH GUYS


jin ki fitrat chhupee rahe,
WHOSE NATURE REMAINS HIDDEN!


naqlee chehraa saamne aaye,
THE FALSE FACE IS PUT ON VIEW,


aslee soorat chhupee rahe,
THE REAL FACE REMAINS HIDDEN...


Khud se bhee jo Khud ko chhupaaye.n,
THOSE WHO EVEN CONCEAL THEIR SELF FROM THEMSELVES,


kyaa un se pehchaan kare.n,
WHAT TO MAKE THEIR ACQUAINTANCE!


kyaa un ke daaman se lipTe.n,
WHAT TO CLING TO THEIR PROTECTION!


kyaa un kaa armaan kare.n,
WHAT TO DESIRE THEM!


Khud se bhee jo Khud ko chhupaaye.n,
THOSE WHO EVEN CONCEAL THEIR SELF FROM THEMSELVES,


kyaa un se pehchaan kare.n,
WHAT TO MAKE THEIR ACQUAINTANCE!


kyaa un ke daaman se lipTe.n,
WHAT TO CLING TO THEIR PROTECTION!


kyaa un kaa armaan kare.n,
WHAT TO DESIRE THEM!


jin kee aadhee neeyat ubhre,
WHOSE HALF THE INTENTION IS DISCLOSED,


aadhee neeyat chhupee rahe,
HALF THE INTENTION REMAINS HIDDEN!


naqlee chehraa saamne aaye,
THE FALSE FACE IS PUT ON VIEW,


aslee soorat chhupee rahe,
THE REAL FACE REMAINS HIDDEN...


dil-daaree kaa Dho.ng rachaakar
PRETENDING TO BE GENEROUS-HEARTED,


jaal bichhaaye.n baato.n kaa,
THEY ENSNARE WITH WORDS,


jeete jee ka rishtaa keh kar,
AFTER ASSURING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP FOR A LIFETIME,


sukh Dhoo.nDhe kuchh raato.n kaa,
THEY SEEK THE PLEASURE FOR SOME NIGHTS,


dil-daaree kaa Dho.ng rachaakar
PRETENDING TO BE GENEROUS-HEARTED,


jaal bichhaaye.n baato.n kaa,
THEY ENSNARE WITH WORDS,


jeete jee ka rishtaa keh kar,
AFTER ASSURING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP FOR A LIFETIME,


sukh Dhoo.nDhe kuchh raato.n kaa,
THEY SEEK THE PLEASURE FOR SOME NIGHTS,


rooh kee hasrat labb par aaye,
THE DESIRE OF THE SOUL COMES TO THE LIPS,


jisam kee hasrat chhupee rahe,
THE DESIRE OF THE BODY REMAINS HIDDEN!


naqlee chehraa saamne aaye,
THE FALSE FACE IS PUT ON VIEW,


aslee soorat chhupee rahe,
THE REAL FACE REMAINS HIDDEN...


jin ke zulm se dukhee hai jantaa,
BY WHOSE OPPRESSION THE PUBLIC IS MISERABLE


har bastee har gaa.nv me.n,
IN EVERY DWELLING, IN EVERY VILLAGE,


dayaa dharam kee baat kare.n voh,
THEY SPEAK OF COMPASSION AND PIETY


baiTh ke sajee sabhaao.n me.n,
BY PRESIDING OVER ELEGANT MEETINGS,


jin ke zulm se dukhee hai jantaa,
BY WHOSE OPPRESSION THE PUBLIC IS MISERABLE


har bastee har gaa.nv me.n,
IN EVERY DWELLING, IN EVERY VILLAGE,


dayaa dharam kee baat kare.n voh,
THEY SPEAK OF COMPASSION AND PIETY


baiTh ke sajee sabhaao.n me.n,
BY PRESIDING OVER ELEGANT MEETINGS,


daan kaa charchaa ghar ghar paho.nche,
NEWS ABOUT DONATION REACHES EVERY HOME,


looT kee daulat chhupee rahe,
THE LOOTED WEALTH REMAINS HIDDEN,


naqlee chehraa saamne aaye,
THE FALSE FACE IS PUT ON VIEW,


aslee soorat chhupee rahe,
THE REAL FACE REMAINS HIDDEN...


dekhe.n in naqlee chehro.n kee,
LET’S SEE, THESE FALSE FACES


kab tak jai jaikaar chale,
ARE CHEERED FOR HOW LONG,


ujle kap.Do.n kee teh me.n,
UNDER THE FOLDS OF WHITE CLOTHES


kab tak kaalaa sansaar chale,
FOR HOW LONG THE  SHADY WORLD  LASTS !


dekhe.n in naqlee chehro.n kee,
LET’S SEE, THESE FALSE FACES


kab tak jai jaikaar chale,
ARE CHEERED FOR HOW LONG,


ujle kap.Do.n kee teh me.n,
UNDER THE FOLDS OF WHITE CLOTHES


kab tak kaalaa sansaar chale,
FOR HOW LONG THE SHADY WORLD LASTS !


kab tak logo.n kee nazro.n se,
FOR HOW LONG FROM THE PEOPLE’S SIGHT


chupee haqeeqat chhupee rahe,
THE HIDDEN FACT REMAINS HIDDEN,


naqlee chehraa saamne aaye,
THE FALSE FACE IS PUT ON VIEW,


aslee soorat chhupee rahe,
THE REAL FACE REMAINS HIDDEN...


kyaa miliye aise logo.n se,
WHAT TO MEET SUCH GUYS


jin ki fitrat chhupee rahe,
WHOSE NATURE REMAINS HIDDEN!


naqlee chehraa saamne aaye,
THE FALSE FACE IS PUT ON VIEW,


aslee soorat chhupee rahe,
THE REAL FACE REMAINS HIDDEN.


NASIR


On the authority of Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (sas) said: "Four traits whoever possesses them is a hypocrite and whoever possesses some of them has an element of hypocrisy until he leaves it: the one who when he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks his promise, when he disputes he transgresses and when he makes an agreement he violates it. (Compiled by Muslim and Bukhari)


lyrics

translation

657. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh...

Movie: Vaasna (1968)

Music: Chitragupt
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Aaj iss darja pilaa doh...

Roman Transliteration/
English Translation of the original lyrics:


Aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT TODAY


ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING,


aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT TODAY


ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING...


be-Khudee itnee ba.Dhaa doh,
INCREASE THE RAPTURE TO SUCH AN EXTENT


ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING,


aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT TODAY


ke na kuchh yaad rahe...
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING...


dosti  kyaa hai, wafaa kyaa hai, mohabbat kyaa hai,
WHAT’S FRIENDSHIP, WHAT’S CONSTANCY, WHAT’S LOVE,


dil ka kyaa mol hai, ehsaas kee qeemat kyaa hai,
WHAT’S THE HEART'S WORTH, WHAT PRICE SENSIBILITY! 


hamne sab jaan liyaa hai, ke haqeeqat kyaa hai,
I'VE REALIZED ALL THAT THE TRUTH  IS,


aaj bas itnee, dua doh,
JUST BLESS ME TO SUCH AN EXTENT TODAY


ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING!


aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT TODAY


ke na kuchh yaad rahe…
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING...


muflisee dekhee, ameeree kee adaa dekh chuke,
INDIGENCE I'VE SEEN; THE CHARMS OF OPULENCE I’VE SEEN,


gham kaa maahaul,  mussarrat kee fizaa dekh chuke,
THE SORROW’S ENVIRONMENT, THE AMBIENCE OF JOLLITY I’VE SEEN,


kaise phirtee hai zamaane, kee hawaa dekh chuke,
HOW THE WORLD CHANGES ITS ATTITUDE, I’VE SEEN,


shammaa yaado.n kee, bujhaa doh,
EXTINGUISH THE LAMP OF THE MEMORIES


ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING!


aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT TODAY


ke na kuchh yaad rahe…
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING...


ishq be-chayn Khayaalo.n, ke siwaa kuchh bhee nahee.n,
PASSIONATE LOVE IS NOTHING BUT RESTLESS THOUGHTS,


husn be-rooh, ujaalo.n ke siwaa kuchh bhee nahee.n,
BEAUTY IS NOTHING BUT A SOULLESS GLITTER,


zindagee cha.nd sawaalo.n, ke siwaa kuchh bhee nahee.n,
LIFE IS NOTHING BEYOND A FEW QUESTIONS, 


har sawaal aise, miTaa doh,
ERASE EVERY QUESTION IN SUCH A MANNER


ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING!


aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT


ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING...


Mit na paayegaa, jahaa.n se kabhee nafrat ka rivaaj,
PREVALENCE OF HATRED WILL NE'ER BE EEFACED  FROM THE EARTH,


Ho na paayegaa, kabhee rooh ke, zaKhmo.n kaa ilaaj,
NOR WILL THE TREATMENT FOR SOUL’S WOUNDS BE EVER ACCOMPLISHED,


saltanat zulm Khuda vahm, museebat hai samaaj,
SULTANATE IS TYRANNY, GOD IS IMAGINATION, SOCIETY, AN AFFLICTION,


saltanat zulm Khuda vahm, museebat hai samaaj,
SULTANATE IS TYRANNY, GOD IS IMAGINATION, SOCIETY, AN AFFLICTION,


zehan ko aise, sulaa doh,
PUT THE MIND TO SLEEP THUS 


ke na kuchh yaad rahe...
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING!


aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT

ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING,

be-Khudee itnee ba.Dhaa doh,
INCREASE THE RAPTURE TO SUCH AN EXTENT

ke na kuchh yaad rahe,
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING,

aaj iss darjaa pilaa doh,
GET ME DRUNK TO SUCH AN EXTENT

ke na kuchh yaad rahe.
THAT I MAY NOT REMEMBER A THING!


NASIR ALI


An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.”
Ernest Hemingway quotes


lyrics

translation

656. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Koi sone ke dil waalaa...

Movie: MAYA (1961)
Lyrics:  Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music: Salil Chowdhary


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Koee sone  ke dil waalaa…
Roman Transliteration/Engish Translation of the original lyrics:


koee sone ke dil waalaa,
SOME HAVE THE HEART OF GOLD,


koee chaandee ke dil waala,
SOME, THE HEART OF SILVER, ,


sheeshe kaa hai matwaale teraa dil,
YOUR HEART IS OF GLASS, O CAROUSER!


mehfil yeh nahee.n teree,
‘TIS NOT YOUR PARTY,


deewaane kahee.n chal,
LET’S MOVE ON, O CRAZY ONE!


koee sone ke dil waalaa,
SOME HAVE THE HEART OF GOLD,


koee chaandee ke dil waala,
SOME, THE HEART OF SILVER, 


sheeshe kaa hai matwaale teraa dil,
YOUR HEART IS OF GLASS, O CAROUSER!


mehfil yeh nahee.n teree,
'TIS NOT YOUR PARTY,


deewaane kahee.n chal,
LET’S MOVE ON, O CRAZY ONE!


hai.n toh sanam,,
SWEETHEARTS ARE THERE,


lekin, patthar ke sanam yahaa.n,
BUT HERE THE SWEETHEARTS ARE APATHETIC,


pyaar waalee, narmee adaao.n me.kahaa.n,
LACKING IN LOVING TENDERNESS AND GRACE!


hai.n toh sanam,,
SWEETHEARTS ARE THERE,


lekin, patthar ke sanam yahaa.n,
BUT HERE THE SWEETHEARTS ARE APATHETIC,


pyaar waalee, narmee adaao.n me.kahaa.n,
LACKING IN LOVING TENDERNESS AND GRACE!


hoTo.n se dekh in ke, Takraaye naa teraa pyaalaa,
WATCH OUT, LEST YOUR GOBLET TOUCH THEIR LIPS!


koee sone ke dil waalaa,
SOME HAVE THE HEART OF GOLD,


koee chaandee ke dil waala,
SOME, THE HEART OF SILVER, 


sheeshe kaa hai matwaale teraa dil,
YOUR HEART IS OF GLASS, O CAROUSER!


mehfil yeh nahee.n teree,
‘TIS NOT YOUR PARTY,


deewaane kahee.n chal,
LET’S MOVE ON, O CRAZY ONE!


kyaa jaaniye, kahaa.n se, aatee hai kaano.n me.n sadaa,
WHO KNOWS FROM WHERE THE THE VOICE KEEPS COMING IN MY EARS!


hai deewaane, gham teraa sab se judaa,
YOUR WORRIES ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS’, SILLY!


kyaa jaaniye, kahaa.n se, aatee hai kaano.n me.n sadaa,
WHO KNOWS FROM WHERE THE VOICE KEEPS COMING IN MY EARS!


hai deewaane, gham teraa sab se judaa,
YOUR WORRIES ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS',  SILLY!


is mehfil se uThaa dil,
DETACH THE HEART FROM THIS GATHERING,


naa behlegaa yeh matwaalaa,
IT WON’T BE AMUSED HERE, O CAROUSER!


koee sone ke dil waalaa,
SOME HAVE THE HEART OF GOLD,


koee chaandee ke dil waala,
SOME, THE HEART OF SILVER, 


sheeshe kaa hai matwaale teraa dil,
YOUR HEART IS OF GLASS,  O CAROUSER!


mehfil yeh nahee.n teree,
‘TIS NOT YOUR PARTY,


deewaane kahee.n chal,
LET’S MOVE ON,  O CRAZY ONE!


koee sone ke dil waalaa,
SOME HAVE THE HEART OF GOLD,


koee chaandee ke dil waala,
SOME, THE HEART OF SILVER,


sheeshe kaa hai matwaale teraa dil,
YOUR HEART IS OF GLASS,  O CAROUSER!


mehfil yeh nahee.n teree,
‘TIS NOT YOUR PARTY,


deewaane kahee.n chal,
LET’S MOVE ON,  O CRAZY ONE!


NASIR

A heart is a fragile thing, that's why we protect them so vigorously, give them away so rarely, and why it means so much when we do. Some hearts are more fragile then others, purer somehow. Like crystal in a world of glass. Even the way they shatter is beautiful.- John E. Pogue

lyrics

translation

655. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Agar teri duniya mein yeh gham rahenge...

Movie: Sheroo (1957)
Music Director: Madan Mohan
Lyricist: Kaif Irfani
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Lamington Cinema.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Agar Teree Duniya Me.n Yeh Gham Rahenge..
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:


jidhar dekhtaa hoo.n, udhar hai.n andhere....
WHEREVER I LOOK, THE DARKNESSES ABOUND,


saveraa kahaa.n hai, O bhagwaan mere.....
WHERE’S THE DAWN? O GOD OF MINE!


agar teree duniyaa me.n yeh Gham rahenge,
IF IN YOUR WORLD SUCH SORROWS WILL BE PERSISTING,


agar teree duniyaa me.n yeh, Gham rahenge,
IF IN YOUR WORLD SUCH SORROWS WILL BE PERSISTING,


toh phir teree duniyaa me.n, kyaa hamm rahenge,
THEN HOW IN THE WORLD WILL WE BE EXISTING,


agar teree duniyaa me.n yeh, Gham rahenge,
IF IN YOUR WORLD SUCH SORROWS WILL BE PERSISTING...


hai.n tere jahaa.n me.n, kahee.n toh bahaare.n
AT LEAST SOMEWHERE IN YOUR WORLD THE SPRING MAY BE BLOOMING,


hai.n tere jahaa.n me.n,  kahee.n toh bahaare.n,
AT LEAST SOMEWHERE IN YOUR WORLD THE SPRING MAY BE BLOOMING,


kahee.n uTh rahee.n hai.n,  Ghamo.n ki pukaare.n,
SOMEWHERE, THE CRIES OF SORROWS ARE RISING,


kahee.n uTh rahee.n hai.n,  Ghamo.n ki pukaare.n,
SOMEWHERE, THE CRIES OF SORROWS ARE RISING,


yahee zindagi hai toh kyaa,  Khush rahenge
IF SUCH IS THE LIFE, THEN HOW WILL WE BE FLOURISHING?


agar, teree duniyaa me.n yeh Gham rahenge
IF IN YOUR WORLD SUCH SORROWS WILL BE PERSISTING...


naa itnaa sataa tu, tujhe hamm, bataa de.n
DON’T TORMENT US SO, LET’S TELL YOU,


naa itnaa sataa tu, tujhe hamm bataa de.n,
DON’T TORMENT US SO, LET’S TELL YOU,


yeh aaho.n ke shole, naa tujh ko jalaa de.n,
LEST THESE FLAMES OF SIGHS BURN YOU,


yeh aaho.n ke shole, naa tujh ko jalaa de.n,
LEST THESE FLAMES OF SIGHS BURN YOU,


bataa kab talak yeh, sitam hamm sahe.nge,
TELL US, HOW LONG THIS OPPRESSION WILL WE BE ENDURING?


agar, teree duniyaa me.n yeh Gham rahenge...
IF IN YOUR WORLD SUCH SORROWS WILL BE PERSISTING...


rahegaa sitam kaa , agar yeh andheraa,
IF THIS DARKNESS OF OPPRESSION WILL BIDE,


toh miT jaayegaa, naam duniyaa se teraa,
THEN FROM THE WORLD YOUR NAME WILL GET WIPED,


rahegaa sitam kaa , agar yeh andheraa,
IF THE DARKNESS OF OPPRESSION WILL BIDE,


toh miT jaayegaa, naam duniyaa se teraa,
THEN FROM THE WORLD YOUR NAME WILL GET WIPED,


hai maalik bhee jhooTaa, sabhee yeh kahenge,
EVEN THE LORD IS A LIE, ALL WILL BE INSISTING,


agar teree duniyaa me.n yeh Gham rahenge,
IF IN YOUR WORLD SUCH SORROWS WILL BE PERSISTING,


toh phir teree duniyaa me.n, kyaa hamm rahenge,
THEN HOW IN THE WORLD WILL WE BE EXISTING,


agar, teree duniyaa me.n yeh Gham rahenge.
IF IN YOUR WORLD SUCH SORROWS WILL BE PERSISTING.


NASIR.


Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives.
-Jonathan Swift

lyrics

translation

654. Philosophical Songs of Rafi: Jinhen naaz hai hind par woh kahaan hain...

Movie: Pyaasa (1957)

Music: S.D. Burman
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Minerva Cinema.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Jinhe.n naaz hai hindi par woh kahaa.n hai.n...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original filmi lyrics:

 Hmmm... yeh kooche..hmm...ghar dilkashi ke...
(hmmm.... THESE LANES....hmmm....OF ALLURING HOUSES)


yeh kooche ye nilaam ghar dil-kashee ke,
THESE LANES, THESE ALLURING WHORE-HOUSES,


yeh luT-te huwe karvaa.n zindagee ke,
THESE PLUNDERED CARAVANS OF LIFE,


kahan hai.n, kahan hai.n muhaafiz Khudee ke,
WHERE, O WHERE ARE THE PRESERVERS OF  PRIDE!


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par woh kahaan hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


yeh pur-paich galiyaa.n yeh badnaam baazaar,
THESE TORTUOUS LANES, THIS INFAMOUS BAZAAR,


yeh gumnaam raahee, yeh sikko.n kee jhankaar,
THIS UNKNOWN TRAVELLER, THIS JINGLING OF COINS,


yeh ismat ke sauday yeh saudo.n pe takraar,
THESE DEALS OF “HONOUR”, THIS HAGGLING OVER THE PRICE,


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par woh, kahaa.n hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


yeh sadiyo.n se be-khauf, sehmee see galiyaa.n,
THESE CROUCHING LANES, FOR CENTURIES UNDAUNTED,


yeh maslee huwee adh-khilee zard kaliyaa.n,
THESE CRUSHED AND PALLID HALFBLOWN BUDS,


yeh biktee huwee khoklee, rang-raliyaa.n,
THESE HOLLOW PASTIMES FOR SALE,


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par woh kahaa.n hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


woh ujle daricho.n me.n paayal kee chann chann,
ANKLETS IN THOSE LIGHTED CASEMENTS, TINKLING,


thakee haaree saanso.n pe tablay kee dhann dhann,
OVER THE SPENT AND JADED SOULS, THE TABLA THUMPING,


woh ujle daricho.n me.n paayal kee chann chann,
ANKLETS IN THOSE LIGHTED CASEMENTS, TINKLING,


thakee haaree saanso.n, pe tablay kee dhann dhann,
OVER THE SPENT AND JADED SOULS , THE TABLA THUMPING,


yeh be-rooh kamro.n me.n khaa.nsee kee Thann Thann,
THE COUGH IN THE SOULLESS ROOMS, WHEEZING,


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par wo kahaa.n hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


yeh phoolo.n ke gajre, yeh peeko.n ke chhee.nTay,
THESE BANDS OF FLOWERS, THESE SPATTERED SPITS,


yeh be-baak nazre.n yeh gustaaKh fiqare.n,
THE LEWD LEER, THESE CHOICEST X-RATED COMMENTS,


yeh Dhalke, badan aur yeh beemar chehre,
THESE EMACIATING BODIES AND THE SICKLY FACES,


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par woh, kahaa.n hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


Yahaa.n peer bhee aa chuke hai.n, jawaa.n bhee,
THE AGED HAVE FREQUENTED HERE, SO ALSO THE YOUNG!


tano-mand beTe bhee, (h.nn. hnn) abba miyaa.n bhee,
ALSO THE LUSTY SONS (grins) - EVEN THEIR FATHER!


yeh beewee bhee hai.n,
THESE ARE THE WIVES TOO....


yeh beewee bhee hai.n aur bahen bhee, hai.n maa bhee,
THESE ARE THE WIVES TOO, AS WELL AS SISTERS, AND EVEN MOTHERS!


jinhe.n.n naaz hai hind par woh, kahaa.n hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


madad chaahtee hai yeh hawwa kee beTee,
THE DAUGHTER OF EVE NEEDS HELP,


yashoda kee hamm-jins radha kee beTee,
THE LIKES OF YASHODHA, THE DAUGHTER OF RADHA,


madad chaahtee hai, yeh hawwa, kee beTee,
THE DAUGHTER OF EVE NEEDS HELP,


yashoda kee hamm-jins radha kee betee,
THE LIKES OF YASHODHA, THE DAUGHTER OF RADHA,


payambar kee ummat, zulekha kee betee,
THE PROPHET’S NATION, THE DAUGHTER OF ZULEKHA,


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par woh, kahaa.n hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


zaraa mulk ke, rah-baro.n ko bulaao,
JUST SEND FOR THE GUIDES OF THE NATION,


yeh kooche yeh galiyaa.n yeh manzar dikhaao
SHOW THEM THESE ALLEYS , THE LANES, AND THE VIEW,


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par, un-ko laao,
BRING ON THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT,


jinhe.n naaz hai hind par woh, kahaa.n hai.n,
THOSE WHO’RE PROUD OF THE ORIENT, WHERE ARE THEY?


kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n kahaa.n hai.n,
WHERE O WHERE ARE THEY?


NASIR.

lyrics

translation

653. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Mere yaar tuu chhod gham chhod de yeh udaasee..

Movie: LOVE IN CANADA (1979)

Lyrics: Yogesh
Music: Hemant Kumar


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Mere yaar tuu chhod gham....
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:


mere yaar tuu, chho.d gham, chho.d de yeh udaasee,
O MY FRIEND! STOP GRIEVING, LET GO OF THIS DEJECTION,


muskuraate huwe, kaaT de, zindagee, kee gha.Dee yeh zaraa see
GO THROUGH THIS BRIEF MOMENT OF LIFE WITH A SMILE!


mere, yaar tuu, chho.d gham, chho.d de yeh udaasee,
O MY FRIEND! STOP GRIEVING, LET GO OF THIS DEJECTION,


muskuraate huwe, kaaT de, zindagee, kee gha.Dee yeh zaraa see
GO THROUGH THIS BRIEF MOMENT OF LIFE WITH A SMILE!


mere, yaar tuu…
O MY FRIEND…


kyoo.n dabaa baiThaa hai aaKhir dard ke tuu bojh se,
ANYWAY, WHY ARE YOU SITTING WEIGHED  DOWN BY THE SORROW?


zindagee toh hai vohee jo beet jaaye mauj se,
ONLY THAT WHICH PASSES WITH FUN IS LIFE!


kyoo.n dabaa baiThaa hai aaKhir dard ke tuu bojh se,
ANYWAY, WHY ARE YOU SITTING WEIGHED DOWN BY THE SORROW?


zindagee toh hai vohee jo beet jaaye mauj se,
ONLY THAT WHICH PASSES WITH FUN IS LIFE!


baat kehtaa hoo.n patay kee dekh le tuu soch ke
I SPEAK SENSE, THINK IT OVER!


mere, yaar tuu, chho.d gham, chho.d de yeh udaasee,
O MY FRIEND! STOP GRIEVING, LET GO OF THIS DEJECTION,


muskuraate huwe, kaaT de, zindagee, kee gha.Dee yeh zaraa see
GO THROUGH THIS BRIEF MOMENT OF LIFE WITH A SMILE!


mere, yaar tuu…
O MY FRIEND…


kyoo.n shikaayat hai bhalaa tujh ko teree taqdeer se,
WHY DO YOU’VE GRIEVANCE AGAINST YOUR FATE?


maangtaa hai pyaar kyoo.n patthar banee tasveer se,
WHY DEMAND LOVE FROM A RIGID PICTURE?


kyoo.n shikaayat hai bhalaa tujh ko teree taqdeer se,
WHY DO YOU’VE GRIEVANCE AGAINST YOUR FATE?


maangtaa hai pyaar kyoo.n patthar banee tasveer se,
WHY DEMAND LOVE FROM A RIGID PICTURE?


baat suljhaanee hai toh suljhaa zaraa tadbeer se
IF YOU WANT TO SOLVE THE MATTER, SOLVE IT WITH PRUDENCE!


mere, yaar tuu, chho.d gham, chho.d de yeh udaasee,
O MY FRIEND! STOP GRIEVING, LET GO OF THIS DEJECTION,


muskuraate huwe, kaaT de, zindagee, kee gha.Dee yeh zaraa see
GO THROUGH THIS BRIEF MOMENT OF LIFE WITH A SMILE!


mere, yaar tuu…
O MY FRIEND…


ek tuu hee toh nahee.n hai jisko ranj-o-gham mile.
‘TIS NOT YOU ALONE WHO’S FOUND PAIN AND SUFFERING,


yeh toh sadiyo.n se yahaa.n par chal rahe hai.n silsile,
THESE HAVE BEEN GOING ON HERE FOR CENTURIES IN SUCCESSION,


ek tuu hee toh nahee.n hai jisko ranj-o-gham mile,
‘TIS NOT YOU ALONE WHO’S FOUND PAIN AND SUFFERING,


yeh toh sadiyo.n se yahaa.n par chal rahe hai.n silsile,
THESE HAVE BEEN GOING ON HERE FOR CENTURIES IN SUCCESSION,


khilne waale phool toh kaa.nTo me.n bhee khilte rahe
THE FLOWERS THAT ARE DESTINED TO BLOOM, HAVE BEEN BLOOMING EVEN AMONG THE THORNS


mere, yaar tuu, chho.d gham, chho.d de yeh udaasee,
O MY FRIEND! STOP GRIEVING, LET GO OF THIS DEJECTION,


muskuraate huwe, kaaT de, zindagee, kee gha.Dee yeh zaraa see
GO THROUGH THIS BRIEF MOMENT OF LIFE WITH A SMILE!


mere, yaar tuu…
O MY FRIEND!


NASIR


There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. Carl Jung.


lyrics

translation

Part 5: DEATH IS NOT THE END OF JOURNEY, Islamic Perspective in Brief.

8. From the Layman’s Desk:  DEATH IS NOT THE END OF JOURNEY- ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE IN BRIEF - Concluding Part.


In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.
“And know that Messenger of Allah is among you …” (Qur’an 49:7)


Though we have already discussed about the faculties of the dead in the grave and these include hearing and recognition, yet we would like to point out what the Shafi’I scholar, Alauddin Ali bn Ismail (d.792/1329) wrote in his book, Al-Alal Fi Hayati’l-Anbiya. He wrote: “Prophets and all muslims souls come down to their graves. Therefore, visiting the graves is ‘Mustahab’. They hear and reply to those who greet them.” Also, we are told that the soul of the Muslim in the grave and that of the visitor are like mirrors which reflect on each other. When the visitor looks at the grave and gives himself up to Allahu ta'ala's qada', his soul perceives this and his knowledge and moral qualities attain faid, which is then reflected to the heart of the one in the grave. And the knowledge and faid that have come from Allahu ta'ala to the soul of the dead are reflected to the visitor's soul. However, we would like to remind our readers what we noted before, namely, that the Prophets (peace be upon them all) and the Martyrs are alive in Barzakh as the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) said: “The Prophets are alive and they pray in their graves.” (Narrated by al-Mundhiri and al-Bayhaqi who classed it as authentic).


We would also like to reiterate the declaration made in Manhaj al-Salaf by the late Shaykh Muhammad ibn Alawi of Makkah Muazzama that the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) is alive with a complete isthmus life (hayaat Barzakhiyya) which is “great and better and more perfect than worldly life – indeed dearer, sweeter, more perfect and more beneficial than worldly life.” Imam Jalaaludeen Suyuti (rah.), in his book, Amba-ul-azkia fi hayatil-ambiya, after reviewing a number of Traditions and authenticated references concludes the issue of the life of the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) after his momentary Wisaal as follows, "Indeed the Prophet is alive with his body and soul, and exercises his powers at his disposal, and every part of the world is in his access, and he is in the very original form as he was before his momentary Wisaal without any changes."


However, we won’t be discussing about the Prophet’s (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) isthmus life and his (s) hearing of the salaat and salaam that are presented either near his blessed grave or that are conveyed to him from any where else in the world by the angels as well as about the deeds of the ummah that shown to him there. The Holy Qur’an too says that the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) is a witness over the entire community. As ibn Ameerul Hajj writes in Al-Madkhal: “There is no difference between his (s) death and life as regards his watching over his Ummah and their affairs and intentions and their regrets and their thoughts.” (1/364) These subject- matters merit an independent dissertation. Of course all this has been indubitably established by the classic as well as the modern Sunni scholars of Haq and Sufi Shaykhs time and again, soundly refuting the contrary claims that come from the hearts that are devoid of mercy of Allah.


Now, while discussing this journey, it will be apt to end it by a brief discussion about visiting the graves of the Muslim believers which is a natural corollary that arises out of the Quranic injunction of not to stand at the grave of hypocrites. According to the Holy Qur’an:


“And never offer prayer for anyone of them who dies and do not stand by his grave, surely they disbelieve in Allah and His Apostle and they shall die in transgression”. (Surah Tauba: 84)


Hence, the Islamic scholars say: When the Holy Qur’an commands that one should avoid these two actions with regards to the hypocrites it means that for others who are not hypocrites these actions are good and worthy to be performed.


VISITING THE GRAVES IS THE SUNNAH OF PROPHET (sallal alaihi wassallam)
At the outset, it may be mentioned that according to Islamic scholars, the prophetic traditions and their ‘sanad’ (documentation) regarding the visit to the graves are written in details in the eighth volume of az-Zarqani’s commentary to Al-Mawahib and at the end of the fourth volume of as-Samudi’s Wafa’ al-wafa’. In these books, it is also written that these hadiths were ‘hasan’ (approved). That means that any contrary assertion as to the reliability of those ahadith is groundless and should be discarded.


The well-known hadith says: “Previously I prohibited you from visiting the graves. Now I permit you to do so. Visit then the graves…” According to Islamic scholars, the Prophet has commanded us in this hadith to visit graves, and that he did not differentiate between the graves that are near and the graves that are distant for visiting which it becomes necessary to travel.


The Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), himself used to visit the graves of his deceased companions, and it is narrated in Sahih Muslim and Sunan of at-Tirmidhi that the Messenger of Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) regularly visited the graveyard of Madinah, Jannat al-Baqi', and made supplications there. We also know that he used to visit the grave of Hazrat Khadija ® his wife and mother of believers, at the Jannatul Muala, the second holiest graveyard after Baqi and said of her grave that it was a place of blessings. We also know from the hadith quoted in Sahih Muslim that the Messenger of Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wassalla) visited his honourable mother’s grave at Abwa (a place between Makkah and Madinah) along with his companions and even wept there. The companions too wept on seeing him (s) weep. It is also narrated in Sahih Muslim that Messenger of Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) taught his wife, our mother Sayyida Aisha ® , the etiquette of visiting graves and the way of greeting the dead.


Al-Baihaqi narrates that Messenger of Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) used to visit the graveyard of the martyrs of Uhud annually. Imam Fakhruddin al-Razi writes in Tafseer-e-Kabeer that on such occasions all the Four Companions used to do the same. Ibrahim bin Muhammad (ra) reported that Holy Prophet used to visit the graves of martyrs of Uhud Battle in the beginning of year and said : السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْکُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَي الدَّارِ.
Salaam on you ! As a result of your patience, what a nice place you got in the Hereafter! Abu Bakr, Umar and Usman (ra) also used to visit in the same way. (ref :- 1.. Abdur Razzaq al-musnaf : 3:573 2.. Aini , Umdat-ul-Qari, 8:70 3.. Tabari, Jami Al-Quran, 13:142 4.. Imam Suyuti, Dur-ul-Mansoor, 4:641 5.. Ibn-e-Kathir, tafseer-ul-Quran-ul-Azeem,) Radd al-Muhtar (also famous as Hashiyat Ibn Abidin and, in the Subcontinent, as Shami) also contains a prophetic tradition to show that the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) used to visit Uhud annually.

Additioally, in  As-sahih it is recorded that Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri would extend salutations to the grave of Hamzah (R).  Umm Salamah, one of the honorable wives of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam), and individuals such as Abu Hurayrah, Fatimah Khuza‘iyyah, and ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar al-Khattab  (may Allah be pleased with them) also used to perform ziyarah to this group of martyrs.


So, besides merely visiting the graves, in some cases the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) would also make a habit of visiting them at specific times every year. Pursuant to that, such is the custom of Muslim majority all over the world even today. Therefore, there can be no denying of the fact that visiting the graves is a sunnah of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam). This fact is admitted in Fat’h al-Majeed too.

Sahaba visited the Blessed Grave of Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam):

Visiting the grave of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) is part of the Sunna and is both excellent and desirable. Ibn `Umar said that the Prophet said, "My intercession is assured for all who visit me."... This hadith was declared 'Sahih' (sound) according to early scholars such as  Ibn al-Sakan in al-Sunan al-Sihah and ‘Abd al-Haqq al-Ishbili in al-Ahkam, followed by Shaykh al-Islam al-Taqi al-Subki in Shifa’ al-Siqam in view of the totality of the chains - as related by Ibn Hajar in Talkhis al-Habir (2:267)  (Cf. al-Shawkani in Nayl al-Awtar (5:95) and al-Sindi in his notes on Ibn Majah).  Other hadith scholars who considered it authentic are Ibn Hajar’s student the hadith master al-Sakhawi in Qawl al-Badih (p.160) and  the hadith master of Madina al-Samhudi in Al Saa'dat al-Darayn (1:77).  Some scholars considered this hadith as 'Hasan' (Approved), and these include Abu Ghudda as also al-Lucknawi who stated in his Zafar al-Amani that hadith is hasan, as Taqi al-Din al-Subki has expounded in his book Shifa’ al-Siqam fi Ziyara Khayr al-Anam.
Of course, there are many other hadiths on the visitation to the blessed grave of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) and,  generally, they thus strengthen one another. 


According to the Sunni scholars, there is no contest among the jurists of the Four Schools regarding the probative force of the narration of Ibn Umar (R),  since it has been adduced time and again by the jurists to support the strong desirability of visiting the Prophet  (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) and greeting  him – in Madina Munawwara.  Imam Nawawi says in his Adhkaar: “It is a sunna to visit frequently the shrine of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) and of the pious Muslims and to stay long near such places of visitations.” (page 98).  This fact is strongly supported by the Hanbali sources too, including al-Qudama's al-Mughni (3:297)!


Therefore we find the Sahaba visiting the blessed grave of Holy Prophet (s) at times.  We are mentioning just a few examples here:  (We are not discussing here the many ahadith regarding the Tawassul though it is a  connected subject). After the conquest of Damascus, Hazrat Umar ® said to Ka`b al-Ahbar: "O Ka`b, do you wish to come with us to Madinah to visit the Messenger of Allah?" Ka`b answered: "Yes, O Commander of the Faithful." Hence, after returning to Madinah al-Munwarra, Hadrat Umar ® first went to the Hujrat as-Saada, visited Rasulullah and conveyed salat and salam onto him. This was the case with his son too!
Imam Nafi' (rah.) was a slave of Abdullah ibn Umar who had been given manumission. He reported that whenever Abdullah ibn 'Umar ® came back from an expedition or war, he would visit the Hujrat as-Saada, first Rasulullah (sall-Allahu ta'ala 'alaihi wa sallam), then Hadrat Abu Bakr and then his father Hadrat 'Umar ® greeting each of them. In fact, according to him: "I have seen more than a hundred times 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar say, 'As-salama 'alaika ya Rasul-Allah!' 'As-salamu 'alaika ya Aba Bakr!' and 'As-salamu 'alaika ya Abi (father)!' during his visits to Rasulullah's shrine."


Similarly, we have evidence of Hadrat Bilal's ® coming from Damascus to Madinah Munawwara to visit the grave of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam). This also took place during the caliphate of Hadrat Umar ® and a few months before Bilal ® died. He had seen a vision of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) telling him, "O Bilal! What’s this unfriendliness, didnt you miss visiting me Bilal?" As soon as he woke up, he hurried to Madinah. He stood in front of the Prophet’s (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) grave and greeted him: "Peace be upon you Allah's messenger, peace be upon you Allah’s beloved."


As reported in Ibn Majah (2:1320) (as also by Ahmad, al-Tabarani, al-Subki and ibn 'Asakar): Mu`adh ibn Jabal (R) and Bilal (R) also came to the grave of the Prophet and sat weeping, and the latter rubbed his face against it.In this regard, Shawkani in Nayl al-Awtar confirms that Bilal® undertook travel for the express purpose of visiting the Prophet, sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam, according to a report with a good chain in hafiz Ibn `Asakir's Tarikh Dimashq.


In passing, I would like to point out that in his edition of Ibn Hajar (Fath al-Bari), the Wahhabi scholar Ibn Baz rejects the hadith of Bilal ibn al-Harith's Tawassul at the blessed grave of Prophet (sal Allalhu alayhi wasallam) for seeking rains,  as a valid source  and brazenly condemns the act of the Companion who came to the grave, calling it munkar (aberrant) and wasila ila al-shirk (a means to associating partners to Allah). We seek protection from Allah from ignorance and error.  According to the Wahhabi logic, this would make the Companion Bilal ibn al-Harith guilty of shirk ul-akbar.  May Allah protect us from such perverted accusations against the beloved Companions of our beloved Prophet (peace & blessings upon him)!

This one every Muslim knows about:  Dawud ibn Salih says:  One day Marwan came and he saw that a man was lying down with his mouth turned close to the Prophet’s grave. Then he (Marwan) said to him, “Do you know what are you doing?” When he moved towards him, he saw that it was Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. (In reply) he said, “Yes (I know) I have come to the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) and not to a stone. I have heard it from the Messenger of God (Peace Be Upon Him) not to cry over religion when its guardian is competent. Yes, shed tears over religion when its guardian is incompetent."   
Ref: Ahmad 5:422, Hakim Mustadrak 4:515;  both the latter and al-Dhahabi said it was sahih. It is thus cited by as-Subki (Shifa' as-siqam p. 126), Ibn Taymiyya (al-Muntaqa 2:261f.),  al Tabarani in Mu'jam al-Kabir (4:189) and Mu'jam al-Awsat according to Haythami in al-Zawa'id (5:245 and 5:441 #5845 Book of Hajj, "Section on the honoring of the dwellers of Madina, chapter on placing one's face against the grave of our Master the Prophet " and #9252 Book of Khilafa, "Chapter on the leadership of those unworthy of it"), and Ibn Hibban in Sahih.




We also know from the historical accounts that whenever someone used to leave for Madinah Munawwara, Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz, who has been called as the Reformist of the First Century Hijra by Imam ibn Hanbal, used to send his courier from Syria with the message: "Convey my greetings to Allah's Messenger." Yazid ibn Abi Sa`id al-Mahri said that he went to `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz and when `Umar bade him farewell, he said, "I would like you to do something for me. When you reach Madina and see the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, greet him for me with peace." Another said, "He used to send such greetings in his letters from Syria."...


It is significant to note that when Syria (i.e. Shaam in Arabic/Urdu) was conquered during the Caliphate of  Hazrat Umar (R), the Muslims preserved the graves of Zakaria (Zechariah) and Yahya (John the Baptist) - peace be upon them both.  Similarly, when Jerusalem was surrendered to Hazrat Umar (R), the graves besides the Masjid al-Aqsa were not destroyed or demolished.   

We shall just cursorily mention a few events when the visitors heard the reply of Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) from his blessed grave.


Two years after the sad incident of Karbala, a horrendous siege was laid by Yazid in the year 63 (after Hijri) during which incident (called 'Harra') some 12,000 of Yazid’s soldiers plundered Madinah Munawwara and killed 700 Ansaars and Muhajareeen. Some 10,000 civilians lost their life. A thousand women became pregnant as a result of the savage rape of thousands of women by the yazidi army. Such was the tyranny unleased on Madinah. As stated in Khasa’is Kubra, the famous Tabii of the time, ibn Musayyib, found himself alone in the Masjidun Nabwi at times. For days together no one entered the Masjid and all that time he heard the the Adhaan (call to prayers) and the iqaamat from the grave of the Messenger of Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam).


It is interesting to note that ibn Taimiyya states in his Iqtida as-sirat al-Mustaqim (page 373): Ibn Musayyib’s listening to the Adhaan from the grave of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) or the returning of the salaam from the grave of Awliya is “Haqq” and we believe in it.


Again, on the day the house of Uthman ® was blockaded by his assassins, he said, "I will not go anywhere! I cannot leave Madinah and Rasulullah."  Pausing here, a question comes to the mind as to why did he say that he couldn't leave Rasulullah (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam)? Wasn't the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) buried in the grave?  It is clear that the Sahaba never considered that Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) was no longer there.  Ibn `Umar related from `Uthman that the previous night the latter had seen the Prophet in his dream telling him: "Be strong! Verily you shall break your fast with us tomorrow night."  Incidentally, it may be stated here that several reports state that at the time of `Uthman’s (R) siege and martyrdom,  Zayd ibn Thabit had marshalled three hundred Ansâr in his defense together with Abu Hurayra, Ibn `Umar, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, `Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, (May Allah be pleased with them all) but `Uthman (R) forbade all of them to fight.


One incident from the Kitab ar-Ruh: Ibrahim Ibn Shayban said: “One year I went on a pilgrimage then I came to Madinah and approached the grave of the prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) and said Salam to him. I heard, coming from inside the room, the reply:”Wa’alaikum al-salam.” (Narrated from Muhammad ibn Hibban by Abu Nu’aym in Al-Targhib (#102), Ibn Al-Najjar in Akhbar al-Madinah (pg. 146), Ibn Jawzi al-Qayyim in Muthir al-Gharam (pg. 486-498), Al-Fayruzabadi in Al-Silat wal Bushr (pg. 54) and by Ibn Taimiyya in Iatida’ al-Sirat al-Mustaqim (page 373 to 374)

In al-Tafsir al-Kabir, (Vol..21, p.86) Imam  Imam Fakhr al-Din Razi writes that when the body of Hazrat   Abu Bakr Siddiq (R) was bought to the blessed grave of the Prophet *sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), it was said: Peace be upon you. This is Abu Bakr present at your door. Suddenly, the door opened and a voice came from the blessed grave saying: Bring the beloved to the beloved. 

We have many other such incidents such as that of Hadrat Ahmed Rifai’s greeting the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) whose hand came out of the blessed grave (in 555 Hijri) and the Mystic Saint kissed it in the presence of thousands of people. According to the accounts, in that crowd was Hadrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Ghousul Azam ®.


Visiting Parents’ Graves:
While on the subject of visitation to the graves, we shall now turn to the merits of visiting our parents graves. Baihaqi narrates in Shu'ab al-Iman that the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) said: "Whoever visits the grave of his parents or the grave of one of them, every Friday, he will be forgiven and his name will be written among the pious ones." Just imagine, visiting the grave of one’s parents opens the door to remission of one’s sin!


Imam Sayuti mentions in Sharh us- Sudoor Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) said that when you visit the graveyard, you should read Surah Ikhlas, Surah Takathur and Surah Fatiha, and present the reward of the recitations as a gift to the inhabitants of the graves. Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) explains that these souls will then make du'a (supplicate) for you, asking Allah (Most High) to forgive you and bless you. 


Some people object to the recitation of Surah Yasin for the dead ones.  The Prophet sallal laahu alaihi wassallam said: "Recite Sura Yaseen for your deceased ones" (Abu Dawud, Ibn-e-Maaja, Mishkaat - Kitaabul Janaiz).  Scholars point out that the hadith is rigorously authenticated by Imam Suyuti (rah.) as well as Ibn Habban.    And al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, when discussing this hadith in al-Talkhis al-Habir, mentioned that Imam Ahmad (rah.) said in his Musnad, "Abul-Mughira informed us that Safwan informed us that the scholars used to say: If it, meaning Ya Sin, is read for the dying, his [death] will be lightened by it. "


It is mentioned in the commentary of `Umdat al-Sālik that the soul’s connection with the grave is never severed, and it is stronger from `Asr on Thursday until sunrise on Saturday, which is why people often visit graves on Thursday afternoon and Friday. [Shaykh Nuh Keller, Reliance of the Traveler]


Visiting the grave of Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam):
It is not a secret that to those who are endowed with understanding, a visit to the Prophet's (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) grave is more beneficial than any other experience whether this visit is on his way or not. It is the most excellent of quest and draws us nearer to Allah and earns for the intercession of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) on the day Reckoning.  The prophetic traditions are many in this regard but are not being cited since it is not our topic. 


In his commentary on Qadi `Iyad, Imam `Ali al-Qari al-Hanafi writes: "There is no doubt that among the highly venerated sanctuaries, Makkah is preferable to Madina itself, except for the mound of the Prophet's sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) grave, which is mercy and tranquillity: for it is better than the Ka`ba or rather, better than the Throne itself according to a large group of the Islamic scholars." (Source: al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa', Dar al-kutub al-`ilmiyya ed., 2:162). Ibn al- Qayyim uses the words ratibun matirun ("moist and fresh" i.e. as alive as can be) in his book Kitab ar-Ruh. His grave is better than paradise. He is returning our greetings of peace and interceding for the Community, and his grave is more blessed than the Kaaba.


Ibn `Aqeel al-Hanbali said, according to Ibn al-Qayyim in his Bada'i` al-fu'ad:   "Nothing is like the Hujra [Prophet's room] by Allah! not the Kaaba, not the Throne and the Throne-Bearers, not the Sixth Paradise [Jannat `Aden], and not the Revolving Universes, for in that Hujra there is a BODY more precious in the balance than this world and the next."


Mulla Ali al-Qari in his book Sharhu sh-Shafa, vol. 2: "Ibn Taymiyyah the Hanbalite was extreme when he prohibited setting out to visit the tomb of the Prophet (s). Others were even more extreme when they said that visiting is definitely a pious act in religion, and denying this is condemned as infidelity. Perhaps the second point was nearer to being correct, because (of the rule that says) prohibiting that which, according to the consensus of the ulama, is considered as recommended (mustahhab) is considered as unbelief, for here prohibition supercedes something that was permissible by unanimous agreement in this case."



Visiting graves of prophets and awliya-Allah is not Grave Worship:


Consider this hadith in Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 423 which is narrated by Abu Huraira (R):  "…Then Moses asked, "O my Lord! What will be then?" He said, "Death will be then." He said, "(Let it be) now." He asked Allah that He bring him near the Sacred Land at a distance of a stone's throw. Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said , "Were I there I would show you the grave of Moses by the way near the red sand hill."

According to the above hadith in Sahih Bukhari, it is the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) who is expressing a desire that he would show the Sahaba the grave of Moses if  he (s)were there!  It is also a fact that Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) never destroyed any grave nor did he instruct the Sahaba to do so.  So who came up with the bold unislamic innovation of destroying the graves of Sahaba as well as their homes, including the home of Messenger of Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) thus wiping out the vestiges of Islam?  You know the answer! 


Again,  if the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) himself used to visit the graves all his blessed life on earth, and if Hadrat Umar ® himself went for the ‘ziyaarah’ of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) along with Ka’b al-Ahbar, and if Hadrat Bilal ® could leave Damascus for the purpose of solely visiting the blessed grave of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) at Madinah Munawwara pursuant to a dream, and if Umar bin Abdul Aziz used to send his salaam to the blessed grave of Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) through an emissary, then how on earth could visiting the graves of Muslims, especially those of the prophets and the Sahaba, the martyrs and the Awliya-Allah constitute “grave worship” as some scholars of minority sect would have us believe! 

Some minority sects who strangely call themselves Sunnis,  try to slander the real Sunnis who are the Muslim majority of Ahle sunna wal Jamaat by saying that visiting the graves amounts to grave-worshipping.  No muslim visits the graves for worshipping the occupant of the grave. Then, these are the places that reminds him of Allah and the Hereafter. According to the Islamic scholars, the Prophets Awliya-Allah are alive in their graves with the life called 'life-in-the-grave' that we do not know. They cannot do anything by themselves. Allah grants them sufficient power and value to be mediators. As He loves them, He shows honor to them and offers them favors outside His usual custom. He creates wishes for their sake. They are asked to be mediators for the wishes to be created.  This is, of couse the subject-matter of "Tawassul" which we are not discussing here. 

However, it may be observed here that if visiting the Muslims' graves constituted "Grave Worship" the grave of Abu Ayyub Ansari (R) who was buried in the ramparts of the fort near Constatinopole would not have been preserved by the Muslim army with a dire warning to the nasara enemies that if any harm befell the grave, not a single church would remain safe  in the Muslim empire.   Thus even the enemies were compelled to rever this grave and they did derive blessings through it.  According to Mujahid, whenever there was famine, the people would expose the grave and then the rains would start falling.  Even the grave of Imam Bukhari at a village known as Kharteng,  near Samarqand (which todays falls in Uzbekistan)  is known as the place of 'Baraka'.  Two hundred years after the death of Imam Bukhari,  the people of Samarqand were gripped with severe famine.  When they did the 'istiqasa' near his grave,  Allah accepted their prayers and gave abundant rains.   


Here, it is well to remember that the early Muslims used to go around the Ka’ba despite the fact that 360 idols had been placed inside by the polytheists Makkans, i.e. before Makkah (Mecca) was conquered by the Holy Prophet(Salla Allahu Ta’ala Alayhi Wa Sallam). But that did not make them polytheists because their intention was good of which Allah was aware and cognizant. Similarly, even today prayers are offered at the Maqam-i-Ibrahim where his footprints are stored in an enclosure near the Ka’ba. The graves of Isma’îl (a.s.) and his mother Hajrah sit in the Hajar under the Mizâb.” (Azraqi’s A khbâr ul Makkah). Additionally, the graves of Nûh, Hud, Shuaib and Salîh Alayhum Salâm lie between the Zamzam and the Maqâm.” (Azraqi’s Akhbâr ul Makkah) Around the Ka’bah lie the graves of three hundred prophets.” (Sahih Muslim, Bayhaqî) Between the Rukn ul Yamâni and the Rukn ul Aswad seventy prophets lie buried. Each of them died in poverty and lice infection owing to non availability of water. (Ibn Abû Zahira’s Jâmi ul Latîf) Despite all this, Tawaafs (circumambulations) of the Ka’ba are performed. In the Masjid of al-Khayf there is the 'qabar' of seventy prophets according to a prophetic tradition reported in the book of Hadiths called Majma al-Zawaid (No.5769 and 5965) of al-Haythami. Billions have been performing 'namaaz' in Masjidun Nabvi which houses the holy grave of Rasool-Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam).


The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) himself never doubted that Muslims would commit “Shirk” . Otherwise he would never have permitted Muslims to visit the graves. Nor he himself would have set the examples by visiting the inhabitants of Jannatul Baqi or Jannatul Mualla graveyards or even the martyrs of Uhud. Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir: One day the Prophet went out and offered the funeral prayers of the martyrs of Uhud and then went up the pulpit and said, "I will pave the way for you as your predecessor and will be a witness on you. By Allah! I see my Fount (Kauthar) just now and I have been given the keys of all the treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth) ”BY ALLAH! I AM NOT AFRAID THAT YOU WILL WORSHIP OTHERS ALONG WITH ALLAH AFTER MY DEATH, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT YOU WILL FIGHT WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR THE WORLDLY THINGS” (Volume 2, Book 23, Number 428: Sahih Bukhari)


The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) has spoken it! No Muslim will worship other along with Allah. Even a child, an illiterate Muslim knows that there is no other God but Allah.  Therefore, it is a blatant lie of the New Sect that majority Ahle as-Sunnat worship graves and become polytheists. It is a slander against Muslims, and a ploy to divert attention from the real issues that confront the Muslim world today. And, it’s lucrative business bashing the traditional Islam!  What a dangerous twist is being given to Islam by the very those who are supposed to be its guardian!  "Aag lagi ghar ko ghar ke chiraagh se!" 

In the history of any religion, no one has come up with such an absurd and venomous statement against a fellow-religionist as has been made against the Muslims by the founder of the New Sect:  "All Muslims who have spread over the world for six hundred years have been polytheists.”   Don’t you see? “Divide and Rule” still holds good here. The Principals used this ploy and ruled the world. Now the Agents have learnt this trick after serving the Principals and wants to rule the Muslim world!  Muslims surely need to wake up and refuse to be divided which is by harking back to the traditional Islam that was followed in the past and is still followed by the majority of the Muslims all over the world.


The picture to the left are  the graves  of Ibn Taimiyaa and his student Ibn Kathir, which are located  in the Sufi Cemetary in Damascus, Syria.   They  bear a testimony to the double standards  of these groups who have  maliciously and heartlessly desecrated and destroyed not only the graves of the Companions, but also those of the parents, the progeny and family of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam), besides destroying the Islamic heritage.   Scholars inform us:

Allama Ahmad bin Ali Basri states in the book ‘Faslul Khitaab fi Rad’di Dalaalati Ibn Abdil Wahab’ as follows : ‘From amongst the things, he (ibn Abdul Wahab Najdi) mentioned one thing, ‘if I attain the opportunity to do so, then I will break down the Rauza of Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) (Faslul Khitaab fi Rad’di Dalaalati Ibn Abdil Wahab).


Why, then, the grave of Ibn Taimiyya was spared?  Every one knows the answer that it was because of a certain royal patronage.   Even Nasiruddin Al-Bani who devoted his life to altering Islamic books, including Adab al-Mufrad of Imam Bukhari and removing over 5,000 prophetic traditions from various books of Hadiths, stated in his Last Will:  
"I  ask that the graveyard (for my burial)  be an old one, to ensure that its graves will not be  dug and leveled to the ground)". (Ma'a Shaykhinaa Naasiris-Sunnah wad-Deen - pages 27-31).  This comes from the one who spared no pains in attempting to destroy the Green Dome and the grave of (Prophet sallal laahu alaihi wassallam).  See the height of hypocrisy, duplicity, arrogance and deceit when he writes a Will to preserve his  own grave! 

What happened to the Sixty Thousand bodies of the Sahaba whose graves were dug up and destroyed?  I'll restrain myself here, since this subject has been explored well by the rightful ulema whose articles and comments are found all over the internet as also their translation into English - thanks to the Arabic-English translators!   

Since the non-muslim readers maybe confused as to who the Sunnis are and lest they hold Sunnis responsible for the "Fitna and Fasaad" in the world, it is necessary to give a brief definition as to  who is a Sunni.  As Sayyid Yusuf ar-Rifai (b.1932 in Kuwait) has stated: 

"The real Ahl-e-Sunnah wal Jamaat are those who love Allah and the Messenger of Allah (sallal laaahu alaihi wassallam), the Ahlul Bayt, the Sahaba, Awliya-Allah, the Saliheen  and believe in them, and follow one of the four Madhabs (i.e. school of thoughts) Hanafi, Shafii, Hanbali and Maliki, and should additionally be the follower or disciple of one Tariqa: either Rifai, or Qadiri or Chishti, or Naqshbandi or Shadhili, and so on, because by following a Shaykh he will enable you to purify yourself and give "Tazkiya Nafsika".   

Ibn Taimiyya who has been taken as the guiding light by the New Sect himself admitted that the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat is within the four walls of four schools of thoughts, namely, Hanafi, Shafii, Hanbali and Maliki .  In other words, there cannot be a fifth 'Madhab' or School of Thought in Ahle Sunnah wal Jamaat,  as the ulema have stated!   Even if  someone claims to be a Sunni but doesn't fit into the above category, he cannot be from the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat. 

Muslim scholars inform us that this New Sect has been breaking into as many as One Hundred and Fifty sects out of which at least thirty-three have been  distinctly identified by them.   However, some of the  traits  that are common to these breakaway groups  are militancy, aggression and intolerance, in addition to their trying to outdo one another in their disrespect of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wassallam) and destroying the graves of  his Companions, parents, progeny, family, as well as the graves  of Awliya-Allah.  

Imam al-Tirmidhi (4/2167) reported on the authority of Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), who said: "Verily my Ummah would not agree (or he said the Ummah of Muhammad) would not agree upon error and Allah's hand is over the group and whoever dissents from them departs to Hell." (see also Mishkat, 1/173). 

For the benefit  of  a layman, Janaab Abdul Hakim Murad,  gives a simple yardstick to know whether a doctrine or practise is orthodox or heretical: The Muslim is required to find out whether it is recognised by the majority of Muslim scholars.  As a layman, I couldn't agree with him more! But there is a caveat: In order to twist Islam to suit the desired goals of the new sect (which keeps on changing its name from time to time), tampering with the Islamic books has become a cottage industry.  Especially at risks are the English translations  of those classical books.  So the next time you don't find a particular hadith or some pages or citations from other Islamic books you know what has happened.  Right from the Sahih of Imam Bukhari to Riyadh as-Saliheen of Imam Nawawi  and commentaries of Qur'an - none has been spared.  Worst of all, the new words and doctrines manufactured in these factories have been  falsely attributed to the righteous ulema and the innocent Muslim does not know about it.  But that's another subject!


Lastly, I need to explain that the slight digression from the main subject was very much essential since the diversion is innately connected with our subject, and many questions would have remained unanswered in the mind of the dear readers, as I am sure many still are!  

Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates or your kindred; the wealth you have gained; the commerce in which you fear a decline or the dwellings in which you delight – are dearer to you than Allah, or His apostle, or the striving in His cause; then wait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious.” (Qur'an: 9:24)


Allah and His Rasool (s) know best!


CONCLUDED.


Allah bless and greet the Prophet, his Family, and all his Companions. Wal-hamdu lillahi Rabb al-`alamin.


NASIR