Dil ko Agar Chamkana ho - If You Wish to Illuminate Your Heart

 

Dil ko agar chamkana ho to kar lo zikr-e-Illa Allah, Illa Allah,  Illa Allah*
If you wish to illuminate your heart then do the zikr of Illa Allah, Illa Allah,  Illa Allah 

La Ilaaha Illa Allah, Muhammadur Rasulullah
There is no one worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

Koi batae daryaaon ko aysi rawani kis ne di?
Pray tell, who made the rivers flow this way?

Kis ne chamakta din bakhsha hai, raat suhaani kis ne di?
Who bestowed the shining day, who granted the pleasant night?

Nanna munnay paudon ko gulshan mein jawaani kis ne di?
Who matured the seedlings into a rose garden?

Wo yaktah, qudrat bhi yaktah, yaktah hai mera Allah!
He is unique, His power is unique, my Allah is unique!

Socho zara Fir'awn ke ghar mein Moosa ko paala kis ne?
Think for a moment, who nurtured Moosa in the palace of the Pharaoh?

Ghaur karo machhli ki shikam mein Yunus ko rakha kis ne?
Ponder over this, who kept Yunus inside the belly of a fish?

Pehle aag mein daala aur phir aag ko phool kiya kis ne?
Who first put him in the fire and then changed the fire into flowers?

Uske naam ke gun gaate hain Ebrahim Khaleelullah
The praises of His Name are sung by Ebrahim Khaleelullah (the friend of Allah)

Jin ko aana tha sab aa gayen, sirf Qiyaamat Baqi hai
Those who had to come have come, only Qiyaamat is left

Suraj ke sholaykehte hain "Hashr ki shiddat baaqi hai."
The rays of the sun proclaim, "The intensity of Hashr (day of Judgement) remains."

Mawt jisay kehti hai dunya wo bhi haqeeqat baaqi hai
That truth which is known as death by the world still remains

Ab to nikaalo yaaro apney dil se khiyaal-e-Ghayrullah
At least now, do remove from your heart thoughts other than Allah, oh Friends!

Sura-e-Rahmaan parh kar kar lo apne dil ko noorani
Enlighten your heart with the recitation of Surah Rahmaan

Roshan roshan qalb-o-jigar ho, jagmag jagmag peyshani
Let the heart and soul be illuminated and let the forehead shine

Dil mein khuda ka naam basaa lo, baat karo tum Qur'aani
Cultivate the name of Allah in your heart and speak only in the light of the Qur'aan

Chamkalo kirdaar ko aisa log kahe "Masha Allah!"
Polish your character to such an extent that people say, "Masha Allah!"

*Illa Allah- Except/Only Allah