Bahni Adam - mvt 6 - REQUIEM FOR PEACE

BAHNI ADAM – (transliteration)

Part 1 – Sa’adi Shirazi (1213-1293) Persian

1) Bani Odam azoye yek pekarand

2) Ke dar ofahrinesh ze yek goharand

3) Cho ozvi beh dard ovarad ruzgr

4) Degar ozvho ra namonad karor

translation

1) Children of Adam are members of one body

2) Who are created from the same origin;

3) If one member is in pain,

4) the other members cannot be at peace.

Part 2 – Ahmad Shawqi – Egyptian/Arabic (transliteration)

1) wulida rifku yauma mau-lidi a Isä
wal muru ätu wal huda wal hai-a-u

2) waz-dahel kaunu bil-walidi wa-da-ät
bih-sa-nä-hi mina ferel ar-ja-hu

3) wa-sa-rat ayatul Masihi kama
yeh-seh-ri minel fejari fil-wu-judi dai-a-u

4) tam-la-ul or-da wala awali-ma nuran
fal theh-ra mä i-jan bi-ha wa-da-u

5) la wa-i-dun, la sau-la-tun, luhn-ti-ka-mun
la hu-sä-mun, la raz-wa-tun, la di-mä-u

From “Great Events of the Nile Valley”

translation

1) Kindness, chivalry, guidance and humility were born
the day Jesus was born.

2) His coming brightened the world,
His light illumined it.

3) Like the light of dawn flowing through the universe,
So did the sign of Jesus (the Messiah) flow.

4) He filled the world with light,
Making the earth shine with its brightness.

5) No threat, no tyranny, no revenge,
no sword, no raids, no bloodshed
(did He use in His call to the new faith.)