Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Heavenly

Listening to this recitation brought chills down my spine and yeah, I cried a little. Arabic is a beautiful language. Enjoy and reflect. Oh, and here's a translation of what he's reciting.

"1) O THOU enwrapped one!
(2) Keep awake [in prayer] at night, all but a small part
(3) of one-half thereof 2 - or make it a little less than that,
(4) or add to it [at will]; and [during that time] recite the Qur'an calmly and distinctly, with thy mind attuned to its meaning. 3
(5) Behold, We shall bestow upon thee a weighty message –
(6) [and,] verily, the hours of night the mind most strongly and speak with the clearest voice, 4
(7) whereas by day a long chain of doings is thy portion.
(8) But [whether by night or by day,] remember thy Sustainer's name, and devote thyself unto Him with utter devotion.
(9) The Sustainer of the east and the west [is He]: there is no deity save Him: hence, ascribe to Him alone the power to determine thy fate"

No comments: