Mother

Uqabilu ra'sakiz zaaki
Suruuran fi muhayyaaki
Fakam asharti min lailin
Wakam admadti min jaufin
Litarwiini bitahnaani
Dumuu'an minki kal mathari
Yuhaarul qaulu fi wasfil ladzi
Laaqaiti min hijri
Mudzakkiron bihad dahri
Ilaahul kauni aushani
Ridho'uki sirru taufiiqi
Wasidqu du'aikin farajat
Bihi ahadun minal basyari
Faanti nabdlu fi qalbii
Biwajhiki yanzali kadri
Ghadzan artaahu min safarii
Wayabda'u 'ahdiyatsani
Wayazhul guznu bizzahrii
English Translation:
Mother
Chorus
I will return oh mother
And kiss your chaste head
And suppress my desires
And taste the scent of your blessings
Besmirch in the richness of your feet
my cheek when I meet you
Water the soil with my tears
Happy that you are alive
How many nights did you stay up late
So that I could sleep to my content?
And how many times did you thirst
So you could quench my thirst with your tenderness?
And one day I was ill, I do not forget
The tears from you that were like the rain
And your eyes which stayed awake
fearing that I may be in danger
And the day we parted at dawn
Words cannot explain what
I felt when I abandoned you
And you told me things which I still
remember throughout my life
more tender towards you than mine"
more tender towards you than mine"
CHORUS
Obedience to you, oh want of my life..
[is what] the God of existence has instructed me to do.
Your content is the secret of my success
And my love of you is the secret of my belief
And the sincerity of your prayer [for me]..
has resolved my misfortunes and my sadness
My love towards you..
no human being loves anything like it
You are the beating of my heart
And you are what lights my vision
And you are the tune on my lips
My problems cease when I see your face
To you I do return oh mother
Tomorrow I rest from my journey
and the branches will blossom with flowers