During his final and fatal illness Dr Zahurul
Hassan Sharib requested those of his
disciples and family caring for him to sing
repeatedly to him the verses that we
present here. They were composed by his
spiritual guide. If we tired a little and
stopped, he would come round from what
appeared to be a state of
semi-consciousness, and insist we
continue. I generally managed only to join in
the refrains but they stayed with me,
however imperfectly and still spring ,
unbidden but very welcome, into my mind
from time to time.

Thanks to an Urdu version published by
Hazrat Inaam Hasan, my wife Farhana has
been able and kind enough to provide me
with an explanation of the Urdu text, which I
have done my best to transcribe faithfully in
English. May the all-Mighty pardon my
errors.

Jamiluddin Morris Zahuri



Left: Original Urdu

Below Left : an English rendition

Below right : transliteration of the Urdu into roman script.

English rendition

Before everything, say 'in the name of Allah'.
There is no deity, only Allah.

Allah is One, Allah is One,
None is worthy of worship but the Lord.
The Creator He is, The Master He is,
Like unto the Lord there is none.

There is no other deity, only Allah! Only Allah!
Only Allah!

Our Lord is High above all,
He it is who created the world,
None can be compared to Him,
We are His servants, He is our Master.

Allah, Allah! Only Allah! Only Allah! Only Allah!

The remembrance of God lights up the heart.
There is no work better than that,
Just recite the name of God.
There is no name better than that.

Allah, Allah! Only Allah! Only Allah! Only Allah!

When Muhammed came into this world,
Good things, very good things he told us,
He recited, recited God's Qur'an,
The straight, straight way he showed us.

The light of Muhammed, peace be upon him,
peace be upon him, peace be upon him.

Muhammed came into this world,
To recite the words of the Lord,
He destroyed what was evil,
He always spoke only the truth.

The light of Muhammed, peace be upon him,
peace be upon him, peace be upon him.

It is peace of the heart, the religion of the
prophet,
It gives shelter, the religion of the prophet,
It is a candle for the world, the religion of the
prophet,
It is the sign of truth, the religion of the prophet.

The light of Muhammed, peace be upon him,
peace be upon him, peace be upon him.

There is no deity but Allah, Muhammed is the
prophet of Allah.
Transliteration

Sab sey pehley Bismillah. La ilaha ilallah


Eke hai Allah, Eke hai Allah
Is key siwa Rab koi nahee hai
Khaliq voh hai, Malik voh hai,
Is jaysa Rab koi nahee hai

La ilaha ilallah, ilallah, ilallah.


Rab hai humara sab say Aala,
Jiseney is a-lam ko-banaya
Koi nahee hai hamsar uska
Hum hain bandey voh hai mola

Allah, Allah, ilallah, ilallah, ilallah.

Yad-e-Khuda sey dil roshan kar
Eis sey behter kaam nahi hai
Naame Khuda ka wirdey zaban ka
Is sey behter naam nahee hai

Allah, Allah, ilallah, ilallah, ilallah.

Ayee Mohammed jub duniya mai
Achee, achee bateyn batayee
Pahr pahr kar Qu'r-an Khuda ka
Sidhee, sidhee, rahen batayee

Nuri Muhammed salallah, salallah, salallah


Aye Muhammed is a-lam mai,
Sab ko sunaney Rab ki ba-teyn,
Maet dee saree jhuti ba-teyn
Jub farh-maee sachee ba-teyn

Nuri Muhammed salallah, salallah, salallah


Raa-hatey jan hai deen-i-naabi ka

Wajah e amma hai deen naabi ka

Shamma-ay jahan hai deen-i-naabi ka
Sid-qay nishan hai deen-i-naabi ka.


Nuri Muhammed salallah, salallah, salallah


La ilaaha, ilallah, Muhammed dur
Rasuulallah.
Hazrat Khadim Hasan Nawob Gudri Shah Baba
Poet's Corner
Section One
Verse in praise of Allah,
and
His holy Prophet Muhammed
(may peace be upon him)

'Before Everything' by Khadim Nawob Gudri Shah Baba