Allama Iqbal's Beautiful Tribute to Fatima Zahra(A.S.)
By: Abbas Shahid Baqir
Original poem in Farsi by Allama Sir Mohammad Iqbal, as published in his Asraar-o-Rumooz
Her honour comes from three relationships Noor-e-chashm- Un imam-e-awwalin- She is the daughter of the person known as Rahmat al-lil aalameen Who is Imam of all the (prophets) in the past and all the leaders in the future Un ke jan dar payka-e-geeti dameed Rozgaar-e-taaza aa'in aafreed He, who revived a dead society back to life, And brought a new system of law Baanu-e un taajdaar-e-hal ata Murtaza mushkil kusha sher-e-xuda She is the wife of the one who was crowned with Hal Ata[1] He is the chosen one, solver of all problems, the lion of God Paadshhah-o- Yek hussam-o-yek zirh saamaan-e-oo He was a king but lived in a hut, All he owned was a sword and a coat of chain[2] Maadar-e-un markaz-e-parkaar- Maadar-e-un kaarwan saalaar-e-ishq Her son was the center of Love and devotion[3] He was the chief of the army of Love Un yeki sham'e shabistaan-e- Hafiz-e-jamee'at-e khayrul-umam He was a burning light in the gathering in the HARAM, He was the protector of the best of the communities Taa nasheenad aatash-e-paykaar- Pusht-epa zad ba sar-e-taaj-o- He kicked the throne and the crown aside[4], Only because he did not want to see the fire of killing and hatred Wan digar mawlaa-e abraar-e-jahaan Quwwat-e baazu-e-ahraar- And the other son (of hers) is the leader of the pious He gave strength to all the revolutionaries of the world Dar nawaa-e-zindagi soz az Husayn[5] Ahl-e-haq hurriyat amoz az Husayn[6] Husayn gives passion to the ode of humanity The truthful people learned the lesson of freedom from Husayn Seerat-e-farzandaha az ummahaat[7] Jawhar-e-sidq- The character of sons are built by their mothers The true mettle of truthfulness and honesty come from the mothers Muzra-e-tasleem ra haasil Butool[8] Maadaraan ra uswa-e-kaamil Butool Butool was the epitome of the devotion to Allah For mothers she is a guiding example Bahr-e-muhtaaj- Ba yahoodai chaadar-e-khud ra farooht Her heart was so overwhelmed by the plight of the poor, That she sold her own chadar to a Jew Noori-o wa ham atashi farmanbarash[ Gum razaayesh dar razaa-e shawharash Both angels and Jinn are in her obedience, (Because) she was obedient to her own husband Un adab parawarda-e sabr-o-raza Aasiya gardaan-o-lab Qur'an sara She was raised with SABR and submission Her lips would be reading Qur'an while her hands would be moving the hand mill Girya haaye u ze baalin bai niyaaz Gawhar afshandai badamaan-e-namaaz She wept for fear of Allah She shed tears during her prayers Asahk-e-oo bar cheed Jibreel az zamin Hamchu shabnam reext bar arsh-e-barin Jibreel would pick up her tears from the earth So that he may spread dew-drops in Jannah Rishta-e aa'een-e haq zanjeer-e-pa ast Paas-e-farmaan- I am bound by the law of Islam, I am beholden to the sayings of the Prophet Warna gird-e-turbat- Sajdaha bar khaak-e-oo pasheed mi Otherwise, I would have gone round and round her gravesite, And I would have done sajdah on her grave [1] This is an allusion to the Qur'anic verses 1-12 from Sura Dahr, Chapter 76. Imam Ali gave away his meal while ready to break his fast to a beggar. Allah sent those verses in his praise. [2] This is an allusion to the story when Imam Ali comes to the Prophet asking for Fatima Zahra's hand in marriage. He asks Ali: What do you have? Imam Ali replies: A sword and a coat of chain. The Prophet then says that being valiant fighter in Allah's way, he does not need a coat of chain, so he sells that to prepare for the wedding. [3] These verse pertain to the eldest son of Fatima Zahra, Hasan bin Ali. Many of his virtues are recorded in books of hadeeth. [4] Hasan abdicated in favour of Mu'awiyyah to avoid bloodshed and warfare [5] An allusion to the passion of Karbala. Compare this with P.B. Shelly's famous lines: "Our sweetest songs are those which are sung in the saddest tones." [6] Husayn stood up to a tyrant's demand instead of compromising his principles [7] It is amazing that Iqbal, a person raised in a typical male-chauvinistic society of Punjab, would write these lines [8] These lines are highly metaphorical. The translation that I have done is not literal. [9] Allusion to another story from the life of Fatima Zahra [10] This is an allusion to the Qur'anic verse 51:56, "I have not created the Jinn and the men except that they would worship Me." And it also connects to a hadeeth in which the Prophet had said: "If it was lawful to do sajdah to someone other than Allah, I would have commended women to worship their husbands." |
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