Allah Allah - beautiful Farsi noha with English subtitles

Описание: This is a beautiful farsi noha (Allah Allah) with English subtitles. It is a lament to God, a cry of longing for the return of the Messiah and a poem of mourning for Imam Hussain accompanied with matam or latum, recited during Muharram. It laments the state of the world, the decline of spirituality, the hatred and conflict in our times. It relates some of the story of Imam Hussain and Zainab, and decries the betrayal of the Imam by the Kufans. It hints that if Kufans betrayed Imam Hussain after calling for him, we must be careful not to to do the same when the Messiah returns. Since we call for God to send the Messiah, we must prepare ourselves in such a way that we will not repeat the Kufan's betrayal. It calls for people to awaken and follow the path of faith, love, and sacrifice demonstrated by Hussain.

The translation is not word for word as the Farsi is very evocative and suggestive of several layers of meanings. Hopefully, the translation gives some sense of the intended meaning.

O master of the blessed souls
Save us from the loneliness of our separation from you
Without you, oppressed hearts are dying
It’s time for your return(2X)
(O people) Cry out from the depths of your burdened hearts
Cry out for Truth (Haqq)(2X)
Break the heart’s confining cage
Sing the melody of Truth

Allah Allah
Where is the dawn of Truth’s victory
When will humanity’s affliction and suffering end
The world is engulfed in songs of destruction
Humanity is on a path of ruin
On one side, oppression like a flood
On another, calamity and sedition
No roar of voices of truth
No cries lifting our hopes
Our hearts are in turmoil
We are in loneliness and exile in this world
Oppression has exceeded all bounds
Hearts overflow with sorrow
Tranquility and patience have fled this world
Look at the malign enmity that raises its voice in the world
Look at the smoke and fire
On one side, bloodshed and slaughter
On the other side, faith is distorted and destroyed.
Allah Allah

(chorus)
Allah Allah
This is our cry against the oppression of our times,
Allah Allah
This is our cry in the face of these demons of our time,
Humanity in danger - lost, misguided
Faith has lost its brightness in their hearts, Passions and greed have overcome them.
For those with kind hearts, O the loneliness of these times
O Lord, where is the resurrector of dead hearts
Let our hearts cry out for the spirit of the awaited one
Where is the one to return truth to the world(2X)

Let us stand up to the transgressions of tyranny
Let us break these floodwaters which are sweeping the world
Watch the world around you with an open heart
See the sufferings of its people
With Hussain begin the cry of a new liberation
Like Zaynab break the power of the oppressor’s stronghold.
O people of the city of supplication (companions of Hussain)
Friends of the great witness to truth
The awaited one is patient
But today is your time and our time
If the heart has faith it will trust in God
And will come to the field of truth with courage and love
The aware heart knows where the Qur’an should truly be read
From a head raised on a spear, that speaks the lonely melody of truth
Every day is Ashura, every day new cries of tribulations arise
The world fills with tragedy
Everywhere it looks like Karbala

(chorus)

The news from Kufa arrived
Everyone desires his presence
Everyone is passionate in their desire for Hussain’s arrival
Everyone is an aspirant for the light of truth
Allah Allah, shame on the breakers of the covenant
The truest man of the time was abandoned, left alone in the battlefield against oppression. He came by their invitation, Woe to their turning away, where was their loyalty
Alone on the day of battle, the transient world became the enemy of mankind
When their word of faith was tested, when their word of promise was tested
No loyalty, only disgrace
Shame covered the people of Kufa
The king of truthful hearts stood alone
Heads were raised on spears
And Zainab, Zainab remained alone
From the spears, light
From the chest’s, sighs of sorrow
Zainab is the voice of truth in Nineveh
Zainab is the speaking sword of Karbala

(chorus)

O sorrowful hearts, good news, the sadness of this world will fade
The winter of the world will pass and another story will arrive
Allah Allah, the season of hope will come
The light of dawn will overcome the darkness
A new colour of morning will come after this night, the time is arriving
O companions in humanity, it is dawn, it is the time to awaken and stand
O people with hearts loyal to truth, arise
O people with free spirits, stand up
We must cleanse our eyes and see the world with beautiful vision
For how long must this era’s hell of hate and war go on
Let us walk under the rain (of spiritual truth)
We must wash rancour and hatred from our hearts
The pain and separation of our loneliness must end
Stand and let us unite, let us build a new world with love
That day a new season of spring will begin
That day a true knight (the Imam) will arrive

(chorus)