Forty Days By: Nouri Sardar and Ali Fadhil (English Noha)

Описание: English noha "Forty days" By: Nouri Sardar, Recited by : Ali Fadhil and Nouri Sardar.

A noha about the walk to Karbala for 'Arbaeen.

Noha Lyrics:

Chorus
(2xs)
Forty days and counting
Karbala we’re coming

Walking because in our eyes he is priceless
Walking because anything else is worthless (2xs)

Forty days and counting…

1
(Spoken)
His fortieth comes and the heavens hear a call
Descends on Karbala each lover and angel
The father leaves behind his wife, children and all
The mother carries the children that barely crawl
Mew swear by their women,
Women, by their children
“No death on this road will bring to us distress,”
Walking because everything else is worthless

Chorus

Descends on her dust every nationality
The only language is of lovers of Ali
The father tells the son: “get dressed and get ready
Forget your nation today you’re Karbalai”

(2xs)
Every road to her bends
The millions descend

No fear almost in the face of death can hurt
Walking because anything else is worthless (2xs)

Chorus

2
(Spoken)
The call of the man that serves Karbala’s water
“Drink Abu Ali’s water and curse Hurmala
Fatima watches, of who do you remind her?
Qassim, Layla, Abdullah and Ali ul-Akbar?
Both the young and the old
Every hand her hand holds
She breathes breath into the one who is breathless”
Walking because anything else is worthless

Chorus

He who serves us food, who does he see behind him?
He sees on his feet pouring the food is Qassim
When they reach Karbala’s border who welcomes them?
‘Abbas cries out: “Oh servants of Hussain welcome!”

(2xs)
His brother’s by his side
His mother cries in pride

‘Abbas bring me one of their children to kiss
Walking because anything else is worthless (2xs)

Chorus

3
(Spoken)
When to carry her child she is unable
The mother pulls her son in a makeshift cradle
The old who can’t walk as their legs are unstable
Find their wheel chairs pushed by all those capable
Both the rich and the poor
Walking to the same door
All one, he who is poor finds himself needless
Walking because everything else is worthless

Chorus

A see a young girl and a flag she is holding
She reminds me of Roqqaiyah; I start crying
I see a woman at the roadside; she’s standing
She reminds me of Zainab for Abbas’s waiting

(2xs)
She stands there all alone
Cries even hearts of stone

The tears that flow watching these things are endless
Walking because anything is worthless (2xs)

Chorus

4
(Spoken)
Upon this road whist walking I learnt a lesson
Never look back when Hussain is your destination
I have Hussain therefore nothing else is my concern
Be by me or don’t be; to my beloved I return
Catch up or lag behind
By Hussain, me you’ll find
My life belongs to him, he isn’t worth less
Walking because anything else is worthless

Chorus

When with the millions on his grave I descend
I’ll say I walk all this way to on you peace send
The beauty of this walk only you comprehend
And I will return each year until my life’s end

(2xs)
‘Til I’m old and frail
I’ll walk on this trail

Yearly in the dress of death for you I’ll dress
Walking because anything else is worthless (2xs)

Chorus

Because anything else is worthless…