ذِكرٌ وموعظةٌ ونور
Remembrance, admonition and light
فيهِ شفاءٌ للصدور
A healing to the heart
وشفيعُنا يومَ النشور
And our intercessor on Judgement Day
آياتُه تَروي المَدى
Its verses quench our thirst
وصفاتُه نبعُ الهُدى
Its attributes are the source of guidance
نرقى الجنانَ بحُبهِ
We attain Paradise by loving it
لن تستقيمَ حياتُنا إلا بهِ
Our life will never be set right...
هو القرآنُ والفرقان
It is the Quran, and the Criterion [between right & wrong]
إليهِ تُنصِتُ الأكوان
To it the worlds listen attentively
وفيه تُعطّرُ الآذان
And the ears rejoice when they hear it
ضياءٌ يملأُ الآفاق
An illumination that fills the horizons
ونورٌ يبعثُ الأشواق
A light that awakens the yearning [for all that is good]
وفيه مَحاسِنُ الأخلاق
Ethics and beautiful morals are contained within it
كم يهتدي الحيرانُ فيه
It guides the lost and bewildered
والنّفسُ كم حنّت إليه
Our souls yearn for it so much
يعلو ولا يُعلى عليه
It's the highest and nothing can exceed it
هيَّا نُرتِّلُ آيِهِ
Let us recite its verses
ونعيشُ تحت ظلاله
And live under its shade
ننسى الهمومَ بقربه
We’ll forget our worries when we are close to it
لن تستقيمَ حياتُنا إلا به
Our life will never be set right...
هو القرآنُ والفرقان
It is the Quran, and the Criterion [between right & wrong]
إليهِ تُنصِتُ الأكوان
To it the worlds listen attentively
وفيه تُعطّرُ الآذان
And the ears rejoice when they hear it
ضياءٌ يملأُ الآفاق
An illumination that fills the horizons
ونورٌ يبعثُ الأشواق
A light that awakens the yearning [for all that is good]
وفيه مَحاسِنُ الأخلاق
Ethics and beautiful morals are contained within it
أسعِدْ به قلوبَنا
Bring joy to our hearts through it
واغفِر به ذنوبَنا
Forgive our sins through it
واشرح به صدورنا
And relieve our heartaches through it
أذهِب به أحزاننا
Erase our sorrows through it
فرّج به همومنا
Alleviate our hardships through it
واجعله شاهدا لنا
And make it a witness on our behalf [on Judgement Day]
هو القرآنُ والفرقان
It is the Quran, and the Criterion [between right & wrong]
إليهِ تُنصِتُ الأكوان
To it the worlds listen attentively
وفيه تُعطّرُ الآذان
And the ears rejoice when they hear it
ضياءٌ يملأُ الآفاق
An illumination that fills the horizons
ونورٌ يبعثُ الأشواق
A light that awakens the yearning [for all that is good]
وفيه مَحاسِنُ الأخلاق
Ethics and beautiful morals are contained within it