Lyrics
Lyrics –
zindagi shamma ki suurat ho khudaaya meri
duur dunya ka mere dam se andhera ho jaye
har jagha mere chamakne se ujaala ho jaye
ho mere dam se yunhi mere vatan ki zeenat
jis tarha phool se hoti hai chaman ki zeenat
zindagi ho mere parwane ki Surat, ya Rabb
ilm ki shamma se ho mujh ko muhabbat, ya Rabb
ho mera kaam ghareebon ki himaayat karna
dardmandon se za’eefon se muhabbat karna
mere Allah! buraai se bachaana mujhko
nek jo raah ho, us reh pe chalaana mujhko
Translation:
My longing comes to my lips as a supplication of mine
Oh God! May like a shining candle be the life of mine
May the darkness of this world disappear through this life of mine
May every place light up with the sparkling light of mine
May my homeland, through me, attain elegance
Just as the garden, through flowers, attains elegance
May my life be like that of the moth, Oh Lord
May my love be for the beacon of knowledge, Oh Lord
May my life’s way be to support the needy
And to love the old and the grief-stricken
My God! Protect me from the evil ways
Walk me through the path that leads to virtue
