Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Hamilton, New Zealand with Arman, Aria, and Gloria Akhterjahan singing “Rab e Rahim par bharosa (Trust in the All-Merciful Lord)” in Urdu, from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded in Hamilton, New Zealand, 21 February, 2021, and was composed by Gloria Akhterjahan.
Lyrics & Quote
URDU
هللا وابہی! اے خدا کی جانب متوجہ ہونے والے! تمام ماسوا سے آنکھیں بند کر لے اور ملکوت ابہی کی طرف آ انکھیں لگا۔ جو چاہتا ہے اس سے چاہ، جو مانگنا ہے اس سے مانگ ۔ وہ اپنی ایک نگاہ سے الکھوں حاجتیں پوری کردیتا ہے اپنی ایک ادن ٰی ترین التفات سے الکھوں العالج بیماروں کو شفا عطا فرماتا ہے ۔ اور اس کی مہربانی کی ایک نگاہ ہی زخم کے لئے مرہم بن جاتی ہے اور دلوں کو قیود غم سے رہائی عطا فرماتی ہے جو کچھ کرتا ہے وہی کرتا ہے ہم کیا کر سکتے ہیں۔ وہ فاعل مختار و حاکم مطلق ہے ۔پس سر تسلیم خم کر اور رب رحیم پر بھروسہ بہتر ہے ۔ تجھ پر نور انور روش ہو.
ENGLISH
O Thou who art turning thy face towards God! Close thine eyes to all things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious. Ask whatsoever thou wishest of Him alone; seek whatsoever thou seekest from Him alone. With a look He granteth a hundred thousand hopes, with a glance He healeth a hundred thousand incurable ills, with a nod He layeth balm on every wound, with a glimpse He freeth the hearts from the shackles of grief. He doeth as He doeth, and what recourse have we? He carrieth out His Will, He ordaineth what He pleaseth. Then better for thee to bow down thy head in submission, and put thy trust in the All-Merciful Lord.
Abdu’l-Baha
Chords
Am G F E Allah'u'Abha! Allah'u'Abha! Allah'u'Abha! Allah'u'Abha! Am G F E Ay Khuda ke janeb mutavajjeh hone wale! Am C D {Tamaam maaseva se aankhen band kar le, Am C D Aur Malakut-e-Abha ki taraf aankhen laga.}x2 Am D C Am Jo chaahta hai Usse chaah; jo maangta hai Usse maang. Am G F E Vo Apni ek nigaah se laakhon haajtein poori Kardeta Hai Am C D Am C D Aur Apni ek Adnatareen Iltefaat se laakhon la-illaaj beemariyon ko Am D C Am Shafaa ata farmaata hai, shafaa ata farmaata hai. C D G F Am Uski meherbaani ki ek nigah hi zakham ke liye marham ban jaati hai Am G F Am Aur dilon ko qayyud-e-gham se rihaai ata farmati hai C F C Am G F E Am Jo karta hai Vohi Karta Hai, hum kya kar sakte hein? C F C Vo Faail Mukhtaar-O-Haakim-e-Matlak Hai! Am G F E Am Vo Faail Mukhtaar-O-Haakim-e-Matlak Hai! Am G F E Pas sar-e-tasleem, khamkar aur Rabb-e-Rahim par bharosa Am-C-D Am-C-E Behtar hai! Ooooo! Am D Tujhpar Noor-e-Anwar Roshan ho! C Am Tujhpar Noor-e-Anwar Roshan ho!
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