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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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with Friends in Malaysia (Satchit Ananda, Harvin Mageyndren, Sharlene Rani, Shalynn Subromaniam, Nishana Rajan and Prasad VS) who sing “Chal Wel Deh (Say God Sufficeth) (Katakanlah)” in Semai, Bahasa Melayu and in English, from the Writings of the Bab.
This song was filmed and recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2019.
Here is the quotation used for the lyrics in Semai, Bahasa Melayu and in English, followed by the chords:
Lyrics & Quote
SEMAI
Chal Wel Deh Tuhan Hoit Cukup Segala Neng Suatu Nong Lok Segala-gala Eh
The Bab
BAHASA MELAYU
Katakanlah: Tuhan mencukupi segala sesuatu di atas segalanya, dan tiada di langit mahupun di bumi yang mencukupi kecuali Tuhan. Sesungguhnya, Ia sendirilah, Yang Maha Tahu, Yang Maha Pemelihara, Yang Maha Kuasa.
The Bab
ENGLISH
Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens or in the earth but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the Knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent.
The Bab
Chords
Intro: Bmin, D, E
Chal Wel Deh Tuhan
Hoit Cukup Segala Neng Suatu
Nong Lok Segala-gala Eh
Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens or in the earth but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the Knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent.
C# m, B, A, B
Katakanlah: Tuhan mencukupi segala sesuatu di atas segalanya,
C# m, B, A, B, C#, B, A, B
dan tiada di langit mahupun di bumi yang mencukupi kecuali Tuhan.
C# m, B, A, B, C#, B, A, B
Sesungguhnya, Ia sendirilah, Yang Maha Tahu, Yang Maha Pemelihara, Yang Maha Kuasa.
C# m, B, A, B, C#, B, E, B
Sesungguhnya, Ia sendirilah, Yang Maha Tahu, Yang Maha Pemelihara, Yang Maha Kuasa.
Outro: C# m, B, A, B, C#
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Hi I am a Bahá’í who lives in the Dominican Republic, how could we prepare and share a quote on Bahá’í Blog Studio Sessions?
Janet Woodard (March 3, 2021 at 12:07 PM)
Hi Janet, thanks for the message. Please send an email with more information to: [email protected]
Naysan Naraqi (March 3, 2021 at 12:15 PM)