Knowledge is a Divine Light

By Mansur Ali.

Knowledge is a deep ocean without an ocean bed.

The deeper the person dives the more mysteries of
knowledge will open up for him.

By diving in the heavenly ocean he will be gifted
with pearls and corals, the fruits of the ocean of knowledge.

Knowledge is a divine light, which sheds its
radiance on the path of life, guiding its followers
through every phase of life.

know is divine; it differentiats between
good and evil.

So O Muslims! Take up this quest, the quest for
the search of knowledge.

Grasp it while you still have time,
attain it while you are healthy and fine.

Gain it with zeal and crave
Gain it from the cradle to the grave.

Prayer of a child

Allama Iqbal

My hopes and wishes come upon My lips from inside my heart. Oh Allah! My life should be Like a lamp, never to go dark.
Let the darkness of the world Disappear with my presence. Let every place become bright With my shining existence.
Just as the flower stands with others, Increasing the garden’s beauty, Let my life stand with knowledge And dignify my community.
My life should be built around Those who seek the light, Just as the moth loves the glowing lamp In the darkness of the night.
Oh Allah! Make me strive Constantly to educate my mind, With the light of knowledge That you gave me the power to find.
I want to dedicate my life to those Who are in need of special care. The old, the young, the ill, the hungry, I want to be fair.
Oh Allah! You gave us choices! Protect us from sins, Lead us to the path of righteousness, Help us to do good things.

Urdu lyrics

lab pe aatii hai duaa banake tamannaa merii zindagii shammaa kii surat ho Khudaayaa merii
ho mere dam se yuuN hii mere watan kii ziinat jis tarah phuul se hotii hai chaman kii ziinat
zindagii ho merii parawaane kii surat yaa rab ilm kii shammaa se ho mujhako mohabbat yaa rab
ho meraa kaam Gariibon kii himaayat karanaa dardmandon se zaiifon se mohabbat karanaa
mere allaah buraaii se bachaanaa mujhako nek jo raah ho us raah pe chalaanaa mujhako

Life is a thing that turns on wheels

When we are asked about our youth
Would we say what we've done the truth
Have our degrees and diplomas come to use
Or have they brought us bad news
Have we branded Islam as an education?
Are we to become a non Islamic Generation?
A garden in paradise or a pit in hell
The choice is ours make it well
The requirements are simple
The rewards are high
Sacrifice the short journey here
For the hereafter you'll have no fear
Think well
Be prepared before we die
Because life is a thing that turns on wheels
Death is a thing that every man feels
If life was a thing that money could buy
Then the rich will live and the poor would die
But Allah in his wisdom has made it so
That the rich and the poor together shall go.