Rise of Islam (Iqbals Tulu-e-Islam)

                                                        Rise of  Islam Part- 9

            

                        Companions! Rise, nightingale is prompting for action,

                        Avail the opportune moment, the spring has come,

                        In the valley and the wilderness, cloud overcast the sky,

                        And sound of falls is coming, heralding the new era has come,

                        Companions! Follow the footprints of the ancestors, introduce Islam,

                        Army of singing birds in rows after rows has come,

                        Keep off the pious and drink without fear the wine of eeman,*

                        After a long time from this old branch, call of welcome has come,

                        Narrate the stories of the lord of Badr and Hunain to the ardent, **

                        So that whatever is hidden from eye may be revealed,

                        Again this branch of Abraham is destined to grow,

                        In the bazaar of faith, the touchstone, our Qur’an, is with us,

                        I will shower the tulips on the grave of the martyr,

                        As his sacrifice will nourish the sapling of our nation,

                       Come! Let us strew flowers to mark the entering of eeman into hearts,

                       Enjoy the life of extreme freedom as ensured by Omar to the Copts. ***

                          *eeman means belief in the unicity of God.

                          **Refers to the prophet Muhammed (Sal.)

                                       * ** Refers to the 2nd Caliph of Islam (Razi.)

                                  (Suggestions invited to make the above more exact.)