A year ago, I heard this song but I’ve never paid attention to it till I later realize how ignorant I’ve been when the lyrics means so much more to me now. It’s not just a song. It’s a message – a powerful reminder to shake this fragile heart.
Ghurabaa’ by Ustaz Noor Deros
Video and lyrics taken from Pelajar Aswj. (If you’re sharing this, it would be nice if you credit back to them)
غُرَبَاءٌ وَ لِغَيْرِ اللهِ لَا نَحْنِي الْجِبَاه
Ghurabaa’ wa li ghairillaahi laa nahnil jibaa
We do not bow our foreheads to anyone besides Allah
غُرَبَاءٌ وَ ارْتَضَيْناَهَا شِعَارًا لِلْحَيَاة
Ghurabaa’u war tadhainaa haa shi’aaran lil hayaah
And we have chosen this to be the motto of life
اِنْ تَسَالْ عَنَّا فَإِنَّا لَا نُبَالِي بِالطُّغَاة
Inta sal ‘anna fa inna laa nubaali bit-tughaa
If you ask about us, we are a people who do not care about the tyrants
نَحْنُ جُنْدُ اللهِ دَوْمًا دَرْبُنَا دَرْبُ الْاُباَة
Nahnu jundullaahi dawman darbunaa darbul-ubaa
We are the pledged soldiers of Allah, our path is a reserved path
لَنْ نُبَالِي بِالْقُيُود بَلْ سَنَمْضِي لِلْخُلُود
Lan nubaali bil quyuud, bal sanamdhii lil khulood
We never care about the chains, rather we’ll continue forever
فَلْنُجَاهِدْ وَ نُنَاضِلْ وَ نُقَاتِلْ مِنْ جَدِيْد
Fal nujaahid wa nunaadhil wa nuqaatil min jadeed
So let us make Jihad, and battle, and fight from the start
غُرَبَاءٌ هَكَذَا اْلاَحْرَارُ فِي دُنْيَا اْلعَبِيد
Ghurabaa’ hakazhal ahraaru fii dunya-al ‘abeed
Ghurabaa’ this is how freemen live in the world of slaves
كَمْ تَذَاكَرْناَ زَمَانًا يَوْمَ كُنَّا سُعَدَاء
Kam tazhaakkarnaa zamaanan yawma kunna su’adaa`
How many times when we remembered a time when we were happy
بِكِتَابِ اللهِ نَتْلُوهُ صَبَاحًا وَ مَسَاء
Bi kitaabillaahi natloohu sabaahan wa masaa`
In the book of Allah, we recite in the morning and the evening
