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Earlier Translation (Formal English)
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New Translation (Natural English)
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Hausa
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| Tastamirru fī al-baḥthi ʿan as-salāmi fī umūri ad-dunyā,
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You keep searching for peace in worldly matters:
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You keep seeking peace in dunya things...
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Kana ci gaba da neman salama a cikin abubuwan duniya.
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| tashtarī shay'an jadīdan tashʿuru bil-faraḥ,
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you buy something new, feel joy,
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You buy something new- feel good,
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| thumma yazūlu ash-shuʿūr.
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then the feeling fades.
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then the feeling fades.
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| Taḥṣulu ʿalā al-ihtimām, thumma ya'tī aṣ-ṣamt.
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You gain attention, then silence comes.
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You get attention- then silence.
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| Taṣilu ilā hadafin thumma taṭlubu al-mazīd,
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You reach a goal, then ask for more —
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You reach a goal- then want more.
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| ka'annaka taṣubbu fī kūbin mathqūb, mahmā sakabta yabqā yatasarrab.
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as if you're pouring into a leaky cup. No matter how much you pour, it keeps leaking.
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It's like pouring into a cup full of holes. No matter how much you pour in, it keeps leaking.
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| Taẓunnu idhā aṣlaḥtu hādhā sa-akūnu bikhayr,
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You think, "If I fix this, I’ll be okay,"
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You think, « Once I fix this, I’ll be okay »
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| thumma yankasiru shay'un ākhara.
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then something else breaks.
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But then something else breaks.
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| Hal sa'alta nafsaka yawman limādhā lā shay'a yabdū kāfiyan?
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Have you ever asked yourself why nothing ever feels enough?
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Have you ever asked yourself why? Why does nothing feel enough?
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| Li'annaka khuliqta li-akthar min hādhā — khuliqta lil-jannah.
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It's because you were created for more than this — you were created for Paradise.
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Because you were created for more than this. You were created for Jannah.
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| Anta tuṭāridu as-salāma fī ashya'in fāniyah,
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You're chasing peace in fleeting things,
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You're chasing peace in things that expire.
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| baynamā as-salāmu al-ḥaqīqī ya'tī mina al-abadī.
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while true peace comes from the Eternal.
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When real peace comes from the eternal.
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| Qāla Allāhu Taʿālā: "Alā bidhikri Allāhi taṭma'innu al-qulūb."
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Allah the Exalted said: "Truly, it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts find rest."
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Allah says: « Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find peace »
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| Dhālika al-farāghu laysa khalalan, bal ishārah anna qalbaka yashtāqu lil-ʿawda —
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That emptiness is not a flaw but a sign — your heart longs to return,
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That emptiness? It's not a flaw. It's a sign.
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| lan yatrukaka abadan.
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and He will never abandon you.
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That your heart is calling you back. Back to the one who never leaves.
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| Al-ʿawda ilā Allāh.
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The return is to Allah.
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Back to Allah.
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