قال الرداعيْ.. صادقْ الفِعلاْ .. وأقواليِ lyrics

قال الرداعيْ.. صادقْ الفِعلاْ .. وأقواليِ العُنوانْ لافعاليْ..

Qal al-Rada'i.. sadiq al-fi'la.. wa aqwali al-'unwan li af'ali..

Al-Rada'i said: Truthful in deed, and my words are the title of my actions.

أدليتْ دْلويْ.. واندلاْ وادلاْ.. هل تعلمواْ.. وايشْ دْلويْ ادلاْ ليْ..

Adlayt dalwi.. w'andalla w'adalla.. hal ta'lamu.. wa aysh dalwi adalla li..

I lowered my bucket, and it poured and poured.. Do you know what my bucket poured for me?

ادلاْ دَررْ.. منْ بحرْ ما يخلاْ.. منْ قعرْ قعرْ البَحْرْ..

Adalla durar.. min bahr ma yakhla.. min qa'r qa'r al-bahr..

It poured pearls.. from a sea that never empties.. from the very bottom of the sea..

الإبطاليْ.. عِتْ وصاياْ منهاْ الاولاْ.. مخافتْ اللهْ رَمْزْ الإيطاليْ..

Al-ibtali.. 'it wasaya minha al-awwala.. makhafat Allah ramz al-italy..

The heroes.. I have advice, the first of which is.. the fear of God is the symbol of the Italian (hero).

والثانيةْ.. منْ خابْ منْ صلاْ.. واتقنْ صلاتهْ والتبهاليْ..

W'ath-thaniya.. man khab min salla.. w'atqan salatah w'at-tabhali..

And the second.. whoever is not disappointed by prayer.. and perfects his prayer and devotion.

والثالثةْ.. منْ طاعْ ما ضلاْ.. يرتاحْ طولْ العمرْ ما طاليْ..

W'ath-thalitha.. man ta'a ma dalla.. yartah tul al-'umr ma tali..

And the third.. whoever obeys will not go astray.. he will rest all his life, no matter how long.

والصدقْ.. بينْ الناسْ والعدلاْ.. طوباْ لمنْ بالصدقْ قواليْ..

W'as-sidq.. bayn an-nas w'al-'adla.. tuba liman bis-sidq qawali..

And truth.. among people and justice.. blessed is he who speaks with truth.

والويلْ كلْ الويلْ منْ ولاْ.. غيرْ التقيْ والعادلْ الواليْ..

W'al-wayl kull al-wayl min walla.. ghayr at-taqi w'al-'adil al-wali..

And woe, all woe, to whoever appoints.. other than the pious and just ruler.

والصبرْ حكمهْ منْ بهِ اتحلاْ.. يضربْ بمولاْ الصبرْ الامثاليْ..

W'as-sabr hukmah min bihi at-halla.. yudrab bi mawla as-sabr al-amthali..

And patience is a حكم (judgment/wisdom) that whoever adorns himself with.. examples are made of the master of patience.

والمعرفةْ.. منْ منهاْ اتخلاْ.. يبقاْ طننْ حمالْ الاثقاليْ..

W'al-ma'rifa.. min minha at-khalla.. yabqa tanan hammal al-athqali..

And knowledge.. whoever abandons it.. remains a heavy burden carrier.

والكذبْ.. منْ شلهْ في السفلاْ.. ما لهْ أمانْ نقالْ الاقواليْ..

W'al-kadhib.. man shalah fi as-safla.. ma lah aman naqqal al-aqwali..

And lies.. whoever carries them to the lowest depths.. has no security, the conveyor of words.

والثرثرةْ.. منْ قلتِ الاصلاْ.. ما هدرتيْ تعنيْ تصاليْ..

W'ath-tharathara.. min qillat al-asla.. ma hadarti ta'ni tasali..

And chatter.. is from lack of origin.. my talk does not mean connection.

والصمتْ.. لاهلْ الجودْ والفضلاْ.. ما يصمتْ الاْ صاحبْ فضاليْ..

W'as-samt.. li ahl al-jud w'al-fadla.. ma yasmut illa sahib fadali..

And silence.. is for people of generosity and virtue.. only a person of virtue remains silent.

والويلْ لاهلِ الحقدْ والبخلاْ.. ماشيْ لهمْ حلهْ وترحاليْ..

W'al-wayl li ahl al-hiqd w'al-bukhla.. mashi lahum hilla wa tarhali..

And woe to the people of hatred and stinginess.. they have no solution or journey.

مثلِ الحسدْ مبنيْ منِ الغلاْ.. والمهلكهْ منهْ والاغلاليْ..

Mithl al-hasad mabni min al-ghala.. w'al-mahlaka minhu w'al-aghlali..

Like envy, built from arrogance.. and destruction comes from it, and shackles.

رفعتْ دْلويْ قبلْ ما يملاْ.. لانيْ جريحْ والقلبْ شغاليْ..

Rafa't dalwi qabl ma yamla.. li anni jarih w'al-qalb shaghali..

I lifted my bucket before it filled.. because I am wounded and my heart is working.

والا فعادْ عنديْ كلامْ احلاْ.. منْ بحرْ قزويْنْ ذي قفا ماليْ..

W'illa fa 'ad 'indi kalam ahla.. min bahr Qazwin dhi qafa mali..

Otherwise, I still have sweeter words.. than the Caspian Sea, which is behind my wealth.

علىْ اللغاتِ السبعْ يتجلاْ.. يفهمْ بهاْ هنديْ وبنقاليْ..

Ala al-lughat as-sab' yatajalla.. yafham biha Hindi wa Banqali..

It manifests in the seven languages.. understood by Indians and Bengalis.

خيرْ الكلامْ مدلْ وانْ قلاْ.. مضمونهاْ للتاليْ التاليْ..

Khayr al-kalam madall w'in qalla.. madmunuha lit-tali at-tali..

The best speech is profound, even if little.. its content is for the very end.

خلاصةْ الموضوعْ نتسلاْ.. اللهْ يجعلْ منْ سمعْ ساليْ..

Khulasat al-mawdu' natasalla.. Allah yaj'al man sami' sali..

The summary of the matter, let's enjoy.. May God make whoever hears it peaceful.

ليْ منعمْ يا منْ سمعْ صلاْ.. علىْ رسولِ اللهْ والاليْ

Li mun'im ya man sami' salla.. 'ala Rasul Allah w'al-ali..

To the benefactor, O listener, pray.. upon the Messenger of God and his family.