Tombo ati ono limo perkarane
"I have a rhyme from my own culture, it is a nasheed (Islamic hymn), this nasheed is often taught to a group of children called santri (students of Islamic boarding schools), however, those who have never been taught in an Islamic boarding school do also know this nasheed, and the lyrics are as follows…" -Raditya
Tombo ati ono limo perkarane
There are Five Remedies of the Heart
Hymn
Hymn
(Javanese)
(English)
Tombo ati ono limo perkarane
Kaping pisan moco Qur'an lan maknane
Kaping pindho solat wengi lakonono
Kaping telu wong kang soleh kumpulono
Kaping papat kudu weteng ingkang luwe
Kaping limo dzikir wengi ingkang suwe
Salah sawijine sopo biso ngelakoni
Mugi-mugi Gusti Allah nyembadani
There are five remedies of the heart
The first one is read and study the Qur'an
The second one is doing the midnight prayer
The third one is gather with pious people
The fourth one is do the fasting regularly
The fifth one is remember Allah at night
If one of you can do that
May Allah bless you.
Notes
"This nasheed is taught by Sunan Bonang, one of the nine scholars who spread Islam on the island of Java (wali songo), however, many modern-days Indonesian singers have popularised this nasheed. This nasheed has been translated to the national language of Indonesia, it is translated as follows…" -Raditya
Obat hati ada lima perkaranya
Yang pertama baca Qur'an dan maknanya
Yang kedua sholat malam dirikanlah
Yang ketiga berkumpullah dengan orang sholeh
Yang keempat perbanyaklah berpuasa
Yang kelima dzikir malam perpanjanglah
Salah satunya siapa bisa menjalani
Moga-moga Allah Ta'ala mencukupi
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Raditya Anandanto for sharing this song with the translations and notes!