What was a book of action
You have made it a book of prayer.
What was a book of understanding
You have made it a book of lessons.
What was a code of life for the living
You have made it a manifesto for the dead.
What was a book of knowledge
You have left it in the hands of fools.
What came to give knowledge of creation
You have made it a mere textbook for madrasas.
What came to revive dead nations
You have used it as a prayer for the dead.
O Muslims, what have you done!
