The Veil---穆斯林盖头

The Veil
Dawud Wharnsby

They say "Oh poor girl,
You're so beautiful you know,
It's a shame that you cover up your beauty so."
他们说："噢，可怜的女孩，
你知道你有多美丽么，
但是多么可惜你掩盖了你所有的魅力。"

She just smiles graciously,
and responds reassuringly,
"This Beauty that I have is just one simple part of me,
This body that I have,
no stranger has the right to see.
她只是友善的微笑着，
坚定的回答说："
我的这种美丽只是我身上所有的简单部分，
我的身姿，没有一个陌生人拥有权力去了解。"

These long clothes,
this shawl I wear,
ensure my modesty.
Faith is more essential than Fashion,
wouldn't you agree?
这些长曳的衣服，
还有我佩戴的盖头，
让我保持了不招摇的外表。
信念要比时尚更为重要，
你难道不愿意认同么？

This Hijab
This mark of piety
Is an act of faith, a symbol,
For all the world to see.
A simple cloth, to preserve her dignity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.
这一片穆斯林头巾，
向全世界能够看到，
这标志着我的虔诚，
是我信仰的行动，一种象征。
一片简单的布，却保护着她的尊严和高贵

所以从心底深处开始，戴上盖头吧，去触碰心灵的纯洁。
所以从心底深处开始，戴上盖头吧，去触碰心灵的纯洁。



They tell her girl, don't you know,
this is the west and you are free.
You don't need to be opressed, ashamed of your femininity.
他们告诉她这个女孩，你难道不知道么？
这里是西方世界，你是自由的。
你不需要被任何人压抑，不需要对你的女性特征感到羞愧。

She just shakes her head, and she speaks so assuredly.
See the Billboard and the Magazines,
The lines, the check-out Isles,
With their phony painted faces
and their airbrushed smiles?
Well their sheer clothes and low cut gowns
they are really not for me.
You call it freedom, I call it anarchy."
她只是摇摇头，然后她回答的如此坚定。
看看Billboard排行榜和那些杂志，
那排着队的人们，岛一样聚居，
脸上画着浓重而作假的妆，
和她们被美化的微笑？
还有她们透明的着装，低胸设计，
这些真的不是为我准备的。
如果你把它称作自由，我却叫它堕落和混乱。"


And this Hijab
This mark of piety
Is an act of faith, a symbol,
For all the world to see.
A simple cloth, to preserve her dignity.
So lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.
Lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.
Lift the veil from your heart to see the heart of purity.
这一片穆斯林盖头，
这一片穆斯林头巾，
向全世界能够看到，
这标志着我的虔诚，
是我信仰的行动，一种象征。
一片简单的布，却保护着她的尊严和高贵
所以从心底深处开始，戴上盖头吧，去触碰心灵的纯洁。
所以从心底深处开始，戴上盖头吧，去触碰心灵的纯洁。