قطره قطره – Ghatre Ghatre

آیه ۱ (Verse 1)

قطره قطره باران روح القدس
Ghatre ghatre baran-e rooh-ol-qods
Drop by drop, the rain of the Holy Spirit

از دل صخره می‌چکد
Az del-e sakhre mi-chakad
Drips from the heart of the rock

تا بخشد طراوتی تازه
Ta bakhshad taravati taze
To give fresh restoration

روح خدا به داد من می‌رسد
Rooh-e khoda be dad-e man mi-rasad
The Spirit of God comes as my Helper

آیه ۲ (Verse 2)

قطره قطره باران روح القدس
Ghatre ghatre baran-e rooh-ol-qods
Drop by drop, the rain of the Holy Spirit

از دل صخره می‌چکد
Az del-e sakhre mi-chakad
Drips from the heart of the rock

همچون باران بهاری
Hamchon baran-e bahari
Like the spring rain

حضورش حیاتی نو می‌بخشد
Hozoorash hayati no mi-bakhshad
Its presence grants new life

کر (Chorus)

ای روح القدس، شکرت گویم بهر حضورت
Ey rooh-ol-qods, shokrat gooyam bahr-e hozoorat
Oh Holy Spirit, I give thanks for Your presence

ای روح القدس، تسلیم توست این وجودم
Ey rooh-ol-qods, taslim-e tost in vojoodam
Oh Holy Spirit, my being is surrendered to You

ای روح القدس، حمدت گویم بهر حضورت
Ey rooh-ol-qods, hamdat gooyam bahr-e hozoorat
Oh Holy Spirit, I praise You for Your presence

ای روح القدس، تقدیم توست این وجودم
Ey rooh-ol-qods, taghdim-e tost in vojoodam
Oh Holy Spirit, my being is offered to You

پل (Bridge)

می‌شنوم، قطره قطره
Mi-shonavam, ghatre ghatre
I hear, drop by drop

باران حضورت را از دل صخره
Baran-e hozoorat ra az del-e sakhre
The rain of Your presence from the heart of the rock

می‌شنوم، قطره قطره
Mi-shonavam, ghatre ghatre
I hear, drop by drop

باران روح تو را از دل صخره
Baran-e rooh-e to ra az del-e sakhre
The rain of Your Spirit from the heart of the rock

Ghatre Ghatre (قطره قطره) - Drop by Drop

Verse 1 (آیه ۱)

English	Transliteration	Farsi
Drop by drop, the rain of the Holy Spirit	Ghatre ghatre baran-e rooh-ol-qods	قطره قطره باران روح القدس
Drips from the heart of the rock	Az del-e sakhre mi-chakad	از دل صخره می‌چکد
To give fresh restoration	Ta bakhshad taravati taze	تا بخشد طراوتی تازه
The Spirit of God comes as my Helper	Rooh-e khoda be dad-e man mi-rasad	روح خدا به داد من می‌رسد

Verse 2 (آیه ۲)

English	Transliteration	Farsi
Drop by drop, the rain of the Holy Spirit	Ghatre ghatre baran-e rooh-ol-qods	قطره قطره باران روح القدس
Drips from the heart of the rock	Az del-e sakhre mi-chakad	از دل صخره می‌چکد
Like the spring rain	Hamchon baran-e bahari	همچون باران بهاری
Its presence grants new life	Hozoorash hayati no mi-bakhshad	حضورش حیاتی نو می‌بخشد

Chorus (کر)

English	Transliteration	Farsi
Oh Holy Spirit, I give thanks for Your presence	Ey rooh-ol-qods, shokrat gooyam bahr-e hozoorat	ای روح القدس، شکرت گویم بهر حضورت
Oh Holy Spirit, my being is surrendered to You	Ey rooh-ol-qods, taslim-e tost in vojoodam	ای روح القدس، تسلیم توست این وجودم
Oh Holy Spirit, I praise You for Your presence	Ey rooh-ol-qods, hamdat gooyam bahr-e hozoorat	ای روح القدس، حمدت گویم بهر حضورت
Oh Holy Spirit, my being is offered to You	Ey rooh-ol-qods, taghdim-e tost in vojoodam	ای روح القدس، تقدیم توست این وجودم

Bridge (پل)

English	Transliteration	Farsi
I hear, drop by drop	Mi-shonavam, ghatre ghatre	می‌شنوم، قطره قطره
The rain of Your presence from the heart of the rock	Baran-e hozoorat ra az del-e sakhre	باران حضورت را از دل صخره
I hear, drop by drop	Mi-shonavam, ghatre ghatre	می‌شنوم، قطره قطره
The rain of Your Spirit from the heart of the rock	Baran-e rooh-e to ra az del-e sakhre	باران روح تو را از دل صخره

Biblical References

1. The Rock Giving Water

1 Corinthians 10:4
"and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ."

Exodus 17:6
"Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink."

Numbers 20:8-11
Moses striking the rock to bring forth water

2. The Holy Spirit as Helper

John 14:16
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever"

John 14:26
"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things"

John 16:7
"Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you."

3. Living Water/Rivers of Living Water

John 7:37-39
"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' Now this he said about the Spirit"

John 4:14
"but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

4. New Life Through the Spirit

2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."

Ezekiel 36:26
"And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you."

Titus 3:5
"he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit"

5. Spring/Early Rain (Spiritual Refreshing)

Joel 2:23
"Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication"

Hosea 6:3
"his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."

6. Giving Thanks and Praise

1 Thessalonians 5:18
"give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

Psalm 150:6
"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!"

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