Inikah Manusia
Datuk Sharifah Aini Lyrics


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Subuh hari
Lihat putih titisan embun
Sayup azan memanggil
Insan sedar dari tidurnya

Waktu ini
Ingin kurenungkan sejurus
Liku hidup manusia
Seribu satu macam cara

Di dunia ini tiada jauh
Hasad dengki dan iri hati

Inikah dia manusia
Selalu manis di depan saja

Kenyataan
Yang mulia di cari salahnya
Lebih sedikit di dengki
Inikah dia manusia

Bila berkawan
Saling ikhlas berlaku adil




Yang benar di bernarkan
Yang salah pasti disalahkan

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Datuk Sharifah Aini's song "Inikah Manusia" speaks of the human condition and the challenges of living life in a world fraught with negativity and conflict. The song opens with a serene description of the dawn, with its dewy drops and the gentle call to prayer that rouses human beings from their slumber. The singer then reflects on the many twists and turns of life and the myriad ways in which people navigate them.


The chorus of the song speaks to the fundamental question of what it means to be human. The lyrics suggest that humanity often presents a facade of sweetness and light, but that beneath that veneer lies a darker reality of jealousy and envy. According to the song, humans often seek out noble goals but then take a perverse pleasure in tearing them down or criticizing them. The lyrics suggest that people are too quick to judge one another and too slow to extend genuine kindness and forgiveness.


In the final verse of the song, the singer implores her listeners to act with sincerity and integrity, to be just and truthful in their dealings with others. The song is a powerful commentary on the human condition, challenging listeners to take a more introspective and compassionate approach to their fellow human beings.


Line by Line Meaning

Subuh hari
At dawn


Lihat putih titisan embun
See the white drops of dew


Sayup azan memanggil
A faint call to prayer


Insan sedar dari tidurnya
Humans awaken from their sleep


Waktu ini
At this moment


Ingin kurenungkan sejurus
I want to ponder for a moment


Liku hidup manusia
The complexity of human life


Seribu satu macam cara
Many different ways


Di dunia ini tiada jauh
In this world, it is not far


Hasad dengki dan iri hati
Jealousy and envy


Inikah dia manusia
Is this what humans are like?


Selalu manis di depan saja
Always sweet in front only


Kenyataan
The truth


Yang mulia di cari salahnya
Nobility is searched for faults


Lebih sedikit di dengki
Less is envied


Inikah dia manusia
Is this what humans are like?


Bila berkawan
When making friends


Saling ikhlas berlaku adil
Treating each other with sincerity and fairness


Yang benar di bernarkan
What is right is acknowledged


Yang salah pasti disalahkan
What is wrong is surely blamed




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