Al-Mu'allim (The Teacher)
We once had a teacherThe teacher of teachersHe changed the world for the betterAnd made us better creaturesOh Allah, we’ve shamed ourselvesWe’ve strayed from Al-Mu’allimSurely we’ve wronged ourselvesWhat will we say in front of him?Oh, Mu’allim
========== Chorus-1 ==========He was MuhammadSalla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallamMuhammad, mercy upon mankind[2x]
Teacher of all mankind==============================
Abal-Qasim
========== Chorus-2 ==========Ya Habibi ya Muhammad(My beloved O Muhammad)Ya Shafi’i ya Muhammad(My intercessor O Muhammad)Khayru khalqillahi Muhammad(The best of Allah’s creation is Muhammad)==============================
========== Chorus-3 ==========Ya Mustafa ya Imamal Mursalina(O Chosen One, O Imam of the Messengers)Ya Mustafa ya Shafi’al ‘Alamina(O Chosen One, O intercessor of the worlds)[3x]==============================
He prayed while others sleptWhile others ate he’d fastWhile they would laugh he weptUntil he breathed his lastHis only wish was for us to beamong the ones who prosperYa Mu’allim peace be upon youTruly you are our teacherOh, Mu’allim
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Ya Bashiri ya Muhammad(O bearer of good news O Muhammad)Ya Nadhiri ya Muhammad(O warner O Muhammad)‘Ishqu Qalbi ya Muhammad(The love of my heart O Muhammad)Nuru ‘Ayni ya Muhammad(Light of my eye O Muhammad)
He taught us to be just and kindAnd to feed the poor and hungryHelp the wayfarer and the orphan childAnd to not be cruel and miserlyHis speech was soft and gentleLike a mother stroking her childHis mercy and compassionWere most radiant when he smiled
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Abal-Qasim
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