al muallim
sami yusuf - 2003
we once had a teacher, the teacher of teachers
he changed the world for the better and made us better creatures oh allah we've shamed ourselves we've strayed from al muallim surely we've wronged ourselves what will we say in front of him oh muallim he was muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam muhammad, mercy upon mankind teacher of all mankind abal qasim, ya habibi ya muhammad ya shafi'i ya muhammad khayru khalqillahi muhammad ya mustafa ya imamal mursalina ya mustafa ya shafi'al aalamina ya mustafa he prayed while others slept while others ate he'd fast while they would laugh he wept until he breathed his last his only wish was for us to be among the ones who prosper ya muallim peace be upon you truly you are our teacher oh muallim ya habibi ya muhammad ya shafi'i ya muhammad ya rasuli ya muhammad ya bashiri ya muhammad ya nadhiri ya muhammad 'ishqu qalbi ya muhammad nooru 'ayni ya muhammad he taught us to be just and kind and to feed the poor and hungry help the wayfarer and the orphan child and to not be cruel and miserly his speech was soft and gentle like a mother stroking her child his mercy and compassion were most radiant when he smiled |
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