Al-Mu'allim [The Teacher] lyrics

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-Mu’allim

Surely we’ve wronged ourselves

What will we say in front of him?

Oh, Mu’allim

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He was Muhammad

Salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

Muhammad, mercy upon mankind

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Teacher of all mankind

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Abal-Qasim

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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)

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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)

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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 Mu’allim peace be upon you

Truly you are our teacher

Oh, 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 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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Abal-Qasim

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