المعلم [Al-Mu'allim] [Transliteration]

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-Muʕallim

Surely we’ve wronged ourselves

What will we say in front him?

Oh Muʕallim

He was Muḥammad

Ṣallâ Allahu ʕalayhi wa-sallam

Muḥammad, mercy upon Mankind

Teacher of all Mankind

'Abâ-l-Qâsim

Yâ Ḥabîbî, yâ Muḥammad

Yâ Shafîʕî, yâ Muḥammad

Khayru Khalqi-llâhi Muḥammad

(x2)

Yâ Muṣṭafâ, yâ 'imâma-l-Mursalîna

Yâ Muṣṭafâ, yâ Shafîʕa-l-ʕalâmîna

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

Yâ Muʕallim peace be upon you

Truly you are our Teacher

Oh Muʕallim

He was Muḥammad

Ṣallâ Allahu ʕalayhi wa-sallam

Muḥammad, mercy upon Mankind

Teacher of all Mankind

Yâ Ḥabîbî, yâ Muḥammad

Yâ Shafîʕî, yâ Muḥammad

Yâ Rasūlî, yâ Muḥammad

Yâ Bashîrî, yâ Muḥammad

Yâ Nadhîrî, yâ Muḥammad

ʕishqu qalbî, yâ Muḥammad

Nūru ʕaynî, yâ Muḥammad

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

He was Muḥammad

Ṣallâ Allahu ʕalayhi wa-sallam

Muḥammad, mercy upon Mankind

He was Muḥammad

Ṣallâ Allahu ʕalayhi wa-sallam

Muḥammad, mercy upon Mankind

Teacher of all Mankind

'Abâl-Qâsim

Yâ Ḥabîbî, yâ Muḥammad

Yâ Shafîʕî, yâ Muḥammad

Khayru Khalqi-llâhi Muḥammad

(x2)

Yâ Muṣṭafâ, yâ 'imâma-l-Mursalîna

Yâ Muṣṭafâ, yâ Shafîʕa-l-ʕalâmîna

Yâ Muṣṭafâ, yâ 'imâma-l-Mursalîna

Muʕallim