LANGUAGE: Urdu/Arabic/Farsi

SONGWRITER: Popular

INSPIRATION: An Urdu song in praise of the Prophet and well-known in the Indian subcontinent. Current rendition is based on a version composed by the Indian music director Ravindra Jain and sung by Mohammad Aziz for the popular 1990 Indian movie “Henna”. The familiar opening rubai was reportedly composed by Shaykh Sa’di Shirazi. ___________________________________

LYRICS: Ya sahibul jamalu wa ya sayyadul bashar Min wajhikal muniro laqad nawwarul qamar La yumkinuth thana`uka ma kaana haqquhu Ba’daz Khuda, buzurg toi, qissa-e-mukhtasar

Marhaba Sayyadi, Makki Madaniyy-ul Arabi Dil-o-jaan baad fidayat che ajab khush laqabi

Hoke mayus tere dar se savali na gaya Khali haath aaya magar lawt ke khaali na gaya Hai tu hi afzal-ul-insan tu mehbub-e-khuda Ae Quraishi, O Bani Hashmi, O Muttalabi Sayyadi anta habibi wa tabib-e-qalbi

Marhaba Sayyadi, Makki Madaniyy-ul Arabi

Kab ata hoga mujhe zawq-e-sanakhwan-e-nabi Ae qamar, ye meri koshish kisi qabil to nahin Meri khatir to ye nisbat bhi bohot hai mawla Mae kahaan, varna kahaan zikr-e-khuda, naat-e-nabi Dil-o-jaan baad fidayat che ajab khush laqabi

Marhaba Sayyadi, Makki Madaniyy-ul Arabi ___________________________________

TRANSLATION: O possessor of beauty! O leader of mankind It is from your enlightened countenance that the moon is illumined It is not possible to praise you in a befitting manner In short, after God, you are the greatest

Welcome, my Leigelord, O Makkan and Medinan of the Arabs How wondrous! May my heart and soul be your ransom, O sweet-titled-one

Never has a questioner turned away from your threshold in a state of despair Though he arrived empty handed, he didn’t depart empty handed You are the best among men, the beloved of God O Quraishite, O Hashimite, O Muttalabite My Leigelord, you are my beloved, and the healer of my heart

Welcome, my Leigelord, O Makkan and Medinan of the Arabs

When will I taste the refinement of being one who truly praises the Prophet O Qamar, this meagre attempt of mine is not worth anything at all For my sake, this association is sufficient, my Lord Who am I to be endowed with the remembrance of God, and the praise of His Prophet How wondrous! May my heart and soul be your ransom, O sweet-titled-one

Welcome, my Leigelord, O Makkan and Medinan of the Arabs / ___________________________________ Translation © Nader Khan 2008 All Rights Reserved