Maqam: SabaGenre: nasheed, qasida, munshid, ilahiYear: 2018Type: nasheedComposer: Mansour Al Salimi
Story & Cultural Context
This poignant poem, often attributed to the scholar Ibn al-Jawzi, expresses the deep longing and spiritual sorrow of a believer who is unable to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. It emphasizes that while the body may be distant from Mecca, the heart can still reach the Divine through sincere intention…
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MaqamSaba
Genre
OccasionHajjnasheedNasheed · Arabic نشيدA devotional Islamic song. Traditionally sung by voice or with a frame drum; many modern ones add instruments.Browse →Glossary →qasidaQasida · Arabic قصيدةA long classical Arabic poem; in devotional music, one sung in praise or supplication (e.g. the Burdah).Browse →Glossary →munshidMunshid · Arabic منشدThe singer of nasheeds. "Inshad" is the act of performing them.Browse →Glossary →ilahiIlahi · Turkish ilahiA Turkish devotional hymn, often from the Sufi tradition.Browse →Glossary →
Credits
ComposerMansour Al Salimi
LyricistIbn al-Jawzi
Story & Cultural Context
This poignant poem, often attributed to the scholar Ibn al-Jawzi, expresses the deep longing and spiritual sorrow of a believer who is unable to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. It emphasizes that while…
Titles in Other Languages
العربيةلبيك حباً يا إلهي (قصيدة مبكية لرجل لم يذهب للحج)
EnglishLabbayka Hubban Ya Ilahi (A Crying Poem for a Man Who Did Not Go to Hajj)
TürkçeLebbeyk Hubben Ya Ilahi
Lyrics
لبيك حبا يا إلهي إنني بالشوق أبتدئ المسير وأقطع يا سائلا عني فإني مغرم حرم الوصال بذنبهي يتوجعون هذه جموع المحرمين كأنها در من الياقوت لا بل أروعون إن تعجز الأجساد عن لقياهم علي بحب من فؤادي يشفعون يا ليتني كنت الخيام أظلهم أو كنت أرضا تحتهم تتوسعون لبت نفوس بالحنين وشوقها في أرض مكة بالمطاف ليرتعون يا قلب خبر عنهم بحروفنا عل الفؤاد يطيب أو يتربعون