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Mawlaya (English Version)

by Maher Zain

Album: Nasheeds

Duration: 4:26

Genre: nasheed, qasida, madih, munshidYear: 2020Type: nasheedComposer: Traditional melody based on Qasida al-Burda

Story & Cultural Context

This English-language version presents devotional praise of the Prophet Muhammad through material associated with Qasida al-Burda, the celebrated poem by Imam al-Busiri. Maher Zain’s rendition adapts the traditional Mawlaya text for an English-speaking audience while retaining its Islamic…

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Mawlaya (English Version)

Mawlaya (English Version)

Nasheeds 4:26 2020
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Credits

ComposerTraditional melody based on Qasida al-Burda
LyricistImam al-Busiri for the original Arabic text; English adaptation credit not clearly documented
LabelAwakening Records

Story & Cultural Context

This English-language version presents devotional praise of the Prophet Muhammad through material associated with Qasida al-Burda, the celebrated poem by Imam al-Busiri. Maher Zain’s rendition adapts…

Titles in Other Languages

العربيةمولاي
EnglishMy Lord
TürkçeMevlâm

Lyrics

مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
يارب صلي عليه يارب صلي عليه
يارب صلي عليه صلوات الله عليه

[Verse 1]
All the poetry ever written
Every verse and every line
All the love songs in the world
And every melody and rhyme
If they were combined
They would still be unable to express
What I want to define
When I try to describe my love for you

[Chorus]
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
يارب صلي عليه يارب صلي عليه
يارب صلي عليه صلوات الله عليه

[Verse 2]
Every sound and every voice
In every language ever heard
Each drop of ink that has been used
To write every single word
They could never portray
Everything I feel in my heart and want to say
And it's hard to explain
Why I could never describe my love for you

[Chorus]
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
يارب صلي عليه يارب صلي عليه
يارب صلي عليه صلوات الله عليه

[Bridge]
There's not a single person who can ever match his worth
In character and beauty to ever walk on earth
I envy every rock and tree and every grain of sand
That embraced his noble feet or that kissed his blessed hands
يا رسول الله يا حبيب الله
Grant us the chance to be with him, we pray to You, Allah

[Chorus]
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
يارب صلي عليه يارب صلي عليه
يارب صلي عليه صلوات الله عليه
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
مولاي صلي وسلم دائما أبدا
على حبيبك خير الخلق كلهم
يارب صلي عليه يارب صلي عليه
يارب صلي عليه صلوات الله عليه