Na’t Al-Baratina - Hymn of the Britons #
Verses #
Na't al-Baratina - Hymn of the Britons
Chorus 0 #
| يَا رَبَّنَا يَا مَوْلَانَا صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدْ مُصْطَفَى |
| ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala Muhammad Mustafa |
| Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless Muhammad Mustafa (the Chosen One) |
ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala Muhammad Mustafa
Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless Muhammad Mustafa (the Chosen One)
| يَا رَبَّنَا يَا مَوْلَانَا صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدْ مُصْطَفَى |
| ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala Muhammad Mustafa |
| Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless Muhammad Mustafa (the Chosen One) |
ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala Muhammad Mustafa
Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless Muhammad Mustafa (the Chosen One)
| يَا رَبَّنَا يَا مَوْلَانَا صَلِّ عَلى المُصْطَفَى |
| ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala al-Mustafa |
| Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless the Chosen One |
ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala al-Mustafa
Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless the Chosen One
| يَا رَبَّنَا يَا مَوْلَانَا صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدْ مُصْطَفَى |
| ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala Muhammad Mustafa |
| Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless Muhammad Mustafa (the Chosen One) |
ya rabbana ya mawlana salli 'ala Muhammad Mustafa
Oh our Lord, Oh our Master, bless Muhammad Mustafa (the Chosen One)
1 #
| هَلْ مِنْ مُغِيثٍ لِي مِمَا فِي النَّفْسِ مِنْ حُزْنٍ وَ مِنْ أسَى |
| hal min mughithin li mimma fi al-nafsi min huznin wa min asa |
| Can anyone save me from my soul’s grieving and regret? |
hal min mughithin li mimma fi al-nafsi min huznin wa min asa
Can anyone save me from my soul’s grieving and regret?
| قَدْ وَلَّى الْعُمْرُ فِي السَّعْيِ الْحَرَامِ فِي الصُبْحِ وَ فِي الْمَسَا |
| qad walla al-'umru fi al-sa'i al-harami fi al-subhi wa fi al-masa |
| My life is past, spent on forbidden things from morning to night |
qad walla al-'umru fi al-sa'i al-harami fi al-subhi wa fi al-masa
My life is past, spent on forbidden things from morning to night
| فِي تَرْكِ الْاوْلَى مَقْتُ الْمَولَى لِلْقَلْبِ الَّذِي قَسَى |
| fi tarki al-awla maqtu al-mawla lil-qalbi alladhi qasa |
| Leaving what is right brings the Lord’s anger on the hard heart |
fi tarki al-awla maqtu al-mawla lil-qalbi alladhi qasa
Leaving what is right brings the Lord’s anger on the hard heart
| لَكِنِ الْبَارِي لِلْمُنَادِي مَنَّ نُوْراً فِي الْقَلْبِ رَسَا |
| lakini al-bari lil-munadi man nura fi al-qalbi rasa |
| But now the Creator has blessed the petitioner with a light in the soul |
lakini al-bari lil-munadi man nura fi al-qalbi rasa
But now the Creator has blessed the petitioner with a light in the soul
2 #
| يَا كَاشِحَ الْمُحِبِّ كَمْ تَلُومُنِي عَلى هَذَا الْغَرَامْ |
| ya kashifa al-muhibbi kam talumuni 'ala hadha al-gharam |
| O reproacher of the lover, you blame me much for this passion! |
ya kashifa al-muhibbi kam talumuni 'ala hadha al-gharam
O reproacher of the lover, you blame me much for this passion!
| والْعِشْقُ سِرُّ الْقَلْبِ لَا دَلِيلَ لَهُ اِلَّا الْمُسْتَهَامْ |
| wal-'ishqu sirru al-qalbi la dalila lahu illa al-mustaham |
| But passion is the heart’s secret, known only to lovers |
wal-'ishqu sirru al-qalbi la dalila lahu illa al-mustaham
But passion is the heart’s secret, known only to lovers
| مَنْ ذَاقَ خَمْرَ الْعَاشِقِينَ ذَاقَ أطْيَبَ الْمُدَامْ |
| man dhaqa khamra al-'ashiqin dhaqa atyaba al-mudam |
| Whoever tastes the lovers’ drink has tasted the sweetest wine |
man dhaqa khamra al-'ashiqin dhaqa atyaba al-mudam
Whoever tastes the lovers’ drink has tasted the sweetest wine
| هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيْمًا لَا يُنَالُ بِفَنِّ الْكَلَامْ |
| hada sirati mustaqiman la yunalu bi-fanni al-kalam |
| This is my path, straight, unreached by artful words |
hada sirati mustaqiman la yunalu bi-fanni al-kalam
This is my path, straight, unreached by artful words
3 #
| سَرَى فِي لَيْلَةِ الْإِسْرَاءِ ظَاهِرًا بِعَالَمِ الْخَفَاء |
| sara fi laylati al-isra' dhahiran bi-'alam al-khafa |
| On the eve of ascension he rose, apparent in the hidden world |
sara fi laylati al-isra' dhahiran bi-'alam al-khafa
On the eve of ascension he rose, apparent in the hidden world
| دَنَا مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ حَتَّى نَالَ مِنْ عَطَايَاهٌ الْأَوْفَى |
| dana min rabbi al-'arshi hatta nala min 'atayahu al-awfa |
| So near he drew to the throne’s Lord, that he gained His fullest gift |
dana min rabbi al-'arshi hatta nala min 'atayahu al-awfa
So near he drew to the throne’s Lord, that he gained His fullest gift
| مَا زَاغَتْ عَينُ الْمُصْطَفَىْ فَكَانَتْ عَهْدًا وَوَفَا |
| ma zaghat 'aynu al-mustafa fakana 'ahdan wawafa |
| The Chosen One’s eye swerved not; it was both promise and fulfilment |
ma zaghat 'aynu al-mustafa fakana 'ahdan wawafa
The Chosen One’s eye swerved not; it was both promise and fulfilment
| هَذَا النَّبِي أدْرِكْ بِهِ نَوَالًا وَ مَنَازِلَ الصَّفَا |
| hada al-nabi adrik bihi nawalan wa manazila al-safa |
| This is the Prophet, by him attain to degrees of purity! |
hada al-nabi adrik bihi nawalan wa manazila al-safa
This is the Prophet, by him attain to degrees of purity!
4 #
| شَفِيعِي عِنْدَ هَوْلِ الْحَشْرِ رَافِعًا لِرَايَةِ الْآمَالْ |
| shafi'i 'indi hawli al-hashri rafi'an li-rayati al-amal |
| The mediator at the temporal gathering, raised to the limit of hope |
shafi'i 'indi hawli al-hashri rafi'an li-rayati al-amal
The mediator at the temporal gathering, raised to the limit of hope
| تَرَى الْبَرَايَا غُبْرًا شُعْثًا خَوْفُهُم مِنْ رُؤْيَةِ الْأَعْمَالْ |
| tara al-bara'a ghubran shu'than khawfuhum min ru'yati al-a'mal |
| You will see creation in great disorder (out of) fear from the vision of (their) actions |
tara al-bara'a ghubran shu'than khawfuhum min ru'yati al-a'mal
You will see creation in great disorder (out of) fear from the vision of (their) actions
| لَا غَوْثَ عِنْدَ ذَاكَ الْخَوْفِ حِيْنَ تَنْقَضِي الْآجَالْ |
| la ghawtha 'inda dhaka al-khawfi hin tanqadi al-ajal |
| No help from the taste of fear (will come) until the appointed examination |
la ghawtha 'inda dhaka al-khawfi hin tanqadi al-ajal
No help from the taste of fear (will come) until the appointed examination
| إِلّا بِمَنْ عَلَيْهِ مَنَّ الْمَوْلَى بِالْقَبُولِ وَالْكَمَالْ |
| illa bi-man 'alayhi manna al-mawla bi-al-qabuli wal-kamal |
| Except for the one who has been gifted by the Master with acceptance and perfection |
illa bi-man 'alayhi manna al-mawla bi-al-qabuli wal-kamal
Except for the one who has been gifted by the Master with acceptance and perfection
About #
Author #
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
Sources #
- Arabic: Al-Hamdiyya (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad)
- English: https://seekersguidance.org/articles/audio/nat-al-baratina/, with review by James Wrathall