Al-muallim Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C G F Am E

AmWe once had a Teacher

EmThe Teacher of teachers,

GHe changed the world for the better

FAnd made us better creatures,

AmOh Allah we’ve shamed ourselves

EmWe’ve strayed from Al-Mu’allim,

GSurely we’ve wronged ourselves

FWhat will we say in front him?

DmOh Mu’alliAmm

Chorus

FHeDm was Muhammad salla AGllahu ‘alayhAmi wa sallam,

FMuDmhammad, merGcy upon MankindAm,

FHeDm was Muhammad salla AlGlahu ‘alayhiAm wa sallam,

FMuDmhammad, mercGy upon MankinAmd,

GTeacher of all ManAmkind.

FAbal Qasim [one of the names of the Prophet]

EmYa Habibi ya MuhammFad

(My beloved O Muhammad)

EmYa Shafi’i ya MuhammFad

(My intercessor O Muhammad)

GKhayru khalqillahi MuhaAmmmad

(The best of Allah’s creation is Muhammad)

AmYa Mustafa ya Imamal Mursalina

(O Chosen One, O Imam of the Messengers)

AmYa Mustafa ya Shafi’al ‘Alamina

(O Chosen One, O intercessor of the worlds)

AmHe prayed while othersEm slept

FWhile others ate he’d Emfast,

GWhile they would laugh he wept

FUntil he breathed his last,

AmHis only wish was for us to be

EmAmong the ones who prosper,

GYa Mu’allim peace be upon you,

FTruly you are our Teacher,

DmOh Mu’alliAmm..

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AmYa Habibi ya Muhammad

(My beloved O Muhammad)

GYa Shafi’i ya Muhammad

(My intercessor O Muhammad)

FYa Rasuli ya MAmuhammadEm

(O My Messenger O Muhammad)

GYa Bashiri ya Muhammad

(O bearer of good news O Muhammad)

AmYa Nadhiri ya Muhammad

(O warner O Muhammad)

G‘Ishqu Qalbi ya Muhammad

(The love of my heart O Muhammad)

FNuru ‘Ayni ya AmMuhammad E

(Light of my eye O Muhammad)

AmHe taught us to be just andG kind

EmAnd to feed the poor Amand hungry,

GHelp the wayfarer and the orphan child

EmAnd to not be cruel anAmd miserly,

GHis speech was soft and gentle,

EmLike a mother strokiAmng her child,

GHis mercy and compassion,

EmWere most radiant wAmhen he smiled

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Abal Qasim [one of the names of the Prophet]

Ya Habibi ya Muhammad

(My beloved O Muhammad)

Ya Shafi’i ya Muhammad

(My intercessor O Muhammad)

Khayru khalqillahi Muhammad

(The best of Allah’s creation is Muhammad)

Ya Mustafa Ya Imamal Mursalina

(O Chosen One O Imam of the Messengers)

Ya Mustafa ya Shafi’al ‘Alamina

(O Chosen One O intercessor of the worlds)

Samir Demiri