Sami Yusuf - Taha

Sami Yusuf – Taha

From album 'Barakah'

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Maqām: Bayātī 

Commentary: “Ṣalla l-Lāhu ‘alā Ṭāhā” was written by the Sudanese/Egyptian Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari (d. 1979) who taught and lived at the famous al-Azhar University in Cairo and was also the Imam of the al-Azhar mosque. He was a Shaykh in the lineage of Ahmad ibn Idris of Fez (d. 1837) and a prolific author of works on the Qur’an, Hadith, Islamic law and mysticism. He also wrote a celebrated collection of poetry, from which this song is taken. The end section incorporates the blessed names of the Prophet (pbuh) taken from the Diwan of the famous Moroccan Sufi saint Imam Mohammed Al-Jazuli’s (d. 1465), Dala'il al-Khayrat. *The Sidra is a reference to the “Lote tree of the furthest boundary” (sidrat al-muntahā) mentioned in the Qurʾan (14:53)

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Lyrics : Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari 

Melody : Traditional Islamic (unknown provenance)

Arrangement : Sami Yusuf

Mix : Vishnu Rajan

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صلى اللهُ على طه

خيرِ الخلقِ و أحلاها

خيرُ الخلقِ هو الهادي

نورُ الكونِ بهِ بادي

عَمَّ الناسَ بالرشادِ

أزكى الخلقِ و أرضاها

نورُ الله لمُتقدّم

قبل الخلقِ لمتعلم

بدر النورِ لمُتلَثّمِ

هادي الخلقِ لمولاها

بعد السدرة قد سارَ

و رأى الحق و أنواره

وقَفَ الروحُ و ما سارَ

'اذهب وحدك يا طه'

ارضى الله بالآلاف

عن أهلِ البيتِ الأشراف

و الأصحابِ أولي الأنصاف

نالوا الخُلدَ و سكنها

مليحٌ لونه

كحيلٌ طرفهُ

جميلٌ نأطهُ

صلى اللهُ على طه

قمريٌ وجههُ

بهيٌ شكلهُ

عظيم خُلُقهُ

صلى اللهُ على طه

رحيمٌ قلبهُ

صدوقٌ وأضُهُ

عميمٌ جودهُ

ماحن منطقى

صلاتُ ربي

مع السلامِ

على مُحَمد

زَينُ العِصامِ

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(God’s blessings be upon Taha,
Best of creation and the sweetest)

(Best of [God’s] creation, he’s the guide
The light of existence shines through him)

(He encompassed all mankind with his guidance
Purest of creation and the most pleasing)

(The first light of God
He was taught before all other creation)

(The veiled light of the full moon
Guiding creation to its Lord)

(Beyond the Sidra he walked
And saw The Truth and His Lights)

(The Spirit (Jibra’il) stopped and did not continue
[saying] go on alone Taha)

(May God be pleased with his intimates
from his noble family)

(And his companions, the people of justice
Who gained eternity and its dwelling)

(Of fine complexion
His eyes, dark and wide
Of beautiful face
The guide, with whom God is satisfied)

(His face is like the moon
His form is resplendent
His character is mighty
Taha, the chosen one)

(His heart is kind,
His promises are kept
His generosity is vast
The effacer (of sins), the chosen one)

(The blessings of my Lord
And His peace
Upon Muhammad
The most beautiful of names)