Ya nabi, ya nabi Sallu alai-hi waalihi
Tu kuja mann kuja Tu kuja mann kuja Tu ameer-e haram main faqeer-e ‘ajam Tu ameer-e haram main faqeer-e ‘ajam Tere gun aur yih lab main talab hi talab (2) Tu ata hi ‘ata main khata hi khata Tu kuja man kuja Tu kuja man kuja (x2)
O Prophet Muhammad Salutations on him and his family
Mine is a lowly station And yours exalted beyond imagination You are commander of the holy sanctuary in Arabia And I a destitute foreigner I am but a humble seeker My sinful lips unworthy to sing your lofty praises You are nothing but mercy and benefaction And I nothing but fault and error Mine is a lowly station And yours exalted beyond imagination
Ilhaam jaamah hai tera Qur’aan imaama hai tera Mimbar tera arsh-e bareen Ya rahmat-ul-lil aalameen Tu kuja man kuja (x4)
You are gloriously adorned in the robe of divine revelation The holy book forms your exalted turban The highest heaven is your pulpit O Mercy for the Worlds Mine is a lowly station And yours exalted beyond imagination
Tu haqeeqat hai main sirf ehsaas hoon (2) Tu samandar main bhatki hui pyaas hoon (2) Mera ghar khaak par aur teri rahguzar (2) Sidrat ul-muntaha
Tu kuja man kuja, tu kuja man kuja Tu kuja man kuja, tu kuja man kuja
You are reality, I merely perception You are the ocean, I a wandering thirst My dwelling is on the humble soil, and you journey Beyond even the seventh heaven To the Lote-Tree of the Extremity Mine is a lowly station And yours exalted beyond imagination
Aye farishto woh sultaan-e mairaaj hain (x2) Tum jo dekho ge hairaan ho jaaoge (x2) Zulf tafseer-e wallail ban jaayegi Chehra quraan sara nazar aayega Chehra nazar ayega (x4)
O angels, he is king of the Night Journey It will amaze you to see him His dusky tresses will become an exposition Of the verse ‘By the Night’ His radiant face will give The appearance the Quran in entirety
Mere aaqa imaam-I saff-e ambiya (2) Naam pe unke laazim hai salle ala Laazim hai salle ala (x4)
My master, the prayer-leader of all the prophets Each time we hear his name It is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
Tu kuja man kuja Mustafa mujtaba Khaatim ul-mursaleen Ya rahmat ul-lil- aalameen.
Mine is a lowly station And yours exalted beyond imagination God’s Chosen, God’s Favourite Seal of the Prophets O Mercy for the Worlds
Tu kuja mann kuja Tu kuja mann kuja
Khair ul-bashar rutbah tera (2) Aawaaz-e haq khutbah tera (2) Aafaaq tere saamaeen (2) Saais jibreel-e ameen (2) Ya rahmat ul-lil-‘aalameen
Tu kuja man kuja, tu kuja man kuja Tu kuja man kuja, tu kuja man kuja
You have the rank of the Best of Mankind Your sermon is the voice of God The heavens are your audience Gabriel the Faithful is your horse-keeper O Mercy for the Worlds Mine is a lowly station And yours exalted beyond imagination
Tu hai ahraam-e anwaar baandhe hue (2) Main duroodon ki dastaar baandhe hue (2) Kaaba-e ishq tu main tere chaar su (2) Tu asar main dua Tu kuja man kuja
You are clad in a garment of illumination and splendour And I wear a turban cloth of humble salutations You are the Ka’ba of Love And I circuit around you I am prayer, and you are effect Mine is a lowly station And yours exalted beyond imagination