Written by: Akberhusein Datoo
Lead Reciter on CD: Akberhusein Datoo
Inspired by: Yeh Mawla Ali Hai (Syed Razi Rizvi)
Who had the courage to lift up the gate of Khayber
Who had the strength to defeat Antar, Marhab too
Who had the power to raise a setting sun with ease
Whose hand was raised so surely at the pond at Khom
Who is this luminary, who is this beloved?
It's Mawla Ali, Mawla Ali, Amir-ul-Momineen,
Amir-ul-Momineen, Amir-ul-Momineen
1.
Inside the Holy Kaaba there's a celebratory tone
A waterfall of light descends from the heavens and Allah’s throne
The holy mosque contained a jewel, so sparkling and so bright
The door opened Fatema emerged glowing with sheer delight
Who is this personality born in the House of Allah?
2.
On the night of Meraj, Muhammad ascended
Each time he passed a chorus of angels praises they chanted
In the presence of the Lord he recognised that voice
The voice was familiar so he smiled and he rejoiced
Whose voice is emanating, from behind the curtain?
3.
Bibi Maryam's home, Al-Aqsa, the first Qibla
He willed she did not deliver Isa in Al-Aqsa
She had to collect dates from palm trees around her
But for Fatema the sacred house opened for her labour
Whose mother received heavenly fruits in the House of Allah?
4.
Prophet Musa was in the court of the Pharoah
Amazing the magicians casting his staff on the ground below
The fake snakes of magicians the python did devour
Musa said to his creator I fear the Pharoah's wrath this hour
But who bravely slept in the bed without an ounce of fear?
5.
Allah's beloved and his trusted is Mawla Ali
Ahmad's successor and his friend is Mawla Ali
The champion of Khandaq is Mawla Ali
The intercessor of Qiyamat is Mawla Ali
Who is the gate to the city of knowledge?
6.
Inside the cries of Muazzins, from minarets far and wide
To him there are allusions made in the Quran he's identified
Inscribed into the stone of the Kaaba, his sign is found
Inside the hearts of believers their love for him so profound
To whom do the Sayyedi trace their lineage?
7.
In Khayber a fighter roamed Marhab was his name
A fearsome fighter of Al-Qumus his strength was of much fame
But he met the one whose mother called him Haider
Oh Marhab don't you remember the warning of your mother?
Who lifted up with such ease the gate of Khaiber?
8.
On the night of Hijra the kuffar plotted away
Forty men from different tribes the Prophet was their prey
A courageous one in Muhammad's bed in the claws of killers
They scheme away but Allah is the best of the planners
Wallahu Khayrul Maakireen, who is this in the bed?
Amir-ul-Momineen