Am We once had a Teacher Em The Teacher of teachers, G He changed the world for the better F And made us better creatures, Am Oh Allah we’ve shamed ourselves Em We’ve strayed from Al-Mu’allim, G Surely we’ve wronged ourselves F What will we say in front him? Dm Am Oh Mu’allim…
Chorus F/Dm G Am He was Muhammad salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, F/Dm G Am Muhammad, mercy upon Mankind, F/Dm G Am He was Muhammad salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, F/Dm G Am Muhammad, mercy upon Mankind, G Am Teacher of all Mankind.
F Abal Qasim [one of the names of the Prophet] Em F Ya Habibi ya Muhammad (My beloved O Muhammad) Em F Ya Shafi’i ya Muhammad (My intercessor O Muhammad) G Am Khayru khalqillahi Muhammad (The best of Allah’s creation is Muhammad) Am Ya Mustafa ya Imamal Mursalina (O Chosen One, O Imam of the Messengers) Am Ya Mustafa ya Shafi’al ‘Alamina (O Chosen One, O intercessor of the worlds)
Am Em He prayed while others slept F Em While others ate he’d fast, G While they would laugh he wept F Until he breathed his last, Am His only wish was for us to be Em Among the ones who prosper, G Ya Mu’allim peace be upon you, F Truly you are our Teacher, Dm Am Oh Mu’allim..
back to Chorus, G Am Am Ya Habibi ya Muhammad (My beloved O Muhammad) G Ya Shafi’i ya Muhammad (My intercessor O Muhammad) F Am Em Ya Rasuli ya Muhammad (O My Messenger O Muhammad) G Ya Bashiri ya Muhammad (O bearer of good news O Muhammad) Am Ya Nadhiri ya Muhammad (O warner O Muhammad) G ‘Ishqu Qalbi ya Muhammad (The love of my heart O Muhammad) F Am E Nuru ‘Ayni ya Muhammad (Light of my eye O Muhammad)
Am G He taught us to be just and kind Em Am And to feed the poor and hungry, G Help the wayfarer and the orphan child Em Am And to not be cruel and miserly, G His speech was soft and gentle, Em Am Like a mother stroking her child, G His mercy and compassion, Em Am Were most radiant when 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)
