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أَحْمَدْ يَا حَبِيبِي

Ahmad Ya Habibi

أَحْمَد يَا حَبِيبِيسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Aḥmad yā ḥabībī, Salām ʿalayka

Ahmad, my beloved, peace be upon you.

أَمْنٌ وَسَلَامٌسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Amnun wasalāmun, Salām ʿalayka

Safety and peace, peace be upon you.

دِينُكَ الإِسْلَامُسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Dīnuka al-ʾislāmu, Salām ʿalayka

Your religion is Islam; peace be upon you.

مِنْ رَبٍّ رَحِيمٍسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Min rabbin raḥīmin, Salām ʿalayka

From a Merciful Lord, peace be upon you.

مِنْ رَبٍّ كَرِيمٍسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Min rabbin karīmin, Salām ʿalayka

From a Generous Lord, peace be upon you.

جِئْتَ بِالْقُرْآنِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Jiʾta bi-al-qurʾāni, Salām ʿalayka

You brought the Qur'an; peace be upon you.

مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّحْمَنِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Min ʿindi ar-raḥmani, Salām ʿalayka

From the Most Merciful; peace be upon you.

جِئْتَ بِالتَّوْحِيدِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Jiʾta bi-at-tawḥīdi, Salām ʿalayka

You brought tawhid; peace be upon you.

فُزْتَ بِالتَّمْجِيدِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Fuzta bi-at-tamjīdi, Salām ʿalayka

You won glorification; peace be upon you.

وَنِلْنَا الخَيْرَاتِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Wanilnā al-khayrāti, Salām ʿalayka

And we attained good things; peace be upon you.

فِي مِنَى وَعَرَفَاتِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Fī minā waʿarafāti, Salām ʿalayka

At Mina and 'Arafat; peace be upon you.

وَمَحُونَا السَّيِّئَاتِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Wamaḥūnā as-sayyiʾāti, Salām ʿalayka

And we erased our sins; peace be upon you.

بِرَجْمِ الجَمَرَاتِسَلَامْ عَلَيْكَ

Birajmi al-jamarāti, Salām ʿalayka

By stoning the pillars; peace be upon you.

The poet is not named in the source. Arabic text from Qasida Collection (qasidacollection.com), used with permission.

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