DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the evocative sound of flamenco ‘The Praised One’ is Sami Yusuf’s ethereal rendition
of Qasidah Muhammadiyyah, a love poem for the Prophet by the 13th century Sufi poet Imam Busiri,
author of one of the world’s most famous poems ‘The Burda’.
It has been said from his day to ours that the writings of Imam Busiri have a healing power,
and their recitation is widespread across many regions.
From its intensely emotional intro to the sustained energy of the outro, the composer fuses
traditional instruments of the Silk Road with contemporary sounds. Sami Yusuf plays tar, rabab and frame drums
for this fully acoustic performance that moves from meditative vocals to
the complexity of flamenco rhythms with classical guitar performed by Jon Lawton.
The music is both intimate and exhilarating, reflecting the multi-faceted and luminous spirit
of the Prophet expressed in this beautiful poem.
—
CREDITS
Performed, Composed & Arranged by Sami Yusuf
Words: Imam Al-Busiri
Classical guitar performed by Jon Lawton
English Translation by Dr Yousef Casewit
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Additional Recording Studios:
Crosstown Studio (Liverpool, UK)
Special thanks to:
Elouafi Mohammed
Dr. Yousef Casewit
RIS Convention
DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the evocative sound of flamenco ‘The Praised One’ is Sami Yusuf’s ethereal rendition
of Qasidah Muhammadiyyah, a love poem for the Prophet by the 13th century Sufi poet Imam Busiri,
author of one of the world’s most famous poems ‘The Burda’.
It has been said from his day to ours that the writings of Imam Busiri have a healing power,
and their recitation is widespread across many regions.
From its intensely emotional intro to the sustained energy of the outro, the composer fuses
traditional instruments of the Silk Road with contemporary sounds. Sami Yusuf plays tar, rabab and frame drums
for this fully acoustic performance that moves from meditative vocals to
the complexity of flamenco rhythms with classical guitar performed by Jon Lawton.
The music is both intimate and exhilarating, reflecting the multi-faceted and luminous spirit
of the Prophet expressed in this beautiful poem.
—
CREDITS
Performed, Composed & Arranged by Sami Yusuf
Words: Imam Al-Busiri
Classical guitar performed by Jon Lawton
English Translation by Dr Yousef Casewit
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Additional Recording Studios:
Crosstown Studio (Liverpool, UK)
Special thanks to:
Elouafi Mohammed
Dr. Yousef Casewit
RIS Convention
شارة برنامج سين – تقديم أحمد الشقيري
الشارة من أداء عايض يوسف
كلمات : أحمد سليم حمدان | الحان : عزيز الشافعي
توزيع :أحمد عادل
وتريات :محمد مدحت | جيتار : مصطفى أصلان | أكورديون : رامي صلاح
مكس وماستر : محمد جودة
شارة برنامج سين – تقديم أحمد الشقيري
الشارة من أداء عايض يوسف
كلمات : أحمد سليم حمدان | الحان : عزيز الشافعي
توزيع :أحمد عادل
وتريات :محمد مدحت | جيتار : مصطفى أصلان | أكورديون : رامي صلاح
مكس وماستر : محمد جودة
ﺑﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﺟﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻼﻩ
ﻧﺤﻴﺎ ﺑﻨﻮﺭ ﺭﺿﺎﻩ
ﻧﺤﻴﺎ ﺑﻨﻮﺭ ﺭﺿﺎﻩ
(With the remebrance of Allah
Glorified and Exalted is He
We live with the light of His pleasure)
ﻓﻲ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻧﺴﺘﻘﻲ ﻫﺪﺍﻩ
ﻟﻘﻠﺒﻲ ﻳﺤﻠﻮ ﺛﻨﺎﻩ
ﻟﻘﻠﺒﻲ ﻳﺤﻠﻮ ﺛﻨﺎﻩ
(In the the remembrance of Allah
We seek His guidance
My heart finds pleasure in praising Him)
ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻓﺘﺢ
ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺣﺼﻦ
ﻟﻄﻒ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﻮﻥ
ﻧﻌﻠﻮ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺭﺟﺎﺕ
(“In the name of Allah” is our victory
Allah’s remembrance is our fortress
Allah’s kindness is our aid
It raises our station)
ﻻ ﺍﻟﻪ ﺍﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰﺓ
ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺭﺣﻤﺔ
ﻻ ﺍﻟﻪ ﺍﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰﺓ
ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺭﺣﻤﺔ
(“There is no god but Allah” is dignity and honour
“Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah” is mercy)
ﻧِﻌﻢَ ﻟﺴﺎﻥٌ ﺭﻃﺐٌ ﺑﺬﻛﺮٍ
ﻣﻨﺸﻐﻞٌ ﺑﺤﻤﺪٍ ﻭﺑﺸﻜﺮ
ﻻ ﺑﺤﻤﺪ ﻧﺤﺼﻲ ﺛﻨﺎﻩ
ﻭﻻ ﺑﺸﻜﺮٍ ﻧﻔﻲ ﻋﻄﺎﻩ
ﺣﺴﺐُ ﺫﻛﺮﻱ ﺍﻥ ﻳﻨﺎﻝَ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ ﺭﺿﺎﻩ
ﻛﻢ ﺑﺬﻛﺮٍ ﻃﺎﺏ ﻋﻴﺶٌ ﻭﺗﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ
(The best tongue is the one that always remembers Allah
And is always busy with praising and thanking Him
No amount of praise would be sufficient to fulfil how He should be praised
And no amount of thanks would be enough to repay His generous blessings
My only wish is that my remembrance will attain the pleasure of the Merciful
It is through remembrance that living become enjoyable and life balanced )
ﻛﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺭﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﻘﻠﻮﺏ ﺿﻴﺎﺀ
ﻓﻲ ﺩﺭﻭﺏ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻧﻤﺸﻲ ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
(How beautiful is the remembrance of my Lord
For the hearts it is light
On the paths of goodness we walk
By virtue of the remembrance of Allah)
ﻓﻲ ﺻﺒﺎﺡ ، ﻭﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﺎﺀ
ﻳﺼﻔﻮ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﺑﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺟﻞ ﻋﻼﻩ
ﻛﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺭﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﻘﻠﻮﺏ ﺿﻴﺎﺀ
ﻓﻲ ﺩﺭﻭﺏ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻧﻤﺸﻲ ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
(In the morning and in the evening
The heart finds tranquility in the remembrance of Allah the most Glorified and Exalted
How beautiful is the remembrance of my Lord
For the hearts it is light
On the paths of goodness we walk
By virtue of the remembrance of Allah)
ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻓﺘﺢ
ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺣﺼﻦ
ﻟﻄﻒ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﻮﻥ
ﻧﻌﻠﻮ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺭﺟﺎﺕ
(“In the name of Allah” is our victory
Allah’s remembrance is our fortress
Allah’s kindness is our aid
It raises our station)
ﺑﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﺟﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻼﻩ
ﻧﺤﻴﺎ ﺑﻨﻮﺭ ﺭﺿﺎﻩ
ﻧﺤﻴﺎ ﺑﻨﻮﺭ ﺭﺿﺎﻩ
(With the remebrance of Allah
Glorified and Exalted is He
We live with the light of His pleasure)
ﻓﻲ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻧﺴﺘﻘﻲ ﻫﺪﺍﻩ
ﻟﻘﻠﺒﻲ ﻳﺤﻠﻮ ﺛﻨﺎﻩ
ﻟﻘﻠﺒﻲ ﻳﺤﻠﻮ ﺛﻨﺎﻩ
(In the the remembrance of Allah
We seek His guidance
My heart finds pleasure in praising Him)
ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻓﺘﺢ
ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺣﺼﻦ
ﻟﻄﻒ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﻮﻥ
ﻧﻌﻠﻮ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺭﺟﺎﺕ
(“In the name of Allah” is our victory
Allah’s remembrance is our fortress
Allah’s kindness is our aid
It raises our station)
ﻻ ﺍﻟﻪ ﺍﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰﺓ
ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺭﺣﻤﺔ
ﻻ ﺍﻟﻪ ﺍﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰﺓ
ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺭﺣﻤﺔ
(“There is no god but Allah” is dignity and honour
“Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah” is mercy)
ﻧِﻌﻢَ ﻟﺴﺎﻥٌ ﺭﻃﺐٌ ﺑﺬﻛﺮٍ
ﻣﻨﺸﻐﻞٌ ﺑﺤﻤﺪٍ ﻭﺑﺸﻜﺮ
ﻻ ﺑﺤﻤﺪ ﻧﺤﺼﻲ ﺛﻨﺎﻩ
ﻭﻻ ﺑﺸﻜﺮٍ ﻧﻔﻲ ﻋﻄﺎﻩ
ﺣﺴﺐُ ﺫﻛﺮﻱ ﺍﻥ ﻳﻨﺎﻝَ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ ﺭﺿﺎﻩ
ﻛﻢ ﺑﺬﻛﺮٍ ﻃﺎﺏ ﻋﻴﺶٌ ﻭﺗﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ
(The best tongue is the one that always remembers Allah
And is always busy with praising and thanking Him
No amount of praise would be sufficient to fulfil how He should be praised
And no amount of thanks would be enough to repay His generous blessings
My only wish is that my remembrance will attain the pleasure of the Merciful
It is through remembrance that living become enjoyable and life balanced )
ﻛﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺭﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﻘﻠﻮﺏ ﺿﻴﺎﺀ
ﻓﻲ ﺩﺭﻭﺏ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻧﻤﺸﻲ ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
(How beautiful is the remembrance of my Lord
For the hearts it is light
On the paths of goodness we walk
By virtue of the remembrance of Allah)
ﻓﻲ ﺻﺒﺎﺡ ، ﻭﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﺎﺀ
ﻳﺼﻔﻮ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﺑﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺟﻞ ﻋﻼﻩ
ﻛﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺭﺑﻲ ﻟﻠﻘﻠﻮﺏ ﺿﻴﺎﺀ
ﻓﻲ ﺩﺭﻭﺏ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻧﻤﺸﻲ ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
(In the morning and in the evening
The heart finds tranquility in the remembrance of Allah the most Glorified and Exalted
How beautiful is the remembrance of my Lord
For the hearts it is light
On the paths of goodness we walk
By virtue of the remembrance of Allah)
ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻓﺘﺢ
ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺣﺼﻦ
ﻟﻄﻒ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻋﻮﻥ
ﻧﻌﻠﻮ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺭﺟﺎﺕ
(“In the name of Allah” is our victory
Allah’s remembrance is our fortress
Allah’s kindness is our aid
It raises our station)
مشاركة
Dhikru Allah ( Percussive Version ) – Mesut Kurtis
For the beloved one’s grave there is immense love
In the hearts of the admirers
In it, there are blessings and endowments
That quench the lovers’ thirst
For the beloved one’s grave there is immense love
In the hearts of the admirers
In it, there are blessings and endowments
That quench the lovers’ thirst
وَفـِّـقـْنـــا في كُـــــلِّ آنْ
WAFIQNA FI KULLI AAN
GRANT US SUCCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME,
في مساعينــــــــا
FI MASA’INA
IN ALL OUR QUESTS.
يا الله يا منان
YA ALLAHU, YA MANNAN
O GOD, O BESTOWER OF BLESSINGS
حَقـِّـقْ أمانينــــــا
HAQIQ AMANINA
FULFILL OUR WISHES,
وَفـِّـقـْنـــا في كُـــــلِّ آنْ
WAFIQNA FI KULLI AAN
GRANT US SUCCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME,
في مساعينــــــــا
FI MASA’INA
IN ALL OUR QUESTS.
GRATEFUL TODAY
FOR DIFFERENCE AND CHANGE
FOR ALL COLOURS AND SHADES,
‘CAUSE YOU MADE IT THIS WAY.
وَهـَبـْتـَنـَا النـِّبـْــــرَاسْ
WAHBATANA-NNIBRAAS
YOU GRANTED US LIGHT
بـِحُـبِّ كـُلِّ النــَّــــاسْ
BIHUBBI KULLI-NNAS
BY LOVING PEOPLE
أَغـْـدِقْ لـنـا الإحْسَاسْ
AGHDIQ LANNAL-IHSAAS
SHOWER US WITH GOOD FEELINGS
أنـْــــتَ هـَادينـــــــــا
ANTA HADINA
YOU ARE OUR GUIDE.
يا اللهُ، يا رحمـــــــنْ
YA ALLAHU, YA RAHMAN
O GOD, O MERCIFUL,
وَفـِّـقـْنـــا في كُـــــلِّ آنْ
WAFIQNA FI KULLI AAN
GRANT US SUCCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME,
في مساعينــــــــا
FI MASA’INA
IN ALL OUR QUESTS.
أجب دعائي … يارجائي … بالرضا والخيرْ …
AJIB DUA’I YA RAJAA’I, BI-RREDA WAL-KHAIR
O MY HOPE, ANSWER MY PRAYER WITH CONTENTMENT AND GOOD.
أنر طريقي … مع صديقي … باحْتِرامِ الغيرْ…
ANIR TAREEQI, MA’ SADIQI, BI-HTIRAMIL-GHAIYYR
BRIGHTEN US, MY FRIENDS AND I,WITH [THE LIGHT OF] SHOWING RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER .
يا اللهُ، يا رحمـــــــنْ
YA ALLAHU, YA RAHMAN
O GOD, O MERCIFUL,
وَفـِّـقـْنـــا في كُـــــلِّ آنْ
WAFIQNA FI KULLI AAN
GRANT US SUCCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME,
في مساعينــــــــا
FI MASA’INA
IN ALL OUR QUESTS.
يا الله يا منان
YA ALLAHU, YA MANNAN
O GOD, O BESTOWER OF BLESSINGS
حَقـِّـقْ أمانينــــــا
HAQIQ AMANINA
FULFILL OUR WISHES,
وَفـِّـقـْنـــا في كُـــــلِّ آنْ
WAFIQNA FI KULLI AAN
GRANT US SUCCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME,
في مساعينــــــــا
FI MASA’INA
IN ALL OUR QUESTS.
GRATEFUL TODAY
FOR DIFFERENCE AND CHANGE
FOR ALL COLOURS AND SHADES,
‘CAUSE YOU MADE IT THIS WAY.
وَهـَبـْتـَنـَا النـِّبـْــــرَاسْ
WAHBATANA-NNIBRAAS
YOU GRANTED US LIGHT
بـِحُـبِّ كـُلِّ النــَّــــاسْ
BIHUBBI KULLI-NNAS
BY LOVING PEOPLE
أَغـْـدِقْ لـنـا الإحْسَاسْ
AGHDIQ LANNAL-IHSAAS
SHOWER US WITH GOOD FEELINGS
أنـْــــتَ هـَادينـــــــــا
ANTA HADINA
YOU ARE OUR GUIDE.
يا اللهُ، يا رحمـــــــنْ
YA ALLAHU, YA RAHMAN
O GOD, O MERCIFUL,
وَفـِّـقـْنـــا في كُـــــلِّ آنْ
WAFIQNA FI KULLI AAN
GRANT US SUCCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME,
في مساعينــــــــا
FI MASA’INA
IN ALL OUR QUESTS.
أجب دعائي … يارجائي … بالرضا والخيرْ …
AJIB DUA’I YA RAJAA’I, BI-RREDA WAL-KHAIR
O MY HOPE, ANSWER MY PRAYER WITH CONTENTMENT AND GOOD.
أنر طريقي … مع صديقي … باحْتِرامِ الغيرْ…
ANIR TAREEQI, MA’ SADIQI, BI-HTIRAMIL-GHAIYYR
BRIGHTEN US, MY FRIENDS AND I,WITH [THE LIGHT OF] SHOWING RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER .
يا اللهُ، يا رحمـــــــنْ
YA ALLAHU, YA RAHMAN
O GOD, O MERCIFUL,
