www.istiqaamah.com Lyrics and translation: Mawlaya salla wa sallim daiman abada ‘Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi -O my Master, send your salutations and blessings forever Upon Your Beloved, the best of the whole of creation Muhammadun sayyidul kawnayni wath thaqalayn Wal fariqayni min ‘urbin wa min ‘ajami -Muhammad is the master of the two worlds and of Man and the jinn Leader also of the Arabs, non-Arabs and their kin Huwal habibul ladhi turja shafa’atuhu Likulli hawlin minal ahwali muqtahami Beloved by Allah is he upon whose pleading we depend From terrors of the Day of Judgement,which on us descend Chorus Thummar ridha ‘an Abi Bakrin wa ‘an ‘Umarin Wa ‘an ‘Aliyyin wa ‘an ‘Uthmana dhil karami -Then we ask You to be pleased with Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Ali and ‘Uthman the generous one Chorus Ya rabbi bil Mustafa balligh maqasidana Waghfir lana ma mada ya wasi’al karami -O my Lord! with the Elect One make us attain our goals And forgive us for what has passed, O Most Munificent One!