The Days of God

– verse 2 –

Has thy sweet heart now grown so cold,
That loving breast of thine,
That silent falls thy tongue in praise
Of the Mercy to mankind?

Ṣalli yaa Rabbi wa sallim
‘Alaa nabiyyinaa,
Ṣalli yaa Rabbi wa sallim
‘Alaa ḥabeebinaa!

– verse 3 –

Our love for him does no begin,
Our love it does no end;
We’ll sing of our love for him
Till the end of every end.

Ṣalli yaa Rabbi wa sallim
‘Alaa nabiyyinaa,
Ṣalli yaa Rabbi wa sallim
‘Alaa ḥabeebinaa!

– verse 4 –

On our belovèd Messenger,
The Mercy to the Worlds,
We’ll raise our voices joyfully
In praise and thankfulness.

– verse 5 –

Come join with us, my trusty friends,
Come drink from our cups!
Come quench your thirsty, weary hearts
With the name of the Belov’d!

Ṣalloo ‘alaa Muḥammadin,
Ṣalloo yaa aḥibbaa’,
Ṣalloo ‘alaa Muḥammadin,
Tunaaloo raḥmatan!

– verse 6 –

God’s peace on you, O Prophet mine,
God’s love, O Muhammad!
And blessings till the end of time,
And my love to you, Ahmad!

Ṣalloo ‘alaa Muḥammadin,
Ṣalloo yaa aḥibbaa’,
Ṣalloo ‘alaa Muḥammadin,
Tunaaloo raḥmatan!

– verse 7 –

Give me your hand, my trusty friend,
And here’s a hand o’ mine.
Let’s sing a song of love for him,
For the Mercy to mankind.

Ṣalli yaa Rabbi wa sallim
‘Alaa nabiyyinaa,
Ṣalli yaa Rabbi wa sallim
‘Alaa ḥabeebinaa!

– verse 8 –

For auld lang syne my friends –
Those days of God gone by –
For friends of God and blessèd souls,
God praise and glorify!