Ta'la al Badru 'Alayna
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Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā is a traditional Islamic song known as nasheed that the Ansar
sung to the Prophet Muhammad
upon his arrival at Yathrib after completing the Hijra
in 622 CE
. The song is currently over 1400 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islamic culture.
ṭala‘a 'l-badru ‘alaynā
Oh the white moon rose over us
من ثنيات الوداع
min thaniyyāti 'l-wadā‘
From the valley of al-Wadā‘
وجب الشكر علينا
wajaba 'l-shukru ‘alaynā
And we owe it to show gratefulness
ما دعى لله داع
mā da‘ā li-l-lāhi dā‘
Where the call is to Allah.
أيها المبعوث فينا
’ayyuha 'l-mab‘ūthu fīnā
Oh you who were raised among us
جئت بالأمر المطاع
ji’ta bi-l-’amri 'l-muṭā‘
Coming with a word to be obeyed
جئت شرفت المدينة
ji’ta sharrafta 'l-madīnah
You have brought to this city nobleness
مرحبا يا خير داع
marḥaban yā khayra dā‘
Welcome best caller to God's way
Ansar (Islam)
Ansar is an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped Muhammad and the Muhajirun on the arrival to the city after the migration to Medina...
sung to the Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
upon his arrival at Yathrib after completing the Hijra
Hijra (Islam)
The Hijra is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Alternate spellings of this Arabic word are Hijrah, Hijrat or Hegira, the latter following the spelling rules of Latin.- Hijra of Muhammad :In September 622, warned of a plot to...
in 622 CE
Common Era
Common Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era...
. The song is currently over 1400 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islamic culture.
Lyrics
طلع البدر عليناṭala‘a 'l-badru ‘alaynā
Oh the white moon rose over us
من ثنيات الوداع
min thaniyyāti 'l-wadā‘
From the valley of al-Wadā‘
وجب الشكر علينا
wajaba 'l-shukru ‘alaynā
And we owe it to show gratefulness
ما دعى لله داع
mā da‘ā li-l-lāhi dā‘
Where the call is to Allah.
أيها المبعوث فينا
’ayyuha 'l-mab‘ūthu fīnā
Oh you who were raised among us
جئت بالأمر المطاع
ji’ta bi-l-’amri 'l-muṭā‘
Coming with a word to be obeyed
جئت شرفت المدينة
ji’ta sharrafta 'l-madīnah
You have brought to this city nobleness
مرحبا يا خير داع
marḥaban yā khayra dā‘
Welcome best caller to God's way
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- used the song as a musical interlude for her 2006 album Grace and GratitudeGrace and Gratitude-Charts:AlbumYear-endSingles-Release history:...
, performing only the first verse. The interlude also appears in Grace and Gratitude Renewed (a US special release)
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