Tu Kuja Man Kuja

Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Ya Nabi
O Prophet Muhammad
Sallu ‘alai-hi wa-aalihi
Salutations on him and his family

Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Tu ameer-i haram main faqeer-i ‘ajam
You are commander of the holy sanctuary in Arabia, and I a destitute foreigner
Tere gun aur yih lab main talab hi talab
I am but a humble seeker, my sinful lips unworthy to sing your lofty praises
Tu ‘ata hi ‘ata main khata hi khata
You are nothing but mercy and benefaction, and I nothing but fault and error
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Ilhaam jaamah hai tera
You are gloriously adorned in the robe of divine revelation
Qur‘aan ‘imaamah hai tera
The holy book forms your exalted turban
Mimbar tera ‘arsh-i bareen
The highest heaven is your pulpit
Ya rahmat ul-lil-‘aalameen
O Mercy for the Worlds
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Tu haqeeqat hai main sirf ahsaas hoon
You are reality, I merely perception
Tu samandar main bhaṭki hui pyaas hoon
You are the ocean, I a wandering thirst
Mera ghar khaak par aur teri rah-guzar
My dwelling is on the humble soil, and you journey
Sidrat ul-muntaha
Beyond even the seventh heaven to the Lote-Tree of the Extremity
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Ay farishto wuh sultaan-i mai‘raaj hain
O angels, he is king of the Night Journey
Tum jo dekho ge hairaan ho jaao ge
It will amaze you to see him
Zulf tafseer-i wa-llail ban jaaye gi
His dusky tresses will become an exposition of the verse ‘By the Night…’
Chahrah qur’aan saara nazar aaye ga
His radiant face will give the appearance the Quran in entirety
Chahrah nazar aaye ga
His radiant face will give the appearance…
Mere aaqa imaam-i saff-i ambiya
My master, the prayer-leader of all the prophets
Naam pih un ke laazim hai salle ‘ala
Each time we hear his name, it is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
laazim hai salle ‘ala
It is incumbent upon us to invoke blessings on him
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Mustafa Mujtaba
God’s Chosen, God’s Favourite
Khaatim ul-mursaleen
Seal of the Prophets
Ya rahmat ul-lil-‘aalameen
O Mercy for the Worlds
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Khair ul-bashar rutbah tera
You have the rank of the Best of Mankind
Aawaaz-i haqq khutbah tera
Your sermon is the voice of God
Aafaaq tere saame‘een
The heavens are your audience
Saais jibreel-i ameen
Gabriel the Faithful is your horse-keeper
Ya rahmat ul-lil-‘aalameen
O Mercy for the Worlds
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Tu hai ahraam-i anwaar baandhe hue
You are clad in a garment of illumination and splendour
Main duroodon ki dastaar baandhe hue
And I wear a turban cloth of humble salutations
Kaa‘ba-i ‘ishq tu main tere chaar su
You are the Ka‘ba of Love, and I circuit around you
Tu asar main du‘a
I am prayer, and you are effect
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination
Tu kuja man kuja
Mine is a lowly station, and yours exalted beyond imagination

Artists: Rafaqat Ali Khan & Shiraz Uppal
Language: Urdu
Lyrics: Muzaffar Warsi
Translation by: Zahra Sabri
Special thanks to: Asim Raza

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