Talaʽ al-Badru ʽAlayna
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Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā (Arabic: طلع البدر علينا) is a traditional Islamic song known as nasheed that the Ansar (residents of Madinah) sang for Muhammad upon his arrival at Madinah, to welcome him after completing the Battle of Tabuk.[1] Some claim it was first sung as he sought refuge there after being forced to leave his hometown of Mecca. The song is currently over 1450 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islamic culture.
Lyrics
طلع البدر علينا
ṭala‘a 'l-badru ‘alaynā
The full moon rose over us
من ثنيات الوداع
min thaniyyāti 'l-wadā‘
From the valley of Wada‘
وجب الشكر علينا
wajaba 'l-shukru ‘alaynā
And it is incumbent upon us to show gratitude
ما دعى لله داع
mā da‘ā li-l-lāhi dā‘
For as long as anyone in existence calls out to Allah
أيها المبعوث فينا
’ayyuha 'l-mab‘ūthu fīnā
Oh our Messenger amongst us
جئت بالأمر المطاع
ji’ta bi-l-’amri 'l-muṭā‘
Who comes with the exhortations to be heeded
جئت شرفت المدينة
ji’ta sharrafta 'l-madīnah
You have brought to this city nobility
مرحبا يا خير داع
marḥaban yā khayra dā‘
Welcome you who call us to a good way
Performances
Artists and Groups
- Aashiq Al-Rasul- on their album Acapella Volume 1[3]
- Oum Kalthoum
- Ibrahim Tatlises
- Sami Yusuf
- Yusuf Islam - recorded two versions of the song, one in 1995 for the album The Life of the Last Prophet, and one in 2008.[4]
- Adnan Sirajeldin[5]
- Labbayk
- Mesut Kurtis
- Najam Sheraz
- Qari Waheed Zafar
- Owais Raza Qadri[6][7]
- Faeeza Malinga
- Junaid Jamshed -Junaid Jamshaid added several verses in [Urdu] for his 2007 album Badr-ud-Duja.[8]
- Native Deen
- Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
- Olivia Newton-John - used the song as a musical interlude for her 2006 album Grace and Gratitude,[9][10] performing only the first verse. The interlude also appears in Grace and Gratitude Renewed (a US special release)
- Dawud Wharnsby
-Raef
Other Performances
- Little Mosque on the Prairie - Canadian sitcom - The song plays during the closing credits, performed by Maryem Tollar.
- Was sung at a holiday concert in Ottawa by a children's choir when Syrian refugees first began arriving in Canada in December 2015[11]
See also
References
- ^ http://unpublishedottawa.com/letter/35870/video-goes-viral-ottawa-student-choir-sings-traditional-arabic-song-tala-al-badru
- ^ http://arabicnasheedlyrics.blogspot.com/2009/03/osama-al-safi-talaa-al-badru-alayna.html
- ^ "Acapella Volume 1 Aashiq Al-Rasul". aashiqalrasul.com. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ^ http://www.yusufislam.com/songs-a-z/44f50b079d9a128118f4d446b6f19bb1/
- ^ "Adnan Sirajeldin". BandCamp. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Owais Reciting". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Owais Reciting". Youtube. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ http://junaid-jamshed-naats.blogspot.com/2009/07/badru-ud-duja-by-junaid-jamshed.html
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John's official website/Discography".
- ^ http://www.olivia-newtonjohn.com/music/lyrics/grace-and-gratitude/
- ^ http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/canadian-children-performed-the-same-song-for-refugees-that-was-sung-to-mohamed-when-he-sought-refuge--bkgmHgATicl