C G
la ilaha ilallah
Am Em
muhammadun rasulullah,
F C
alaihi salatullah
F G
wa alihi wal ahibba
C G
la ilaha ilallah
Am Em
muhammadun rasulullah,
F C
alaihi salatullah
F G
wa alihi wal ahibba
C G
shine your mercy like the sun,
Am Em
and be gracious as the earth
F C
let your kindness come like rain
F G
that cares not whom it
falls upon
C G
and let ocean deep your wisdom be,
Am Em
your heart and lanterns spreading peace
F C
give yourself in love of him,
F G
be like al-habib
F
and in your deepest needs
Am
and in your deepest grieve,
F G C
call on him in humility
F Em
place your trust in the one,
C F
to whom creation turns
C G
you'll find redemption and find peace
C G
la ilaha ilallah
Am Em
muhammadun rasulullah,
F C
alaihi salatullah
F G
wa alihi wal ahibba
C G
be a blazing fire of truth,
Am Em
be a soothing balm of peace
F C
with the light of your
sincerity,
F G
break the clouds of tyranny
C G
let your faith be like a blessed tree,
Am Em
give your shade to all who seek
F C
may your roots run true and deep,
F G
take your strength from al-habib
C G
ya nabi salam alaik,
Am Em
ya rasul salam alaik,
F C
ya habib salam alaik
F G
salawatullah alaik
F
and all the certainty
Am
will bring tranqulity,
F G C
contentment with allah's decree
F Em
give thanks for all that comes,
C F
be patient and know that
C G
someday you will return to him
C G
la ilaha ilallah
Am Em
muhammadun rasulullah,
F C
alaihi salatullah
F G
wa alihi wal ahibba
C G
hold fast to the company
Am Em
of the folk of certainty
F C
through the gaze and through your love for them,
F G
may you be as one of them
C G
be as gentle as the whispering breeze,
Am Em
spread solace to the world we're in
F C
let your heart and soul be mirror clear,
F G
give life and love to al-habib
C G
la ilaha ilallah
Am Em
muhammadun rasulullah,
F C
alaihi salatullah
F G
wa alihi wal ahibba
F
and stand before allah
Am
like nothing else exists,
F G C
and worship him like you are seen
F Em
be with all creation
C F
and all your deeds and words
C G
as though you have no self to clean
C G
la ilaha ilallah
Am Em
muhammadun rasulullah,
F C
alaihi salatullah
F G
wa alihi wal ahibba
C G
yet when you master all of this,
Am Em
forget not your neediness
F C
were it not for Allah's grace,
F G
none of this can be achieved
C G
so be humble as the lonely earth,
Am Em
that all creatures walk up on
F C
be the slave of the most merciful,
F G
take your light from al habib
C G
so shine your mercy like the sun,
Am Em
send your light across the earth
F C
let your kindness flow like rivers,
F G
quench the thirst of all who come
C G
and let mountain strong your spirit be,
Am Em
let your heart melt out of love for him
F C
take the road that leads to him,
F G
may you be with al-habib
C G
ya nabi salam alaik,
Am Em
ya rasul salam alaik,
F C
ya habib salam alaik
F G
salawatullah alaik (x2)
C G
la ilaha ilallah
Am Em
muhammadun rasulullah,
F C
alaihi salatullah
F G C
wa alihi wal ahibba (x2)