Zain Bhikha : un Artiste Exceptionnel

Paradoxalement, la note la plus visitée dans mon Blog est celle de Sami Yusuf qui contient le téléchargement de certaines de ses chansons religieuses.

Cela fait quelques années que j'ai découvert Zain Bhikha, un chanteur Sud Africain qui a une voie subblime outre les belles et légères paroles qu'il chante.

A l'occasion de ce mois saint du Ramadan, je vous ai sélectionné quelques uns de ces Anasheeds ou chant religieux. Ecoutez, vous allez être émerveillés.

YA RABBI BIL MUSTAFA

Chorus
Ya Rabbi bil Mustafa
Balig ma Qaasidana
Waghfir lana ma ma dha
Ya wasi al karami

Repeat
Ya akramal khaliqi mali man aluzu bihi
Siwaka inda khulu lil khadisil amami

Chorus
Walayya deeka rasulAllahi jaahuka bi
Izal karimu tajalla bismi mun taqimi

Chorus
Fa inna min judikad dunya wa dar rataha
Wa min ulu mika ilamal lowhi wal kalami

Chorus
Ya nafsu la taqnati min zallatin azumat
Innal kbaaira fil ghufraani kalla mami

Chorus
La-allah rahmata rabbi heena yaqsimuha
Ta ti ala hasabil isyaani fil qisami

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Give thanks to Allah

Give thanks to Allah,
for the moon and the stars
prays in all day full,
what is and what was

take hold of your iman
dont givin to shaitan
oh you who believe please give thanks to Allah.
Allahu Ghefor Allahu Rahim Allahu yuhibo el Mohsinin,
hua Khalikhone hua Razikhone whahoa ala kolli sheiin khadir

Allah is Ghefor Allah is Rahim Allah is the one who loves the Mohsinin,
he is a creater, he is a sistainer and he is the one who has power over all.

Give thanks to Allah,
for the moon and the stars
prays in all day full,
what is and what was
take hold of your iman
dont givin to shaitan
oh you who believe please give thanks to Allah.
Allahu Ghefor Allahu Rahim Allahu yuhibo el Mohsinin,
hua Khalikhone hua Razikhone whahoa ala kolli sheiin khadir

Allah is Ghefor Allah is Rahim Allah is the one who loves the Mohsinin,
he is a creater, he is a sistainer and he is the one who has power over all.

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Glory be to Allah

Subhan-Allah
Walhamdulillah
Wa-la-ilaha-illallah
Wallahu-Akbar
Wa-la-hawla-wala-kuwatha -
Illa-billa-hil-'aleehil-Azeem

Glory be to Allah
All praise to Allah
There is no god but Allah
Allah is Great
All power and might belong to Allah -
The Most High, The Great

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WE ARE YOUR SERVANTS

Chorus
Ya Allah Ya Allah
Siyizisebezako Ya Allah
Ya Allah Ya Allah
We are you servants, Ya Allah
La ilaha illa ’Llah
Muhammadu ’r-rasulu ’Llah

(Zulu) Ngowokuqala i Muslim
i Qur’an Engiphila Ngayo
Ngiyaluzwa Lidumo Lwe Adhan
Lusihlanganisa Njengama Muslim

Chorus
I am a Muslim
Qur’an is my guide
I hear the calling Adhan
With it we unite

Chorus
Ukuqala Kosuku
Luka Allah Ziyaqhakaza
Zonke izinto Zika Allah
Ezijabulisayo

Chorus
When Allah starts the day
And the night fades away
All things blossom
In a beautiful way

Chorus
Sizoba Amagugu Ebusweni Bakhe
Uma Silandela Ukhanya Lwakhe
Kufanele Silandele iindlela Zaba Profethi
Sihlale Sijabule, La ilaha illa ’Llah

Chorus
We are special only
If we follow His light
The way of Muhammad
Calling to Paradise

Chorus

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SABR AND SHUKR

There was so much on my mind in my bed I lay
I turned to my side and I heard a voice say
Stop all your whining, heart rates declining
You've got so much more than most
Look how you're sleeping, how much you've eaten
Don't you know that you're supposed to say

Chorus
Sabr and Shukr are wonderful things
The praises to Allah we should always sing
when things go right it's from Him not me
And when they are wrong, we get through patiently

I got out of bed, began to walk
Bumped into some folks and we started to talk
Did you hear about the killing, the bloodshed the stealing
The grass got burned on the other side
Soldiers a coming, people a running
All that's left is the orphan child

Chorus
I opened my eyes and began to see
Everything that's happening around me
What seemed half empty now seems so full
There's no use crying over what's been spilled
While babies are dying, mothers are crying
Their containers have never even been filled

Chorus (Half)
Inn Allah ha, Ma As Saabireen

I opened my eyes, began to see
Everything that's happening around me

Chorus (Half)
Chorus (Full)

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ORPHAN CHILD

She was just standing there, little girl all alone
Barely covered head to toe, barely just twelve years old
Why is she all alone, why's the world just so cold
Why don't we play our part what has hardened our hearts?
What has hardened our hearts?

Underneath the waterfall, million dollar shopping mall
Two boys play their games, helps to keep them nice and warm
Thousand people walking by, feeding their vain desire
Don't they see, are they blind, Allah loves the orphan child
Allah loves the orphan child

Like our Beloved Muhammad, Peace be upon Him
He was an orphan and Allah sheltered him
What status is given to these children… children?

Just by the riverside, right next to that orphan child
Families come to play, they don't see that's where she stays
Looking through empty eyes, who cares that she might die
O my child, don't you cry, Allah loves you more than I
Allah Love's you more

She was standing there, barely just twelve years old
What has hardened our hearts, why's the world just so cold.

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A Childs Prayer

I sometimes lie awake at night
And wonder at the stars so bright
I dream about my future too
And the things that I will do
Soon the world will count on me
I’m the future, they agree
People depend on me somehow
Though small and timid, I am now
So you and I my dearest friend
Must stand together till the end
For we are one by Allah’s grace
No matter what our creed or race
We must prepare ourselves today
While we journey on life’s way
So education we must crave
From the cradle to the grave
So those entrusted with our care
Train us please and do your share
We’ll make you proud of us somehow
So waste no time and teach us now
We need your love and tender care
Your sincere and ardent prayer
So much there is to learn and see
For true believers we must be
O Allah we love you so
Give us health and make us grow
Be with us each passing day
While we journey on life’s way

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SALAMUN SALAM

Arabic chorus
Salamun, salamun, salamun, salam.
Salamun, salamun, salamun, salam.
Salamun, salamun, salamun, salam.
Salamun, salamun, salamun, salam.
We made peace a symbol of ours;
in the name of peace we gather here now.
O Lord! please make these days of ours
on this earth filled with peace.

English chorus
Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful peace
Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful peace
Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful peace
Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful peace

Arabic chorus
Ja3alna assalama shi3aran lana
wa bismi asalam iltaqayna houna
Li-taj3ala Ya Rabbu ayyamana 3ala hadhihi il-ardhi bushra salam

English chorus
French verse
Nous avons fait de la paix notre devise
Et c’est en son nom que l’on s’est rassemblé
Afin que tu fasses oh seigneur que l’on vive
Nos jours sur cette terre dans un havre de paix

Arabic chorus
English chorus
So Lord, indeed! You are as-Salam, from
You comes salam and with You is salam
To You belongs the command of all things;
between Your hands are the hearts of all beings

English chorus
Fa Ya Rabbu innaka anta essalam
minka essalamu ilayka essalam
Fa Ya Rabbu innaka anta essalam
minka essalamu ilayka essalam
Li amrika yarji3u amru al-anam
bayna yadayka qulubu al-anam
Li amrika yarji3u amru al-anam
bayna yadayka qulubu al-anam

French verse
Ya Allah c’est toi sans doute la paix
C’est toi qui la donne et toi qui la détient
Le destin des êtres que tu as crées
Et celui des cœurs se trouve entre tes mains

Arabic chorus
English chorus

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PRAISE TO THE PROPHET

Amid the confusion, the chaos and the pain
A man emerged and Muhammad was his name
And walking with nothing but Allah as his aid
And the mark of a prophet between his shoulder blades
In a cave in mount hira, the revelation came
Read o Muhammad, read in Allah’s name
May the blessings of Allah be on al-mustafaa (the selected one)
None besides him could have been al-mujtabaa (the chosen one)

Muhammad, peace be upon his soul
The greatest of prophets, Islam was his only goal
Muhammad, salla Allahu 3alayhi wa sallam
From among all the prophets, Muhammad was the last
As his was a mission of the greatest task
There was only moral degeneration
People clung to idol adoration
For all nations, he was al-mukhtaar (the preferred one)
So was he praised by Allah, al-ghaffaar
The bearer of glad tidings, al-basheer
Leading into light, as-seeraj-al-muneer (lamp of Radiance)

In handling the wicked, he had the best of skill
He pacified with tolerance and goodwill
The best of morals he aimed to attain
All he accomplished through suffering and pain
Reviving imaan as al-muthakkir (the reminder)
He is known in the qur'aan as al-mud-dath-thir (covered up)
Only he was given the honour of miraaj
Unique was this glory to Muhammad as-seeraj (the lamp)

He was ad - da'ee illAllah hil azheem
All hadi elaa seerauteem mustakeem
His mission complete, his held in great esteem
Allah praised him as bil-khuluqil azeem
May the blessings of Allah be on mustafaa
None besides him could have been al-mujtabaa
So perfect were his morals, so justly did he rule
Darkness had vanished and the word was full of noor

Balagha al-ula bikamalihi
Kashafa ad-duja bijamalihi
Hasunat jami3u khisalihi
Sallu alayhi wa 3alalihi

Muhammad, peace be upon his soul,
The greatest of Prophets, Islam was his only goal