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Alvida Maahe Ramadan (Video by Hafiz Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdullah Qadri)
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Alwida Maahe Ramzaan (Farewell O Month of Ramadan)
Alwida Alwida Alwida hai
Maahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai
Farewell Farewell Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadaan
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Din tere aane se motabar they
Noor main dube Shaam-o-Sahar they
Tere jaane se dil ro raha hai
Maahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai
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Your arrival had made the day very beautiful
Days and night were submerged in blissful light
Your departure has saddened our hearts
Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadaan
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Sehri aftaar phir at taravi
Aur azaanein namazein wa tasbi
Yeh samaa Noori tujh se mila hai
Maahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai
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Pre-fast meal, breaking of the fast and then the Tarawih prayers,
And call for prayers, Prayers and TasbeeÂ
We received this blissful ambience from you
Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadaan
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Rehmaton ka tu paigham laya
Barkaton ka tu in’aam laya
Rutba aala wa afzal tera hai
Mahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai
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You brought the message of Mercy
You brought the award of blessings
Your Stature is grandest
Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadaan
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Jaam rehmat ke tu ne pilaye
Gul muradon ke tu ne khilaye
Tu juda hum se ab ho raha hai
Mahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai
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You provided drinks of Mercy
you made the flowers of desires bloom
You are departing from all of us O holy month of Ramadaan
Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadan
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Hum ko bhi kal tu paye ga tab tak
Gar rahe zinda agle baras tak
Phir milenge jo Hukm-e-Khuda hai
Mahe Ramzan bas Alwida hai
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You will find us awaiting your arrival
If we are alive till the next yearÂ
We will meet again if this is the wish of Almighty Allah
Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadan
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Chal diya hai tu jo rab ki jaanib
Ahle imaan ke pur nam hai taalib
Qalb-e-Ishrat bhi gham se bhara hai
Mahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai
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You started your journey back to Allah Almighty
And we are seekers of faith
My heart is also full of sorrow and gloom
Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadan
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Alwida Alwida Alwida hai
Mahe Ramzaan bas Alwida hai
(Farewell Farewell Farewell to you O holy month of Ramadaan)
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Translation: Sister Zarin R. Shaikh QadariÂ
Sister Zarin is an active member in her community imparting religious education in the Kingdom of Bahrain. She can be reached at zarrobah@gmail.com.
Poem to Welcome the Holy Month of Ramadan
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Ramzan Ke Kya Khoob Nazare Hain
 Behold the Beauty of the Month of Ramadan
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HAZRAT SAYED MAZHAR RABBANI QADARI
 Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
Jaago ke sahr waale mushtaaq tumhaare hain
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
Wake up, for they long for you: the pious people of dawn
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 Mushtaaq malaaik hain Muslim ki ziyarat ke
Rizwaan bhi sha’iq hai darwazeh pe jannat ke
Hooron ki nigahoon main pur kaif ishaare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
The angels long for the vision of the Muslim
Waiting anxiously at Heaven’s door is its guard Rizwaan
The maidens of heaven make joyful gestures with their gaze
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Pehle se kahin zyada lazzat hai ibadat main
Sajdon main halawat hai pur kaif tilawat hai
Firdos-e-nazar har dam Quran ke sipare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
 So much more pleasure in the worship of our Lord
Prostration is sweet and joyous the recitation of Quran
The chapters of the Holy Quran always reminding us of Paradise
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Ikraam ki baarish hai millat ki fiza’on par
Anwaar machalte hain Muslim ki adaaon par
Udhte hue har jaanib rehmat ke ghubaare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
 The rain of generosity falls on the canopy of the Ummah
Blessings desirous to descend upon the Muslim, pleased with their actions
The clouds of mercy float around in every direction
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Jazbaat-e-ata’at par aasaar-e-javani hai
Bulbul ki zabaan par bhi naghmat-e-Qurani hai
Phir shola figan dil main mazhab ke sharare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
 The passion of obedience is at the full spring of youth
On the tongue of the nightingale is also the song of the Quran
Again the spark of religion kindles in our hearts
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Kafi hai yeh do naghme ek hashr uthane ko
Ikhlaas ke do sajde bakhshish ke sahare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
The poem of Mazhar is to wake up the fasting person
These two verses are enough to succeed at Hashr [Day of Judgment]
Two prostrations of sincerity are enough for salvation
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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The above poem was written in Urdu by the respected Hazrat Sayed Mazhar Rabbani Qadari and submitted to IECRC by his diligent student Sister Zarin R. Shaikh Qadari of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Sister Zarin is an active member in her community imparting religious education. She can be reached at zarrobah@gmail.com.
The English translation was rendered by IECRC Staff.
