Anthem for the Prophet ﷺ

Umhobe woMprofeti ﷺ

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Translation

Ṣalli rabbī ʿala n-nabiyyi, shafīʿinā Aḥmad

Thulula iintsikelelo Nkosi yam kuMprofeti umthetheleli wethu u-Ahmed

Thulula iintsikelelo Nkosi yam kuMprofeti inkosi yethu u-Muhammad

The people that in darkness dwelt,

Abantu ababehleli ebumnyameni,

A glorious light have seen

Babone ukhanyo oluzukileyo

God's prophet now to them hath come,

Umprofeti kaThixo ngoku ufikile kubo,

Muhammad, Al-Amin

U-Muhammad, u-Al-Amin

We hail thee, Allah's Prophet true,

Siyakubulisa, Mprofeti ka-Allah oyinyaniso,

Of prophecy the seal

Itywina lobuprofeti

We read with reverence the Book,

Sifunda le ncwadi ngentlonipho enkulu,

Thou wast sent to reveal

Owayithunyelwa ukuba uyityhile

For thou the burden did'st remove,

Kuba uwususile umthwalo onzima,

Idolatry's fell rod

Intonga embi yonqulo-zithixo

And in thy day the idols fell,

Kwaye ngexesha lakho izithixo zawa,

Before the Sword of God

Phambi kweKrele likaThixo

To bless Arabia and the world,

Ukusikelela i-Arabhiya nehlabathi,

Most surely thou wast raised

Ngokuqinisekileyo waphakanyiswa

We'll sing thy praises evermore,

Siza kuvuma iindumiso zakho ngonaphakade,

Our Mustafa, the praised

UMustafa wethu, odumisiweyo

We watch with gentle, fostering care,

Sibuka ngononophelo oluthambileyo nolukhulayo,

The seed that thou hast sown

Imbewu oyityalileyo

And trust to hear the world declare,

Kwaye sithemba ukuva ihlabathi livakalisa,

God's prophet as its own

Umprofeti kaThixo njengowalo