Ya Aly Khoob - Munaajaat in Chorus

Ya Aly Khoob mijaalas jeenat karke
Feeras bichhaai gaali
Aan baithe hay takhate upar
Sultan Muhammad Shah Vaali

Aaj raaj mubaarak hove
Noor ain Alyku(n) raaj mubaarak hove
Shah aal-e Nabiku(n) raaj mubaarak hove
Hove hove aaj raaj mubaarak hove.. ..1

Ya Aly Didaar leneku(n) aaye Shah teri
Hindi jamaaet saari
Shaahaa bajaakar najaraa(n) deve
Jaan apniku(n) vaari.. ..Aaj raaj..2

Ya Aly Tera nasiba roj-e avvalse
Deta hay re kamaali
Shah Aly Shahke mukhme(n)-se nikla
Sultan Muhammad Shah Vaali.. ..Aaj raaj..3

Ya Aly Shaha kahu(n) to tujku(n) bajaave
Bakht buland peshaani
Chhoti umarme(n) aale martaba
Taaluki nishaani.. ..Aaj raaj..4

Ya Aly Takht ne chhatr tujku(n) mubaarak
Jeharaa-jike piyaare
Avval Hasan Shah karñi so teri
Jeenat aap savaare.. ..Aaj raaj..5

Ya Aly Takht ne chhatr soonke tere
Falakse barse noora
Moti tabaaka haathu(n)me(n) lekar
Shahku(n) vadhaave hoora.. ..Aaj raaj..6

Ya Aly Mahemaan-khaaneme(n) momanku(n)
Jab laaye Idd musalle
Shamsi jo salavaat padkar
Maarfatki khushiyaali.. ..Aaj raaj..7

Ya Aly Teri mubaarak-baadike khaatar
Sayyid karte munaajaat
Shaha najaf tere pusht panaah
Tere dushman hove fanaah.. ..Aaj raaj..8


O Aly, in the fair assembly gloriously adorned, with carpets spread upon the floor, Sultan Muhammad Shah the Lord has ascended the throne.
Blessed be your rule today! Blessed be your rule, o light of Aly’s eyes! Blessed be your rule, o Lord, descendant of the Prophet! Blessed be your rule today.. ..1
O Aly, to gain vision of you, Lord, your entire Indian community has come. They duly present their offerings, Lord, devoting their lives to you.. ..2
O Aly, from the First Day your fortune has bestowed greatness upon you. Lord, from the lips of Shah Aly Shah there issued the words: “Sultan Muhammad Shah is the Lord”.. ..3
O Aly, to call you ‘Lord’ is your due, for you bear the signs of noble fortune on your brow. At this young age your rank is lofty, betokening your greatness.. ..4
O Aly, blessed be your royal throne and umbrella, o beloved descendant of the Lady Zahra. Your power comes from the father of Lord Hasan, enhancing your glory.. ..5
O Aly, at the news of your coronation, light pours down from heaven. With plates of pearls in their hands, the angels shower offerings upon the Lord.. ..6
O Aly, when the believers in the guest-house celebrate this occasion as at Id, they recite the Shamsi prayer and experience the delights of spiritual enlightenment.. ..7
O Aly, to offer you his congratulations, this Sayyid submits his humble prayer: may the Lord of Najaf be your protector, and may your enemies be destroyed.. ..8

Translated by Zawahir Noorally Moir

Singers: Nooruddin Badruddin, Moez Mansurali, Salim Dharsi, Yasmin Akbar Ali, Khadija Hassan Ali, Gulbanu Sadruddin, Zarina Kamaluddin, Taufiq Karmali - Karachi Pakistan.