Ya Hadi Al-Rukban يا حادي الركبان [4K] - The Travellers - Al Musafirun

A Journey To Meet The Beloved ﷺ
Nasheed lyrics: Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi Al-Rawwās Al-Rifā’ī
Solo lyrics: Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi


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BACKGROUND

Passed down over generations as a traditional melody from Maqam Jiharkah (and less frequently, 'Ajam), the great saint and poet, Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi Al-Rawwās Al-Rifā'i (d. 1870), takes the ardent traveller on a journey to meet the Beloved ﷺ. As he gets closer, his yearning increases until he arrives at his destination - the Illuminated city of Al-Madinah, may peace be upon it's dwellers.

The composition begins with a solo from the marvellous takhmīs of Imām Al-Suhrawardi's famous poem "Abadan Tahinnu Ilaykum Al-Awrah'' by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi.

Ya Hadi Al-Rukban follows the poetic metre Baḥr al-Baṣīṭ, represented by the mnemonic mustaf'ilun-fā'ilun-mustaf'ilun-fā'ilun (مُسْتَفْعِلُنْ فَاعِلُنْ مُسْتَفْعِلُنْ فَاعِلُنْ), and a rhythm called Jammālah (الجَمّالَة) - 4/4 - whose very meaning refers to camel riders. It stirs the emotions of the the traveller, bringing him closer to his ultimate destination.


LYRICS

يَا حَادِيَ الرُّكْبَان مَتَى وَصَلْتَ الْبَان
أَرِحْ هُنَاكَ الْعِيس وَبَشِّرِ الْوَلْهَان
أَرْوَاحُنَا رَاحَتْ وَبِاللِّقَا ارْتَاحَتْ
شَمْسُ الْحِمَا لَاحَتْ وَضَاءَتِ الْأَكْوَان
يَا سَاكِنِي رَامَه اَلنَّارُ ضَرَّامَه
وَالرُّوحُ صَوَّامَه لَكُمْ عَنِ الْأَكْوَان
لِحَيِّكُمْ سِرْنَا شَوْقاً وَقَدْ طِرْنَا
وَفِي الْهَوَى حِرْنَا وَذُو الْهَوَى حَيْرَان
عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَرْوَاح دَارَتْ لَهَا أَقْدَاح
وَذِكْرُكُمْ كَالرَّاح طَابَتْ بِهِ النُّدْمَان
لَكُمْ سَلَامُ الله تُهْدَى لِرُوحِ الله
مَا أَنْشَدَ الْأَوَّاه يَا حَادِيَ الرُّكْبَان


CREDITS

Solo tunes: Ustadh Samir al-Nashar (Syria/Jordan)

Drum and Riqq: Ustadh Jamal Saqqa (Syria/UK)

Oud: Tihami Belhawat (Morocco)

Flute: Zakariyyah Wasif (Morocco)

Video Production: @SKDesigns


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