بَلَغَ الْعُلا بَكَمَالہِ
balaagal ulaa bi kamaalihii
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بَلَغَ الْعُلا بَكَمَالہِ
He reached the highest through his perfection
[ in Persian ]
[ eh , xatm e rusul , kaaba e maqsuud tuii ]
[ dar suurat e har che hast maujuud tuii ]
[ aayat e kamal e haq 3ayan ast ba to ]
[ aan zat ke dar pardaa nihaan buud tuii ]
[in Persian]
Oh, Last of the Prophets, you are the Kaaba that we seek.
You are Within the form of everything that exists.
The signs of the perfection of Truth are manifested in you.
That essence which was hidden behind the veil was you.
سُہانی رات تھی اَور پُر سُکُون زمانہ تھا
اثر میں ڈوبا ہوا جَذْبِ عاشِقانَہ تھا
اُنہیں تو عَرْش پہ محبوب کو بُلانا تھا
ہوَس تھی دِید کی مِعراج کا بہانہ تھا
It was a beautiful night, and the times were full of tranquility.
The attraction of love was fully in effect
He had to call His beloved to heaven.
He longed his sight, Miraj was just an excuse
سَرِلا مَکان سے تالاب ہوئی
سوۓ مُنتَہا وہ چَلے نَبی
یہ کَمالِ حُسْن کا مُعجِزَہ
کِہ فِراق حق بھی نَہ سَہْ سکا
شبِ مِعراج لیا عَرْشِ بَریں پَر بلواۓ
صَدْمَۂ ہِجْر خُدا سے بھی گوارا نَہ ہوا
From the place without abode came a command.
Towards the final boundary, the prophet went.
This is the wonder of perfect beauty:
that even Truth [God] could not bear separation!
On the night of ascension, He called (him) to the Sublime Throne.
The pain of separation was not tolerable, even for God!
کوئی حَدّ ہے اُن کے عُرُوج کی
بَلَغَ الْعُلا بَكَمَالہِ
Is there any limit to his ascent?
He reached the highest place through his perfection
خیر الوَریٰ ، صَدْر الْدُقہ ، نَجْم الْھُدیٰ ، نور الْعُلا
[ shams ud duhaa ]
بَدْر الْدُجیٰ ، یانی مُحَمَّد مُصطفیٰ
Best of creation, heart of piety, star of guidance, light of the highest,
Sun of the morning,
moon of the night, that is, Muhammad the Chosen
آقا ، رَوا سالارِ دین
یا رَحْمَتِ الْعالَمِین
آں مُقتَدیٰ ۓ مُرسَلین
آں پیشْواۓ انْبِیا
Lord, rightful chief of the religion
Oh, mercy of the world!
That leader of the messengers!
That premier of the prophets!
[ in Persian ]
[ jannat nishaan e kuue to ]
[ wa shams e imaan ruu e to ]
[ wa lail wasf e ruu e to ]
[ xuubi ye ruuyat wadduhaa ]
[ ism e to ism e aazami ]
[ jism e to jaan e aalamii ]
[ zaat e to faxr e aadmii ]
[ shaan e to shaan e kibriya ]
[in Persian]
Paradise is a sign of your way
and your face is the sun of the faith
and the night praises your face
The morning is the goodness of your face
(Your) name is the greatest of names
(Your) body is the life of the world
(Your) rank is the pride of mankind
(Your) glory is the glory of the Majesty (God)
کوئی حَدّ ہے اُن کے عُرُوج کی
Is there any limit to his ascent?
جو گیا ہے فَرْش سے عَرْش تَک
وہ بُراق لے گیا بے دَھَڑک
طَبَقِ زَمین ، وَرَقِ فَلَک
گئے نِیچے پانو سے پُل سڑک
لَٹیں زُلف کی جو گئیں لَٹَک
تو جہاں سارا گیا مَہَک
ہُوئیں مست بلبلیں اِس قدر
تو یہ غُنْچَے بولے چَٹَک چَٹَک
He who has gone from ground to heaven
fearlessly rode Buraq
Surface of the earth, a page of heaven
streets and bridges went below your feet,
As his locks dangled
the entire world became fragrant.
The nightingales frenzied in such a way
that these flower buds cracked open.
کوئی حَدّ ہے اُن کے عُرُوج کی
Is there any limit to his ascent?
گئے گھر سے چڑھ کے بُراق پَر
شَبِ وَصْل رُخ سے ہوئی سحر
یہ سفر تھا خُوب کا خُوب تَر
یہی تھا ہر ایک کی زُبان پَر
He left home, having mounted Buraq
On the night of the union, his face brought dawn
This journey was the best of the best,
it was on everyone's tongue.
کوئی حَدّ ہے اُن کے عُرُوج کی
بَلَغَ الْعُلا بَكَمَالہِ
Is there any limit to his ascent?
He reached the highest place through his perfection
یہی اِبتداء ، یہی اِنتہا
یہ فَروغ جلوَۂِ حَق نُما
کِہ جہاں سارا چمک اُٹھا
[ kashaf ad dujaa bi jamaalihi ]
This is the very beginning and the very end
Such was the splendor from the light of the truth-revealer
that the entire world rose shining.
He drove out darkness through his beauty.
رُخِ مُصطفیٰ کی یہ رَوشنی
یہ تجلیوں کی ہَماہَمی
کِہ ہر ایک چِیز چمک اُٹھی
[ kashaf ad dujaa bi jamaalihi ]
This is the brightness of the Chosen's face
This festivity of splendors was such
that every thing rose shining.
He drove out darkness through his beauty.
نَہ فَلَک نَہ چاند تارے نَہ سحر نَہ ہوتی
نَہ تیرا جَمال ہوتا نَہ یہ کائِنات ہوتی
کِہ ہر ایک چِیز چمک اُٹھی
[ kashaf ad dujaa bi jamaalihi ]
Neither sky nor moon, stars, morning or night would have occurred
If your beauty hadn't existed, this universe would have not existed.
… that every thing rose shining.
He drove out darkness through his beauty.
وہ سَراپا رَحْمَتِ کِبْرِیا
کِہ ہر ایک پہ جِس کا کرم ہوا
یہ قُرْآنِ پاک ہے بَرْمَلا
[ Hasunat jamii'u xisaalihi ]
He is the incarnation of the Almighty
whose generosity reached everyone.
He is the Holy Quran, openly
Beautified were all his characteristics.
یہ کَمَالِ حَقِ مُحَمَّدی
کِہ ہر ایک پہ چَشْمِ کَرَم رَہی
سرِ حشر نعرَۂِ اُمَّتی
[ Hasunat jamii'u xisaalihi ]
This is the wonder of Muhammad's truth:
that the expectation of mercy remains on everyone
On the Day of Judgement, the chant of the faithful:
Beautified were all his characteristics.
وَہی حَق نَگَر وَہی حَق نُما
رُخِ مُصطفیٰ ہے وہ آئینہ
کِہ خُدا ئے پاک نے خُود کہا
صلُّوا علیہ وَآلہِ
Only he is the truth-seer and truth-revealer
The face of the Chosen is such a mirror
that Holy God himself said:
"blessings upon him and his own".
مِرا دین عَنْبرِ وارْثی
بَخُدا ہے عِشْقِ مُحَمَّدی
مِرا ذِکر و فِکر ہے بَس یہی
صلُّوا علیہ وَآلہِ
My faith, oh Ambar Warsi,
by God, it's the love of Muhammad!
My only thought and utterance is just this:
"blessings upon him and his own".
[ in Persian and Arabic ]
[ che kunam bayaan e kamaal e uu ]
بَلَغَ الْعُلا بَكَمَالہِ
[ che farogh karda jamaal e uu ]
[ kashaf ad dujaa bi jamaalihi ]
[ man hairatam zi khisaal e uu ]
[ Hasunat jamii'u xisaalihi ]
[ dil o jaan e ma ba xayaal e uu ]
[in Persian and Arabic]
What can I say about his perfection?
He reached the highest place through his perfection
What brightness, his beauty has created!
He drove out darkness through his beauty.
I am amazed by his characteristics.
Beautified were all his characteristics.
Out hearts and minds are in contemplation of his.
اے مَظْہَرِ نُورِ خُدا
بَلَغَ الْعُلا بَكَمَالہِ
مولا علی مُشکِل کُشا
[ kashaf ad dujaa bi jamaalihi ]
حَسَنَین جانِ فاطِمَہ
[ Hasunat jamii'u xisaalihi ]
یانی مُحَمَّد مُصطفیٰ
صلُّوا علیہ وَآلہِ
Oh, manifestation of the light of God
He reached the highest place through his perfection
Lord Ali, resolver of difficulties,
He drove out darkness through his beauty.
The Hassans, life of Fatimah,
beautified were all his characteristics.
That is to say, Muhammad the Chosen,
blessings upon him and his own.
About this song
- Singers
- Abida Parveen, Ali Zafar, Sabri Brothers, Amjad Sabri
- Lyrics
- Ambar Warsi, Saadi Shirazi
balaagal ulaa bi kamaalihii (Hindi: बलागल-उला-बि-कमालिही, Urdu: بَلَغَ~الْعُلا~بَكَمَالہِ) "He reached the highest (place) though his perfection" is a naat, a genre of devotional qawaalii made in praise to the prophet Muhammad.
Specifically, the lyrics revolve around the Meraj or Miraj, the night travel in which, according to Muslim tradition, Muhammad ascended to heaven mounting a winged animal called Buraq.
The song, which contains parts in Urdu, Persian and Arabic, was first inspired in a poem written by the famous medieval Iranian poet Saadi Shirazi.
Sirazi's poem contains the title of this song, "Balaghal ula be kamalehi", which is a well-known Arabic devotional phrase in many Muslim songs and prayers.
In the XX century, the writer Ambar Warsi took Sirazi's poem and combined it with similarly inspired works by other writers (Muzaffar Ali Shah and Fard Phulwarwi), creating the lyrics of this naat. The song was popularized by the performances of the Pakistani qawwali band "The Sabri Brothers", but there are renditions by many other later singers such as Amjad Sabri, Abida Parveen, or Ali Zafar.
This page in the Khusrau Project website contains extra background on this song, a translation, and further reading suggestions.