A Prayer for Our Beloved Nation

A Prayer for Our Beloved Nation ...

Ya Allaah, Ya Zul-Jalal Wal-Ikram
Lord of Majesty and Bounty
There is no god but Allaah
Lord of Grace, the Clement
There is no God but Allaah
Lord of the Great Kingdom and Supremacy
All praise is for Allaah
Originator of the Heavens and the Earth

Ya Allaah Ya Rahmaan Ya Raheem
25 years gone, our people still divided, bitter, vengeful
Enemies galore, aided abetted, within without
Our martyrs who fell in our stalwart defence
Their sacrifices remembered but not honored
With deed or reconciliation or unifying love for nation
Private vendettas, fitna, mistrust, reign supreme
Our people are weary, our new generations being destroyed

Ya Raziqal Bashari
O Nourisher of Mankind
Ya Muqaddira Kulli Qadarin
O Ordainer of every destiny
Ya Raheemal Abaraati
O Grace that takes pity on our tears
Ya Muqeelal Asaraati
O You that raises from the pitfalls

Rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wahayyi lana min amrina rashadan
"Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!"