Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Daiman Abadan is one of the most beloved and widely recited naats in the Muslim world. Its verses overflow with love, reverence, and devotion for Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This soulful kalaam combines classical Arabic verses from the famous Qasida Burdah with touching Urdu poetry, creating a spiritual masterpiece that resonates across generations.
In this article, you will find the full Mawla Ya Salli Wa Sallim lyrics in Urdu (Perso-Arabic script), Roman Urdu transliteration, English translation of each verse, and the background and meaning of this timeless naat.
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Lyrics in Urdu
Below are the complete lyrics of Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim in Urdu script:
مَولا یَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّم دَائِماََ إ بَدََا
عَلٰی حَبِیْبِکَ خَیْرِ الخَلْقِ کُلِّھِمِ
سحر کا وقت تھا معصوم کلیاں مسکراتی تھیں
ہوائیں خیر مقدم کے ترانے گنگناتی تھیں
ابھی جبرائیل اترے بھی نہ تھے کعبے کے منبر سے
کہ اتنے میں صدا آئی یہ عبداللہ کے گھر سے
مبارک ہو شہہِ ہر دو سرا تشریف لے آئے
مبارک ہو محمد مصطفیٰ تشریف لے آئے
مَولا یَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّم دَائِماََ إ بَدََا
عَلٰی حَبِیْبِکَ خَیْرِ الخَلْقِ کُلِّھِمِ
مُحَمّدٌ سَیِّدُ الکَوْنَیْنِ والثَّقَلَیْنِ
وَالفَرِقَیْنِ مِنْ عَرَ بِِ وَّ مِنْ عَجَمِ
وہ محمد فخرِ عالم ہادیِ کل انس و جاں
سرورِ کونین سلطانِ عرب شاہِ عجم
ایک دن جبرائیل سے کہنے لگے شاہِ اُمم
تم نے دیکھا ہے جہاں بتلاؤ تو کیسے ہیں ہم
عرض کی جبرائیل نے اے شاہِ دیں اے محترم
آپ کا کوئی مماثل ہی نہیں رب کی قسم
مَولا یَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّم دَائِماََ إ بَدََا
عَلٰی حَبِیْبِکَ خَیْرِ الخَلْقِ کُلِّھِمِ
ہُوْ اَلحَبِیْبُ الَّذِیْ تُرْ جَی شَفَا عَتُہُ
لِکُلِّ ھَوْلِِ مِنَ الأَھْوَالِ مُقْتَحِمِ
میرے مولا صدا تحیت و درود کے گجرے
اپنے محبوب پر جو ہے تیری مخلوق میں بہترین
اسی محبوب سے وابستہ امیدِ شفاعت ہے
کہ ہر ہمت شکن مشکل میں جس نے دستگیری کی
نہ کوئی آپ جیسا تھا نہ کوئی آپ جیسا ہے
کوئی یوسف سے پوچھے مصطفیٰ کا حسن کیسا ہے
زمیں و آسماں میں کوئی بھی مثال نہ ملی
مَولا یَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّم دَائِماََ إ بَدََا
عَلٰی حَبِیْبِکَ خَیْرِ الخَلْقِ کُلِّھِمِ
یَا رَبِّ بِا لْمُصْطَفٰی بَلِّغْ مَقَا صِدَنَا
وَ غْفِر لَنَا مَا مَضٰی یَا وَاسِعَ الْکَرَمِ
سلام ان پر جنہوں نے بیکسوں کی دستگیری کی
سلام ان پر جنہوں نے بادشاہی میں فقیری کی
سلام ان پر جن کے گھر نہ چاندی تھی نہ سونا تھا
سلام ان پر جن کا ٹوٹا بوریا بچھونا تھا
سلام اے آمنہ کے لال اے محبوب سبحانی
سلام اے فخر موجودات فخر نوع انسانی
تیری صورت تیری سیرت تیرا نقشہ تیرا چلنا
تبسم گفتگو بندہ نوازی خلقت ثانی
تیرا در ہو میرا سر ہو میرا دل ہو تیرا گھر ہو
تمنا مختصر سی ہے مگر تمہید تمہانی
مَولا یَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّم دَائِماََ إ بَدََا
عَلٰی حَبِیْبِکَ خَیْرِ الخَلْقِ کُلِّھِمِ
Roman Urdu Transliteration
For those who cannot read the Urdu script, here is the Roman Urdu transliteration of the naat:
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Daiman Abadan
Ala Habibika Khairil Khalqi Kullimi
Sahar ka waqt tha masoom kaliyan muskuraati thin
Hawaain khair maqdam ke taraanay gungunaati thin
Abhi Jibraeel utre bhi na thay Kaabe ke mimbar se
Ke itnay mein sada aayi yeh Abdullah ke ghar se
Mubarak ho Shahe har do sara tashrif le aaye
Mubarak ho Muhammad Mustafa tashrif le aaye
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Daiman Abadan
Ala Habibika Khairil Khalqi Kullimi
Muhammadun Sayyidul Kawnayni wa Saqalayni
Wal Farikayni Min Arabiwwa Min Ajami
Woh Muhammad fakhr-e-aalam haadi-e-kul ins-o-jaan
Sarwar-e-kawnain sultan-e-Arab shah-e-Ajam
Ek din Jibraeel se kehnay lage Shah-e-Umam
Tum ney dekha hai jahan batao to kaisay hain hum
Arz ki Jibraeel ney ae Shah-e-deen ae muhtaram
Aap ka koi mumasil hi nahi Rab ki qasam
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Daiman Abadan
Ala Habibika Khairil Khalqi Kullimi
Hu al-habib alladhi turja shafa’atuhu
Likulli hawlin min al-ahwali muqtahami
Mere Maula sada tahiyyat o durood ke gajray
Apne mehboob par jo hai teri makhlooq mein behtareen
Isi mehboob se wabasta umeed-e-shafa’at hai
Ke har himmat-shikan mushkil mein jis ney dastgiri ki
Na koi aap jaisa tha na koi aap jaisa hai
Koi Yusuf se puche Mustafa ka husn kaisa hai
Zameen-o-aasman mein koi bhi misaal na mili
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Daiman Abadan
Ala Habibika Khairil Khalqi Kullimi
Ya Rabbi bil Mustafa balligh maqasidana
Wa ghfir lana ma mada ya wasi’al karam
Salam un par jinhoon ney be-kason ki dastgiri ki
Salam un par jinhoon ney badshahi mein faqeeri ki
Salam un par jin ke ghar na chaandi thi na sona tha
Salam un par jin ka toota boriya bichhona tha
Salam ae Aamina ke laal ae mahboob-e-subhani
Salam ae fakhre maujoodaat fakhre no-e-insani
Teri surat teri seerat tera naqsha tera chalna
Tabassum guftagu banda nawazi khalqat-e-saani
Tera dar ho mera sar ho mera dil ho tera ghar ho
Tamanna mukhtasar si hai magar tamheed tumhaari
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Daiman Abadan
Ala Habibika Khairil Khalqi Kullimi
English Translation
Verse 1 (Arabic Refrain):
“O Allah, send Your blessings and peace perpetually and eternally upon Your beloved, the best of all creation.”
Verse 2 (Urdu – The Birth of the Prophet):
“It was the time of dawn, innocent buds were smiling. The breezes were humming songs of welcome. Jibraeel had not yet descended from the pulpit of the Kaaba when a voice called out from the house of Abdullah. Congratulations, the King of both worlds has arrived. Congratulations, Muhammad Mustafa has arrived.”
Verse 3 (Arabic – The Leader of Creation):
“Muhammad is the leader of the two worlds (this life and the hereafter) and of the two heavy burdens (humans and jinn), and of both the Arabs and the non-Arabs.”
Verse 4 (Urdu – The Pride of the Universe):
“He is Muhammad, the pride of the universe, the guide of all humans and jinn. The leader of both worlds, the Sultan of Arabia, the King of Persia. One day the Leader of Nations asked Jibraeel, ‘You have seen the universe, tell me, how am I?’ Jibraeel replied, ‘O King of Faith, O Honoured One, by the oath of my Lord, there is none like You.'”
Verse 5 (Arabic – The Intercessor):
“He is the Beloved whose intercession is sought for every overwhelming trial and terror.”
Verse 6 (Urdu – The Hope of Intercession):
“My Lord, forever strings of salutations and blessings upon Your Beloved, who is the best among all creation. It is from this Beloved that the hope of intercession is attached. He is the One who helped in every daunting difficulty. There was none like you before, and there is none like you now. If you ask Yusuf about the beauty of Mustafa, even he would marvel. No likeness could be found in the heavens or the earth.”
Verse 7 (Arabic – The Final Supplication):
“O Lord, by the rank of Mustafa (the Chosen One), fulfill our goals and forgive us for what has passed, O Possessor of Infinite Generosity.”
Verse 8 (Urdu – Salutations and Praises):
“Peace and blessings upon him who helped the helpless. Peace upon him who embraced poverty even while being a king. Peace upon him in whose house there was neither silver nor gold. Peace upon him whose bedding was a torn mat. Peace be upon you, O beloved son of Aamina, O beloved of the Glorious Lord. Peace be upon you, O pride of all existence, O pride of humanity. Your face, your character, your features, your walk, your smile, your speech, your kindness to servants, your entire being — it is a second creation. May your doorway be my resting place, may my heart be your home. My wish is small, but its foundation is you.”
Background and History
The Arabic verses of Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim are taken from the famous Qasida al-Burda (The Poem of the Mantle), composed by Imam Sharafuddin Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Zaid al-Busiri (1211-1294 CE). Imam Busiri was a renowned Egyptian poet and scholar from the Sanhaja Berber tribe of Morocco. He wrote the Qasida al-Burda in praise of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) after being miraculously cured of paralysis. In a dream, the Prophet (peace be upon him) wrapped him in his mantle (burda), and when he woke, he was healed. The poem became one of the most celebrated works of Islamic poetry, recited across the Muslim world for centuries.
The Urdu portion of this naat was written by later poets who beautifully expanded on the themes of the Qasida al-Burda, blending classical Arabic with soulful Urdu couplets. The naat in its combined Arabic-Urdu form has been popularized by numerous naat khwans across South Asia and beyond, becoming a staple in mehfil-e-milad gatherings, especially during Rabi-ul-Awwal.
Meaning and Significance
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim is more than a naat — it is a heartfelt prayer and a supplication. The repeated refrain is essentially a form of durood (sending blessings upon the Prophet), which carries immense spiritual reward. Every verse celebrates a different aspect of the Prophet’s life and character: his blessed birth, his unmatched status as leader of all creation, his role as intercessor, his humility and simplicity, his physical and spiritual beauty, and his compassion for the helpless.
The naat serves as a spiritual bridge, connecting the believer to their Prophet through love and devotion. It reminds Muslims of the Prophet’s unparalleled rank as Rahmatul-lil-Alameen (Mercy for all worlds) and inspires them to follow his teachings. The plea for intercession (shafa’at) in the closing verses reflects the deep hope that every Muslim carries — that on the Day of Judgment, the Prophet’s mercy and compassion will embrace his ummah.
When and Where It Is Recited
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim is recited in Islamic gatherings throughout the year, with special emphasis during Rabi-ul-Awwal (the month of the Prophet’s birth). It is commonly heard in mehfil-e-milad, seerat conferences, Jummah gatherings, and even in personal worship. Many Muslims recite or listen to this naat daily as a form of sending durood upon the Prophet (peace be upon him), seeking blessings, peace, and spiritual connection.
Conclusion
Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Daiman Abadan is a timeless treasure of Islamic devotional poetry. Its blend of Arabic verses from the Qasida al-Burda and soulful Urdu couplets creates a unique spiritual experience that touches hearts across the world. Whether recited in a grand mehfil or whispered in quiet devotion, this naat brings the believer closer to the love of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and renews faith in the mercy and blessings of Allah.
