The Passing Traveller
Journey to Eternity: A Soul's Quest for Divine Bliss
Lyrics
I wanna go, where I’ll be happy
I desire to go to a place where I will find happiness.
Gardens where rivers flow, eternally
Seeking gardens with eternal rivers, symbolizing paradise.
I wanna go, see Allāh’s promises
Expressing a desire to witness the promises of Allah.
To those believers who walked His path
Referring to believers who followed the path prescribed by Allah.
I’m but a stranger in a hostile world
Feeling like a stranger in a world perceived as hostile.
And I cannot savour this lie no more
Rejecting a life based on falsehood or deception.
Yā Allāhu
Invoking various names of Allah, seeking guidance to Jannah (paradise).
Yā Raẖmānu
-Yā Raẖīm
-Yā Mālik
-Yā Qudd
-Yā Salām
-Yā Allāh
-Guide me to Jannah
-I wanna go, be with Allāh’s beloved
Expressing a wish to be with Allah's beloved, mentioning the Well of Kawthar and the promise to Prophet Muhammad.
Sit in his company, see him smile
-I wanna go, drink from the Well of Kawthar
-The water for the Purest
-Promised to Muḥammad
-I’m but a traveller
Describing oneself as a traveler taking rest under a tree on life's journey.
On a hot summer’s day
-Resting under a tree
-Then went on my way
-I wanna go, see my mother and father
Expressing a desire to reunite with parents and lost loved ones.
Embrace them in my arms
-Whisper I love you so
-I wanna go see others I have lost
-Hold them oh so close
-Say I missed you so
-I came in this world
Reflecting on life as a temporary passage and aspiring to travel like the faithful.
Just passing through
-And I wanna travel just like
-Al Mu’minūn
-Yā ‘Azīzu
Invoking more names of Allah, continuing to seek guidance to Jannah.
Yā Jabbāru
-Yā Khāliq
-Yā Barī’
-Yā Ghaffār
-Yā Qahhār
-Yā Allāh
-Guide me to Jannah (Guide me to Jannah)
-I wanna go, see our father Adam
Expressing a desire to meet Prophet Adam, his brothers, and the righteous companions.
His blessed brothers
-All of the prophets honoured
-I wanna go, see the righteous companions
-Those who the Prophet loved
-The best generation
-I’m but a stranger
Reiterating the feeling of being a stranger in a hostile world and rejecting falsehood.
In this hostile world
-And I cannot savour
-This lie no more
-I wanna go, finally be at peace
Expressing a desire for eternal peace, a palace in Jannah, and describing the beauty of paradise.
No worries no old age
-Blissful eternity
-I wanna go, see my palace in Jannah
-Shining silk, silver gold
-So beautiful forever
-I’m but a traveller
Continuing the metaphor of life as a journey, anticipating a farewell.
Taking rest for a while
-Soon will come a time
-I’ll say goodbye
-Yā Sami
Invoking more names of Allah, seeking guidance to Jannah.
Yā Basir
-Yā Khabir
-Yā ‘Aḏ̣īam
-Yā Ghafūr
-Yā Shakūr
-Yā Allāh
-Guide me to Jannah (Guide me to Jannah)
-I wanna go
Expressing a desire for the ultimate blessing, being with Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful) and Allahu-as-salam (The Source of Peace).
For the ultimate blessing
-Be with Ar-Raẖmān
-Allāhu-as-salām
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