Prince Aly Muhammad
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O' Prince Aly Muhammad! thou art the Sun of
Muhammad's House
And the Moon of the Ali's House.
Thy birth is gift from Allah to Islam
A Secret treasure of Seven Heavens to Imamat.

Unto thy face is the glow of the light, eternal,
A Light of Ali and Muhammad's Light, eternal;
Thy birth is my Mowla's immense delight,
And thy mother's happiness and joy.

Mubarak! Mubarak! Imam-e-Zaman!
Thy Aly Muhammad hast come with great tidings;
Bravery of Ali and kindness of Muhammad, he has come with,
Mighty heart of Muhammad Sultan, he has come with,
Fearless heart of Prince Aly Shah, he has come.

Mar'haba! and Mubarak! O' the mother of 'Aly Muhammad'.
May God bless thee, take He, thy hand unto capable His,
And bless thee with health, ever-radiant health.
Thy smile makes the sun smile and the stars shine more.

So beloved to his Father, so dear to his mother,
Truly, this happy occasion gives my Mowla immense happiness,
And my Mowla thanks us for our kindly thoughts
Leading to the birth, Surely my Mowla is 'antar-jami'.

O' My Mowla! Truly we were worried, uneasy and anxious,
O' my Mowla! We promise to share Thy happiness with Thee;
Thy Aly Muhammad gives Thee immense happiness,
But we hadth faith in God, and trust in Mushkil Kusha.
We pray to God and His Chosen and Favorite, again and again:
'He will grow in the caring Hands of God watchful eyes...'

A wordless joy has poured into all Ismaili hearts,
A child that has brought wordless love unto mo'min hearts.
A child that has brought immense happiness to my Mowla,
A child that has brought greatest happiness to my Mowla.
O, Prince Aly Muhammad:
"With double love of Ali and Muhammad, I bow and kneel,
"With enormous their love, I kiss thy hand, kneel I down;
"Thy name says it all, a message of Ali-Muhammad to Islam,
"Thy work shall attest once again, 'Islam and peace go, hand in hand'."

Prince Aly Muhammad has come with a message to all Thrones and Crowns,
And make them understand more, what Islam is all about.

When my Mowla is happy, God is happy,
Mowla's bliss is God's pleasure,
Mowla's solace is momins Paradise,
This is the 'usul' of God and His Words.

O' Begum Inaara! Dear mother of Prince 'Aly Muhammad',
Thy Son is the Sun of Muhammad's House and the
Moon of Ali's House; conqueror of Khybar.
Now, the sun and the moon has arrived together into thy House,
This is a gift from God, a Sun and Moon into thy heart.

Unto Mighty 'House of Muhammad' thy child is born,
'Prince Aly Muhammad' is his name, God's most beloved names;
May God shower His blessings on thee, and thy little baby boy,
And shower He, peace and joy upon thy little boy.

When the 'House of Muhammad' is rich in healthy fruits,
Prince Aly Muhammad shall add sap, a fruit that is always ripe'
Because the roots of Imamat is strong and well grounded,
B'cause this 'House of Muhammad' is built by the Hands of God.
And nourished and watered with the hands of Ali and Muhammad.

O, my Mowla!
Surely, this is the Imamat of Ali, God hast vowed to keep it Alive,
And Thy Aga Khan Foundation, world kneels at his generous heart.
Whose benediction fall upon, those who come at his door,
Surely, this is a Garden, through flows 'rahemat' abundance.
Here at his door, every nation is kneeling with reverence fullness.




Surely, this is a Foundation, where poor nations get help an' comfort,
There is plentiful to offer, charity and generosity of 'House of Muhammad';
God hadth set a table amongst His habitants; His generosity shall ever flow,
The rivers of this Foundation shall never dry out, that is promise of God.

I long to see his sweet face, full of divine light,
Sweet news is his coming, more God's blessings shall follow;
The sun hurriedly rose on the Seventh morning March 2000,
It smiled out unto Western sky, giving good tidings, world around.
God already hast blest Thy child, 'Shah'zaada' Aly Muhammad'.
And the angles went bowing and kneeling in reverence.

O' Mother of 'Prince Aly Muhammad,' I salute thee,
With valor of Ali, an' heart of Muhammad
Is thy 'PRINCE,' that sends to my heart a thrilling pulse.
Comes that name with rain of blessings, in thousand years.
When, efforts of Ali and Muhammad shall begin once again
Restore peace and harmony in God's world once again.
And mighty nations shall crown him, again and again.

O' angles of the heaven! Give him gorgeous welcome,!
O, the winds of the East an' West, give him grand welcome!
O, the Fountain of Kausar, give him glittering welcome!
O, the light of Seven Heavens, give his beautiful welcome!
The way ye welcomed Ali and Muhammad with 'Allah O Akbar'
Long, long ago, fourteen hundred years is a very long span.

The splendor of name Prince Aly Muhammad is splendid,
As splendor was the name Ali and Muhammad.
With combined mighty Hands, these Hands shook pillars of Khybar.
And they rooted Islam into hearts of believers
The way God wanted, the way God hadth architect.

O, my Mowla!
Ali and Muhammad's name is great unto Seven Heavens and in earth,
Greater in the world today, and greatest into the hearts of momins;
As it shall be his name of 'Prince Aly Muhammad', thy noble child, and
Unto the tongues, hearts and minds and soul of the momins.
The name Aly Muhammad already runs into every blood vessel of the
Momins, as the name Ali an' Muhammad run freely unto blood stream.


The name Ali an' Muhammad, sways the Throne of God,
The name Ali an' Muhammad, earns God's pleasure and
The name Ali an' Muhammad, sent Angles to the ground and
Sends a thrilling pulse to momin hearts, make them dance
With happiness an' endless joy.

Mubarak! Mubarak! Imam-e-Zaman,
Mubarak an' congratulations! Many, many salutations
O' the mother of 'Prince Aly Muhammad', 'Tash'kar'.
Thank you for making my Mowla so jubilant, 'manana',
And thank you for sharing thy joy with me and
Thank you for making my heart very, very joyous, 'Shu'kriya';
Thank you for making hearts of 20 million Ismailis jubilant, Mar'haba',
Thank your for making angles bow and kneel, once again.
Beautiful is the story of House of Muhammad an' 'Aly Muhammad' is the
Light of this House, a light that blends with His Light.

And so, appealing is qualities of Ali and Muhammad.
And so, alluring is the virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib,
And so, beautiful is the name of Ali and Muhammad.
And so fine and pretty is the name of 'Prince Aly Muhammad'.

This name gives us strength to walk in future with confidence.
The flashes of his light shall travel far and wide and unto Seven Heavens,
The meaning of his name I shall not reveal openly, but one thing
I shall say surely: "When Ali and Muhammad do things, they do right."

Who is he, that has come like a distinguished Angel?
With the world rejoicing, and the heavens singing;
He is 'Aly Muhammad', worthy of gorgeous praise in poem, an' bow,
With Virtues of Ali and Muhammad combined, he hast come.

With honor, honor and honor he shall dwell into my heart,
Time has come when Imamat's triumph will be sung once again
By all nations, and peace restored to all nations, who believeth,
The Aga Khan Foundation will shine more and more, under his banner.




Remember!

Remember! Daring Muhammad Sultan Shah,
Beloved Grandfather of Karim Shah?

Remember! Fearless Prince Aly Shah,
Beloved Father of Karim Shah?

Remember! Adventurous Aly Shah Datar,
Great, Grand Father of Karim Shah Datar?

And remember! 'The Lion hearted', 'big hearted' Ali ibn Abi Talib,
Great, great, great Grandfather of Karim Shah?,

Remember! Kindly hearted Nabi Muhammad,
Great, great, great 'nana' of Karim Shah?

Thus, they were great in name and great in work and deed,
So, will be Prince Aly Muhammad, greater in name and greatest in deed.


From their names my Mowla hast chosen AlyMuhammad,
Thus, Mowla has honored all Imams, for their work for Islam;
Choosing their names for His great Son, most beautiful name in Islam,
As if, my Mowla has honored Allah and His chosen faith, Islam.

The name Prince Aly Muhammad is a sweet memory of all Imams.
Like God's eyes, and hands and face amongst us.
Thus, God's arm will be around Prince Aly Muhammad.
Though he is still a baby, he bears the Might of the Light.

If ye can today hear His voice, soon ye will know how true it is,
Remember! When Mowla sayeth forty three years ago?
"Aim will be mine, in the future, to continue, an'
Continue the vast work of my grandfather,
And to do all in my power,
And to do in my power for your welfare, and
Betterment of our community..." sayeth my Mowla.

Then He promised: "The best I will do, everything possible I'll do,
Worldly and spiritual upliftment for your cause, I will do."


And one hundred years ago,
Sir Theodore Morison with confidence sayeth:
"Hopeful I am, that during the century next,
The Aga Khan (Sultan Muhammad Shah)
Will play that part in directing the
Destinies of the world of Islam, for which
His position and abilities so eminently qualify him."

And one hundred and twenty three years ago
Sayeth Imam Hasan Aly Shah, when Muhammad Sultan
Was born: (1877 A.D.)
"Name his Sultan Muhammad,
He will be the 'SULTAN' of his time,
Miraculous things will happen during his time, and
He will be the SULTAN of the world in his time."

So his mother called him Muhammad,
And his father called him Sultan;
He became Sultan Muhammad Shah
And for momins he was Sultan Muhammad Shah Datar.
For the whole world, he was 'The Aga Khan.'
Glory of Allah endures unto Aiglemont;
A Son is born, a light that illuminates Aiglemont,
He has come with great tidings from Allah and
He one day shall guide 'momins' to 'Siratul Mustakim'.

With mighty virtues of Ali and Muhammad he hast come,
With boldness of Prince Aly Shah he hast come,
With great might of Muhammad Sultan, he hast come.
Mercy of Ali and kindness of Muhammad he hast come.

The 'House of Muhammad' is joyous, God's Light blends with him,
Muhammad and Ali has arrived together, into 'House of Muhammad';
Thy name is the sweetest, the most loved by Allah,
Allah's Chosen and Favorite is thy name, momins chant this names
Day and night, that gives them strength to face agonies of the world.

With virtues of Ali and Muhammad, God hast blessed Ismailis,
With bravery of Ali and tolerance of Muhammad, thou hast come.


Unto the humble 'House of Muhammad' thou shall dwell,
Allah's gift is great, Allah I thank, many, many times,
For wonderful His gift of Prince Aly Muhammad.
Allah has grated my Mowla and Begum Inaara
The most precious guerdon, I hail His precious reward.
For my Mowla's tireless work for humanity and Islam,
Allah's this gift cannot be priced, His gift for the cause of Islam.

With virtues of Ali and Muhammad, thou hast come,
With knowledge of Ali and wisdom of Muhammad thou hast come.
O' the Mother of Aly Muhammad, I make this birthday prayer,
"O God! Protect Prince Aly Muhammad and the
'Progeny of Ali and the House of Muhammad.'"
Unfold upon us, Thy mercy and Barakat.

A heavenly joy thou hast poured in all Ismaili hearts once again,
Angels are grateful to Allah for sending His blessings on Aiglemont.

Mata Salamat hast already blest Aly Muhammad, holding little
Boy into her arms, the same hand held that, Sultan Muhammad's hand
For thirteen years. There is holiness and hidden 'Barakat into her hand.

And Yasmin and Zahra are celebrating, Rahim and Husayn and
Sadruddin and Amin are over joyous.

With virtues of Ali and Muhammad, thou hast come,
With generosity of Ali, honesty of Muhammad, thou hast come.

O, my Mowla!
Speaking the truth, Thy child, Prince AlyMuhammad is God's
Greatest gift, for His Imamat, He hast sendeth heavenly gift;
Long, long ago God sendeth Ali, as Muhammad's greatest helper.
Ali and Muhammad were in fact, God's most wiser choice.

With virtues of Ali and Muhammad, thou hast come.
With heart of Ali and mind of Muhammad, thou hast come.

Pir Sadr'ddin well sayeth that the name Muhammad is sweet,
Sweeter than milk and sugar combined,
Eji naam Nabi'ka mitha hai,
Jai'sa saakar dudh,
Kalam kaho dil saach soo(n),
Tou bando shafayat mool'

When that sweetness is added with Ali name,
The sweetness becomes more sweeter, Muhammad's name;
And 'Prince Aly Muhammad' is more sweeter name.

Look! At the House of Muhammad today,
There is Muhammad and Ali;
There is Prince Hasan and Prince Husayn and
There is Fatima too.
Comes this full House after thousand years.

Fourteen hundred years of rich in wisdom and knowledge
This House of Muhammad is all about.
When thinking of a house, Muhammad's House surpasses all,
I have but one more thing to say:
'Prince Aly Muhammad' is a joy of this House.'
And one more thing I will say in the words of God:

"This it is which Allah announceth unto His bondmen
Who believe and do good works.
"Say (O Muhammad unto mankind):
"I ask of you no fee (recompense in return for it)
therefore, Save lovingkindness among kinsfolk.
And whoso scoreth a good deed We add unto its
Good for him.
Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Responsive." (42:23)

Let me put it this way, unto simple language:
God sayeth to Muhammad, say to people:
'No reward do I ask (for my favors)
Except love for my Kith and Kin"
And Mowla is the Kith and Kin of Muhammad
So is His Household, and so is Prince Aly Muhammad.

Lovingkindness rests, those who love my Mowla,
Just look up and see what lies beneath His love;
Firstly, Allah's favors and constant blessings.
Secondly, Mowla comfort and never ending 'Khana'abaadan'.
And most of all, Ali and Muhammad's pleasure.
That makes Allah so happy, grants He, 'Didar'.

O, God! Bless 'Aly Muhammad' and his Mother,
Bless My Mowla and His Household,
And provide us with the blessing and forgiveness,
Our errors and short comings.

O, God:
Thy Hand hast made House of Muhammad a strong Hand.
With strong His Hand, He has built 'The Aga Khan Foundation'.
"Thou art powerful over everything" (3:26)

O' Mowla mine!
We beg of Thee,
Please make Thine coming soon,
And be with us soon;
With Thine Household beautiful,
With Begum Inaara and Aly Muhammad.
And each and every momin sigh deeply.
Vela te karajo Mowla, avanaji.
Alas! Only in a blink of the eyes,
Ending the meeting with the Beloved.
Hardly did I see the rose-bud bloom and
The spring made its exit.

Hayf taa chism zadan, sohbate yaar aakhir shud,
Ruhye-e ghul sar nadidam, wa bahaar aakhir shud.

A poet hadth well sayeth:
Oh, happy the eye that is weeping for His sake!
Oh, fortunate the heart that is seared for His sake!
"Wherever is flowing water, thee is greenery;
Wherever are running tears,
(the Divine) mercy is shown."

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By: Abdulmalik A, Valla
Toronto Canada------Tel: 416-633-4425