Islamic Lullabys

Okay so in my previous post I mentioned my favourite nursery rhymes. Truth is, I love singing them islamic nasheeds and hamds

A rendition of "Hush Little Baby" goes like this

Hush little Mohi, don't you cry

Mamas gonna sing you a lullaby

Hush little Mohi, pure and small

He created you, He created us all

Hush little Mohi, don't you fear

We're not alone when Allah's so near

Hush little Mohi, breathing so calm

He'll protect us, and keep us from harm

Hush little Mohi, calm and serene

You are a muslim, Islam is your Deen. 

(I often replace the last line with my sons full names,

You are a muslim, Mohiyuddin

or You are a muslim, Benyamin ;-)

Another night time favourite is, by Dawud Wharnsby Ali, a Canadian ^_^ nasheed artist. All his songs are good, but this one is good for the end of the day. Its titled

"What Did I Do Today?"

Oh the moon has come

The day is done

The night has covered up the sun.

I have stood so often before you to pray

But I wonder Allah, tell me, what did I do today?

Did I remember the words of Al-Fatiha?

Did I take time to thank you for all that I have?Did I call on you to guide my way?

Tell me, what did I do today?

I have whispered to you

As I made ruku

Subhana Rabiy'yal adheem.

But was my faith

Bright or grey?

Oh Allah, tell me, what did I do today?


Did I smile at my brother?

Was I kind to my mother?

Did I teach another something that I know

Or did my love of this world lead me astray?

Tell me, what did I do today?

Sami Allah hu liman hamida

Rabanna lakal hamd.

Sami Allah hu liman hamida

Rabanna lakal hamd.

La illaha il Allah.

La illaha il Allah.

Though I've bowed to you

with my face in the dust,

subhana raby'yal a'la

Did I turn to you

And did I obey?

Oh Allah, tell me, what did I do today?

Did I use my mind?

Did I use my time?

If I search my heart what will I find?

The light of your guidance is a glimmering ray,

Tell me, what did I do toady?

Oh Allah, tell me, what did I do today?

Another Nasheed can be done in both arabic or english, it's the all famous 

"Tala Al Badaru Alayna" in arabic first

Tala al badaru alayna

Minta niyatil wada

Wajaba shukaruu alaynaa

Ma da alillahi daaaaa

Ayuhal Madaru shufina

Jitha bil amaril muttha

Jitha sharof til Madina

Marhabannn ya khair ada

O'  the White moon rose over us

From the valley of wada

And we owe it to shall gratefulness

Where the call is to Allah

O' You who where raised amongst us

Coming with a word to be obeyed

You have brought to this city nobleness

Welcome best callers to Gods Way

And then I absolutely love zikr! I do it with my kids all the time, simple ones like

  "La ilaha illalala, La ilaha Illalla, Muhammad Rasoolullah alayhi salatullah"

Or longer ones in english and arabic like

SubhanAllah, wal Hamdulillah

Wa la ilaha Illalla Wallaa hu Akbar

Wala howla wa la quwata illa billa hi aliyul azeem

Glory be to Allah, all praise is due to Allah

There is no God but Allah, Allah is Great

All power and might belong to Allah, the most High, the Great!

The most important of course are the Quls. Especially the last 3. Alhamdullilah I recite them over my sons daily and nightly. I believe in hasad and I know its very real. The Creator of the world tells us that He has also created harm, and then has taught us how to protect ourselves. So why wouldn't we make it part of our routine? My mother recited them with me nightly, and even now if ever I'm afraid, I just recite them and I feel safe. So if you can do one thing with your children, recite Surah-Ikhlas, Surah-Falaq and Surah Nas over them daily and nightly! 

Nursery Rhymes

Whenever I dreamed of being a mom, it always included singing beautiful songs for my babies. Any song that had a sweet melody, I'd make a mental note and say to myself, I'll sing this for my baby one day! The beautiful thing about nursery rhymes and really any song you sing for your child, whether you have a good voice or not, is that they will love it. They love YOU! As you are, every imperfection you see in yourself, your children only see you as perfect. ^_^

So sing for them!

Some of my favourite nursery rhymes to sing for M & B are:

Hush Little Baby

Hush little baby (i like to replace 'baby' with their name, ie. bennie) 

Hush Little Bennie, don't you cry

Mama's gonna sing you a lullaby.

Hush little Bennie, don't say a word,

Mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird

If that mocking bird won't sing

Mamas gonna buy you a diamond ring

If that diamond ring turns brass

Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass

If that looking glass gets broke

Mamas gonna buy you a billie goat

If that billie goat won't pull

Mamas gonna buy you a cart and bull

If that cart and bull falls over

Mamas gonna buy you a dog named rover

If that dog named Rover won't bark

Mamas gonna buy you a horse and cart

If that horse and cart falls down

You'll still be the sweetest baby in town

^_^ Hands down my favourite lullaby! If my over-active naughty little 7 month old instantly falls asleep to this, I can guarantee it'll work on any baby! Give it a Go~

For when they are up and active, my most favourite rhyme is

"Five Little Monkeys"

Five little monkeys, jumping on the bed.

One fell off, and bumped his head

Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said

No more monkeys jumping on the bed (do a no-no finger wagging, they LOVE it)

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,

One fell off, and bumped his head

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said

No more monkeys jumping on the bed..

continue til 1 monkey is left :-D

During bath time,  my favourite song is 

"5 Little Ducks"

5 Little ducks went swimming one day,

Over the hills and far away

Mama duck said "Quack quack quack quack"

But only four little ducks came back

4 little ducks went swimming one day,

Over the hills and far away

Mama duck said "Quack quack quack quack"

But only three little ducks came back

this continues until

1 little duck went swimming one day,

Over the hills and far away

Mama duck said "Quack quack quack quack"

But NO little ducks came back

No little ducks went swimming one day,

Over the hills and far away

BABA duck said "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK"

And all the little ducks came back!!

Sometimes I like to say Mohi came back or Ben came back, especially when singing it with my 21 month old, he finds that hilarious.