Gadawtu ma'a rijaalillah · غَدَوْتُ مَعَ رِجَالِ اللهِ

By Sheikh Ahmed Shaban

An eulogy praising Sheikh Aliyyu Cisse (R.T.A)

Opening verses

غَدَوْتُ مَعَ رِجَالِ اللهِ
أَرُوحُ مَعَ رِجَالِ اللهِ
أَسِيرُ مَعَ رِجَالِ اللهِ
إِلٰى الخَيْرَاتِ فِى اللهِ

Gadawtu ma'a rijaalillah
Aruuhu ma'a rijaalillah
Asiiru ma'a rijaalillah
Illal khairaati fiillaahi

I set out in the morning with the Men of Allah; I return in the evening with the Men of Allah. I walk with the Men of Allah, toward all that is good, for the sake of Allah.

عَلِيُّ سِيسِ مَمْدُوحِى
خَلِيفَةُ الشَّيْخِ فِى اللهِ
فَهَاكُمْ سِيسِ تَرْحِيبِي
رَجُلٌ مِنْ رِجَالِ اللهِ

Aliyyu Cisse mamduuhii
Khalifatu sh-Shaikhi fillahi
Fahaakum Cisse tarhiibi
Rajulun min rijaalillah

Ali Cisse is the one I praise, the successor of the Sheikh (Ibrahim Niass) in the path of Allah. Here is my welcome to Cisse, a man truly among the Men of Allah.