Dāliyya fī Madḥ al-Nabī - A Dāliyya in Praise of the Prophet ﷺ#
Verses#
Dāliyya fī Madḥ al-Nabī - A Dāliyya in Praise of the Prophet ﷺ
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يَا سَيِّدِي، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، يَا سَنَدِي
Yā sayyidī, yā Rasūla-llāhi, yā sanadī
O my master, O Messenger of God, O my support,
يَا وَاسِعَ الْفَضْلِ، وَالْإِحْسَانِ، وَالْمَدَدِ
yā wāsiʿa l-faḍli wa-l-iḥsāni wa-l-madadi
O you whose bounty, beneficence and succour are vast.
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يَا مَنْ هُوَ الْمُرْتَجَى فِي كُلِّ نَازِلَةٍ
Yā man huwa l-murtajā fī kulli nāzilatin
O you who are hoped for in every calamity,
وَمَنْ هُوَ الْمَوْرِدُ الْأَحْلَى لِكُلِّ صَدِي
wa-man huwa l-mawridu l-aḥlā li-kulli ṣadī
the sweetest spring for every thirsting soul.
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يُمْنَاكَ فَوْقَ الْبِحَارِ الزَّاخِرَاتِ نَدًى
Yumnāka fawqa l-biḥāri z-zākhirāti nadan
Your right hand surpasses the brimming seas in generosity;
تُعْطِي الْجَزِيلَ بِلَا حَصْرٍ، وَلَا عَدَدِ
tuʿṭī l-jazīla bi-lā ḥaṣrin wa-lā ʿadadi
it gives abundantly, beyond limit or count.
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كَمْ شِدَّةٍ أَنْتَ كَافِيهَا، وَكَمْ مِحَنٍ
Kam shiddatin anta kāfīhā, wa-kam miḥanin
How many hardships you have warded off, and how many trials
حَلَّتْ يَمِينُكَ مِنْهَا سَائِرَ الْعُقَدِ
ḥallat yamīnuka minhā sāʾira l-ʿuqadi
whose every knot your right hand has untied!
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أَبْوَابُ سَاحَتِكَ الْفَيْحَاءِ قَدْ وَسِعَتْ
Abwābu sāḥatika l-fayḥāʾi qad wasiʿat
The doors of your spacious court have embraced all mankind,
كُلَّ الْأَنَامِ، وَمَا ضَاقَتْ عَلَى أَحَدِ
kulla l-anāmi, wa-mā ḍāqat ʿalā aḥadi
and never grown narrow for anyone.
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وَقَفْتُ بِالْبَابِ -يَا مَوْلَايَ- لِي أَمَلٌ
Waqaftu bi-l-bābi, yā mawlāya, lī amalun
I have stood at the door, O my master, with a hope;
فَاجْبُرْ بِهِ خَاطِرِي، وَاشْدُدْ بِهِ عَضُدِي
fa-jbur bihi khāṭirī, wa-shdud bihi ʿaḍudī
through it mend my broken heart and strengthen my arm.
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وَقَفْتُ بِالْبَابِ أَرْجُو كَشْفَ ضَائِقَتِي
Waqaftu bi-l-bābi arjū kashfa ḍāʾiqatī
I stood at the door hoping my distress would be lifted.
يَا أَكْرَمَ الْخَلْقِ، أَدْرِكْنِي، وَخُذْ بِيَدِي
yā akrama l-khalqi, adriknī, wa-khudh bi-yadī
O most generous of creation, rescue me and take me by the hand.
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فِي الْقَلْبِ، وَالْجِسْمِ آلَامٌ تُعَاوِدُنِي
Fī l-qalbi wa-l-jismi ālāmun tuʿāwidunī
In heart and body are pains that keep returning to me;
إِذَا نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا الْيَوْمَ لَمْ تَعُدِ
idhā naẓarta ilayhā l-yawma lam taʿudi
if you look upon them today, they will return no more.
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طَالَتْ عَلَيَّ، وَقَدْ ضَاقَتْ مَسَالِكُهَا
Ṭālat ʿalayya, wa-qad ḍāqat masālikuhā
They have lingered long upon me, their ways out grown narrow,
وَضَاعَفَتْ وَقْعَ مَا أَلْقَاهُ مِنْ كَبَدِ
wa-ḍāʿafat waqʿa mā alqāhu min kabadi
doubling the weight of the hardship I endure.
10#
لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ لَهَا جُهْدِي مُقَاوَمَةً
Lā yastaṭīʿu lahā juhdī muqāwamatan
My strength cannot withstand them,
وَلَا أَفِيءُ إِلَى صَبْرٍ، وَلَا جَلَدِ
wa-lā afīʾu ilā ṣabrin wa-lā jaladi
and I find no refuge in patience or endurance.
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مَا لِي أَخَافُ الرَّدَى فِي ظِلِّ سَاحَتِكُمْ
Mā lī akhāfu r-radā fī ẓilli sāḥatikum
Why should I fear ruin in the shade of your court,
وَهْيَ الْأَمَانُ، وَمَهْدُ الْعِيشَةِ الرَّغَدِ
wa-hya l-amānu wa-mahdu l-ʿīshati r-raghadi
when it is safety itself and the cradle of an ample life?
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أَفِي جِوَارِكَ -يَا مَأْمُونُ- يَلْحَقُنِي
A-fī jiwārika, yā Maʾmūnu, yalḥaqunī
In your neighbourhood, O Trustworthy One, shall injustice overtake me,
ضَيْمٌ، وَأُصْبِحُ فِي هَمٍّ، وَفِي نَكَدِ؟!
ḍaymun, wa-uṣbiḥu fī hammin wa-fī nakadi?!
and shall I wake in worry and misery?!
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أَأَشْتَكِي الضِّيقَ، وَالْحِرْمَانَ فِي بَلَدٍ
A-ashtakī ḍ-ḍīqa wa-l-ḥirmāna fī baladin
Shall I complain of hardship and deprivation in a land
فِيهَا غِيَاثُ الْبَرَايَا مِنْحَةُ الصَّمَدِ؟!
fīhā ghiyāthu l-barāyā minḥatu ṣ-Ṣamadi?!
where dwells the succour of all creatures, the gift of the Eternal Refuge?!
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فِيهَا الْحَبِيبُ الَّذِي تُرْجَى شَفَاعَتُهُ
Fīhā l-ḥabību lladhī turjā shafāʿatuhu
In it is the Beloved whose intercession is hoped for,
وَيُسْتَجَارُ بِهِ فِي أَعْظَمِ الشِّدَدِ
wa-yustajāru bihi fī aʿẓami sh-shidadi
in whom refuge is sought in the gravest hardships.
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كُلُّ الْمَطَالِبِ، وَالْحَاجَاتِ إِنْ فُقِدَتْ
Kullu l-maṭālibi wa-l-ḥājāti in fuqidat
Every aim and need, if it could not be found or granted elsewhere,
فَإِنَّهَا تُرْتَجَى فِي هَذِهِ الْبَلَدِ
fa-innahā turtajā fī hādhihi l-baladi
may be hoped for in this city.
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مِنْ أَيْنَ لِي مَوْرِدٌ أَسْقِي بِهِ ظَمَئِي
Min ayna lī mawridun asqī bihi ẓamaʾī
Where else would I find a spring to quench my thirst,
إِنْ كُنْتُ فِي بَحْرِكَ الْمَوْرُودِ لَمْ أَرِدِ؟!
in kuntu fī baḥrika l-mawrūdi lam aridi?!
if I did not come to drink from your much-visited sea?!
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وَأَيْنَ أَحْظَى بِعَطْفٍ شَامِلٍ، وَرِضًى
Wa-ayna aḥẓā bi-ʿaṭfin shāmilin wa-riḍan
And where would I be granted all-embracing kindness and good pleasure,
إِنْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَكَ هَذَا الْعَطْفَ لَمْ أَجِدِ؟!
in kuntu ʿindaka hādhā l-ʿaṭfa lam ajidi?!
if I did not find this kindness with you?!
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وَمَنْ يُقَوِّمُ لِي مَا فِيَّ مِنْ عِوَجٍ
Wa-man yuqawwimu lī mā fiyya min ʿiwajin
And who would straighten the crookedness within me,
إِنْ كُنْتَ لَمْ تَبْغِ تَقْوِيمِي، وَلَمْ تُرِدِ؟!
in kunta lam tabghi taqwīmī wa-lam turidi?!
if you did not seek to set me right, nor did you want it?!
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وَافَيْتُ مُعْتَقِدًا: أَنَّ الْمَسِيرَ إِلَى
Wāfaytu muʿtaqidan anna l-masīra ilā
I have come believing that the journey to your abode
مَغْنَاكَ فِيهِ حَيَاةُ الرُّوحِ، وَالْجَسَدِ
maghnāka fīhi ḥayātu r-rūḥi wa-l-jasadi
holds life for soul and body alike.
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فَانْظُرْ إِلَيَّ بِعَيْنِ الْعَطْفِ، وَارْعَ حَشًا
Fa-nẓur ilayya bi-ʿayni l-ʿaṭfi, wa-rʿa ḥashan
So look upon me with the eye of kindness, and care for a heart
بَاقٍ عَلَى الْعَهْدِ، لَمْ يَنْكُثْ، وَلَمْ يَحِدِ
bāqin ʿalā l-ʿahdi, lam yankuth wa-lam yaḥidi
that stays true to its covenant; it has neither broken it nor swerved.
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وَارْعَ صَحْبِي، وَأَحْبَابِي، وَمَنْ طَمِعُوا
Wa-rʿa ṣaḥbī wa-aḥbābī wa-man ṭamiʿū
And care for my companions and loved ones,
فِي نَيْلِ عَطْفِكَ مِنْ أَهْلِي، وَمِنْ وَلَدِي
fī nayli ʿaṭfika min ahlī wa-min waladī
and those of my family and children who long for your kindness.
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وَانْظُرْ لِجَيْشِكَ جَيْشِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تَعُدْ
Wa-nẓur li-jayshika jayshi l-muslimīna taʿud
And look upon your army, the army of the Muslims,
إِلَيْهِ هَيْبَتُهُ فِي سَالِفِ الْأَمَدِ
ilayhi haybatuhu fī sālifi l-amadi
so its awe may return to it as in ages past.
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وَاهْزِمْ جُيُوشَ الْعِدَى مَهْمَا يَكُنْ لَهُمُ
Wa-hzim juyūsha l-ʿidā mahmā yakun lahumu
And rout the armies of the foe,
مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْبَأْسِ، أَوْ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَدَدِ
min shiddati l-baʾsi aw min kathrati l-ʿadadi
however great their might or however many their numbers.
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دَامَتْ عَلَيْكَ صَلَاةُ اللهِ عَاطِرَةً
Dāmat ʿalayka ṣalātu-llāhi ʿāṭiratan
May God’s fragrant blessings rest upon you always,
وَدَامَ ذِكْرُكَ مَرْفُوعًا إِلَى الْأَبَدِ
wa-dāma dhikruka marfūʿan ilā l-abadi
and may your mention stay exalted forever.
About#
Notes on the text#
From the editor’s notes in the source PDF:
- Verse 16: arid (أَرِدِ) is from wurūd, coming to water, not from irāda.
- Verse 18: turid (تُرِدِ) is from irāda. One manuscript reads: إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ لِهَذَا الأَمْرِ لَمْ تُرِدِ
- Verse 20: yaḥid (يَحِدِ) is from ḥāda yaḥīdu, to swerve. Printed copies reading yajid are mistaken and change the meaning.
Author#
Shaykh al-Islām Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Ṭāhir al-Ḥāmidī al-Armantī al-Qināwī al-Ṣaʿīdī al-Miṣrī al-Mālikī (d. 1397 AH).
Sources#
- Arabic, transliteration, translation: shared PDF (“A Dāliyya in Praise of the Prophet ﷺ”)