Qasida Fiyashiyya - I Have Not a Thing #
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Qasīda Fiyashiyya - I Have Not a Thing
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| أَنَا عَبْدُ رَبِّي لَهُ قُدْرَةٌ |
| Ana ‘abdu Rabbī lahū qudratun |
| A humble slave am I of an almighty Lord |
Ana ‘abdu Rabbī lahū qudratun
A humble slave am I of an almighty Lord
| يَهُونُ بِهَا كُلُّ أَمْرٍ عَسِيرْ |
| Yahūnu bihā kullu ’amrin ‘asīr |
| No work is too hard for that One who’s adored |
Yahūnu bihā kullu ’amrin ‘asīr
No work is too hard for that One who’s adored
| فَإِنْ كَنْتُ عَبْدً ضَعِيفَ الْقُوَّى |
| Fa-’in kuntu ‘abdan ḍa‘īfa-lquwā |
| But though I’m a beggar who cannot afford |
Fa-’in kuntu ‘abdan ḍa‘īfa-lquwā
But though I’m a beggar who cannot afford
| فَرَبِّي عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرْ |
| Fa-Rabbī ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr |
| To claim any strength, sure and strong is my Lord |
Fa-Rabbī ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr
To claim any strength, sure and strong is my Lord
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| مِنِّي اَشَ عْلَيَّا |
| Minnī asha’ layyā |
| I’m but a humble slave, |
Minnī asha’ layyā
I’m but a humble slave,
| وَنَا عَبْدٌ مَمْلُوكْ |
| Wa nā ‘abadun mamlūk |
| What should I worry about? |
Wa nā ‘abadun mamlūk
What should I worry about?
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| وَالْأَشْيَا مَقْضِيَّا |
| Wa-l-’ashyā’ maqḍīya |
| All affairs are ordained, |
Wa-l-’ashyā’ maqḍīya
All affairs are ordained,
| مَا فِى التَّحْقِيقْ شُكُوكْ |
| Mā fi t-taḥqīq shukūk |
| Of this there is no doubt |
Mā fi t-taḥqīq shukūk
Of this there is no doubt
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| رَبِّي نَاظَرْ فِيَّا |
| Rabbī nāẓir fiyā |
| My Lord sees everything, |
Rabbī nāẓir fiyā
My Lord sees everything,
| وَنَا نَظْرِي مَتْرُوكْ |
| Wa ana naẓarī matrūk |
| While my sight leaves much out |
Wa ana naẓarī matrūk
While my sight leaves much out
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| فِي الْأَرْحَمْ وَالْحَاشَا |
| Fi l-’arḥām wa l-’aḥshā’ |
| In the womb |
Fi l-’arḥām wa l-’aḥshā’
In the womb
| مِنْ نُّطْفَا صَوَّرْنِي |
| Min nuṭfa ṣawwaranī |
| He formed me from a drop |
Min nuṭfa ṣawwaranī
He formed me from a drop
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| أَنَا مَالِي فِيَاشْ |
| Ana mā lī fiyāsh |
| I haven’t got the force, |
Ana mā lī fiyāsh
I haven’t got the force,
| اَشَ عْلَيَّا مِنِّي |
| Asha‘ layyā minnī |
| No strength between my sides |
Asha‘ layyā minnī
No strength between my sides
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| نَقْلَقْ مِنْ رِّزٔقِي لَاشْ |
| Naqlaq mir-rizqī lāsh |
| Why feel such remorse |
Naqlaq mir-rizqī lāsh
Why feel such remorse
| وَالْخَالِقْ يَرْزَقْنِي |
| Wa-lKhāliq yarzuqnī |
| When the Maker provides? |
Wa-lKhāliq yarzuqnī
When the Maker provides?
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| اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى |
| Allāhumma ṣalli ‘ala l-Muṣṭafā |
| O Allah, send your blessings on The Chosen One, |
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘ala l-Muṣṭafā
O Allah, send your blessings on The Chosen One,
| حَبِيبْنَا مُحَمَّدْ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام |
| Ḥabībnā Muḥammad ‘alayhi s-salām |
| Our Beloved Muhammad, Peace be upon Him |
Ḥabībnā Muḥammad ‘alayhi s-salām
Our Beloved Muhammad, Peace be upon Him
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| يَقُولُ لِمَا شَاءَ كُنْ فَيَكُونْ |
| Yaqūlu limā shā-a kun fayakūn |
| He says, where He wills, when He wishes a thing, just “Be”, and it is, |
Yaqūlu limā shā-a kun fayakūn
He says, where He wills, when He wishes a thing, just “Be”, and it is,
| وَيُبْدِءُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَيُعِيدْ |
| Wa yubdi-u subhānahu wa yu’īd |
| by the might of a King. |
Wa yubdi-u subhānahu wa yu’īd
by the might of a King.
| وَيَحْكُمُ فِي خَلْقِهِ مَا يَشَاء |
| Wa yahkumu fī khalqihi mā yashā’ |
| The ruler whose edicts and wise rulings bring |
Wa yahkumu fī khalqihi mā yashā’
The ruler whose edicts and wise rulings bring
| وَيَفْعَلُ فِي مُلْكِهِ مَا يَرِيدْ |
| Wa yaf’alu fī mulkihi mā yarīd |
| All blessings and grace by the might of a King. |
Wa yaf’alu fī mulkihi mā yarīd
All blessings and grace by the might of a King.
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| فِي ظُلْمَةِ الْأَرْحَامْ |
| Fī zulmati-l-arhām |
| In darkness of the womb, |
Fī zulmati-l-arhām
In darkness of the womb,
| صَوَّرْنِي مِنْ نُّطْفَ |
| Sawwarnī min-nutfa |
| He shaped me from drop |
Sawwarnī min-nutfa
He shaped me from drop
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| وَبْدَانِي بِا الْإِنْعَامْ |
| Wabdānī bi-l-in’ām |
| He gave me from His grace, |
Wabdānī bi-l-in’ām
He gave me from His grace,
| نِعْمَةْ مِنْ كُلْ صَنْفَا |
| Ni’mat min kul sanfā |
| all favours pure and good |
Ni’mat min kul sanfā
all favours pure and good
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| وَخْلَقْ لِي مَا وَطْعَامْ |
| Wakhlaq lī mā wat’ām |
| Created food and water, |
Wakhlaq lī mā wat’ām
Created food and water,
| وَنْعَايَمْ مَخْتَلْفَا |
| Wan’āyam makhtalfā |
| and gave all luxuries |
Wan’āyam makhtalfā
and gave all luxuries
13 #
| وَازْدَتْ مِنْ غَيرْ قَمَاشْ |
| Wazdat min ghayr qamāsh |
| I came down all naked |
Wazdat min ghayr qamāsh
I came down all naked
| غَطَّانِي وَسْتَرْنِي |
| Ghattānī wastarnī |
| He clothed and covered me |
Ghattānī wastarnī
He clothed and covered me
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| أَنَا مَالِي فِيَاشْ |
| Ana mā lī fiyāsh |
| I haven’t got the force, |
Ana mā lī fiyāsh
I haven’t got the force,
| اَشَ عْلَيَّا مِنِّي |
| Asha‘ layyā minnī |
| No strength between my sides |
Asha‘ layyā minnī
No strength between my sides
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| نَقْلَقْ مِنْ رِّزٔقِي لَاشْ |
| Naqlaq mir-rizqī lāsh |
| Why feel such remorse |
Naqlaq mir-rizqī lāsh
Why feel such remorse
| وَالْخَالِقْ يَرْزَقْنِي |
| Wa-lKhāliq yarzuqnī |
| When the Maker provides? |
Wa-lKhāliq yarzuqnī
When the Maker provides?
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| اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى |
| Allāhumma ṣalli ‘ala l-Muṣṭafā |
| O Allah, send your blessings on The Chosen One, |
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘ala l-Muṣṭafā
O Allah, send your blessings on The Chosen One,
| حَبِيبْنَا مُحَمَّدْ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام |
| Ḥabībnā Muḥammad ‘alayhi s-salām |
| Our Beloved Muhammad, Peace be upon Him |
Ḥabībnā Muḥammad ‘alayhi s-salām
Our Beloved Muhammad, Peace be upon Him
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- Arabic: Pocket Islam
- English Translation and Transliteration: Pocket Islam and Shadhil Mothers