Qaṣīda Muḥammadiyya - The Muhammadan Ode#
Verses#
Qaṣīda Muḥammadiyya - The Muhammadan Ode
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مُحَمَّدٌ أَشْرَفُ الْأَعْرَابِ وَالْعَجَمِ
Muḥammadun ashrafu l-aʿrābi wa-l-ʿajami
Muhammad, the noblest of the Arabs and the non-Arabs.
مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى قَدَمِ
Muḥammadun khayru man yamshī ʿalā qadami
Muhammad, the best of all who walk on foot.
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مُحَمَّدٌ بَاسِطُ الْمَعْرُوفِ جَامِعُهُ
Muḥammadun bāsiṭu l-maʿrūfi jāmiʿuhu
Muhammad, the bestower of goodness who embodies it all.
مُحَمَّدٌ صَاحِبُ الْإِحْسَانِ وَالْكَرَمِ
Muḥammadun ṣāḥibu l-iḥsāni wa-l-karami
Muhammad, the master of excellence and generosity.
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مُحَمَّدٌ تَاجُ رُسْلِ اللَّهِ قَاطِبَةً
Muḥammadun tāju rusli Llāhi qāṭibatan
Muhammad, the crown of all the Messengers of Allah.
مُحَمَّدٌ صَادِقُ الْأَقْوَالِ وَالْكَلِمِ
Muḥammadun ṣādiqu l-aqwāli wa-l-kalimi
Muhammad, truthful in his words and speech.
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مُحَمَّدٌ ثَابِتُ الْمِيثَاقِ حَافِظُهُ
Muḥammadun thābitu l-mīthāqi ḥāfiẓuhu
Muhammad, steadfast in the covenant and its keeper.
مُحَمَّدٌ طَيِّبُ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَالشِّيَمِ
Muḥammadun ṭayyibu l-akhlāqi wa-sh-shiyami
Muhammad, whose character and qualities are good.
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مُحَمَّدٌ رُوِيَتْ بِالنُّورِ طِينَتُهُ
Muḥammadun ruwiyat bi-n-nūri ṭīnatuhu
Muhammad, whose clay was steeped in light.
مُحَمَّدٌ لَمْ يَزَلْ نُورًا مِنَ الْقِدَمِ
Muḥammadun lam yazal nūran mina l-qidami
Muhammad, a light that has shone since pre-eternity.
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مُحَمَّدٌ حَاكِمٌ بِالْعَدْلِ ذُو شَرَفٍ
Muḥammadun ḥākimun bi-l-ʿadli dhū sharafin
Muhammad, the noble judge who rules with justice.
مُحَمَّدٌ مَعْدِنُ الْإِنْعَامِ وَالْحِكَمِ
Muḥammadun maʿdinu l-inʿāmi wa-l-ḥikami
Muhammad, the fountain of generosity and wisdom.
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مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ مِنْ مُضَرٍ
Muḥammadun khayru khalqi Llāhi min Muḍarin
Muhammad, the finest of Allah’s creation from the line of Mudar.
مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ رُسْلِ اللَّهِ كُلِّهِمِ
Muḥammadun khayru rusli Llāhi kullihimi
Muhammad, the best of all the Messengers of Allah.
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مُحَمَّدٌ دِينُهُ حَقٌّ نَدِينُ بِهِ
Muḥammadun dīnuhu ḥaqqun nadīnu bihi
Muhammad, whose religion is the truth that we follow.
مُحَمَّدٌ مُجْمِلًا حَقًّا عَلَى عَلَمِ
Muḥammadun mujmilan ḥaqqan ʿalā ʿalami
Muhammad, exalted and manifest in truth.
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مُحَمَّدٌ ذِكْرُهُ رَوْحٌ لِأَنْفُسِنَا
Muḥammadun dhikruhu rawḥun li-anfusinā
Muhammad, whose remembrance brings comfort to our souls.
مُحَمَّدٌ شُكْرُهُ فَرْضٌ عَلَى الْأُمَمِ
Muḥammadun shukruhu farḍun ʿalā l-umami
Muhammad, to whom all nations owe gratitude.
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مُحَمَّدٌ زِينَةُ الدُّنْيَا وَبَهْجَتُهَا
Muḥammadun zīnatu d-dunyā wa-bahjatuhā
Muhammad, the beauty and delight of this world.
مُحَمَّدٌ كَاشِفُ الْغُمَّاتِ وَالظُّلَمِ
Muḥammadun kāshifu l-ghummāti wa-ẓ-ẓulami
Muhammad, the one who dispels distress and darkness.
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مُحَمَّدٌ سَيِّدٌ طَابَتْ مَنَاقِبُهُ
Muḥammadun sayyidun ṭābat manāqibuhu
Muhammad, a master whose virtues are excellent.
مُحَمَّدٌ صَاغَهُ الرَّحْمَنُ بِالنِّعَمِ
Muḥammadun ṣāghahu r-Raḥmānu bi-n-niʿami
Muhammad, whom the Most Compassionate fashioned with blessings.
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مُحَمَّدٌ صَفْوَةُ الْبَارِي وَخِيرَتُهُ
Muḥammadun ṣafwatu l-Bārī wa-khīratuhu
Muhammad, the Creator’s Chosen One and His Elect.
مُحَمَّدٌ طَاهِرٌ مِنْ سَائِرِ التُّهَمِ
Muḥammadun ṭāhirun min sā'iri t-tuhami
Muhammad, pure and free from every accusation.
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مُحَمَّدٌ ضَاحِكٌ لِلضَّيْفِ مُكْرِمُهُ
Muḥammadun ḍāḥikun li-ḍ-ḍayfi mukrimuhu
Muhammad, who smiles at the guest and honours him.
مُحَمَّدٌ جَارُهُ وَاللَّهِ لَمْ يُضَمِ
Muḥammadun jāruhu wa-Llāhi lam yuḍami
Muhammad, by Allah, whose neighbour was never wronged.
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مُحَمَّدٌ طَابَتِ الدُّنْيَا بِبِعْثَتِهِ
Muḥammadun ṭābati d-dunyā bi-biʿthatihi
Muhammad, by whose mission the world was made blessed.
مُحَمَّدٌ جَاءَ بِالْآيَاتِ وَالْحِكَمِ
Muḥammadun jā'a bi-l-āyāti wa-l-ḥikami
Muhammad, who came with signs and wisdom.
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مُحَمَّدٌ يَوْمَ بَعْثِ النَّاسِ شَافِعُنَا
Muḥammadun yawma baʿthi n-nāsi shāfiʿunā
Muhammad, our intercessor on the Day mankind is resurrected.
مُحَمَّدٌ نُورُهُ الْهَادِي مِنَ الظُّلَمِ
Muḥammadun nūruhu l-hādī mina ẓ-ẓulami
Muhammad, whose light guides us out of darkness.
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مُحَمَّدٌ قَائِمٌ لِلَّهِ ذُو هِمَمٍ
Muḥammadun qā'imun li-Llāhi dhū himamin
Muhammad, devoted to Allah and possessed of high resolve.
مُحَمَّدٌ خَاتَمٌ لِلرُّسْلِ كُلِّهِمِ
Muḥammadun khātamun li-r-rusli kullihimi
Muhammad, the Seal of all the Messengers.
About#
Author#
Imam al-Busiri, author of the Qasida Burda.
Sources#
- Arabic, transliteration, translation: Salawat.com