Burdah Bouseri by Kazi With Persian Urdu Text

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ELEGY OF STREAKY GARMENT

Imam Muhammad Bin Saeed Bin HamaadAl-Sinhaji AL-BOUSERI رحمةا عل

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Dedicated tomy parents

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All praise and glory is for the Lord- Almighty Allah andblessings and peace of Allah be upon His most honouredand most beloved Prophet Muhammad W لXOD LY D " Zل Uا عل Ifeel greatly honoured to have been bestowed thisopportunity of translating Imam Bouseri عل ……… اة……… محر ‘s.aseeda# B&rda# which before me has been translated anumber of times in numerous global languages includingregional languages of Pa!istan" In fact I have not addedanything to its beauty through #nglish translation in rhyme"$he plain fact is that whenever I love some piece of poetry Itry to understand it more in depth and give it a serious

perusal and the best way for me has been to render it into awording that eases my own comrehension of the same" $hesame happened when I translated %hayyam&s '() *uatrainsin versified rhyme in #nglish in the year '))) +Published by#, ,ultural Institute $ehran in '))./" Having listened tomore popular verses of this 0aseedah on the Pa!istan$elevision channel +P$1/ and in Mahaafil-e-Milaad +of late I

watched a beautiful recitation by Mehmut %urtis of $ur!ey onsome music channel/ I became !een to go through0aseedah in its entirety" $hus during my trip to Pa!istanfrom 2oha +0atar/ in 3anuary '))4 where I was serving as,ounsellor52eputy Head of Pa!istani Mission I started wor!on its translation on 6 3anuary '))4 and Alhamd Lillah thesame has now been completed after eight months the later

half of wor! done in Islamabad during May-August '))4period"


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7hile the importance and merits of 0aseedah arewell elaborated upon in the initial three articles presentedbefore the onset of 0aseedah +following this 8ote/ I !nowthat this 0aseedah is not available in the 9ulf countries&

boo! shops easily these days" I found three copies of thesame +one contained in Deewan Bouseri / in 0atar&s twolibraries namely: 0atar 8ational Library and ;hei!h Ali Bin

Abdullah Al-$hani Library" 7hile searching for the same a;udanese Library staff once commented that this 0aseedahcontained a few references which were not appreciable bysome scholars +due to e, ?@ A7 B=C -م, 2 - E - ?- F 7 = يE G - -, =H7BI - Jح اEل +, - K57 0- (Suah An‹m 6#[e,e ‡!' 2an,la)inŒ With Him are the keys of the unseen,the treasures that none knoweth but He. 0uran also tells us inanother verse:

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WX 89, :@'Suah inn Ž%# [e,e %6-%Ž(2an,la)inŒ He(alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any oneacquainted with His Mysteries, E(/e$t an a$ostle %#o0

1e #as /#osen!


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And one encounters innumerable eome and Persia his confidence after $reaty of Hudaibiyyah that victory was on its way his preparations for the battle of Mutah for which unli!e in previous battles heappointed in advance three commanders in successionnamely: ?aid bin Harith 3afar bin Abi $alib and Abdullah bin>awaha as if he !new beforehand the se*uence of eventsand his companions& martyrdom/ and iii' the eA when Allah almightyrevealed to him what 0uran says: 4R- 0Y - -4 ل-A7+7 7 O E 5-BJ-4R- 0S- (Suah Al-4ajm ‡# [e,e $0' 2an,la)inŒ o did (!llah) con"ey the ins#iration to His er"ant$ (con"eyed)what He (meant) to con"ey 2 $his is something which only

Allah !nows as to what He revealed to him or only he !nowsto whom it was revealed" $here is no third person or go-between to give any clue as to what transpired during thise


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@nder verse 8os" .4 . . and 6) which mentionabout superiority of Prophet Muhammad W لXOD LY D Zل Uا علas GORL ا GV‘ +the Most blessed or favoured Prophet/ over allother Prophets the Arabic commentator in one of the above-

referred 0atar Library boo!s commented that one should notdifferentiate between prophets of Allah as according to Holy0uran: ?, ر ̂I - /,U - == يب-X ==R- S- U==Ĵ6 7 2 7 ==9, :, (Suah Ba’aah %#[e,e %‡' 2an,la)inŒ We make no distinction betweenone and another of His a#ostles2 7ell in my opinion wemust never differentiate and rightly so in the established factthat all of messengers were Allah&s chosen people bestowed

with prophethood: that&s part of the belief" $his ma!esMuslims different from other ‘Peoples of the Boo! “^|”L ا Gcا7who used to believe in some prophets but discarded others"But as regards the inter se merits or divine favours on someof them let us read another 0uranic verse in its proper conte


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afterwards, there will come to you a Messen'er (Muhammad W لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ ) confirmin' what is with you, you must,then, belie"e in him (his -ro#hethood) and hel# him. !llahsaid* /Do you a'ree to it and will you take u# my co"enant0

hey said* / We a'ree. He said* +hen bear witness, and am with you amon' the witnesses.+

Here let me ta!e the liberty to reproduce andsupplement therein what the esteemed author of 3Atlas ont#e 4ro$#et W لXOD LY D Z &s Biora$# DE 2r" ;haw*iل Uا عل

Abu %halil has mentioned in the introductory chapter of his

boo! about this most-beloved and most-honoured Prophet of Allah" He writesC

i' Prophet Musa ‰Š………sL ا عل ……… said: 0z , ==2 7 5- - == يل-A7̂ :- 7ل- ر -}4 (Suah Ah’a –6# [e,e ‡' 2an,la)inŒ !nd hastened to 1ou, 2 my 3ord, that 1ou mi'ht be #leased. For Prophet Muhammad W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z 0uran says:

|- 8b - ل- 0- - ي } 7 , - بg :-4{- ر - - (Suah &huha !# [e,e ‡'2an,la)inŒ !nd "erily, your 3ord will 'i"e you (all 'ood) sothat you shall be well #leased.

ii' Musa ‰ŠsL ا عل said:iii' , I 7 P- I - G - -6ر7ل 4 , ;-6 , /@A7ل R7ي - :, 8I , Gال@ر - 8 - >,Wال B== ق̂ :-

4==/̂A7z , == م 2 - ~-4==b 7 I/-B==- (Suah Al->a,a, %# [e,e $6'

2an,la)inŒ He said4 DMy 3ord, "erily ha"e wron'ed myself, so for'i"e me. hen, He for'a"e him. 5erily, He isthe 2ft$6or'i"in', the Most Merciful 2

,oncerning Muhammad W لXOD LY D :Z Allah saysل Uا عل B/@A7BK - - - - ل-BK Qي O 7 Jg B Q E -- I 7 G ي-ل7 - ل-6 , 2 لاBJ--̀ @ - H-U E J7

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B مQ 7 - b Eي Jg B•Q ار- w7 (Suah Al-a)h –# [e,e, $#%' 2an,la)inŒ 5erily, Weha"e 'i"en you (2 Muhammad W لXOD LY D ل ع ا U لZ ) a


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manifest "ictory. hat !llah may for'i"e you your sins of the #ast and the future and com#lete His fa"our on you and 'uide you on the trai'ht -ath2

iii' Musa ‰Š……sL ا عل begged: W- B ق-̂ :-€ر- xE ا4 ل7]:7 E ==w-(Suah 2a-ha %0# [e,e %‡' 2an,la)inŒ +Musa ‰ŠsL ا عل /said: 2 My 3ord7 2#en for me my chest +grant me self-confidence contentment and boldness/" For the ,hosenProphet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z 0uran says: -ل - - E /-ر€ --Sل ;- :- E w- (Suah Al-In,hiah !–# [e,e $' 2an,la)inŒ Ha"eWe not o#ened your breast for you (2 Muhammad ا U لZ

W لXOD LY D ,2عل

i—' Musa ‰ŠsL ا عل as!s -7 JSر[7ل b ^ - 0-4ر (Suah 2a-ha%0# [e,e %6' 2an,la)inŒ !nd ease my task for me. Aboutthe Amin-$rustworthy Prophet W لX……OD ……LY D :Z it saysل Uا عل

- ر, ===b ^ ي- /, 0-]ر- ===b ي, 2 Eل7 (Suah Al-A7ala Ž# [e,e '2an,la)inŒ !nd We shall make easy for you (2

Muhammad W لXOD LY D ل ع ا U لZ ) the easy way 2

—' Musa ‰ŠsL ا عل spo!e to his Lord on earth: +, B==K دB/0-U==J7F/7B==-U 7 م- - ,+ال :7 8==} gا B==K -بر@ق- 0-B== ي@ 7 /- (SuahMa˜am $!# [e,e ‡%' 2an,la)inŒ !nd We called himfrom the ri'ht side of the Mount and made him draw near toUs for a talk with him (Musa) or

B م@ 2 - -Y>YHS- ]- د7 8/,UJ74•7 B==x-U 7 م- - 7دا 4==7ال == - 8اq 7 - :-BO -م, -…̂……p t‘K4==9- 8J,4==/̂A7ZSال @ - - ==رU - J77ال, q 7 - E Oال

7مي - 3 :-Uال 2 , 6 - -Bل ,ال(Suah Al->a,a, %# [e,e 0' 2an,la)inŒ o when hereached it (the fire), he was called from the ri'ht side of the"alley, in the blessed #lace from the tree* 2 Musa7 5erily,

am !llah, the 3ord of the !alamin (mankind, 8inn and all that e9ists)2 Allah spo!e to His ,hosen Prophet LY D عل ا U لZ W لXOD in these words:


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(Suah Saad # [e,e Ž-' 2an,la)inŒ t (this :uran)is only a reminder for all the !alamin (mankind and 8inn). !nd you shall certainly know the truth of it after a while. f ق,B -

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›' 7hile Allah addresses other prophets by name Adam Musa 8uh 2awud ?a!ariyya Gahya Lot Isa his most beloved Messenger is called Y==

fĴ Š -م, - BCال gS +the #nshrouded ne ;urah 4./ Y ̂ -ملاBC - gS+the #ncloa!ed ne ;urah 46/ B=== 4 3 OK @لاB===C SB=== W89, ر@لاBC S + Prophet Messenger/

›i' 7hile the miracles of earlier Prophets were temporaryand went off after them the ealam 6# [e,e –' 2an,la)inŒ

!nd 5erily, you (Muhammad W لXOD LY D / Zل Uا عل are on ane9alted (standard of) character. It is this one and the onlyone Prophet for whom Allah Almighty says: BK - - :- 0- - ل-- ر- E j7(Suah !–# [e,e %'" 2an,la)inŒ !nd ha"e We not raised

hi'h your fame0 Allah testifies about the very gentle and!ind conduct of His ,hosen ProphetC B م- O 7 -q X , 7;Cلz - K Eال - RE :-U - Ĵ6 7 2م - 0-z - K,Ž ل - 8ل -Ž - - 2 7 Pي ==

F 7 2 - 8V gال I - /Eا?-UJ7 - ل7 8R- , 5E B-;==C , K E 5- I 7 G E - ==9E ا 0-;C , -;>, :E 07ل Bx- 0-47j- ‰ 7 -ر7 JE „- اz - JŠ - 5-f==@ 8 - - -4==2 - 5-@Zال 6 7 2 A76 - 2 لاF 3 7 ,U - ي 2 7 ̂ 8 - -م, uال

(Suah Aal Iman # [e,e $‡!' 2an,la)inŒ !nd by theMercy of !llah, you dealt with them 'ently. !nd had youbeen se"ere and harsh$hearted, they would ha"e broken


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away from about you4 so #ass o"er (their faults) and ask (!llah- B{- رE H-

(Suah Ba’aah %# [e,e $––' 2an,la)inŒ 5erily7 Weha"e seen the turnin' of your (Muhammad W لXOD LY D ( Zل Uا علface towards the hea"en. urely, We shall turn you to a:iblah that shall #lease you so turn your face face in thedirection of !l$Mas8idil Haram

I do not wish to go further into details of the !indreflected in above verses so amply describing the duedignity high honour and especial esteem of Allah&s most-beloved Prophet" Holy 0uran is full of such praise and noneof us can ever do full =ustice about the person of Prophet U لZ W لXOD LY D : in this domain" ;uffice to admitا عل

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but also informed and appreciated that many Muslims from#urope were off and on contacting him to have it translatedand published in #nglish" I am confident this boo! wouldserve the purpose" According to %ashif his father died two

years ago in Lahore at the age (" May Allah Almighty blessthe departed soul in peace and give him a goodcompensation for his commendable labour of love" Amen

Mnda˜# 0 4—emše %00Ž &" Im)ia* A" +a*i%0 Shašaan $–% A"H" &ie.) (\M i.e'

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A5-B9S83I ˜ - A šia1hرحمةا عل(60 - 6!6 A"H"# $%$% - $%!6 A"&"'

5ineaeŒ His full name was Muhammad Bin ;aeed BinHamaad Bin Muhsin Bin Abi ;arwar Bin Hayan Bin AbdullahBin Mala! !l$inha8i # A5-B9S83I …… لع …… ا ة…… محر al-Misrinic!named Aba Abdallah titled ;harfuddin" His lineage goesto famous Barbar tribe of ;inha= in Maghrib"

Bi)h


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;hei!h Abdul ?ahir Mos*ue"$$hen he was offered the =ob of price and weight control a =ob assigned to those who werefamiliar with the principles of 3urisprudence + ……V /" He alsowor!ed as a calligrapher at Balbees +eastern district in north

#gypt/"

5i—elihdŒ 8ot much is !nown about his upbringingconditions in childhood but it seems that he grew in a poor family hence his struggle from young age to find livelihood"His calligraphy was good thus he too! to writing plates usedon the graves" At a later stage he attached himself to

praising ministers and high-courtiers by his poems andelegies who bestowed upon him favours" At one time hewas offered the seat to become the mbudsman of ,airobut he refused this =ob in view of his inade*uate e


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that he proceeded to Ha== by land and upon return wrote a0aseedah titled pN……kL ا ……p¤ مzL ا" But his present >a,eedahBudah became more famous and is uni*ue in its standingand virtues"

In Bouseri &s times #gypt was ruled byرحم ……ةا عل Ayubids" $heir rule followed by internecine wars and palaceconspiracies that lasted till the end of the 4 th century" Byaround K()s A"2" Bouseri رحمةا عل had a change of mind"0uitting court pro


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A, a SuiŒ He was also a ;ufi- an order he embraced at Abi Abbas Ahmad Al-Marsi +d" KK AH/&s court who himself wasa follower of Hibul Bahr Abul Hassan ;hali +K(K AH J'(

A"2"/" Bouseri عل اةمحر learnt mysticism its methods and

intricacies from ;hei!h Abi Abbas +d" K4 A"H"/ who hadgreat attachment with him" ne of Bouseri عل …… اة…… محر &s0aseedah was full of praise for Al-Marsi" He also wrotemany other verses in praise of his mentor Al-Marsi رحمةا عل

Among Bouseri عل ……… اة……… محر &s own students arefamous names such as Abu Hayyan Al-Andalusi 9harnati +d"

4'( AH/ Abul Fath Ibn ;ayadun 8as Gammari Ashbeli +d"4.6 AH/ ,hief =ustice Iuddin Ibne 3amah +d" 4.(/ and Ibne;ha!ir %atbi etc" $hey learnt from him verse composition andnovelties" At times Bouseri عل اةمحر used to sing ProphetW لX……OD ……LY D …… لع ا U لZ &s praise at ?ahir seminary" $here areclear signs of praise of ;ufi practices in Bouseri &sرحمةا علverses"

A)išu)e, and >uali)ie,Œ In bodily traits 2eewan Bouseri&scompiler says Bouseri رحمةا عل was a wea!ling and short-statured person"According to 2eewan Bouseri&s compiler Muhammad ;ayad %eelani who has in his 6)-page prefacemostly criticied Bouseri as a negative and crudeرحمةا علperson also admits in the same breath that Bouseri اةمحر عل ……… was a generous man which led to his state of pennilessness very often" ;ufis have described him a saintlyman whose hands were !issed by young and old who woregood dress and was of an ascetic nature" He has beenrespectful and a humble fan of the progeny of Prophet ا U لZ W لX………OD ………LY D ……… لع " In his verses he has condemned thegovernment employees who used to ta!e bribes +especiallyin Aswan/ their high ta


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wine etc" He also condemned religious Ÿ^……zV who weremisguiding the rulers to grab lands and apply taatam) the first oneused in the sense of ‘concealing& and the second one is ahair-dye" $he chapter on Prophet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z &smiracles is a beautiful rsum on the sub=ect conciselye


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D!nown as op ر^] ‰‘ +Mother fire/"E According to Ma*reei thereason for this verse was a great fire that shoc!ed Madiniteswho were hit by a terrible earth*ua!e" After that another firegripped Prophet W لXOD LY D Zل Uا عل &s mos*ue due to fall of

a lamp stand" $his incident *uic!ly spread in the Islamicworld causing many to e


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ship/ around the Bay of @*ba then south-turn crossingIwa=aai Hourai Ganbu Hunain Badr ;afraa Bawah>abigh 3uhfa until he reached Al-?ahir on the outs!irts of Ma!!ah" His p¤ مc 0aseedah was li!ed by some authors in

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+$his 2eewan by great scholar renowned learned literaryand 9od-!nowing Prophet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z &s praise-utterer Al-Bouseri completed on Friday ')th >abi-II J..

A"H" after great efforts in its corrections/"

&ea)hŒ According to Ma*reei&s Maqfa +UJ مL ا/ on Al-Bouseri عل اةمحر he died in K( A"H at Mansooriyyah Hospital in,airo" But ?ar!ali in his ‰Š عFا mentions his death in

Ale


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have woven this cloth with handwor! so +please/ wear it"E And Prophet W لXOD LY D "Z accepted itل Uا عل ا QLملة is also aBurdah eefuting the hemiplegia healing incident in thedream he is of the view that those were the times of superstitions and fancies" He mentions that when Bouseri عل اةمحر while reciting 0aseedah in his dream before theProphet W لXOD LY D Z reached the verseل Uا عل ا [ V W لyL ا ± لk مV R……Q he stopped" Prophet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z saidC Dgoahead"E Bouseri عل ……… اة……… محر e


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عل inserted this in his 0aseedah as dictated by the ProphetW لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ " f course this is a fiction" How can apoet who accomplished such a great 0aseedah in itsentirety should be at loss for the here-mentioned te0 ال \]: ;C2ال k‚2k62ي Jم - K "

As regards naming of this 0aseedah as }Rk…L ا # the

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ii' Bouseri عل اةمحر a!ined himself to ?ohair Bin %a&abwhose 0aseedah Al-Burdah had been rewarded by theProphet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع ا U لZ with a gift of his strea!ygarment }R " Bouseri wished his own 0aseedah to get

the same nomenclature as a sign of blessedacceptance:

iii) ;ome say that Burdah has another name which is }‘RkL ا+deliverance or salvation/" $here are those whoconsider Bouseri عل اةمحر‘s healing from hemiplegiaas a reason to this nomenclature" He himself says: I

was afflicted with hemiplegia or half-side paralysis"$hen I thought of this 0aseedah and composed it"$hen I implored Allah to heal me by its blessings" ;o Irepeated its reciting and prayed and sought recovery of my ailment through it" $hen I slept and in dream I sawProphet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z who spread his blessedhand on my face and put his blessed strea!y sheet on

me" $hen I wo!e up and found reanimation in myaffected leg so I got up and left my house" I told thisincident to no one" $hen I was encountered by a saintlyfigure ;hei!h Abu >a=a&a ;iddi*ue عل …… اة…… محر whodemandedC DI want you to give me the elegy that yousaid in Prophet W لX……OD ……LY D عل …… …… ا U ل……Z &s praise"E ;o Ias!ed: Dwhich oneNE He saidC D$he one which you

composed during your ailment"E And he then recited itsfirst verse" He added that he had himself heard it lastnight when it was being recited by the poet before theProphet W لXOD LY D Z C and whose reciter got theل Uا علgift of a garment }R from the Prophet LY D Zل Uا علW لXOD " ;o I gave it to him who remembered the same"

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i—' $his 0aseedah is also called ¢ ا……QL ا} ˆ for it is alsoread in the hour of hardships to ease out difficulties"However &ee/an Bu,ei&s compiler has tried torefute this incident of hemiplegia"

Im1)an.e Al-BudahŒ 0aseedah became verypopular appeared many a times with different manuscriptsand e


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Li!ewise another two verses are popularly recited atthe beginning of 0aseedah:

الص 82ا4KJUJ` 5 :;ال …‚2ل 62ال م 425 :B…

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If all these verses are included in the main 0aseedahthe total number of verses comes to J4'" But the factremains that the ea,eedah BudahŒ 7hile many acommentators have e


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ac!nowledge with great than!s their wor!s which helped mein better understanding and doing this translation in versifiedform in #nglish"

8›1an,in¨namen)a)in >a,eedah BudahŒMany poets have even practiced their own methodsand meters by adding two three four five or even upto tenlines of verse to each individual stana of the 0aseedahshowing their !een interest in the original 0aseedah"0aseedah Burdah has a distinction that it is the mostcelebrated ode or elegy and remains unsurpassed in terms

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Besides these translations commentaries andvariants two more elegies are also titled as 0aseedahBurdah" ne belongs to the early days of Islam composed

by one of Prophet W لXOD LY D Zل Uا عل &s companions %a&abbin ?ohair +R c¦ o •y }R more famously !nown as ^yO /" Itcontains K) verses" $he second one is by the famous#gyptian poet ŸYRyQL اR ا Ahmad ;hau*i +d" J.' A"2"/ whotitled his J)-verse elegy as }Rk……L ا ¶……z] +2n the #attern of Burdah/" $hey merit detailed comments and are discussed inthe ne


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2 M38 >AS88&AH B93&AHS

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Bia1h˜ +a7aš šin œhai …… لع اة…… محر Œ %a&ab bin?ohair bin Abi ;ulma عل اةمحر was an eminent poet whowitnessed the epoch of pre-Islamic days and then also theadvent of Islam" His mother was %absha bint mar bin Adi"Her dwellings were in Ha=ar in 8a=d" ?ohair had earlier married with @mm ufa but having fathered no child fromher he married to @mm %absha" First wife got =ealous: so hedivorced her although he regretted this decision later"%a&ab&s father ?ohair&s lineage goes to ?ohair bin >abi&ahbin >abah"

?ohair was counted among three prominent poets

from the Days of 'norance ا c^Lل ة ‰^p Xا the other two being

Imra&ul-0ais and 8abigha Al-?ubyani" ?ohair is still studiedin schools and universities all over the Arab world as one of the finest poets of the pre-Islamic era" He was a greatconcentrator and civilied poet who was renowned for composing a 0aseedah in four months editing it in another four months and then submitting it to friends for appraisal for

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embraced Islam and lived until the times of Muawiyah bin Abu ;ufyan" His brother Bu=ayr embraced Islam earlier than%a&ab" $he story goes that the two poet brothers were highlyopposed to Islam and Prophet W لXOD LY D Z " ne dayل Uا عل

Bu=ayr as!ed %a&ab to wait while he would go and listen toProphet W لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ &s scripture verses so that theycould compose a re=oinder" In fact Bu=ayr was captivated bythe !ind person of the Prophet W لXOD LY D Z at the veryل Uا علfirst sight and instantly embraced Islam" Having waited sometime for the return of his brother %a&ab at last came to !nowof his brother&s conversion" He sent some derogatory verses

to his brother"

Bu=ayr showed these verses to Prophet D عل ا U لZ W لX………OD ………LY who permitted the beheading of %a&ab" It sohappened that after the con*uest of Ma!!ah one such anti-Islamic poet 8aar bin Harith was beheaded and otherswere on the run li!e Ibnul ?ubari and Habeerah bin Abi

7ahab" 2uring these times %a&ab went in hiding" He sent afive-line poetic message to Bu=ayr see!ing his advice" In thisshort verse he described Prophet as ‘trustworthy&" ProphetW لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z is reported to have said commentingabout his own descriptionC DHe has told the truth although heis a confirmed liar" I am certainly Dtrustworthy"E Prophet isreported to have addedC D,ertainly the moral values of Islamwere not !nown to his parents"E It seems that Bu=ayr sent hisadvice mi


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disfigured and desecreated the body of Hamah ‰Š……sL ا علbut was pardoned by the Prophet came to %a&ab&s mind"$hus %a&ab came to Madinah and got shelter at Abu Ba!ar ;iddi*ue …… ع UL^……y …… ا q……´ ر +some say at a relative from

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'nd wisdom or factC ŸQp ^ GyJp ا t ا +his verse t^ محRL ارˆ ^ G D NyJ /.rd wisdom or factC UL ا Uz| O }^ ‚L^z ¬L^€ ^ مz t^s] ا G t ا“ اR|L ا+his verse N م‚ Ÿ ح ةLY U لع ‰Np /

7e must not forget him saying : q] عD‘ ا NO ر t ا ¬ºk] N¹ ا NO ر ع NJyL اD $he word ¬ºk…] is a ray of light or thestart of a new life" ,ontinuing his praise for the Prophet heconfesses his sins and pledges to give up old habits" In it healso associates other companions of the Prophet Zل Uا علW لXOD LY D " He accepts Prophet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U لZ with his

heart and soul ta!es 0uran as the miracle descended fromheavens as he says:

G J D » عا N ^z V tYRL ا : c Šzا ‘ b¸L^ع ·^£ [^Vلة

3ust in one verse he spea!s about his life spared byProphet (Šz' W لX……OD …LY D … لع …… ا U ل…Z and also spea!s of the0uran as 9od&s word and a miracle of the Prophet ا U لZ

W لXOD LY D " His soul opens up to Islam in full changing for him a life of despair to one full of safety and security" Hereعلhe sits in the assembly of Prophet W لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ whohas a ma=esty and awe amongst his companions" He endsup his elegy in praise of Prophet W لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ in thelast verses touching on latter&s emigration to Madinah hisbattles with non-believers etc" $he beginning of this part is

so touching and befitting:

N لs ا vN O o z : Ÿ^|sp ا tا NL NORLر

He describes Prophet W لXOD LY D Zل Uا عل as the lightand a sword describing Muslim armies as brave andundeterred ready to embrace death voluntarily and showing

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poet who on the one hand had witnessed the Days of 'norance then sided with unbelievers: this being the poet&sfirst 0aseedah after his conversion to Islam" $his brings%a&ab to the top list of post-Islamic poets e


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N”……Q”L ا " 7or!ing at %hadev $aufi*ue&s court he got ascholarship to study law at Montpellier @niversity in France"In Paris he also studied French literature: paying hisattention especially on three poets namely: 1ictor Hugo

Alfred de Moussei and Lamertain" Bac! in #gypt %hadev Abbas II too! him to his court li!ed him and got him marriedto the daughter of a wealthy noble family" ;hau*i went to;pain in JJ6 where he stayed for five years studying;panish poetry history of hey days of Islam during which hiseyes opened to the depth of the Arab history" Bac! tohomeland he found every thing changed after the 7orld

7ar I" In ,airo his house became a rende-vous of poetsand literary figures" >enowned Bengali poet >abindarnath$agore also visited him in #gypt in J'K" In J'4 he waselected to the House of Lords in the Parliament" $his Houselater arranged a great assembly of distinguished figures of eminence from the Arab world" In that meeting Ahmad;hau*i was awarded the title of qRyL اŸاRy……QL اR ا or ,hief

among the Arab poets" His poems became popular widelybelieved as a hope of the young Arab generation: thus thepoet rose to new heights and stayed on the high stage of

Arabian verse for the rest of his life" His focus was theIslamic civiliation Muslim heritage and its comparison with>oman and 9ree! civiliations"

Ahmad ;hau*i was under the influence of ancient Arab poets: especially Ibne ?aidoon who was very close tohis heart" He stood in awe of poets such as Abi Faraas Abil@laa Abil Itaahiyah Abbas bin Al-Ahnaf Al-Bihaa ?ohair andBahtari" Following Bouseri عل اةمحر &s footsteps he wrote}RkL ا ¶z] containing similar thought process as was used byImam Bouseri si< hundred years ago i"e" ;ufi odeرحمةا علpattern in praise of Prophet W لXOD LY D Zل Uا عل and warningto inner self `J] which must not rely on worldly lu


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values and heritage ;hau*i familiaried himself with;ha!espeare ,leopatra and other ') th century innovationsof the west" He adopted 3a 6ontaine and is rightlyconsidered as a pioneer of poetic theatre in the Arab world"

He wrote first such theatre called tN U ل L (3aila Ma8noon'and later added seven more poetic-theatre scripts" n thecultural front he was associated with the revival of ancientheritage and renaissance of romanticism" A !een reader of 0uran and Hadith he always upheld high the Islamic valuesand its glory" He is reported to have never uttered Allah&sname alone but always added UL^yD ]^‚kO and never uttered

Prophet&s name without saying W لOD "Zل Uا عل 7henever hesaw a bier passing by he always stood up in respectpraying for the departed soul" He li!ed privacy and detesteddeath or its description" In his last days his habits changedand he shunned anything that could cause Allah&s angerdevoting himself fully to the studies of religious boo!s" Hisevery move or act started with ا Ws ‘In the name of Allah&"

Meanwhile he developed an incurable ailment which had noremedy in traditional medicine" Li!e Bouseri عل اةمحر heimplored Prophet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z &s intercession for recovery and got cured" For the rest of his life he led a verychaste pious and 9od-fearing life as is reflected by hisintensely devout feelings of gratitude towards Allah and HisProphet W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z in his later life poems" Hissincere affection grew for the entire Islamic world" Hisweeping eyes lengthy bowing in prayers for the Lord or hisever-praising lips were the hallmar! of those last days untilhe breathed his last on J. ctober J.' at )')) morninghours" $hus bro!e the string of eastern harp and fell theicon of modern Arabic literature and a symbol of Arabicpoetry&s pea! values" $here arose a lament and sob in theentire Islamic and Arab world" Many poets paid him post-humous tributes such as Bengali poet >abindarnath $agoreand Pa!istani poet Allama Muhammad I*bal" $he shining


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star of Arabic literature poetry heritage and values san!after having spent a life full of nationalism Arabism andIslamism"

8,,en.e Na#5&l B&rda#Œ ,ompared to %a&ab&s K)-verse0aseedah and Imam Bouseri&s JK)-verse elegy !meer$ul$huaraa ‘s version is the longest containing J) verses"

Ahmad ;hau*i seems under the influence of both of hispredecessors" He starts with the lineage of Prophet ا U لZ W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع in his initial '6 verses- an unparalleled odepattern he *uotes e


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teenage-li!e passions could not diminish his new found lovehow can the sermon of an admonisher be effectiveN

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$" I, i) neihšue, œie Sala0# a) )hei men)in2ha) m ˜u e˜e l/ )ea,# /i)h šld in uni,n

;l,,a˜Œ6, +eeran t اR { ! plural of ^{ those closer to a man: here itر

means neighbourers in the house of beloved one"7, 8ie Sala0 W لO ÁT Œ the name of a tree located in a =ungle

between Ma!!ah Mu!arramah and MadinahMunawwarah" 2uring his migration from Ma!!ah toMadinah Prophet Muhammad W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U لZ hadstayed for a while beneath its shade for ta!ing rest"thers describe it as a mountain located east of MadinahMunawwarah" ;ome even define it as a place of rest +‰Š…………s E L ارا / in paradise" Get some others treat it

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7, Ka:i0a# ©ة KÄم …… ^ Œ 8owadays a road leading to Ma!!ahname of a spring one of numerous names of MadinahMunawwarah" ;till others say that it is the name of aplace near Madinah Munawwarah"

9, A&o0ad Å K K D اK Œ +from ƒ^ مp / to glitter glimmer win!اspar! lightly

;, Ida0 W´ K ا Œ 8ame of a vale or mountain in the suburbs of Madinah Munawwarah"

E($lanator Notes! +Gour blood-mia;imah ةمÄ^ or +arethey due to/ a lightning that has struc! the dar! night by themountain of dam W´Æ

R‚O Q¥ ر q ل L ¤ ¦ ا qˆR R Ç tN oR¥ ^ µDا ^½Vر

#arly morn lightning from Laila&s hut had fallen7hat it did to the harvest of torn-heart Ma8noon

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" ha) i, /i)h ˜u e˜e,# ˜u a,Ã §em ,)1# )he˜ unha)7, /i)h ˜u hea)# ˜u a,Ã ,en,e# i)7, /an)n

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6, I=f&fa ^J KJ CÆ Œ +from ”J to prevent withhold/7, 1a0ata ^| مK cK Œ +from N مCcK # U مK cK / the two flow used for watertears9, Istafi= PJ| KOÆŒ +command form/ r and are superfluous"

PV ا to come to senses;, Ya#i0ee W…z p K Œ +from …̂… ™ ^ c # ^… ™N cC # ‰ …̂c/ to love some one

desperately

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the mounds nor at the mention of Baan tree +which is tallli!e beloved and fragrant li!e his mouth odour/ or spentsleepless nights at the mention of !lam mountain +wherebeloved had made a stay/"

R¥Y ‰Rw p ¦ÌtN¥ ¼¤pR ‰Ç ¡ارو? خ ہ د ی ز ن و ت R¥Y R o¿ Èا Y R ر

Heart have some shame much ye shed my blood#ye Gou too sleep awhile aim ye attain in the end

"on) ²eca$se t%e time %as past ©nd my days )o ¯ar a(ay* can£t cance# t%is space to )et to yo$.* don£t see t%e ¯ootprints on sand»§µ¹°¼© ¨µ½«;piritual 8otesC A poet saysC

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Ž" ;ie 1u), )/ maÃ,# )ea, and ̃ u e))in leanA, ˜ell/ ,e n ˜u .heeÃ, and Ana0 .im,n

;l,,a˜!6, Asbat ¬ K k K® ا! +¬k® pl" ^k® ا / demonstration proof strong

argument7, @a5d C{ D K ! to grieve for9, K#att ° X ¥ K ! to put mar!s on something;, Abran

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+here meant red rose/" It is a tree of Hi=a +7estern ;audi Arabia/ with vine tendrils

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7ith your thought my eyes go to sleep neverGour separation-n-heart in peaceN can&t endure

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7, U:ri ÁX ر ¸ عC ! refers to Banu U;rah µر¸ ع U tribe of Madinah Munawwarah who are !nown for their beautyand fidelity in true love and self-sacrificing spirit in the lineof love" $heir ladies are famous for chastity and goodmanners"

9, Tal&0 W لC K ! see W¢¡ above

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E($lanator Notes! Although your piece of advice is sosincere and genuine +about *uitting love/ but I shall pay noheed to it" $ruly lovers always give deaf ear to all thecensure or advice"

“^ ر Nˆ q] اN¥ ا t^‚Z^] Nˆ o ` É Wpرا t اRc ¦ ا ‰p qL^ مwN¾ I too! lightly and did ignore counsels& adviceParting did punish me a lot my ear it did bo<

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$" M˜ .mmandin e—il inne ,el a..e1)ed n ,emn Inin all )ha) m˜ ld ae and ln ˜ea, did /an

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9, Na:eer R C p ̧] K ! a 7arner +• Q X L ا Rp¸] here means white hair that have appeared in head/

;, 1ara0 ‰R KcK ! old age senility

8›1lana)˜ 4)e,Œ My always evil commanding `J] +inner-selfish spirit/ did not ta!e the warning of old age or learnt alesson from declining age due to sheer ignorance"

¦DR D ا ¦ ا WQÇ qpN¾ N Â”L o Ç q مQÇ D RO R ¾ q م] RO ر D op^ DRع « R qy qا

Ge as! to turn eye away from beloved&s pretty-face;hut up For futile sermon in my head has no place

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;l,,a˜Œ1) A*addat EعK ‘K ! It accumulated not2) .ira bR K ̂ ! Hospitality guest-feeding here it means

the deeds of 9odly obedience to grace the old age

3) Ala00a W EL K‘K ! +from ‰^ مL ا landing descending/4) Mtas#i0 WQ | K‚ C ! decent graceful +WQ|‚ R †

disgraced one not given due respect/

E($lanator Notes! And +my inner self/ did not dopreparations by beautiful acts so as to present them ashospitality to the guest which came in the shape of old age

on my head" Hence this negligence resulted in the disgraceof the guest"Â É ¥Nا “ t^^ Dر ^ر Dا tر N D ¬Vر

qOR{ opÇ G~ ل† ¦ ا Rk¥ q ` µD ,aravan left you in sleep desert is ahead7hat an ignorance ye&ve all bells unheard

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N X L `J] ! $his type when ma!es a violation feels repentant" It!eeps criticiing itself about misdeeds and mista!es"

iii, M&t*0ainna# Xº م· `J] ! $his is a UVW in peace and tran*uility catering tobest deeds and morals avoiding ill and evil acts" It gets blessings from

Almighty in this world" It belongs to learned ones and scholars"

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-, Radia را ´ `J] Œ $his UVW has the full pleasure of Almighty it becomes asource of miracle and pure deeds" It belongs to the friends of 9od"

-i, Mardia ´R `J] ! A UVW that is fully content with whatever 9od awards or inflicts" $his UVW is the one which 9od is pleased with and vice-versa" Itbelongs to A&arif +!nowers of 9od or ¬VRy • ح^Z /"

-ii, Sali#a ‚L^Z `J] Œ $his is a UVW upon which are revealed the secrets andmysteries of 2ivinity and it preserves them in full trust and permits nobreech"

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have saved me from becoming target of peoples& slander and condemnation/"Â ع ¦ q ل¾ Á Ö] D ¬V ر “^kw Áا

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;l,,a˜Œ1) Radd XرK ! to stop repulse re=ect counter control return 2) +i0a# ^ م{ ! recalcitrance defiance + rRJL ا ª م{ C when

horse overcomes its rider3) G#a%aa# p اN†K ! error sin enticement +bN~p D bN E† to

lead into error vice immorality/4) L&5a0 W K L C ! +pl" of ‰ ^L / rein

E($lanator Notes! 7ho can stop my defiant self-willedinner self +µر …̂…… X [ `………Jا / from committing sins +drifting to


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seductions/"$he way an unbridled horse is controlled byputting in reins +I want some friend to help me and bring my8AF; under control from intransigence and rebellion"

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¿ ع ‰ ^¦ ¬Qرا ^z] op^¿ I gave up the hope of any comfort at the very hourر7hen my heart hand&d over reins in y&r love affair

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or inner self/;, Na#i0ee W z ] K ! 9lutton greedy in eating

E($lanator Notes! 2o not see! to repress the uncontrolled

lusts and desires of `J] by doing sins +for sin is the nutritionof `J] and by eating a glutton&s craving increases further"


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8›1lana)˜ 4)e,Œ `J] /µر^ X +ا is li!e an infant" If you leave iton suc!ing mil! it shall continue doing so till it reachesadulthood +becomes habituated of doing sins/" But if you

attempt weaning off it shall give up ta!ing mil! in its naturalcourse" Accordingly leaving `J] to its desires will result in itshabitual sinful activities /until death approaches+"

µ^ر Ç µا ¦ ا DR† ^ opر ¥^£ ‰^{RV^] `J] RO Rرا

9ive wine how long this air of being arrogant$o hell- harbouring any carnal selfish instinct

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;l,,a˜Œ6, Sarf ! v K R KZ K/vRp K+ to turn away ward off turn off 7, 1a:ir ! # ح ¸/Kح ^Tر +Kح¸ Kر heed caution guarding against

9, T&%allia#& C KL gN K C ! be a ruler custodian over you;, Y&s0 W p C ! +from U مp K # U مKZ K / to die on the spot # U مKZ U مp C to !ill on the spot


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>, Yasi0ee W p K ! +from WZD / to unshapen distort disfigurefind fault stain

E($lanator Notes! ;o you prevent your `J] from desires

and lusts and be on guard against it overpowering you or dictating you" f course once `……J] becomes someone&sruler it either !ills him or distorts and stains his unblemishedcharacter"

Nc D `J] É ¦ ا ے DR WpN¾ ÇاR¾ È^·¥ o ع ا Nc opا ¢ Èا ¿ ¬Oر ہ ¿

Heart so much I advise go not after lust desire

It&s a crae which is nothing but a fault blunder

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9, Ista#il G‚|OÆ ! to regard as sweet nice pleasant ;, La T&si0ee Ù Ws C ! +From Kة Kw ا Lم ^ ‰^O‘K to grae pasture

grass/ let it not grae

8›1lana)˜ 4)e,Œ And guard your inner self +`J] / when itis graing in the pasture of deeds" $he moment it deems thegrass too sweet or sine qua non then do not let it graefurther"

¬Q cاN¥ µ^ ËDT م ^ tرا QÉ cا¦ q]^ م QÉ رN Áر^ o” Šˆ^ ع

?ahid repents of wine then for it does yearn

sage don&t do a deed: later regret ye earn TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ `J] has been compared with cattle which is without reins"$he moment it starts wanton eating of grass it is immersing deep into worldlylusts li!e a glutton hence a chec! is needed on it" Harat Abdul 0adir 3eelani rˆ µˆR UL^y ارN X ]D ¤p¤yL ا µR XO UL^y ا says: D 9od-!nower !ill your `J] in the love of 9od and see! Almighty&s pleasure indulge not in the count of deeds"E

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;l,,a˜Œ6, Ka0 W K ! +}R E K W K How many times/7, Min 1ais& f ح o ! From where


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9, La0 Yadr p K WL ! He did not !now +able tocomprehend refers to man/

;, Sa00a W EO K ! Poison>, asa0 WO K K ! fat grease food oil

E($lanator Notes! Many a times inner self +`J] / showedthese wanton lusts and !illing desires in such a lovely andappealing manner that a man could not distinguish whether this delicious fatty meal contained a poison in it"

rDR ع N] ا¦ op ا ¿ µ^ ‰^{ ¦ NQ W{ D ^k ¿ tNÇ RcNw ¬Q¿ ̂ر s

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;l,,a˜Œ1) K#alif L̂ ¥ ! ppose disobey violate2) A*asi#i0a ع z م ^ ‘ ! disobey the two disregard the two +

cم ^ refers to the inner self and ;atan/3) Ma#ada= £ K ^‚ K K ! the two purify be sincere

unadulterated in advising you4) Itta#i0 Wz EÆ ! deem false condemn blame +their sincerity

is impossible/ E($lanator Notes! Gou must oppose `J] +inner-self/ and;atan- the devil vehemently and disobey them at each front"#ven if they try to pretend being your sincere advisersdisregard their advice and condemn them"

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual @n)e›)C 0uran saysC Yیب

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Prophet W لXOD LY D Zل Uا عل said: Nc }رNO C U| Kk K w K I have been aged by the verse of ;urah Hud" $he words R‘ +line one/ and W|OÆ +line two/ have a reference inurah Hud of 0uran which says: K R ……… ‘C ^……… م K W| K………O ^V K ( 5erse C) Translation!2heee ,)and im (in )he ,)aih)


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;l,,a˜Œ1) Ra%ad KD K را ! to seduce tempt2) S#&00& W Ew K ! +from Kw#W Xw Kم™م ^ / means pride arrogance

stature3) Ara#a ^cار‘K ! He showed them +Prophet LY D عل ا U لZ

W لXOD to mountains/4) Aa0a p E‘Kم ^ ! what is whatsoever is 7hat5) S#a0a0ee W ©مKw K ! grandeur height

E($lanator Notes! Lofty mountains full of gold +made of

gold/ also attempted to attract +and distract from propagationof Islam/ Prophet W لXOD LY D Z towards themselves butل Uا علhe showed a grandeur greater than theirs and turned awaytheir tempting appeal i"e" deemed them inferior and of meanworth"

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual .n)e›)Œ >eference to mountains +namely Abu 0abeesHira $haur Batha and Arafat/ who had presented themselves atProphet W لXOD LY D Z &s disposal +to become gold-made/ butل Uا علhe declined their offer" Angel 9abriel ‰Šs X L ا came with Allah&sعل


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message to convert these mountains into gold for his use" ProphetW لXOD LY D Zل Uا عل said: ‘ 9abriel world is a home to him whohas no other home" It is a wealth of him who has no other assets"

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safeguard


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E($lanator NotesŒ His shunning of worldly pleasures +c¦ /strengthened him against wanton needs" f course desirescan not overcome a barrier of protection +that is provided by

the Lord to his Prophets and pious men/" TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual .n)e›)Œ ne day @mar ع ا U´ ر saw that the Prophet D Zل Uا علW لXOD LY was resting on a coarse bed made from dry dates& branches which hadput their rough pressing signs in the side-s!in" He started weeping saying heli!ed not the scene that >oman and Persian %ings en=oyed worldly lu


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3. Muhammad- leade )/ .,m,# )/in .nea)inAnd )/ šand,# ne i, Aašian# )he šein ein

;l,,a˜Œ6, Said gO K ! Leader Master Lord ,hief Head" $itle

conferred upon the Prophet W لX…OD LY D Z by Allahل Uا علon the night of I;>A xاRy

7, Konain o ]N ! +from tN which means world cosmosuniverse/ two worlds i"e" this world and the worldhereafter

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¨$t (e ¯rom t%e ¥rop%et ¡©¦£s %o$se%o#d )et morereTass$red in t%e ±erse §in terms o¯ intercessionÀ

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;l,,a˜Œ1) Nabi Uk] ! +from ¹k] or news/ ne who gives divine

message or news2) A*a0ir RY ! (from R ا to command order en=oin/ one

who commands3) Na#ee Uc^] ! ne who forbids +things religiously declared

unlawful/4) Abarra R E K‘ ! more true or accurate very relevant

E($lanator NotesŒ Prophet Muhammad ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z W لXOD is the one who en=oins right and forbids wrong and who

can be better to e-UJ7W7ل ا-; 7 7 - E J,

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;l,,a˜Œ6, T&r5a U{R C ! +from N{Rp # Ÿ^{ ر/ to hold hope" Ibne 3oi

says Ÿ^{ ر (U{R' is a desire that is attainable contrary toa wish +U م / which may or may not come true"

7, 1ol Nc ! fear terror horror shoc! +plural is اNc‘/9, M&


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Ž" He in—i)ed 1e1le ) Allah# )h,e /h did a,)en A, i )he˜ .lined ) a 1e )ha) ,)a˜, unšÃen

;l,,a˜Œ6, aaa Kع ^ K ! Invited +refers to Prophet Muhammad ا U لZ

W لXOD LY D ( عل7, M&sta0si=oon t K N” Cs م | Ks C! +from žs X / to stic! to holdم

fast adhere to cling on9, 1abl Gk ح ! rope chord +here means Allah&s religion/;, M&nfasi0ee W J K C !+from ‰^J]Æ / brea! severeE($lanator Notes! He +Prophet Muhammad D عل ا U لZ W لX……OD ……LY invited people to Allah so those who held him+Prophet W لX……OD LY D Zل Uا عل / fast they clung to a strongrope that is unbrea!able"

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ Prophet W لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ was a caller to the message of truth for which 0uran says:

™ Rا …… ² ا RO D ]Tà ا }™ ^ ULÆ ^ ™ع ا (urah !h;ab GG,5erse IA)Translation! And a, a ,ummne ) Allah š˜ Hi, 1emi,,in anda, a lam1 )ha) i—e)h lih)" 0uran says: N…ˆ C R E ……J K K ¡D E …̂…y ™ م{ K …… ا Gk ‚ K N مC | KعاD K(urah !


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Gou can never counter-argue about this verity +J/]^c Y µN ل{ t^wDRV os ح Ç R¾ اOR] ^ ̂ر p ¬ حŠ D os ح qs

Let beauty-boasters display their charm lovely

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thing before Prophet Muhammad W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z " $his phenomenonremained discreet and concealed simply because Islam wants a faith on theunseen • ~ KL^… tK N C ³p C and not on the basis of witnessing miracles" Hafi ;hiraisaysC

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–Ž" He )e,)ed u, n) in )hin, /hi.h šale )he ea,n an)in u še,) , /e duš)ed n)# n did ,)un

;l,,a˜Œ1) I0ta#ana o K ‚ K | KÆ ! to test to put one into trial to assess

worth of

2) Ta*a Uy K ! +from U K

ع

K / to falter stammer becomeincapable powerless3) 1irsan ^Z ™ R ح ! +from ä K R حK / desiring wanting coveting

see!ing4) Nartab • KR] K ! +from “^ رÆ or •p ر/ we doubted

*uestioned mistrusted had scepticism or misgiving5) Na#i0ee W z ] K ! /from +‰^c to wander roam or straggle

aimlessly


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E($lanator Notes! He did not put us in trials by presentingthings which made no sense or were beyond rationality" Heis always !een for our betterment +and welfare in both theworlds/" 7e- his Ummah never came in doubt or became

aimless wanderers because of his righteous teachings andfollowing his unnah" TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ His teachings were clear unambiguous and in plainlanguage bringing no hardships" For e


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3) Lesa Y&ra bR K p C ` K L K ! none is seen no one seems toescape4) M&nfa#i0ee W ‚ J K C ! +from ‰^‚J]Æ/ helpless powerless

incapable

E($lanator NotesŒ His perfect manners +and miracles/have so much put into astonishment the man!ind thatnobody seems to comprehend their depth and estimationfully and all stay in awe and helpless in understanding"(qD ر ^]¡N' NJL ا N w N Rw ع Gا [ر N ع å ر ¦ ا ¬w¸½ N ˆر

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S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ 8o one can fully comprehend even his immediatecompanions or those who came years and centuries after him the depth of hisvirtues and high esteem he is bestowed with" His *ualities such as truthfulnesshonouring commitments and covenants trustworthiness care magnanimitytowards neighbourhood as well as to all and sundry graciousness treatment toorphans sweet tal! beauty in action height of !nowledge and reasonforgiveness chivalry modesty and chastity social relations =ustice leniencyasceticism piety contentment focus and stress on the world hereafter immensepatience resoluteness no worldly cravings etc are matchless" Allama 0artabisays that Prophet W لXOD LY D Z &s full e


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–!" A11eain ) e˜e, m a di,)an.e# liÃe )he ,unI) lÃ, ,mall# e))in i) .l,e i—e, e˜e, ,)ain

;l,,a˜Œ

6, Ta:#ar R Cz K Ð K ! 7hich appears7, T&=ill G X ” C ! +from G E K/ fatigue feebleness tiredness9, Tarf vR€ K ! eye;, A0a0 W K ‘K ! nearness pro


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;l,,a˜Œ1) Y&dri= £ ر p C ! +from Æ/ to perceive discern realieرا £

recognie come to !now2) Nia0&n ‰ Ê^ ] ! in sleep slumber 3) Tasallo K عK N لEs K K ! +from K عK ŠO K / to forget to console

oneself on thin! no more about

4) 1&l0 W لحC ! dream

E($lanator NotesŒ 8ow how can a people come to !nowthe true status +facts/ about his personality who are inslumber content on believing what they see in a dream"$here&s a great difference in dream and reality that comeswith awa!ening in the morning"

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ ;ufis say that the true colours of the ma=estic personality of the Prophet W لXOD LY D Z were not fully disclosed in this world which will beل Uا علe


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of intercession he will be a witness over nations of other Prophets on the day of =udgment" About that day 0uran says: Ÿ Ùæ C ^cK U لKعK ž K ^º{ D K © z Q K © Eة ‘C G g C o ^º{ T KÆا K ” KV K ™ z w Kا (urah !l$?isa I, 5erse I)Translation! H/ )hen /hen e šuh) mea.h 1e1le a /i)ne,,# and e šuh) )hee a, a /i)ne,, aain,) )he,e1e1le"

L^ م U{L ا Q U‚L اD D ا Ñر ZD : L^ م” U لyL ا ± ل ^ مO D ƒ را Qc^w ÂˆŠ¥^ tYRˆ ¾ L^¥ م{ ¬s ح µاN : LY D ™ XZ ^ل Nعل O ار ^ ™ p ^ˆ ™Z

š , 2 - O Eم- -; 7 2 7 6 7ال 76 , /@Sي- u - ب-

; 7ال k-‚ 7 2k-6 7 2ي--- 0ا@/ , 6 C 7 2 ̂,Wy لZ RQkL ا R ¥ c µD c È|z¿ W لع ¢^z|] ا

W اC t^w µD c |z¿ ر ^ˆN ل }مل

‡$" In )he ,.1e Ãn/lede# he a11ea, a humanHe i, )he še,) all amn ;d7, en)ie .ea)in

;l,,a˜Œ6, Mabla# Kk Kل ± ! e


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Another poet saidC

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S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ 0uran says: oÊ …… k ² “ Ê …̂…|D K ا ÊN……] C …… ر K o W CŸK { ˆ K (urah MaiA in his 0aseedah Hamaiyyah saysCŸC YN´¡K ا Ò K ¢N ́o عK ¡Xا Cر C « K ^ مV K G V G X ¿ ^k ¬ K Kا [ŸC مKO¡K ا ‰ K KÙ ^z D K “ q~L ا W L^ ع o ‰N لy CL ا T Ò Kا L K

Gou are lamp of every honour hence no light will radiate save fromyour lights" From the world of hidden !nowledge you have and italso includes names of the Lord +which were/ taught to Adam A";"

6 , /@‰ 7 -’ , x-f X V Eم -;>,BC - O , 7 8 - ا-

Z- ر C 7 N E ,†7 BK @ 2 ل7B>- :-S8/ES- 47; 7 2 - N g لاŸ^ k] ا ^|O •O µD c GV “ ر ^|VY

‰R¿ ر ا [Nا É •O Rc^Ä ¬ ملÄ c R¿

‡" 2he˜ ae ,)a,# he an hnued ,un in .n,)ella)in \ 1e1le in daÃne,,# )he˜ ele.) hi, illumina)in

;l,,a˜Œ6, Ka%a=ib • N Kا ! stars heavenly luminous entities7, An%aara#a ^cK Kر N Kا ] ‘K ! its lights +^c refers to sun i"e" theProphet W لXOD LY D / Zل Uا عل

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W لX……OD is gracious one analogous to the sun whose stars or planets are made up by none else but comity of other

prophets" $hese other Prophets also deflect the light of Prophet Muhammad W لX……OD ……LY D …… لع …… ا U ل……Z to guide the man!indwhich is in dar!ness"


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TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ 3ust as the sun sets then stars start fortifying their lightwhose actual source is the sun itself" Li!ewise other Prophets also got their illumination while Prophet Muhammad W لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ remained behind thescene" As mentioned in spiritual notes of previous stanaرN] or light is nothing

else but Prophet Muhammad W لX……OD …LY D … لع …… ا U ل…Z himself and from his lightradiates guidance" $hat is why 0uran has referred to him as ™ Rا C ^{ ™ ROا +a Lampgiving light/" ne of the Prophet W لXOD LY D عل ا U لZ &s numerous names is ` مw meaning the ;un"

4 @ R-z E - 2 - •- اjA47Z7 8, Sa*ir R¢O ! all entire each and everyone

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by its eternal light which spread to the four corners of theworld and re-animated them"

7 ر`ES-

‚ 7 2… - 74 3ب O 7 /-6 , /-ا ›X‚ u 2 , k, U 7 b , 7; 7ب Bل7 - E J,7 O 7م 7f Xب Bل b 7 @ J,

O P ل¥ op¤ رNZ P لL ا W Ð ع ^ ¿ ھW O È¢D رC ¥ G م|Q رNZ o s ح ھ

‡‡" ha) a ine iue


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of Prophet W لXOD LY D XOD LY Dل Z / about the manners of Prophet Wل Uا عل Z ل Uا علshe said: Dhaven&t you read 0uranN He was a perfect eE Šر- -7 >Eر 0@47X̀ال- 7 E Oر @ - >7م 0@47; 7ال

K K G ر _ vRw ا Dر Ö† D È È¾¦^ ہ ‰R¿ ¢^p ر ÂQ ا Dر ¬ مX R

‡6" He i, e,h l/e# hi, e,)eem i, a ullmn

;eneu, a, .ean# an e1.h in de)emina)in

;l,,a˜Œ

6, 8a#r Rc¦ K ! flower blossom7,Taraf v© R K K ! softness freshness supple9, S#araf vR Kw K ! honour esteem ran!;, Kara0 ‰R K K ! generosity magnanimity>, a#r R c K ! time period epoch aeon, 1i0a0ee W مK c ! +plural of c/ resolution determinationمة

E($lanator NotesŒ He is so supple and tender li!e ablossoming flower who bears high esteem as does a fullmoon +which enlightens everything/" His generosity e*uates


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the magnitude of oceans and his firmness and determinationis impeccable"

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT S1ii)ual @n)e›)Œ Hassan bin $habit says:

R‚kL ا o b] اRkL ا t^RkL^bلع : ^cN{ ^Qy tEر ‘KNL راحة L RcL ا o G{ ا bاR~L ا c Lم ^k”L Uz| ¡ WرcD : ^cم |

His is so generous if only one-tenth of its grant is bestowed upon the desert itwould turn more magnanimous than an ocean" His boldness and resolutionthere is no limit to it even his courage in small ventures is far greater than theroutine one" Prophet W لX…OD …LY D Zل Uا عل said: Dwe are the most generous in

Adam&s progeny"

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