16 Comments

1. 

   Editor on May 16, 2007 at 8:30 am

   Wow. Amazingly beautiful, both poems, masha Allah. May we take heed.

   Jazakillahu alf khair for your wonderful work.

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   Fulaan on May 16, 2007 at 11:35 am

   Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh,

   The whole poem is beautiful especially the extended part.

   Jazaaki Allaahu khayran sis for your efforts wa ahsan Allaah ilayk.

   May Allaah subhaanahu wa ta ‘ala cause us to die as believers while repenting to Him with words that He is pleased with.

   Assalaamu alaykum

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3. 

   Fajr on May 17, 2007 at 9:49 am

   Wa iyyaakumaa, ameen to the ad’iyah

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4. 

   Abu Masiry on May 20, 2007 at 3:27 pm

   Jazaki Allaahu Khayran

   Some excellent work Masha Allaah. It gives us hope and encouragement to see the work you do, at times when we most require it.

   Barak Alaahu Feeki

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5. 

   Ahmad on May 20, 2007 at 4:04 pm

   Salams
   Jazakallah for this poem and for this beautiful blog, masha’Allah.

   Wasalam

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6. 

   Fajr on May 22, 2007 at 5:36 am

   Wa `alaykumusalaam

   Wa iyyaakum inshaa’Allaah, baarak’Allaahu feekum

   For those interested in seeing arabic shaykh al-‘Afasy video & its lyrics, see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAdi0Jtj__o

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7. 

   veiled_muslimah on May 26, 2007 at 8:52 pm

   assalam alaykum

   jazakallah khair for the excellent and hard work.

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8. 

   Fajr on May 28, 2007 at 10:55 am

   Wa `alaykisalaam wa rahmatullaah

   Wa iyyaaki ukhti

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9. 

   Imtiaz on July 16, 2007 at 8:38 pm

   subhanAllah,

   Jazzak Allah Khair a thousand times over.
   I am looking for the arabic and english of Imam As-Shafiee and here I find him and Shaykh Mishary….
   subhanAllah, you made a very difficult day into a heart warming one.

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10. 

    Fajr on July 30, 2007 at 3:18 pm

    Wa iyyaakum, I’m glad it helped

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11. 

    Young traveller on September 17, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    Salam

    mashallah a beautiful poem. Every time i read it, it never fails to release a tear (or two)!

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    Anaa Muslim on January 27, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    Marshalllah, thats a really beautiful poems :
    Good work sis!!
    sis, it might be a good idea if you also put up “laysal gareeb” by the son of hussein ibn Ali ibn abi talib!!
    Its amazing!!

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    Fajr on January 28, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Laysal ghareeb is very profound and amazing masha’Allaah. Although I thought I had come across a translation before, on some forum… If I were to translate it, I’d probably butcher it! So I think I’ll spare everyone the ordeal (and the poem its dignity!)

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    khaldun on August 31, 2009 at 3:04 am

    Assalamu Alaikum Warahamtullahi Wabaraktuh

    May Allah reward your efforts!

    Yes Laysal Ghareeb was translated by a group of sisters may Allah reward them.

    You can find it here:
    http://www.islamicboard.com/islamic-multimedia/27755-laysal-ghareeb.html

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15. 

    renfeer on March 12, 2010 at 5:23 am

    i dont think Imam Shafiee rahimahullah must have had any thought to bring out that flow of rhyme in these words while he was on his death bed! No sane man would attempt such a folly in that particular stage of life….but rather it is just as he himself expressed….
    “فصِيحاً إذا ما كـانَ في ذكْـرِ رَبِّه — Eloquent when he makes mention of his Lord”

    That state of absolute intimacy with his Lord & fervent longing naturally made those words come almost like an inspiration……..

    Just thought of sharing one couplet (cant really term it a couplet) which has been attributed to Imam Ali ibn Husayn (radhiyAllaahu anhu)……

    سُبْحانَكَ
    ما أَضْيَقَ الطُّرُقَ عَلى مَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ دَلِيلَهُ
    وَما أَوْضَحَ الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ مَنْ هَدَيْتَهُ سَبِيلَه
    إلهِي فاسْلُكْ بِنا سُبُلَ الْوُصُولِ إلَيْكَ
    وَسَيِّرْنا فِي أَقْرَبِ الطُّرُقِ لِلْوُفُودِ عَلَيْكَ
    قَرِّبْ عَلَيْنَا الْبَعِيدَ
    وَسَهِّلَ عَلَيْنَا الْعَسِيرَ الشَّدِيدَ
    وَأَلْحِقْنا بِعِبادِكَ الَّذِينَ
    ,هُمْ بِالْبِدارِ إلَيْكَ يُسارِعُونَ
    وَبابَكَ عَلَى الدَّوامِ يَطْرُقُونَ
    وَإيَّاكَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ يَعْبُدُونَ
    وَهُمْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ مُشْفِقُونَ
    الَّذِينَ صَفَّيْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَشارِبَ
    وَبَلَّغْتَهُمُ الرَّغآئِبَ
    وَأَنْجَحْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَطالِبَ
    وَقَضَيْتَ لَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْمَآرِبَ
    وَمَلأْتَ لَهُمْ ضَمآئِرَهُمْ مِنْ حُبِّكَ
    وَرَوَّيْتَهُمْ مِنْ صافِي شِرْبِكَ
    فَبِكَ إلى لَذِيذِ مُناجاتِكَ وَصَلُوا
    وَمِنْكَ أَقْصى مَقاصِدِهِمْ حَصَّلُوا
    عَلَى الْمُقْبِلِينَ عَلَيْهِ مُقْبِلٌ، فَيا مَنْ هُوَ
    وَبِالْعَطْفِ عَلَيْهِمْ عآئِدٌ مُفْضِلٌ
    وَبِالْغافِلِينَ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ رَحِيمٌ رَؤُوفٌ
    وَبِجَذْبِهمْ إلى بابِهِ وَدُودٌ عَطُوفٌ
    أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ
    أَوْفَرِهِمْ مِنْكَ حَظّاً
    وَأَعْلاهُمْ عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلاً
    وَأَجْزَلِهِـمْ مِنْ وُدِّكَ قِسَمـاً
    وَأَفْضَلِهِمْ فِي مَعْرِفَتِكَ نَصِيباً
    فَقَدِ انْقطَعَتْ إلَيْكَ هِمَّتِي
    وَانْصَرَفَتْ نَحْوَكَ رَغْبَتِي
    فَأَنْتَ لاَ غَيْرُكَ مُرادِي
    وَلَكَ لا لِسِواكَ سَهَرِي وَسُهادِي
    وَلِقاؤُكَ قُرَّةُ عَيْني
    وَوَصْلُكَ مُنى نَفْسِي
    وَإلَيْكَ شَوْقِي
    وَفِي مَحَبَّتِكَ وَلَهِي
    وَإلى هَواكَ صَبابَتِي
    وَرِضاكَ بُغْيَتي
    وَرُؤْيَتُكَ حاجَتِي
    وَجِوارُكَ طَلَبِي
    وَقُرْبُكَ غايَةُ سُؤْلِي
    وَفِي مُنَاجَاتِكَ رَوْحِي وَراحَتِي
    وَعِنْدَكَ
    دَوآءُ عِلَّتِي
    وَشِفآءُ غُلَّتِي
    وَبَرْدُ لَوْعَتِي
    وَكَشْفُ كُرْبَتِي
    فَكُنْ أَنِيْسِي فِي وَحْشَتِي
    وَمُقِيلَ عَثْرَتِي
    وَغافِرَ زَلَّتِي
    وَقابِلَ تَوْبَتِي
    وَمُجِيبَ دَعْوَتِي
    وَوَلِيَّ عِصْمَتِي
    وَمُغْنِيَ فاقَتِي
    وَلا تَقْطَعْنِي عَنْكَ
    وَلا تُبْعِدْنِي مِنْكَ
    يا نَعِيمِي وَجَنَّتِي
    وَيا دُنْيايَ وَآخِرَتِي
    يا ارحم الراحمين

    Glory be to Thee!
    How narrow are the paths for him whom Thou hast not guided!
    How plain the truth for him whom Thou hast guided on his way!

    My God, so make us travel on the roads that arrive at Thee
    and set us into motion on the paths nearest to reaching Thee!
    Make near for us the far,
    and make easy for us the hard and difficult!
    and Join us to Thy servants,
    those who hurry to Thee swiftly,
    knock constantly at Thy door,
    and worship Thee by night and by day,
    while they remain apprehensive in awe of Thee!
    Thou hast purified their drinking places,
    taken them to the objects of their desire,
    granted their requests,
    accomplished their wishes through Thy bounty,
    filled their minds with Thy love,
    and quenched their thirst with Thy pure drink.

    Through Thee have they reached
    the pleasure of whispered prayer to Thee,
    and in Thee have they achieved their furthest goals.
    O He who comes toward those who come toward Him
    and grants gifts and bestows bounty upon them through tenderness!
    He is compassionate and clement
    toward those heedless of His remembrance
    and loving and tender in drawing them to His door!

    I ask Thee to place me among those of them
    who have the fullest share from Thee,
    the highest station with Thee,
    the most plentiful portion of Thy love,
    and the most excellent allotment of Thy knowledge,
    for my aspiration has been cut off from everything but Thee and
    my desire has turned toward Thee alone.

    Thou art my object, none other;
    to Thee alone belongs my waking and my sleeplessness.
    Meeting Thee is the gladness of my eye,
    joining Thee the wish of my soul.
    Toward Thee is my yearning,
    in love for Thee my passionate longing,
    in inclining toward Thee my fervent craving.
    Thy good pleasure is the aim I seek,
    vision of Thee my need,
    Thy neighbourhood my request,
    nearness to Thee the utmost object of my asking.
    In whispered prayer to Thee I find my repose and my ease.
    With Thee lies the remedy of my illness,
    the cure for my burning thirst,
    the coolness of my ardour,
    the removal of my distress.

    Be my intimate in my loneliness,
    the releaser of my stumble,
    the forgiver of my slip,
    the accepter of my repentance,
    the responder to my supplication,
    the patron of preserving me from sin,
    the one who frees me from my neediness!
    Cut me not off from Thee and keep me not far from Thee!

    O MY BLISS & MY GARDEN!
    O MY THIS WORLD & MY HEREAFTER!
    O Most Merciful of the merciful!

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    hamzah on June 22, 2010 at 5:12 am

    jazaakallah khairan jazaa

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