# Harfuzw Zwaai · حرف الظاء

From [Ad-Dawaawiinu s-Sitta · الدواوين الست](https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/qasaaid/691f292bc02b144934a4ec1f) by [Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass](https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/authors/69172463686829cc1d041df5)

**1.** ظَعَنْتُ وَقُدْتُ الْخَلْقَ بِالْمَدْحِ أَلْفِظُ / وَحُبَّ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ وَالْعَهْدَ أَحْفَــظُ

_Ẓa‘antu wa qudtu al-khalqa bi-l-madḥi alfiẓu / Wa ḥubba Rasūli Allāhi wa al-‘ahda aḥfaẓu_

I set out on a journey and led the creation while uttering praise, for I preserve the love of the Messenger of Allah and the covenant.

**2.** نَسِيرُ بِسَيْرٍ يَزْدَرِي وَخْدَ بَـــازِلٍ / وَلِي مِقْوَلٌ يَحْدُو وَبِالْمَدْحِ يَلْفِظُ

_Nasīru bi-sayrin yazdarī wa khud bāzil / Wa lī maqwalu yaḥdū wa bi-l-madḥi yalfiẓu_

We travel with a pace that puts to shame the stride of a sturdy camel, and I have a tongue that chants and speaks in praise.

**3.** وَقَدْ عَلِمَ الْأَقْـــوَامُ أَنِّــــــــي مُبَـــرِّزٌ / وَمِنْ مَرَضٍ جَارُوا عَلَيَّ وَأَغْلَظُوا

_Wa qad ‘alima al-aqwāmu annī mubarrizun / Wa min maraḍin jāru ‘alayya wa aghlaẓu_

The nations have known that I am pre-eminent, yet out of a sickness in their hearts, they have wronged me and acted harshly.

**4.** وَأَنَّى أُبَالِي وَالرَّسُولُ مُجَــاوِرِي / إِذَا صَدَّ أَرْبَابُ النُّفُوسِ وَأَحْفَظُوا

_Wa annā ubālī wa al-Rasūlu mujāwirī / Idhā ṣadda arbābu al-nufūsi wa aḥfaẓu_

But how could I care when the Messenger is my neighbor, even if the masters of the lower souls turn away and harbor resentment?

**5.** وَإِنِّيَ عَبْـدُ اللّٰهِ أَتْلُــــــو كِتَابَــــهُ / وَجَنْبَ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ دَهْرِي أُقَرِّظُ

_Wa innī ‘abdu Allāhi atlu kitābahu / Wa janba Rasūli Allāhi dahrī uqarriẓu_

Indeed, I am the servant of Allah reciting His Book, and by the side of the Messenger of Allah, I spend my time in eulogy.

**6.** وَإِنَّ رِجَالَ اللّٰهِ دَانُوا لِطَاعَتِـــي / وَلِي بِرَسُولِ اللّٰهِ دِرْعٌ مُغَلَّـــــظُ

_Wa inna rijāla Allāhi dānū li-ṭā‘atī / Wa lī bi-Rasūli Allāhi dir‘un mughallaẓu_

The men of Allah have submitted in obedience to me, and through the Messenger of Allah, I possess a reinforced coat of mail.

**7.** فَعَيْنُ عِنَايَاتِ الْإِلَـــهِ بِفَضْلِـــــــهِ / بِبَدْوٍ وَمِصْرٍ جَانِبِي الدَّهْرَ تَلْحَظُ

_Fa-‘aynu ‘ināyāti al-Ilāhi bi-faḍlihi / Bi-badwin wa Miṣrin jānibī al-dahra talḥaẓu_

The eye of Divine care, by His grace, watches over my side forever, whether in the desert or in the city.

**8.** وَمَنْ لاَحَظَتْهُ عَيْنُهَا خَفَّ كُلُّ مَا / يُخَافُ عَلَيْـــهِ وَالْعَــــدُوُّ يُقَـــرِّظُ

_Wa man laḥaẓat-hu ‘aynu-hā khaffa kulla mā / Yukhāfu ‘alayhi wa al-‘aduwwu yuqarrizzu_

And whoever is watched by that Eye, every fear concerning him becomes light, even while the enemy is left grinding his teeth.

**9.** فَأَشْكُـــرُ رَبِّــــــي بِالْأَمِيــــنِ وَوُدِّهِ / سَأَخْدُمُهُ مَدْحًا مَدَى الدَّهْرِ يُحْفَــــظُ

_Fa-ashkuru Rabbī bi-l-amīn wa wuddihi / Sa-akhḍumuhu madḥan madā al-dahri yuḥfaẓu_

I thank my Lord through the Trustworthy one and his affection; I shall serve him with praise that will be preserved throughout time.

**10.** عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةُ اللّٰهِ مَا قَالَ صَــــــــادِقٌ / وَحُبُّ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ وَالْعَهْدَ أَحْفَـــــظُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi mā qāla ṣādiqun / Wa ḥubbu Rasūli Allāhi wa al-‘ahda aḥfaẓu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah as long as a truthful one says: I preserve the love of the Messenger of Allah and the covenant.

**11.** عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِـرَامِ وَصَحْبِــــهِ / كَذَاكَ سَلاَمٌ مَا الْجَنَـــــابُ مُقَـــرَّظُ

_‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirām wa ṣaḥbihi / Kadhāka salāmun mā al-janābu muqarrizzu_

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions, be likewise peace as long as his presence is being praised.

Source: https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/qasaaid/691f292bc02b144934a4ec1f/book/691f2ae9c02b144934a4ec28/chapter/692e034db40625902f8879fe