# Ar-Ra'u Aydwan · الرَّاءُ أَيْضًا

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.** لِقَلْبِي مِنَ الْأَشْوَاقِ مَــا حَيَّرَ الْفِكْـرَا / وَأَفْنَيْتُ فِيهِ السَّجْعَ وَالنَّظْمَ وَالنَّثْرَا

_Li-qalbī mina al-ashwāqi mā ḥayyara al-fikrā / Wa-afnaytu fīhi al-saj‘a wal-naẓma wal-nathrā_

My heart holds longings that have bewildered the mind, and I have exhausted rhymed prose, poetry, and prose in expressing them.

**2.** إِلَى أَحْمَدٍ شَوْقِـــي وَوَجْدِي وَلَوْعَتِـي / وَمَا لِي دَوًا فِي غَيْرِ أَنْ أَنْسِجَ الشِّعْرَا

_Ilā Aḥmadin shawqī wa-wajdī wa-law‘atī / Wa-mā lī dawan fī ghayri an ansija al-shi‘rā_

My longing, ecstasy, and burning passion are for Ahmad; I have no medicine other than weaving poetry for him.

**3.** إِذَا ذُكِـــرَ الْمُخْتَارُ حَنَّتْ يَرَاعَتِــي / لِتَزْيِينِ مَدْحٍ دُونَ أَنْ أُعْمِلَ الْفِكْـرَا

_Idhā dhukira al-Mukhtāru ḥannat yarā‘atī / Li-tazyīni madḥin dūna an u‘mila al-fikrā_

Whenever the Chosen One is mentioned, my pen yearns to beautify his praise without even needing to employ my thought.

**4.** لِأَنَّ رَسُـــولَ اللّٰهِ مَـــــدْحٌ وَرُوحُــــهُ / فَقُلْ فِيهِ مَا قَدْ شِئْتَ لاَ تَخْتَشِ الْإِطْرَا

_Li-anna Rasūla Allāhi madḥun wa-rūḥuhu / Fa-qul fīhi mā qad shi’ta lā takhtashi al-iṭrā_

For the Messenger of Allah is himself a praise and his soul is its essence; so say of him whatever you wish, and do not fear overstatement.

**5.** إِذَا قُلْـــتَ عَبْـــدُ اللّٰهِ سَيِّــــــدُ خَلْقِــهِ / لِتَنْسِبْ لَهُ مَا شِــأْتَ لاَ تَخْتَشِ الْكُفْرَا

_Idhā qulta ‘abdu Allāhi sayyidu khalqihi / Li-tansib lahu mā shi’ta lā takhtashi al-kufrā_

As long as you say he is the servant of Allah and the master of His creation, attribute to him whatever [perfections] you wish and do not fear disbelief.

**6.** هُوَ الْكُـــلُّ مِنْهُ الْكُــلُّ حَقًّــا وَإِنَّــهُ / اصْطَفَاهُ وَأَعْطَاهُ قَدِيمًا وَلاَ حَجْرَا

_Huwa al-kullu minhu al-kullu ḥaqqan wa-innahu / Iṣṭafāhu wa-a‘ṭāhu qadīman wa-lā ḥajrā_

He is the "Total" and from him everything truly flows; God chose him and gave to him since eternity without restriction.

**7.** أَتَـــى أَوَّلَ التَّوْحِيـــدِ أَوَّلَ ذَاكِــرٍ / وَأَوَّلَ مَذْكُورٍ وَرَبِّي بِــهِ أَسْرَى

_Atā awwala al-tawḥīdi awwala dhākirin / Wa-awwala madhkūrin wa-rabbī bihi asrā_

He was the first in monotheism, the first to remember God, and the first to be remembered; and my Lord took him on the Night Journey.

**8.** لَهُ وَإِلَيْـــــــهِ كُــلُّ شَــأْنٍ وَإِنَّــهُ / حَبِيبُ إِلَــهِ الْخَلْقِ نَاطَ بِهِ الْأَمْـرَا

_Lahu wa-ilayhi kullu sha’nin wa-innahu / Ḥabību ilāhi al-khalqi nāṭa bihi al-amrā_

To him and for him is every affair; indeed, he is the Beloved of the God of creation who entrusted all matters to him.

**9.** لَــهُ الرَّأْسُ مِنِّــي ثُمَّ وَجْهِي وَلِحْيَتِــي / وَظَهْرِي وَبَطْنِي وَالْوَلاَءُ وَمَا جَرَى

_Lahu al-ra’su minnī thumma wajhī wa-liḥyatī / Wa-ẓahrī wa-baṭnī wal-walā’u wa-mā jarā_

To him belongs my head, then my face and my beard, my back, my stomach, my loyalty, and all that follows.

**10.** أَتَيْتُــكَ عَبْــــدًا إِنْ تَسُمْـــهُ بِبَيْعِــهِ / جِهَارًا يَرَى ذَا مِنْكُــمُ عِنْدَهُ فَخْــرَا

_Ataytuka ‘abdan in tasumhu bi-bay‘ihi / Jihāran yarā dhā minkumu ‘indahu fakhrā_

I have come to you as a servant; if you were to offer him for sale publicly, he would see that as a source of pride coming from you.

**11.** أَتَيْتُكَ لاَ أَرْجُــو سِـــوَاكَ وَإِنَّنِــي / فَقِيرٌ وَقِيرٌ لاَ مَنَـــالَ وَلاَ صَبْـرَا

_Ataytuka lā arjū siwāka wa-innanī / Faqīrun waqīrun lā manāla wa-lā ṣabrā_

I have come to you seeking none other than you; I am poor, burdened, possessing neither attainment nor patience.

**12.** نَزَلْتُ لَــــدَى خَيْـــرِ الْوَرَى مُتَكَفِّفًــا / وَأَرْجُو بِهِ مَا لَمْ يَنَلْ مَنْ أَتَى مِصْرَا

_Nazaltu lada khayri al-warā mutakaffifan / Wa-arjū bihi mā lam yanal man atā Miṣrā_

I have alighted at the door of the Best of Mankind as a beggar, hoping through him for what even those who traveled to Egypt did not attain.

**13.** تُنِيلُ الْمُنَــى وَلْتَدْفَعِ الشَّـرَّ عَاجِــلاً / فَغَيْرُكَ لاَ يُعْطِي نَوَالاً وَلَوْ نَــزْرَا

_Tunīlu al-munā wal-tadfa‘i al-sharra ‘ājilan / Fa-ghayruka lā yu‘ṭī nawālan wa-law nazrā_

You grant desires, so repel all evil swiftly; for no other besides you gives any bounty, even a small amount.

**14.** سَمَوْتَ عَنِ الْأَكْوَانِ بَطْنًا وَظَاهِرًا / فَإِنَّـكَ خَيْــرُ الْمُرْسَلِيـنَ لَنَــــا طُــرَّا

_Samawta ‘ani al-akwāni baṭnan wa-ẓāhiran / Fa-innaka khayru al-mursalīna lanā ṭurrā_

You have transcended the universes inwardly and outwardly; indeed, you are the best of all Messengers to us.

**15.** بِسِــرِّكَ يَــــا خَيْــرَ الْبَرِيَّــةِ أَبْتَغِــي / كَمَالَ الْمُنَى وَلْتُعْطِنِي لِلْعِدَى قَهْـــرَا

_Bi-sirrika yā khayra al-bariyyati abtaghī / Kamāla al-munā wal-tu‘ṭinī lil-‘idā qahrā_

By your secret, O Best of Creation, I seek the perfection of my desires and that you grant me victory over my enemies.

**16.** حِمَايَ رَسُــــولُ اللّٰهِ وَهْوَ تَحَصُّنِــي / بِأَمْدَاحِــــهِ نِلْنَـا الْكَرَامَــةَ وَالسِّتْــرَا

_Ḥimāya Rasūlu Allāhi wa-huwa taḥaṣṣunī / Bi-amdāḥihi nilnā al-karāmata wal-sitrā_

The Messenger of Allah is my protector and my fortification; through his praises, we attained nobility and concealment of faults.

**17.** أَرُدُّ بِهِ كَيْـــدَ الْعِــدَى فِي نُحُورِهِــمْ / وَمَكْرَهُـــمُ لاَ بَأْسَ فِينَــا وَلاَ شَــرَّا

_Aruddu bihi kayda al-‘idā fī nuḥūrihim / Wa-makrahumu lā ba’sa fīnā wa-lā sharrā_

Through him, I hurl the plots of enemies back at their own throats; their cunning causes us neither distress nor harm.

**18.** نَنَــالُ بِــهِ مَـــــا فَـــاتَ عَــدًّا تَفَضُّــلاً / وَلاَ غَرْوَ أَنْ نِلْنَا الَّذِي يُعْجِزُ الْحَصْرَا

_Nanālu bihi mā fāta ‘addan tafaḍḍulan / Wa-lā gharwa an nilnā alladhī yu‘jizu al-ḥaṣrā_

Through him, we attain what is beyond counting by way of grace; it is no wonder that we attained what defies enumeration.

**19.** كَفَانِــــــي انْتِسَابِــي لِلنَّبِــيِّ وَحِزْبِــهِ / إِذَا افْتَخَرُوا يَوْمًا كَفَـانِي بِـــهِ فَخْـــرَا

_Kafānī intisābī lil-nabiyyi wa-ḥizbihi / Idhā iftakharū yawman kafānī bihi fakhrā_

It is enough pride for me to be attributed to the Prophet and his party; if they ever boast, this is enough of a boast for me.

**20.** أَلاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ فَارْفَــعْ شِكَايَتِـــي / لِمَوْلاَكَ مَنْ يُعْطِي الْمَنَافِعَ وَالضُّرَّا

_Alā yā Rasūla Allāhi farfa‘ shikāyatī / Li-mawlāka man yu‘ṭī al-manāfi‘a wal-ḍurrā_

O Messenger of Allah, raise my complaint to your Master—the One who grants benefits and removes harm.

**21.** نَرَى الْبَذْلَ وَالْفَيْضَ الْعَظِيمَ وَضِدُّنَـــا / يَرَى الْبَأْسَ وَالضَّرَّاءَ وَالشَّرَّ وَالْوِزْرَا

_Narā al-badhla wal-fayḍa al-‘aẓīma wa-ḍiddunā / Yarā al-ba’sa wal-ḍarrā’a wal-sharra wal-wizrā_

We see the bounty and the great overflow, while our opponent sees only hardship, distress, evil, and the weight of sin.

**22.** نَرَى الْعِزَّ وَالْفَضْلَ الْجَزِيلَ وَمَنْ يَثِقْ / بِذَيْلِــكَ حَتْــمٌ أَنْ يَنَـــالَ الْمُنَى تَتْــرَى

_Narā al-‘izza wal-faḍla al-jazīla wa-man yathiq / Bi-dhaylika ḥatmun an yanāla al-munā tatrā_

We see glory and abundant grace; and whoever clings to your cloak-tail is certain to attain his desires in succession.

**23.** يَسُوقُ إِلَيَّ الْمُصْطَفَـــــى مَا أَرُومُـــهُ / وَيَسْمَحُ لِي بِالْعَوْدِ مِنْ طَيْبَةَ الْغَــــرَّا

_Yasūqu ilayya al-Muṣṭafā mā arūmuhu / Wa-yasmaḥu lī bil-‘awdi min Ṭaybata al-gharrā_

The Chosen One drives toward me everything I aim for, and he permits me to return from the radiant city of Tayba (Medina).

**24.** كَشَفْتُ بِحُبِّيهِ الْحِجَـــــــابَ وَإِنَّنِـــي / طَوَيْتُ بِذِكْرِ الْمُصْطَفَى مَهْمَهًا قَفْـرَا

_Kashaftu bi-ḥubbihi al-ḥijāba wa-innanī / Ṭawaytu bi-dhikri al-Muṣṭafā mahmahan qafrā_

Through his love, I have uncovered the veil; and through the remembrance of the Chosen One, I have crossed the desolate wilderness.

**25.** نَبَذْتُ بِهِ كُلَّ الْعِـــدَى وَقَصَمْتُهُــمْ / وَقَطَّعْتُهُمْ لاَ خَيْرَ نَالُوا وَلاَ ذُخْرَا

_Nabadhtu bihi kulla al-‘idā wa-qaṣamtuhum / Wa-qaṭ-ṭa‘tuhum lā khayra nālū wa-lā dhukhrā_

Through him, I have discarded all enemies and broken them; I have cut them off so they attained neither good nor treasure.

**26.** تُحَــــــاوِلُ أَبْنَـــاءُ الْبَغَايَا مَكِيـــدَةً / لِخَادِمِ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ لاَ حَبَّذَا مَكْــرَا

_Tuḥāwilu abnā’u al-baghāyā makīdatan / Li-khādimi khayri al-khalqi lā ḥabbadhā makrā_

The sons of immorality attempt to plot against the servant of the Best of Creation—what a wretched plot that is.

**27.** مَشَوْا وَافْتَرَوْا بَلْ زَخْرَفُوا فِي نَمِيمَةً / وَرَبِّي بِفَضْلٍ مِنْهُ يُولِي الْعِدَى الْقَهْرَا

_Mashaw wa-f-taraw bal zakhrafū fī namīmatan / Wa-rabbī bi-faḍlin minhu yulī al-‘idā al-qahrā_

They walked and slandered, even embellishing their gossip; but my Lord, by His grace, grants me victory over the enemies.

**28.** نَــــــدُومُ بِحَمْـــدِ اللّٰهِ فِي ظِـــلِّ رَاحَــةٍ / وَأَمْنٍ عَلَى رَغْمِ الَّذِي يَقْصِدُ الضَّيْرَا

_Nadūmu bi-ḥamdi Allāhi fī ẓilli rāḥatin / Wa-amnin ‘alā raghmi alladhī yaqṣidu al-ḍayrā_

By the praise of Allah, we remain in the shade of comfort and safety, despite those who intend us harm.

**29.** إِذَا اشْتَغَلُوا بِالْمَكْــرِ وَالزُّورِ إِنَّنِــي / بِمَدْحِ حَبِيبِ اللّٰهِ شُغْلِي كَذَا دَهْــــرَا

_Idhā ishtaghalū bil-makri wal-zūri innanī / Bi-madḥi ḥabībi Allāhi shughlī kadhā dahrā_

While they occupy themselves with plotting and falsehood, my occupation for all time is the praise of the Beloved of Allah.

**30.** لَهُ كُلَّ وَقْتٍ مِنْ قَرِيضِي قَصِيــــدَةٌ / أَفُوزُ بِهِ فِي هَــذِهِ الدَّارِ وَالْأُخْــرَى

_Lahu kulla waqtin min qarīḍī qaṣīdatun / Afūzu bihi fī hadhihi al-dāri wal-ukhrā_

In every moment, there is a poem from my composition for him; through it, I triumph in this world and the next.

**31.** ظَلَمْتُ كَثِيرًا كُــــــلَّ ظُلْمٍ وَإِنَّنِــــي / أُوَحِّــــدُ حَقًّـــا دُونَ أَنْ أُشْـــرِكَ الــذَّرَّا

_Ẓalamtu kathīran kulla ẓulmin wa-innanī / Uwaḥ-ḥidu ḥaqqan dūna an ushrika al-dharrā_

I have wronged myself greatly with every kind of wrong; yet I truly declare the Oneness of God without associating even an atom with Him.

**32.** أُحِبُّ كَذَا خَيْـــــــرَ الْأَنَــامِ مُحَمَّـــدًا / وَلَمْ أَنْسَهُ مَا دُمْتُ بَرًّا وَلاَ بَحْـــــرَا

_Uḥibbu kadhalika khayra al-anāmi Muḥammadan / Wa-lam ansahu mā dumtu barran wa-lā baḥrā_

I also love the Best of Mankind, Muhammad, and I have not forgotten him as long as I remain on land or sea.

**33.** لَجَأْتُ إِلَيْــــهِ مِنْـــهُ جَلْبِــي مَسَرَّتِــي / وَدَفْعِي بِهِ لاَ زَيْدَ أَرْجُو وَلاَ عَمْــرَا

_Laja’tu ilayhi minhu jalbī masarratī / Wa-daf‘ī bihi lā Zayda arjū wa-lā ‘Amrā_

I have taken refuge in him; through him is the bringing of my joy and the repelling of harm—I seek neither "Zayd" nor "Amr."

**34.** مَحَا حُبُّــهُ حُـــبَّ السِّــــوَى إِنَّ حُبَّـــهُ / مَتَى يَرْسَخَنْ فِي الْقَلْبِ يَنْفِ السِّوَى جَهْرَا

_Maḥā ḥubbuhu ḥubba al-siwā inna ḥubbahu / Matā yarsakhan fī al-qalbi yanfi al-siwā jahrā_

His love has erased the love of all others; for his love, when it becomes rooted in the heart, openly expels all else.

**35.** يَؤُمُّ جَنَــابَ الْمُصْطَفَــى كُلَّ بُرْهَــةٍ / صَــــلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيـــــمٌ تُنَاسِبُهُ قَـــدْرَا

_Ya’ummu janāba al-Muṣṭafā kulla burhatin / Ṣalātun wa-taslīmun tunāsibuhu qadrā_

In every moment, toward the presence of the Chosen One, go prayers and peace that befit his immense worth.

**36.** نَكُـــــونُ بِهَا فِي كُــــلِّ عِزٍّ وَمَنْعَـــةٍ / وَيُجْرِي لَنَا مِنْ جُودِهِ الْمَجْدَ وَالسَّتْرَا

_Nakūnu bihā fī kulli ‘izzin wa-man‘atin / Wa-yujrī lanā min jūdihi al-majda wal-satrā_

Through them, we remain in every glory and protection; and from his generosity, He pours out glory and concealment of faults for us.

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