# Harfun Nuun · حَرْفُ النُّونِ

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.** نُوَحِّدُ مَوْلاَنَـــــــا بِأَحْمَـــــدَ نُومِـــنُ / وَبِالرُّسْلِ وَالْأَمْلاَكِ وَهْوَ الْمُهَيْمِـــنُ

_Nuwah-ḥidu mawlānā bi-Aḥmada nu’minu / Wa-bir-rusli wal-amlāki wa-huwa al-Muhayminu_

We affirm the Oneness of our Master, and through Ahmad (the Prophet) we believe, as we believe in the Messengers and the Angels, and He (Allah) is the All-Preserver.

**2.** وَنُحْجِمُ طَــــوْرًا عَــــنْ ثَنَــاءِ نَبِيِّنَــا / قُصُورًا وَطَــــوْرًا بِالْمَـــدَائِحِ نُعْلِــنُ

_Wa-nuḥjimu ṭawran ‘an thanā’i nabiyyinā / Quṣūran wa-ṭawran bil-madā’iḥi nu‘linu_

At times we hold back from the praise of our Prophet out of a sense of inadequacy, and at other times we proclaim his praises openly.

**3.** وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَمْ أُحْسِــــنْ مَدِيـــحَ مُحَمَّــدٍ / أُسَـــــــوِّدُ أَوْرَاقًـــا بِحُبِّـــكَ أُعْلِـــــــنُ

_Wa-in kuntu lam uḥsin madīḥa Muḥammadin / Uswad-du awrāqan bi-ḥubbika u‘linu_

Even if I have not mastered the art of praising Muhammad, I blacken these pages simply to proclaim my love for you.

**4.** وَإِنْ كَتَبُوا الْمُــدَّاحَ يَوْمًـــا وَأَثْبَتُــوا / سُمَاتِي أَكُنْ مِثْلَ الَّذِينَ قَــــدْ أَحْسَنُــوا

_Wa-in katabū al-mud-dāḥa yawman wa-athbatū / Sumātī akun mithla al-ladhīna qad aḥsanū_

If the names of the praisers are ever recorded and my attributes are affirmed among them, I would be like those who have done well.

**5.** فَيَا فَوْزَ إِبْرَاهِيـــــمَ إِنْ جَـــاءَ ذِكْــرُهُ / بِزُمْرَةِ مَنْ يُثْنِـــي عَلَيْـــكَ وَيُحْسِــنُ

_Fa-yā fawza Ibrāhīma in jā’a dhikruhu / Bi-zumrati man yuthnī ‘alayka wa-yuḥsinu_

O, the success of Ibrahim if his name is mentioned among the group of those who extol you with excellence!

**6.** وَتَرْكِي تَمَامًـــــــا لِلْقُصُـــورِ أَظُنُّــهُ / مُحَــــالاً فَرَبِّــــي اللّٰهُ لِلْكُــــلِّ مُحْسِــنُ

_Wa-tarkī tamāman lil-quṣūri aẓun-nuhu / Muḥālan fa-rabbī Allāhu lil-kulli muḥsinu_

I think that abandoning [this praise] entirely due to my shortcomings is impossible, for my Lord, Allah, is the Doer of Good to all.

**7.** عَسَى الْمُصْطَفَى يَوْمًا يَجُــودُ بِنَظْــرَةٍ / تُغَسِّـــــلُ أَوْزَارِي وَقَلْبِـــيَ تُسْمِــــــنُ

_‘Asa al-Muṣṭafā yawman yajūdu bi-naẓratin / Tughas-silu awzārī wa-qalbī tus-minu_

Perhaps the Chosen One will one day grant me a gaze that washes away my sins and nourishes my heart.

**8.** وَإِنْ شَـــــاءَ قَوَّانِـــي لِحَمْـــلِ خِلاَفَــةٍ / لِكَيْ أَرْفَعَ التَّوْحِيــدَ وَالْكُـلُّ مُومِــنُ

_Wa-in shā’a qaw-wānī li-ḥamli khilāfatin / Li-kay arfa‘a al-tawḥīda wal-kullu mūminu_

And if He wills, He will strengthen me to carry the Vicegerency (Khilafa), so that I may raise the banner of Tawhid until everyone is a believer.

**9.** لِيُسْلِمَ جُـــــلُّ النَّــــاسِ أَقْتُـــلُ بَعْضَهُــمْ / جِهَادًا وَإِنِّــــي مُومِــــنٌ بِـــكَ مُحْسِــنُ

_Li-yuslima jullu al-nāsi aqtulu ba‘ḍahumu / Jihādan wa-innī mūminun bika muḥsinu_

So that most people may submit—I would strive against some in Jihad—while I am a believer in you, acting with excellence.

**10.** فَأَرْفَــــعُ عِلْمًـــا لِلْجَهَالَــةِ وَاضِعًــــــــا / وَأُكْسِرُ رَايَـــــاتِ الصَّلِيـــبِ وَأَدْفِــنُ

_Fa-arfa‘u ‘ilman lil-jahālati wāḍi‘an / Wa-uksiru rāyāti al-ṣalībi wa-ad-finu_

Thus I would raise the banner of knowledge while putting down ignorance, and I would break the banners of the Cross and bury them.

**11.** فَبِي يُرْفَعُ الْجَوْرُ الْعَظِيــــمُ فَلاَ يُــرَى / سِوَى الْعِلْمِ وَالدِّيــــنِ الْحَنِيــفِ يُزَيِّـنُ

_Fa-bī yurfa‘u al-jawru al-‘aẓīmu falā yurā / Siwā al-‘ilmi wad-dīni al-ḥanīfi yuzay-yinu_

Through me, great injustice shall be lifted until nothing is seen but knowledge and the Upright Religion, beautifying the world.

**12.** فَتُمْسِي رِجَـــالُ اللّٰهِ فِي ظِـــلِّ رَاحَــةٍ / وَعِزٍّ وَتَمْجِيــــدٍ وَبِالْحَـــقِّ أَعْلَنُــوا

_Fa-tumsī rijālu Allāhi fī ẓilli rāḥatin / Wa-‘izzin wa-tamjīdin wal-ḥaqqi a‘lanū_

Then the Men of God will find themselves in the shade of rest, glory, and exaltation, having proclaimed the Truth.

**13.** يَكُــــونُ زِمَــــامُ الْعَالَمِيـــنَ جَمِيعِهِــمْ / بِأَيْــــــدِي رِجَـــالٍ بِالْعُلُـــومِ تَمَكَّنُــوا

_Yakūnu zimāmu al-‘ālamīna jamī‘ihimu / Bi-aydī rijālin bil-‘ulūmi tamak-kanū_

The leadership of all the worlds will be in the hands of men who have become firmly established in the sciences.

**14.** فَيَأْتِي مَسِيـــــحٌ وَالرِّجَـــالُ رِجَالُـــهُ / بِدِيــــنِ الْإِمَـــامِ الْـهَاشِمِـــي يَتَدَيَّــنُ

_Fa-ya’tī Masīḥun wal-rijālu rijāluhu / Bi-dīni al-Imāmi al-Hāshimī yataday-yanu_

Then the Messiah (Jesus) shall come, and the men will be his men, practicing the religion of the Hashemite Imam (Muhammad).

**15.** هُنَالِكَ عَمَّ الْفَيْــضُ لاَ شَكَّ لَنْ تَــرَى / سِوَى عَارِفٍ بِاللّٰهِ وَالشَّـــرْعُ مُتْقَــنُ

_Hunālika ‘amma al-fayḍu lā shakka lan tarā / Siwā ‘ārifin bil-Lāhi wash-shar‘u mut-qanu_

At that time, the Spiritual Flood (Fayda) will spread—without a doubt, you will see none but the Gnostics of Allah, and the Sacred Law will be perfected.

**16.** فَيَخْتِــــــمُ عِيسَــى لاَ تَكُــونُ وِلاَيَــةٌ / بُعَيْدَ مَمَـــاتِ الرُّوحِ فَالْخَيْــرُ يُدْفَــنُ

_Fa-yakhtimu ‘Īsā lā takūnu wilāyatun / Bu‘ayda mamāti al-Rūḥi fal-khayru yud-fanu_

Jesus shall be the Seal; there will be no Sainthood (Wilaya) after the death of the Spirit (Jesus), for all goodness will then be buried.

**17.** فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَـــنْ يَذْكُــرُ اللّٰهَ زَلْزَلَــتْ / زَلاَزِلُ سَاعَــــــاتٍ وَنَــادَى الْمُؤَذِّنُ

_Fa-in lam yakun man yadhkuru Allāha zalzalat / Zalāzilu sā‘ātin wa-nādā al-mu’adh-dhinu_

For if there is no longer anyone left to remember Allah, the earthquakes of the Final Hour will shake, and the Caller will cry out.

**18.** فَيَـــــا رَبِّ حَقِّــقْ بِالْأَمِيــنِ رَجَاءَنَــا / فَمَا لِي سِـــوَى أَنْ أَسْـــأَلَ اللّٰهَ مَعْــدِنُ

_Fa-yā rabbi ḥaq-qiq bil-Amīni rajā’anā / Famā lī siwā an as’ala Allāha ma‘-danu_

O my Lord, fulfill our hopes through the Trustworthy One, for I have no source to ask from but Allah.

**19.** عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــــــهُ / صَلاَةً بِهَــا لِلدِّيــنِ قَصْــرِيَ مَأْمَــنُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Ṣalātan bihā lid-dīni qaṣrī ma’manu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; a prayer through which my castle becomes a sanctuary for the religion.

**20.** عَلَيْــــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / وَآلٍ وَصَحْبٍ وَالَّذِينَ قَــدْ أَحْسَنُـوا

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Wa-ālin wa-ṣaḥbin wal-ladhīna qad aḥsanū_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace, and upon the family, the companions, and those who have acted with excellence.

Source: https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/qasaaid/691f292bc02b144934a4ec1f/book/69ad21f8989b57497c135f9f/chapter/69ad2361989b57497c135fea