# Harful Faa · حَرْفُ الْفَاءِ

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.** فَــوَا أَسَفَى بَــانَ النَّقَـا ذَاكَ يُؤْسِــفُ / تَــرَانِي كَيَعْقُوبٍ نَــأَى عَنْـهُ يُوسُفُ

_Fa-wā asafā bāna al-naqā dhāka yu’sifu / Tarānī ka-Ya‘qūba na’ā ‘anhu Yūsufu_

Alas, the pure land has become distant, and that is truly sorrowful; you see me like Jacob when Joseph was far from him.

**2.** عَسَــانِي وَلَيْتِي الْيَوْمَ آتِي مُخَيَّمًــا / بِــوَادِي عَقِيقٍ مَــرْبَعًا كُنْتُ أَيْلَـــفُ

_‘Asānī wa-laytī al-yawma ātī mukhayyamā / Bi-wādī ‘Aqīqin mar-ba‘an kuntu aylafu_

Perhaps, and would that it were so, I might today reach the encampment in the Valley of al-Aqiq, a dwelling I used to frequent.

**3.** مَغَــانٍ بِهَا حَلَّ الْـهُدَى أَذْعَنَ الْعِدَى / وَفَاضَ النَّدَى لِلْكُلِّ وَالْكُلُّ يَغْرِفُ

_Maghānin bi-hā ḥalla al-hudā adh‘ana al-‘idā / Wa-fāḍa al-nadā lil-kulli wal-kullu yagh-rifu_

Places where Guidance settled, where enemies submitted, and where bounty overflowed for everyone, and everyone scooped from it.

**4.** مَغَــانٍ تُنَــادِي بِالسَّعَـــادَةِ سَــرْمَدًا / حَنَاجِرُهَا بَحَّتْ وَذُو الْعَقْلِ يُنْصِفُ

_Maghānin tunādī bil-sa‘ādati sarmadā / Ḥanājiru-hā baḥ-ḥat wa-dhū al-‘aq-li yun-ṣifu_

Places that call out with eternal happiness; their throats have become hoarse [from calling], and the one of intellect is just.

**5.** مَغَـــــانِ نَبِــيِّ اللّٰهِ خَــــازِنِ سِـــــرِّهِ / بِــهِ عَــرَفَ الْبَارِي الْفُحُولُ وَعَرَّفُوا

_Maghāni nabiyyi Allāhi khāzini sirrihi / Bi-hi ‘arafa al-Bārī al-fuḥūlu wa-‘arrafū_

The dwellings of the Prophet of Allah, the treasurer of His secret; through him, the great masters knew the Creator and made Him known.

**6.** بِــهِ عُلِّــمَ الْأَسْمَــــاءَ آدَمُ أَصْلُـــــهُ / لِــذَا سَجَدَ الْأَمْلاَكُ إِذْ جَاءَ يَخْلُـــفُ

_Bi-hi ‘ullima al-asmā’a Ādamu aṣluhu / Lidhā sajada al-amlāku idh jā’a yakhlufu_

Through him, Adam—his origin—was taught the Names; thus the angels prostrated when he came as a vicegerent.

**7.** فَمِنْــهُ أَتَانِــي الْعِلْـمُ وَالْفَيْضُ وَالْـهُدَى / وَقَدْ فُقْتُ فِي الْعِرْفَانِ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْرِفُ

_Fa-minhu atānī al-‘ilmu wal-fayḍu wal-hudā / Wa-qad fuqtu fī al-‘ir-fāni man kāna ya‘rifu_

From him came my knowledge, my spiritual flood, and my guidance; and I have surpassed in Gnosis those who used to know.

**8.** تَــرَى ذَاكَ شَطْحًــا أَوْ تَـــرَاهُ تَحَــدُّثًا / بِنَعْمَـــائِـــهِ أَمْ ذَاكَ مِنْـــــــهُ تَعَـــرُّفُ

_Tarā dhāka shaṭ-ḥan aw tarāhu taḥadduthā / Bi-na‘mā’ihi am dhāka minhu ta‘ar-rufu_

Do you see that as an ecstatic claim (Shat-h), or do you see it as "speaking of His blessings," or is it a Divine recognition from Him?

**9.** فَمَــنْ شَاءَ ذَا أَوْ ذَاكَ سِيَّـــانِ إِنَّمَـــا / مُرَادِي ثَنَــا الْبَحْرِ الَّذِي مِنْهُ أَغْرِفُ

_Faman shā’a dhā aw dhāka siyyāni innamā / Murādī thanā’u al-baḥ-ri al-ladhī minhu agh-rifu_

Whoever wishes for this or that, they are the same to me; my only desire is to praise the Ocean from which I scoop.

**10.** وَإِنِّي مُحِــــبٌّ شَــاعِرٌ حَــادِمٌ لَــــهُ / عَلَى خَضْرَةِ الْـهَادِي فُؤَادِي مُطَوَّفُ

_Wa-innī muḥibbun shā‘irun khādimun lahu / ‘Alā khaḍrati al-Hādī fu’ādī muṭawwafu_

Indeed, I am a lover, a poet, and a servant to him; around the Green Dome of the Guide, my heart is constantly performing Tawaf.

**11.** عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / فَلَــمْ أَلْـــقَ أَعْمَــالاً لَـهَـا أَتَخَــــوَّفُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Falam al-qa a‘mālan lahā atak-hawwafu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; [with it] I find no deeds over which I must feel fear.

**12.** عَلَيْــــهِ صَــــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / صَلاَتِـــي وَتَسْلِيمِي بِهَـــا أَتَشَـرَّفُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Ṣalātī wa-taslīmī bi-hā atasharrafu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; by my prayer and salutation, I am honored.

**13.** عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / أُحِـبُّ الرَّسُولَ الْـهَاشِمِيَّ وَأَهْرِفُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Uḥibbu al-Rasūla al-Hāshimiyya wa-ahrifu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I love the Hashemite Messenger and I speak of him incessantly.

**14.** عَلَيْــــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / مَدَى الدَّهْرِ فِي جَنْبِ الْأَمِينِ أُصَنِّفُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Madā al-dahri fī janbi al-Amīni uṣannifu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; throughout all time, I shall compose works by the side of the Trustworthy One.

**15.** عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ / وَأَجْمَعُ مَدْحَ الْـهَاشِمِــي وَأُؤَلِّــفُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Wa-aj-ma‘u mad-ḥa al-Hāshimiyyi wa-u’allifu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I gather the praises of the Hashemite and I author them.

**16.** عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ / عَلَى بَاطِــلِ الرُّهْبَــانِ حَقِّيَ أَقْــذِفُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / ‘Alā bāṭili al-ruh-bāni ḥaqqī aq-dhifu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; I strike the falsehood of the monks with my Truth.

**17.** عَلَيْــــهِ مَــعَ الْأَلِ الْكِـــرَامِ وَصَحْبِـــهِ / مَدَى الدَّهْرِ مَــا حَجَّ الْحَجِيجُ وَعَرَّفُوا

_‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi / Madā al-dahri mā ḥajja al-ḥajīju wa-‘arrafū_

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions; as long as the pilgrims perform Hajj and stand at Arafat.

Source: https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/qasaaid/691f292bc02b144934a4ec1f/book/69af5e49ac75299f9a62926a/chapter/69af5e57ac75299f9a6292ce