# Harfut Taa · حَرْفُ التَّاءِ

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.** تَذَكَّـــرْتُ وَالْأَشْـــوَاقُ وَالذِّكَـــرَاتُ / لِنَحْــــــوِ رَسُـــولِ اللّٰهِ وَالزَّفَــرَاتُ

_Tadhakkartu wal-ashwāqu wal-dhikarātu / Li-naḥwi Rasūli Allāhi wal-zafarātu_

I remembered, and longings and memories arose, directed toward the Messenger of Allah, accompanied by sighs.

**2.** وَفِيهِ غَرَامِي ثُمَّ وَجْدِي وَلَوْعَتِــي / وَأُمْلِــــي إِلَيْــهِ الدَّهْــرَ وَالْعَبَـرَاتُ

_Wa-fīhi gharāmī thumma wajdī wa-law‘atī / Wa-umlī ilayhi al-dahra wal-‘abarātu_

In him is my ecstatic love, my passion, and my yearning; toward him, I pour out my life and my tears.

**3.** وَلَمْ أَحْجُ أَنْ فِي الْكَوْنِ شَيْءٌ أُحِبُّهُ / سِـــوَاهُ فَوَقْتِــي فِيــهِ وَالسَّكَــرَاتُ

_Wa-lam aḥju anna fī al-kawni shay’un uḥibbuhu / Siwāhu fa-waqtī fīhi wal-sakarațu_

I cannot imagine that there is anything in the universe I love besides him; my time is spent in him, even in moments of spiritual intoxication.

**4.** وَهَلْ يَتَأَتَّى حُــــبُّ غَيْــرِ مُحَمَّــدٍ / وَمَا الشِّعْــرُ إِلاَّ فِيـــهِ وَالنَّغَمَــاتُ

_Wa-hal yata’attā ḥubbu ghayri Muḥammadin / Wa-mā al-shi‘ru illā fīhi wal-naghamātu_

How could the love of any besides Muhammad be possible? And what is poetry if not for him, and what are melodies?

**5.** فَمَا عَشِقَ الْمَاضُــونَ غَيْــرَ مُحَمَّـــدٍ / وَمَا يَعْشَقُ الْمَاضُونَ تِي الْحَضَرَاتُ

_Famā ‘ashiqa al-māḍūna ghayra Muḥammadin / Wa-mā ya‘shaqu al-māḍūna tī al-ḥaḍarātu_

Those of the past loved none but Muhammad, and those of the past only found ecstasy in these [Prophetic] Presences.

**6.** وَمَا وَجَدَ الْمَاضُـــونَ غَيْرَ مُحَمَّــدٍ / فَأَحْمَدُ مِــــنْ رَحْمَانِنَـــا رَحَمَــاتُ

_Wa-mā wajada al-māḍūna ghayra Muḥammadin / Fa-Aḥmadu min Raḥmāninā raḥamātu_

Those of the past found none but Muhammad; for Ahmad is a manifestation of mercies from our Most Merciful Lord.

**7.** لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَالشُّكْرُ الْعَظِيمُ وَأَحْمَدٌ / عَلَيْـهِ أَتَــتْ مِــنْ رَبِّــهِ صَلَــوَاتُ

_Lahu al-ḥamdu wal-shukru al-‘aẓīmu wa-Aḥmadun / ‘Alayhi atat min rabbihi ṣalawātu_

To Him belongs the praise and great thanks; and upon Ahmad, prayers from his Lord have descended.

**8.** أُرِيدُ لِقَا الْمَاحِي وَذَنْبِــيَ حَاجِزِي / وَإِنْ يَلْحَظِ الْمَاحِي طُوِي الْعَقَبَاتُ

_Urīdu liqā al-Māḥī wa-dhanbiya ḥājizī / Wa-in yal-ḥaẓi al-Māḥī ṭuwiya al-‘aqabātu_

I desire the meeting with the "Eraser" (Al-Māḥī), but my sin is a barrier; yet if the Eraser casts a glance [at me], the obstacles are folded away.

**9.** مُحَمَّدُ مَاحٍ أَحْمَـــدٌ وَهْـــوَ حَاشِــرٌ / وَعَاقِبُ مَنْ تَعْلُو بِــــهِ الدَّرَجَــاتُ

_Muḥammadu Māḥin Aḥmadun wa-huwa Ḥāshirun / Wa-‘Āqibu man ta‘lū bihi al-darajātu_

He is Muhammad, the Eraser, Ahmad, and the Gatherer; and the Final One (Al-‘Āqib) through whom ranks are elevated.

**10.** لِعِيسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيـــمَ كُــلٍّ مَزِيَّــةٌ / فَذَا لَـهُـمَا التَّبْشِيــرُ وَالدَّعَــوَاتُ

_Li-‘Īsā wa-Ibrāhīma kullun maziyyatun / Fa-dhā lahumā al-tabshīru wal-da‘awātu_

For Jesus and Abraham, each has a special merit; for them both were the glad tidings and the supplications [regarding his coming].

**11.** عَلَيْـــهِ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / لَنَا عَظُمَتْ مِــــنْ أَجْلِهِ بَرَكَـاتُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Lanā ‘aẓumat min ajlihi barakātu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; for his sake, great blessings have been granted to us.

**12.** عَلَيْـــهِ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / فَتَقْرُبُ مِنِّـــي عَامَــهُ عَرَفَــاتُ

_‘Alayhi ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Fa-taqrubu minnī ‘āmahu ‘Arafātu_

Upon him be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; through it, [the station of] Arafat draws near to me this year.

**13.** وَيَحْلُو شَرَابِي مِنْ أَرِيسٍ وَرُومَةٍ / وَتَدْنُو لَنَا الْأَنْـــــوَارُ وَالثَّمَــرَاتُ

_Wa-yaḥlū sharābī min Arīsin wa-Rūmatin / Wa-tadnū lanā al-anwāru wal-thamarātu_

My drink from [the wells of] Aris and Ruma becomes sweet; and the lights and fruits draw near to us.

**14.** فَآتِــــي بَقِيعًـــا مَوْهِنًــا وَإِقَامَتِــي / لَدَى حَـــرَمِ الْمَاحِي فَتِـي قُرُبَاتُ

_Fa-ātī Baqī‘an mawhinan wa-iqāmatī / Lada ḥarami al-Māḥī fa-tī qurubātu_

I come to al-Baqi in the deep of night, and my stay within the Sanctuary of the Eraser is my way of drawing near.

**15.** أُنَاجِيـــهِ يَـا خَيْــرَ الْأَنَامِ فَإِنَّنِــي / أَسِيرُ غَــــرَامٍ مَطْلَبِي لَحَظَــاتُ

_Unājīhi yā khayra al-anāmi fa-innanī / Asīru gharāmin maṭlabī laḥaẓātu_

I whisper to him: "O Best of Mankind! I am a prisoner of love; my only request is for a few moments [of your presence]."

**16.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / تُفَـــرَّجُ لِي الْأَحْـزَانُ وَالْكُرُبَاتُ

_‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Tufarraju lī al-aḥzānu wal-kurubātu_

Upon you be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may my sorrows and afflictions be relieved through it.

**17.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / فَتَسْهُلُ لِي الطَّاعَــاتُ وَالنَّفَقَـاتُ

_‘Alayka ṣalātu Allāhi thumma salāmuhu / Fa-tas-hulu lī al-ṭā‘ātu wal-nafaqātu_

Upon you be the prayer of Allah and then His peace; may acts of obedience and spending [in charity] be made easy for me.

**18.** عَلَيْـــهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِهِ / بِهَا دَامَ لِي الْأَشْوَاقُ وَالذِّكَـرَاتُ

_‘Alayhi ma‘a al-āli al-kirāmi wa-ṣaḥbihi / Bi-hā dāma lī al-ashwāqu wal-dhikarātu_

Upon him, along with the noble family and his companions; through it, my longings and memories endure for me.

Source: https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/qasaaid/691f292bc02b144934a4ec1f/book/69b00a42aa434fce2ef80af0/chapter/69b00a44aa434fce2ef80b04