# Harful Jiim · حَرْفُ الْجِيم

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.** جَمَعْتَ وَجُودًا هَيْبَــــةً وَجَـــلاَلاَ / وَأَبْصَرْتُ مِنْ ذَا بَهْجَةً وَجَمَـالاَ

_Jamaʿta wujūdan haybatan wa jalālā / wa abṣartu min dhā bahjatan wa jamālā_

You gathered existence, awe, and majesty; and I have perceived through this radiance and beauty.

**2.** جَمَالُكَ أُنْـــــسٌ هَيْبَـــةٌ وَمَحَبَّــةٌ / فَأَنْتَ أَتَـــــمُّ الْمُرْسَلِيـــنَ كَمَــالاَ

_Jamāluka unsun haybatun wa maḥabbatun / fa-anta atammu-l mursalīna kamālā_

Your beauty is intimacy, awe, and love; for you are the most complete of the Messengers in perfection.

**3.** وَكُلُّهُمُ حَــازَ الْمَكَــارِمَ وَالْعُــلاَ / وَمَا كَالْإِمَامِ الْـهَاشِمِيِّ خِصَــالاَ

_Wa kulluhumu ḥāza-l makārima wa-l ʿulā / wa mā ka-l imāmi-l hāshimiyyi khiṣālā_

All of them attained noble traits and high standing, but none have character like the Hashemite Imam.

**4.** مُحَمَّدُ يَا خَيْــرَ الْأَنَامِ وَسِيلَتِــي / حَبَاكَ إِلَـهِي مَا يَفُــــوتُ مَقَــالاَ

_Muḥammadu yā khayra-l anāmi wasīlatī / ḥabāka ilāhī mā yafūtu maqālā_

Muhammad, O best of mankind, you are my means; my God has endowed you with that which surpasses description.

**5.** مُحَمَّدُ يَا خَيْــرَ الْأَنَامِ وَسِيلَتِــي / حَبَاكَ إِلَـهِي مَا يَفُــــوتُ مَقَــالاَ

_Muḥammadu yā khayra-l anāmi wasīlatī / ḥabāka ilāhī mā yafūtu maqālā_

Muhammad, O best of mankind, you are my means; my God has endowed you with that which surpasses description.

**6.** وَأَنْتَ وَهَبْتَ الْبِيضَ وَالسُّودَ فَانْتَحَى / إِلَيْــــــكَ خَدِيــــــمٌ رَامَ مِنْـــكَ مَنَــالاَ

_Wa anta wahabta-l bīḍa wa-s sūda fa-ntaḥā / ilayka khadīmun rāma minka manālā_

You gave generously to the white and the black; thus a servant has turned toward you seeking a gift.

**7.** وَأَعْنِيكَ خَيْرَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَسِيلَتِــي / مُنِيلِي لَدَى الْيَوْمِ الرَّهِيبِ نَــوَالاَ

_Wa aʿnīka khayra-l ʿālamīna wasīlatī / munīlī ladā-l yawmi-r rahībi nawālā_

I mean you, O best of the worlds, my means; the one who grants me a gift on the Day of Terror.

**8.** وَتَيَّمَنِي حُبِّيكَ صِرْتُ مُجَمْجِمًـــا / عَلَى الْبَرِّ وَالْأَجْوَا أَرُومُ وِصَــالاَ

_Wa tayyamanī ḥubbīka ṣirtu mujamjimā / ʿalā-l barri wa-l ajwā arūmu wiṣālā_

Your love has infatuated me; I have become one who speaks clearly across lands and skies seeking union.

**9.** فَغَادَرْتُ أَوْطَانِي وَأَهْلِي وَأُسْرَتِي / أَجُوبُ الْفَلاَ لَمْ أَشْــكُ قَـــطُّ كَــلاَلاَ

_Fa-ghādartu awṭānī wa ahlī wa usratī / ajūbu-l falā lam ashku qaṭṭu kalālā_

So I left my homelands, my people, and my family; I traverse the wilderness and never once complained of fatigue.

**10.** بِكَوْلَخَ طَوْرًا أَوْ بِيُوفٍ وَمَــرَّةً / بِبَارِيسَ دَارِ الْفَاسِقِينَ كُسَالَــى

_Bi-Kawlakha ṭawran aw bi-Yūfin wa marratan / bi-Bārīsa dāri-l fāsiqīna kusālā_

In Kaolack at times, or in Yeumbeul, and once in Paris—the abode of the lazy transgressors.

**11.** بِبَلْجِيــكَ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ يَوْمًا تَجَـــوُّلاً / بِقَاهِرَةٍ أَبْغِـي هُنَــــاكَ جَمَــالاَ

_Bi-Baljīka yawman thumma yawman tajawwulā / bi-Qāhiratin abghī hunāka jamālā_

In Belgium for a day, then a day of wandering in Cairo, seeking beauty there.

**12.** لِعَبْدِ الْمَلِيكِ الْقَرْمِ قَدْ جِئْتُ مَوْهِناً / وَمَا لُنْدُنًا أَبْغِـــي فَهَبْهَـــا خَيَــالاَ

_Li-ʿAbdi-l Malīki-l qarmi qad ji’tu mawninan / wa mā Lundunan abghī fa-habhā khayālā_

To the noble Abdul Malik (in Morocco) I came late at night; as for London, I do not seek it—consider it but a phantom.

**13.** بِبَيْرُوتَ أَنْحُو الصِّينَ بِالشَّرْقِ خَادِمًا / رَسُولَ إِلَـــهِ الْعَرْشِ وَهْـــوَ تَعَالَـــى

_Bi-Bayrūta anḥū-ṣ Ṣīna bi-sh sharqi khādimā / rasūla ilāhi-l ʿarshi wa huwa taʿālā_

In Beirut, I head toward China in the East as a servant of the Messenger of the God of the Throne—exalted is He.

**14.** كَرَاشِي بِهَا خَلَّفْتُ أَهْـــلَ مَوَدَّتِــي / هُمُ نَصَرُوا دِيـــنَ النَّبِـــيِّ فِعَــالاَ

_Karāshī bihā khallaftu ahla mawaddatī / hum naṣarū dīna-n nabiyyi fiʿālā_

In Karachi, I left behind the people of my affection; they supported the religion of the Prophet through actions.

**15.** قَدِ اعْتَصَمُوا بِالْحَبْلِ حَبْلِ مُحَمَّدٍ / كِبَارًا وَأَطْفَالاً نِسًا وَرِجَــــالاَ

_Qadi-ʿtaṣamū bi-l ḥabli ḥabli Muḥammadin / kibāran wa aṭfālan nisan wa rijālā_

They clung to the rope—the rope of Muhammad—elders and children, women and men.

**16.** بِدَارِ عُلُومِ الدِّينِ أَدْرَكْتُ نُزْهَتِي / فَقَدْ شَيَّدَتْ مَجْدًا يَفُـــــوقُ مَقَــالاَ

_Bi-dāri ʿulūmi-d dīni adraktu nuzhatī / fa-qad shayyadat majdan yafūtu maqālā_

In the House of Religious Sciences I found my recreation; it has built a glory that surpasses speech.

**17.** لِمَرْكَزِ إِنْعَـــامِ الْإِلَــــهِ تَشَوُّقِـــي / فَقَدْ شَادَ مَجْـــدًا إِذْ أَتَاحَ مَجَــالاَ

_Li-markazi inʿāmi-l ilāhi tashawwuqī / fa-qad shāda majdan idh atāḥa majālā_

Toward the center of God's favor is my longing; for it built glory when it provided the opportunity.

**18.** بِلاَهُورَ بِالْـهِـنْدِ الْقَدِيــــمِ عِمَــارَةٌ / مَسِيرِي إِلَى الْمَوْلَى وَجَلَّ جَلاَلاَ

_Bi-Lāhūra bi-l Hindi-l qadīmi ʿimāratun / masīrī ila-l mawlā wa jalla jalālā_

In Lahore, in ancient India, there is a structure; my journey is toward the Master—majestic is His majesty.

**19.** لِـهَنْكُوكَ مِنْ بَنْكُوكَ جَاءَ خَدِيمُكُمْ / يُوَالِي لَكَ الْأَسْفَارَ وَهْـــوَ أَطَالاَ

_Li-Hankūka min Bankūka jā’a khadīmukum / yuwālī laka-l asfāra wa huwa aṭālā_

To Hong Kong from Bangkok your servant came; he continues the travels for you, and he has prolonged them.

**20.** بِفَارِغِ صَبْــرٍ قَـــدْ أَتَى مُتَطَفِّــلاً / فَحَقِّقْ رَجَا عَبْــــدٍ رَآكَ مَنَـــالاَ

_Bi-fārighi ṣabrin qad atā mutaṭaffilā / fa-ḥaqqiq rajā ʿabdin ra’āka manālā_

With exhausted patience he has come as an uninvited guest; so fulfill the hope of a servant who saw you as his goal.

**21.** فَفِي كُلِّ حَيٍّ قَدْ حَبَطْتَ بِنِعْمَـــةٍ / إِلَى كُلِّ حَيٍّ قَدْ بَذَلْــــتَ مَنَـــالاَ

_Fa-fī kulli ḥayyin qad ḥabaṭta bi-niʿmatin / ilā kulli ḥayyin qad badhalta manālā_

For in every neighborhood you have descended with a blessing; to every living soul you have bestowed a gift.

**22.** عَلَوْتُ الْبِحَارَ الزَّاخِرَاتِ وَإِنَّنِــي / عَلَوْتُ الْقُرَى وَالْمُدْنَ بَلْهَ الْجِبَالاَ

_ʿAlawtu-l biḥāra-z zākhirāti wa innanī / ʿalawtu-l qurā wa-l mudna balha-l jibālā_

I rose above the overflowing seas, and indeed I rose above the villages and cities, let alone the mountains.

**23.** أَرُومُ رِضَى الْبَارِي لِنُصْرَةِ دِينِــهِ / وَأُبْرِزُ لِلْجِيــــلِ الْجَدِيــــدِ مِثَـــالاَ

_Arūmu riḍā-l bārī li-nuṣrati dīnihi / wa ubrizu li-l jīli-l jadīdi mithālā_

I seek the pleasure of the Creator to support His religion, and to present an example for the new generation.

**24.** ضَعِيفٌ عَلِيلٌ شَائِـــبٌ مُتَحَمِّـــسٌ / لِيَنْصُرَ دِينًــــــا لاَ يُرِيـــدُ قِتَـــالاَ

_Ḍaʿīfun ʿalīlun shā’ibun mutaḥammisun / li-yanṣura dīnan lā yurīdu qitālā_

A weak, ailing, gray-haired, but enthusiastic man; to support a religion that does not desire fighting.

**25.** لِأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ الْـهَاشِمِي الدَّهْرَ مَا غَزَا / بَلَى صَـــدَّ عُدْوَانًا وَرَدَّ ضَــلاَلاَ

_Li-anna-n nabiyya-l hāshimiyya-d dahra mā ghazā / balā ṣadda ʿudwānan wa radda ḍalālā_

For the Hashemite Prophet never initiated a raid; rather, he repelled aggression and turned back misguidance.

**26.** تَقَاذَفَهُ الْأَجْوَاءُ شَرْقًا وَمَغْرِبًـــا / يُبِينُ الْـهُدَى فِعْلاً وَقَالاً وَحَالاَ

_Taqādhafahu-l ajwā’u sharqan wa maghribā / yubīnu-l hudā fiʿlan wa qālan wa ḥālā_

The winds of the atmosphere toss him East and West; explaining the guidance through action, speech, and state.

**27.** بِكَنْتُونَ جَنْبَ الْقَرْمِ سَعْدٍ تَوَسُّلِــي / بِقَائِــدِهِ رَدَّ الْجُيُــوشَ وَصَـــالاَ

_Bi-Kantūna janba-l qarmi Saʿdin tawassulī / bi-qā’idihi radda-l juyūsha wa ṣālā_

In Canton, beside the noble Sa'd (ibn Abi Waqqas), is my seeking of means; through his leader, he repelled armies and charged.

**28.** رَمَاهُمْ بِأَمْرِ الْـهَاشِمِيِّ وَإِنَّـــهُ / أَذَاقَ الْجُمُوعَ الْمُعْتَدِينَ وَبَالاَ

_Ramāhum bi-amri-l hāshimiyyi wa innahu / adhāqa-l jumūʿa-l muʿtadīna wabālā_

He pelted them by the command of the Hashemite, and indeed he made the transgressing masses taste calamity.

**29.** عَلَيْكَ سَــــلاَمُ اللّٰهِ يَا سَعْـــدُ إِنَّـــهُ / أَتَاكَ خِفَــــافٌ يَرْجِعُـــونَ ثِقَـــالاَ

_ʿAlayka salāmu-llāhi yā Saʿdu innahu / atāka khifāfun yarjiʿūna thiqālā_

Upon you be the peace of Allah, O Sa'd; for people came to you light and returned heavy with blessings.

**30.** لِبِيكِينَ مِنْ كَنْتُونَ بِالصِّينِ نَائِيًــا / وَكَوْلَخُ تَدْعُو قَدْ أَبَنْتَ الرِّحَــالاَ

_Li-Bīkīna min Kantūna bi-ṣ Ṣīni nā’iyā / wa Kawlakhu tadʿū qad abanta-r riḥālā_

To Beijing from Canton in China, far away; while Kaolack calls, for you have made the travels clear.

**31.** تَمَسَّكْ بِأَذْيَالِ النَّبِــــيِّ مُتَابِعًــا / مَذَاهِبَــــهُ وَالْمُحْدَثَــاتُ فَلاَ لاَ

_Tamassak bi-adhyāli-n nabiyyi mutābiʿā / madhāhibahu wa-l muḥdathātu falā lā_

Cling to the hems of the Prophet, following his ways; and as for innovations—no, absolutely no.

**32.** فَتُغْنِيكَ عَنْ دُسْتُورِ كُرْزٍ وَخَالِدٍ / وَتُغْنِيكَ عَنْ جُونٍ يَرُومُ مُحَالاَ

_Fa-tughnīka ʿan dustūri Kurzin wa Khālidin / wa tughnīka ʿan Jūnin yarūmu muḥālā_

It suffices you over the constitution of Curzon and Khalid; and it suffices you over John who seeks the impossible.

**33.** فَمَا نَابُلْيُونٌ أَوْ لَنِينٌ وَمَرْكَـــسٌ / بِمُوحًى إِلَيْهِمْ خَلِّ عَنْكَ خَبَـــالاَ

_Fa-mā Nābulyūnun aw Lanīnun wa Markasun / bi-mūḥan ilayhim khalli ʿanka khabālā_

For Napoleon, Lenin, or Marx were not inspired; leave aside such confusion.

**34.** كِتَـــابٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْجَلِيلِ جَلاَلُـــهُ / قَدِيـــمٌ وَبَاقٍ لاَ يَخَــافُ زَوَالاَ

_Kitābun mina-llāhi-l jalīli jalāluhu / qadīmun wa bāqin lā yakhāfu zawālā_

A Book from Allah—majestic is His majesty—ancient and eternal, fearing no end.

**35.** تَلاَهُ الْفَتَى الْمَأْمُونُ جَهْرًا وَيَقْظَــةً / فَـــدَعْ بَعْـــدَ هَــذَا كُــلَّ قِيلَ وَقَالاَ

_Talāhu-l fatā-l ma’mūnu jahran wa yaqẓatan / fa-daʿ baʿda hādhā kulla qīla wa qālā_

The trustworthy youth (Muhammad) recited it openly and in wakefulness; so leave after this all "he said" and "she said."

**36.** فَيَا رَبِّ قَــــرِّرْ لِي الْعُيُــونَ بِأَنْ أَرَى / سِوَى الْحَقِّ مِنْ ذَا الْقَرْنِ زَالَ وَزَالاَ

_Fa-yā rabbi qarrir lī-l ʿuyūna bi-an arā / siwā-l ḥaqqi min dhā-l qarni zāla wa zālā_

O Lord, delight my eyes by seeing all but the Truth vanish from this century.

**37.** وَيَعْلُو لِوَاءُ الْـهَاشِمِـيِّ وَقَدْ هَـــوَى / لِوَا الْغَيِّ وَالطُّعْيَــانِ وَهْـــوَ تَعَالَــى

_Wa yaʿlū liwā’u-l hāshimiyyi wa qad hawā / liwā-l ghayyi wa-ṭ ṭughyāni wa huwa taʿālā_

May the banner of the Hashemite rise, while the banner of error and tyranny has fallen—and he (the Prophet) is exalted.

**38.** إِلَيْكَ وَلاَ أَرْجُو سِوَاكَ وَإِنْ يَكُـــنْ / سِــــوَاكَ مَنَالِي مَــا قَبِلْــتُ نَــوَالاَ

_Ilayka walā arjū siwāka wa in yakun / siwāka manālī mā qabiltu nawālā_

Toward you I turn and I hope in none but you; even if my goal were elsewhere, I would not accept the gift.

**39.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ / أَجِرْنِـي وَأَصْحَــابِي أَرَاكَ ثِمَــالاَ

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / ajirnī wa aṣḥābī arāka thimālā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; protect me and my companions, for I see you as a sanctuary.

**40.** عَلَيْـــــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / وَتَشْمَلُ أَصْحَــــابَ النَّبِــيِّ وَآلاَ

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wa tashmalu aṣḥāba-n nabiyyi wa ālā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; and may it include the Prophet's companions and family.

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