# Harful Yaa · حَرْفُ الْيَاء

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.** يَؤُمُّ رِكَابِي مَهْبَــطَ الْوَحْيِ مُلْتَقَــى / كَتَائِبِ دِينِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ الَّذِي انْتَقَـــى

_Ya’ummu rikābī mahbiṭa-l waḥyi multaqa / katā’ibi dīni-l hāshimiyyi-l ladhī-ntaqā_

My caravan heads toward the place where revelation descended, the meeting point of the battalions of the religion of the Hashemite, the chosen one.

**2.** أَسِيرُ إِلَى الْبَطْحَا أَطُـــوفُ بِبَيْتِــهِ / وَأَمْشِي إِلَى نُورِ الْـهُـدَى مُتَشَوِّقَــا

_Asīru ila-l Baṭḥā aṭūfu bi-baytihi / wa amshī ilā nūri-l hudā mutashawwiqā_

I journey toward the Bathā’, circumambulating His House, and I walk toward the Light of Guidance with intense longing.

**3.** أُوَافِي حَبِيبًا رَاقِدًا حَوْلَ رَوْضَـــــةٍ / عَلَى الْخُلْدِ وَالْفِرْدَوْسِ أَبْدَتْ تَفَوُّقَا

_Uwāfī ḥabīban rāqidan ḥawla rawḍatin / ʿala-l khuldi wa-l firdawsi abdat tafawwuqā_

I come to a Beloved resting near a Garden that has shown superiority over eternity and Paradise.

**4.** فَيَا لَكَ مِنْ مَرْأًى هُنَاكَ وَمَسْمَــعٍ / تَرَى الْعِلْمَ وَالْعِرْفَانَ يَجْرِي تَدَفُّقَا

_Fa-yā laka min mar’an hunāka wa masmaʿin / tarā-l ʿilma wa-l ʿirfāna yajrī tadaffuqā_

O, what a sight and what a sound is there! You see knowledge and gnosis flowing in abundance.

**5.** تَرَى كُلَّ أَخْيَارِ الْخَلاَئِــقِ حَوْلَـــهُ / لَإِنْسَانُ عَيْنِ الْخَلْقِ لِلْكُلِّ مُسْتَقَــى

_Tarā kulla akhyāri-l khalā’iqi ḥawlahu / la-insānu ʿayni-l khalqi li-l kulli mustaqā_

You see all the best of creation around him; he is the "pupil of the eye" of existence, from whom everyone draws water.

**6.** يُؤَدُّونَ حَقَّ الْحَقِّ فِي وَصْلِ حِبِّــهِ / مُحَمَّـــدُ مُخْتَارِ الْإِلَـــهِ وَمُنْتَقَــــى

_Yud-dūna ḥaqqa-l ḥaqqi fī waṣli ḥibbihi / Muḥammadu mukhtāri-l ilāhi wa muntaqā_

They fulfill the right of the Truth by connecting with his love; Muhammad, the chosen and selected of God.

**7.** فَهَرْوَلْتُ مِنْ أَرْضِي بِكَوْلَخَ طَائِرًا / بِحُــــبٍّ وَإِيمَــــــانٍ بِـــهِ مُتَعَلِّقَــا

_Fa-harwaltu min arḍī bi-Kawlakha ṭā’iran / bi-ḥubbin wa īmānin bihi mutaʿalliqā_

So I hurried from my land in Kaolack, flying with love and faith, clinging fast to him.

**8.** بِلاَغُوسَ بِالْخَرْطُــــومِ لَيْـــلاً وَإِنَّنِــي / كَذِي الشَّوْقِ لاَ أَلْوِي عَلَى الْغَيْرِ مُطْلَقَا

_Bi-Lāghūsa bi-l Kharṭūmi laylan wa innanī / ka-dhī-sh shawqi lā alwī ʿala-l ghayri muṭlaqā_

In Lagos, in Khartoum by night—and indeed I, like one possessed by longing, never turn toward anyone else at all.

**9.** بِجِدَّةَ بِالْبَيْـــتِ الْحَـــرَامِ بِزَمْــزَمٍ / بِمَسْعًى بِهِ الْإِسْلاَمُ جَهْــرًا تَدَفَّقَــا

_Bi-Jiddata bi-l Bayti-l Ḥarāmi bi-Zamzamin / bi-masʿan bihi-l islāmu jahran tadaffaqā_

In Jeddah, at the Sacred House, at Zamzam, and at the Mas'ā, where Islam flowed openly.

**10.** بِطَيْبَةَ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِـــيَ طَيْبَــةٌ / بِهَا كُلُّ أَمْــــرِ الْهَاشِمِــيِّ تَحَقَّقَــا

_Bi-Ṭaybata mā adrāka mā hiya Ṭaybatun / bihā kullu amri-l hāshimiyyi taḥaqqaqā_

In Tayba (Medina)—and what can tell you what Tayba is? In it, every matter of the Hashemite was realized.

**11.** عَلَيْــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / تَمَسَّكْتُ بِالْأَذْيَالِ مِنْــكَ مُصَدِّقَــا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / tamassaktu bi-l adhyāli minka muṣaddiqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; I have clung to your hems, believing with certainty.

**12.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / بِدَيْجُورَ أَشْدُو دَمْعُ عَيْنِي تَرَقْرَقَا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / bi-dayjūra ashdū damʿu ʿaynī taraqraqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; in the darkness of night I chant, while the tears in my eye shimmer.

**13.** إِذَا نَظَرُوا نَحْوِي أُكَفْكِفُ أَدْمُعِي / وَإِنْ غَفَلُوا أَرْسَلْتُ دَمْعِيَ مُطْلَقَا

_Idhā naẓarū naḥwī ukafkifu admuʿī / wa in ghafalū arsaltu damʿiya muṭlaqā_

If they look toward me, I wipe away my tears; and if they are heedless, I let my tears flow freely.

**14.** فَقَيْدٌ وَإِطْلاَقٌ لِدَمْعِي كِلاَهُمَــا / وَذَلِكَ حَالُ الْحُبِّ حِينَ تَحَرَّقَا

_Fa-qaydun wa iṭlāqun li-damʿī kilāhumā / wa dhālika ḥālu-l ḥubbi ḥīna taḥarraqā_

Restraint and release for my tears—both are the state of love when it has burned intensely.

**15.** فَنَارُ اشْتِيَاقِي وَاقِــدٌ وَهْـــوَ مَدْمَعِــي / يُحَاوِلُ إِطْفَا الْجَمْرِ إِذْ صَارَ مُحْرِقَا

_Fa-nāru-shtiyāqī wāqidun wa huwa madmaʿī / yuḥāwilu iṭfā-l jamri idh ṣāra muḥriqā_

The fire of my longing is kindled, and it is my tears that try to extinguish the embers when they become scorching.

**16.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / فَقَدْ هَيَّجَ الْأَشْــوَاقَ بَـــرْقٌ تَأَلَّقَــا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / fa-qad hayyaja-l ashwāqa barqun ta’allaqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; for longing has been stirred by a lightning bolt that flashed.

**17.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / خَدِيمُكَ لاَ يُلْفِيكَ لِلْبَــــابِ مُغْلِقَــا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / khadīmuka lā yulfīka li-l bābi mughliqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; your servant will never find you closing the door.

**18.** عَلَيْــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / تُقَـــــرِّبُ إِبْرَاهِيـــمَ زِدْهُ تَحَقُّقَــا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / tuqarribu Ibrāhīma zid-hu taḥaqquqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; bring Ibrahim near, and increase his spiritual realization.

**19.** عَلَيْــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / وَدَبَّتْ حُمَيَّا الشَّوْقِ وَهْوَ تَفَتَّقَـا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wa dabbat ḥumayya-sh shawqi wa huwa tafattaqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; the intoxication of longing has crept in and burst forth.

**20.** عَلَيْــــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ / أَؤُوبُ بِسُؤْلِي مُصْطَفَى الْكَوْنِ مُنْتَقَى

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / a’ūbu bi-su’lī muṣṭafa-l kawni muntaqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; I return with my request to the Chosen of the universe, the selected.

**21.** عَلَيْكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ / تُرَافِقُنِــي سِـــرًّا لِكَـــيْ أَتَحَقَّقَــــا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / turāfiqunī sirran likay ataḥaqqaqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; accompany me in secret so that I may reach realization.

**22.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / وَأَخْدُمُ دِيـنَ الْهَاشِمِــيِّ مُصَــدِّقَا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wa akhdumu dīna-l hāshimiyyi muṣaddiqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; and I serve the religion of the Hashemite, believing firmly.

**23.** عَلَيْــــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / لِتَرْضَى عَنِ الْعَبْدِ الْحَقِيرِ وَتُعْتِقَا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / li-tarḍā ʿani-l ʿabdi-l ḥaqīri wa tuʿtiqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; so that You may be pleased with the humble servant and set him free.

**24.** صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيــمٌ مِــــنَ اللّٰهِ سَرْمَــدًا / عَلَى مَنْ غَزَا بَدْرًا وَأُحْدًا وَخَنْدَقَا

_Ṣalātun wa taslīmun mina-llāhi sarmadan / ʿalā man ghazā Badran wa Uḥudan wa Khandaqā_

Blessings and peace from Allah eternally be upon the one who raided Badr, Uhud, and the Trench.

**25.** وَخَيْبَرَ قَبْلَ الْفَتْحِ وَالْكُفْرُ مُخْمَـــدٌ / وَقَدْ سَادَ دِينُ اللّٰهِ وَالْعَــدْلَ حَقَّقَــا

_Wa Khaybara qabla-l fatḥi wa-l kufru mukhmadun / wa qad sāda dīnu-llāhi wa-l ʿadla ḥaqqaqā_

And Khaybar before the victory, while disbelief was extinguished, and the religion of Allah prevailed and established justice.

**26.** عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / وَقَدْ شَقَّ بَدْرًا وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ شَقَّقَا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wa qad shaqqa badran wa-s samāwāti shaqqaqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; he who split the moon and traversed the heavens.

**27.** عَلَيْــــهِ صَـلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / وَهَبْتُ لَـــهُ كُلِّي جَنَانًا وَلَقْلَقَــا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wahabtu lahu kullī janānan wa laqlaqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; I have gifted him my all—my heart and my tongue.

**28.** بِخَيْفٍ بِجَمْعٍ بِالْمُخَصَّبِ مِنْ مِنًى / مُنَايَ اقْتِفَا الْهَادِي وَلَنْ أَتَزَلَّقَـــا

_Bi-Khayfin bi-Jamʿin bi-l Mukhaṣṣabi min Minā / munāya-qtifā-l hādī wa lan atazallaqā_

At Khayf, at Jam' (Muzdalifa), at al-Mukhaṣṣab in Mina—my desire is to follow the Guide and never to slip.

**29.** عَلَى نَهْجِ قَوْمٍ صَالِحِينَ قَدْ أَخْلَصُوا / وَحَازُوا لَدَى مَوْلَى الْبَرِيَّةِ مَوْثِقَـــا

_ʿAlā nahji qawmin ṣāliḥīna qad akhlaṣū / wa ḥāzū ladā mawla-l bariyyati mawthiqā_

On the path of righteous people who were sincere and attained a firm covenant with the Master of creation.

**30.** وَإِلاَّ فَلاَ لَــــــوْمٌ فَلُـــذْتُ بِحِقْــوِهِ / وَمَا آبَ مَنْ قَدْ لاَذَ بِالْحِقْوِ مُخْفِقَـا

_Wa illā falā lawmun fa-ludhtu bi-ḥiqwihi / wa mā āba man qad lādha bi-l ḥiqwi mukhfiqā_

Otherwise, there is no blame, for I have taken refuge in his protection; and none who took refuge in that protection ever returned failing.

**31.** عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / بِدِيوَانِ طَـهَ الْهَاشِمِي صِرْتُ مُلْحَقَا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / bi-dīwāni Ṭāhā-l hāshimī ṣirtu mulḥaqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; I have become attached to the Diwan of Taha the Hashemite.

**32.** عَلَيْــــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / لَدَى عَرَفَاتٍ أَرْتَجِي الْعِتْقَ وَاللِّقَا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / ladā ʿArafātin artajī-l ʿitqa wa-l liqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; at Arafat I hope for freedom (from the fire) and the Meeting.

**33.** عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / بِأُسْرَتِهِ قَدْ صِرْتُ بِالْحُبِّ مُلْصَقَـا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / bi-uṣratihi qad ṣirtu bi-l ḥubbi mulṣaqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; through love, I have become joined to his family.

**34.** عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / إِلَى غَيْرِ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ لَــنْ أَتَمَلَّقَــا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / ilā ghayri khayri-l khalqi lan atamallaqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; to none but the best of creation will I ever show flattery.

**35.** عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / فَقَدْ شِبْتُ هَلْ لِي أَنْ أُرَقَّى وَأُعْتَقَا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / fa-qad shibtu hal lī an uraqqā wa uʿtaqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; I have grown gray—is it time for me to be elevated and freed?

**36.** عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / بِجَمْعٍ أُنَادِي وَهْــــوَ حُبِّــيَ أَرَّقَــا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / bi-Jamʿin unādī wa huwa ḥubbī arraqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; at Jam' I cry out, for it is my love that kept me awake.

**37.** عَلَى قُزَحٍ أَدْعُو وَإِنِّيَ مُوقِــنٌ / إِجَابَةَ رَبِّي دَعْوَتِــــي مُتَحَقِّقَــا

_ʿAlā Quzaḥin adʿū wa inniya mūqinun / ijābata rabbī daʿwatī mutaḥaqqiqā_

Upon Quzaḥ I supplicate, and indeed I am certain that my Lord's answer to my prayer is realized.

**38.** وَقَدْ زَارَنِي طَيْفٌ مِنْ أَحْمَدَ مَوْهِنًا / وَهَيَّــجَ شَوْقِـــي وَالْفُـــؤَادُ تَمَزَّقَــا

_Wa qad zāranī ṭayfun min Aḥmada mawhinā / wa hayyaja shawqī wa-l fu’ādu tamazzaqā_

A phantom from Ahmad visited me in the late night, stirring my longing while the heart was torn apart.

**39.** عَلَى أَنَّنِــــي لاَ لاَ أَبُـــوحُ بِسِــرِّهِ / طَمِعْتُ بِوَصْلٍ أَرْتَجِي أَنْ يُحَقَّقَــا

_ʿAlā annanī lā lā abūḥu bi-sirrihi / ṭamiʿtu bi-waṣlin artajī an yuḥaqqaqā_

Yet I shall not, no, I shall not reveal his secret; I craved a union that I hope will be realized.

**40.** وَجِئْتُ وَلَكِنْ لَمْ أَبِتْ غَيْرَ لَيْلَــةٍ / وَهَلْ هِيَ تَكْفِي مُغْرَمًا مُتَعَشِّقَــا

_Wa ji’tu walākin lam abit ghayra laylatin / wa hal hiya takfī mughraman mutaʿash-shiqā_

I came, but I did not stay more than a night; and can one night suffice a devoted, infatuated lover?

**41.** وَعَرَّجْتُ لِلْقُدْسِ الشَّرِيفِ وَبَعْدَهُ / سَرَيْتُ لِبَرْهَــــامَ الْخَلِيـــلِ مُوَفَّقَــا

_Wa ʿarrajtu li-l Qudsi-sh sharīfi wa baʿdahu / saraytu li-Barhāma-l Khalīli muwaffaqā_

I journeyed to the Noble Jerusalem, and thereafter I traveled to Ibrahim the Friend (in Hebron), successfully.

**42.** عَلَيْكَ أَيَـــا بَرْهَــــامُ بَعْـــدَ مُحَمَّــدٍ / صَلاَةٌ وَتَسْلِيـــمٌ يَزِيـــدَانِ رَوْنَقَــا

_ʿAlayka ayā Barhāmu baʿda Muḥammadin / ṣalātun wa taslīmun yazīdāni rawnaqā_

Upon you, O Ibrahim, after Muhammad, be blessings and peace that increase in splendor.

**43.** لَدَى قَصْرِ رَأْسِ التِّينِ زُرْتُ تَوَسُّلاً / لِطَـــهَ فَتَـــــــاهُ جَابِـــــرًا وَتَعَلُّقَـــا

_Ladā qaṣri Ra’si-t Tīni zurtu tawassulā / li-Ṭāhā fatāhu jābiran wa taʿalluqā_

At the palace of Ras al-Tin (in Alexandria) I visited, seeking a means to Taha, his youth, mending and clinging.

**44.** وَأَهْدَيْتُ لِلْمُرْسِي الْكَبِيرِ تَحِيَّــــةً / كَــذَا لِزَمِيلِي فِي الثَّنَا وَهْوَ أَفْلَقَـــا

_Wa ahdaytu li-l Mursi-l kabīri taḥiyyatan / kadhā li-zamīlī fī-th thanā wa huwa aflaqā_

And I gifted a greeting to the great al-Mursi, and likewise to my companion in praise who is most eloquent.

**45.** فَعَنْهُمْ رِضَى الْبَارِي وَعَنِّي بِيُمْنِهِ / وَيُعْطِي لَنَا فَيْضًا يُــــرَى مُتَدَفِّقَــا

_Fa-ʿanhum riḍā-l bārī wa ʿannī bi-yumnihi / wa yuʿṭī lanā fayḍan yurā mutadaffiqā_

May the pleasure of the Creator be upon them, and upon me through His blessing; and may He grant us an overflow that is seen as pouring.

**46.** عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ / رِضَى اللّٰهِ عَنْ شَيْخِي أَبًا كَانَ مُشْفِقَا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / riḍā-llāhi ʿan shaykhī aban kāna mushfiqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; may the pleasure of Allah be upon my Shaykh, who was a compassionate father.

**47.** عَلَيْـــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ / وَ أُودِعُ أَوْلاَدِي لَدَيْـــــكَ تَوَثُّقَــــــــا

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wa ūdiʿu awlādī ladayka tawath-thuqā_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; I entrust my children to you with firm trust.

**48.** عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ / وَأَهْلِي وَأَحْبَابِي وَمَنْ قَدْ تَعَلَّقَا

_ʿAlayhi ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wa ahlī wa aḥbābī wa man qad taʿallaqā_

Upon him be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; and my family, my beloveds, and whoever has become attached.

**49.** عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِـــرَامِ وَصَحْبِــهِ / وَمَا أَمَّ رَكْبِي مَهْبَطَ الْوَحْيِ مُلْتَقَـى

_ʿAlayhi maʿa-l āli-l kirāmi wa ṣaḥbihi / wa mā amma rakbī mahbiṭa-l waḥyi multaqa_

Upon him, along with the noble Family and his Companions; and as long as my caravan heads toward the place where revelation descended.

Source: https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/qasaaid/691f292bc02b144934a4ec1f/book/69c537196441e1c596212efe/chapter/69c538376441e1c596212f34