# Harfus Swaad · حَرْفُ الصَّاد

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.** صَبَا جَبَلَـــــيْ نُعْمَـــانَ بِاللّٰهِ خَلِّــصِ / نَسِيمًا سَرَى مِنْ ذَا الْعَقِيقِ فَيَخْلُـصِ

_Ṣabā jabalay Nuʿmāna bi-llāhi khalliṣi / nasīman sarā min dhā-l ʿaqīqi fa-yakhlusi_

O eastern wind of the two mountains of Nu'man, by Allah, release a breeze that traveled from that Aqiq so it may reach me pure.

**2.** فَإِنَّ نَسِيمًـــــا مِثْلَـــهُ سَيُتِـــمُّ لِي / شِفَاءَ سِقَامِي بَلْ يُتِـــمُّ تَخَلُّــصِي

_Fa-inna nasīman mithlahu sayutimmu liy / shifā’a siqāmī bal yutimmu takhal-luṣī_

For such a breeze will complete for me the healing of my ailments; rather, it will complete my liberation.

**3.** إِلَى رَحْمَةِ اللّٰهِ السِّـــــرَاجِ مُحَمَّــدٍ / إِلَى خَيْرِ جَاءٍ لِلْبَرَايَــــا مُخَلِّــصِ

_Ila raḥmati-llāhi-s sirāji Muḥammadin / ila khayri jā’in li-l barāyā mukhal-liṣi_

Toward the mercy of Allah, the lamp Muhammad; toward the best one who came as a savior for all creation.

**4.** إِلَى أَحْمَدَ الْمَاحِي إِلَيْـــهِ تَوَجُّهِـــي / وَسِيَّانِ عِنْدِي مَادِحِي وَمُنَقِّصِي

_Ila Aḥmada-l māḥī ilayhi tawajjuhī / wa sayyāni ʿindī mādiḥī wa munaqqiṣī_

Toward Ahmad the Eraser is my direction; and it is the same to me whether one praises me or belittles me (in this path).

**5.** إِلَيْــــــكَ رَسُـــولَ الْعَالَمِيـــنَ مُحَمَّــدًا / شَفِيعَ الْوَرَى فِي الْكُلِّ جِدُّ مُخَصَّـصِ

_Ilayka rasūla-l ʿālamīna Muḥammadā / shafīʿa-l warā fī-l kulli jiddu mukhaṣ-ṣaṣi_

Toward you, O Messenger of the worlds, Muhammad; the intercessor of creation in all things, truly distinguished.

**6.** لِمَنْ جَاءَ بِالْعِزِّ الْعَظِيمِ وَخِزْيِ مَنْ / تَوَلَّى عَـــــنِ الْمُثْلَــى وَلَـمْ يَتَخَلَّـصِ

_Li-man jā’a bi-l ʿizzi-l ʿaẓīmi wa khizyi man / tawallā ʿani-l muthlā wa lam yatakhal-laṣi_

For the one who brought great glory, and shame to those who turned away from the ideal and did not find salvation.

**7.** هَدَى الْخَلْقَ لِلنَّهْجِ الْقَوِيمِ وَقَدْ شَفَى / سِقَامَهُمُ مِنْ كُلِّ أَعْمَــى وَأَبْــرَصِ

_Hadā-l khalqa li-n nahji-l qawīmi wa qad shafā / siqāmahumu min kulli aʿmā wa abraṣi_

He guided creation to the upright path and healed their sicknesses from every blindness and leprosy.

**8.** سَرَى بِكَ لَيْـــلاً ثُــمَّ أَدْنَــاكَ رَاقِيًــا / إِلَى حَضْرَةٍ لَمْ تُلْفَ مَوْطِئَ أَخْمُصِ

_Sarā bika laylan thumma adnāka rāqiyā / ila ḥaḍratin lam tulfa mawṭi’a akhmuṣi_

He (Allah) took you by night and then drew you near, ascending to a presence that was never a place for any other foot to tread.

**9.** تَجَاوَزْتَ أَفْلاَكَ النُّجُومِ وَقَدْ دَنَـــا / لَكَ الْعِلْمُ وَالْأَسْرَارُ خَيْرَ مُمَحِّـصِ

_Tajāwazta aflāka-n nujūmi wa qad danā / laka-l ʿilmu wa-l asrāru khayra mumah-ḥiṣi_

You surpassed the orbits of the stars, and knowledge and secrets drew near to you as the best of examiners.

**10.** وَنِلْتَ مَقَامًا قَــــدْ تَقَاصَـــرَ دُونَــهُ / جَمِيعُ هُــدَاةِ الْخَلْقِ مِنْ كُلِّ مُخْلِصِ

_Wa nilta maqāman qad taqāṣara dūnahu / jamīʿu hudāti-l khalqi min kulli mukhliṣi_

And you attained a station before which all the guides of creation, from every sincere one, fell short.

**11.** فَرُحْتُ لَهُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ أَرْتَجِي / يُخَلِّصُنِي هَلْ غَيْـرُ طَـــهَ مُخَلِّصِــي

_Fa-ruḥtu lahu min maghribi-sh shamsi artajī / yukhal-liṣunī hal ghayru Ṭāhā mukhal-liṣī_

So I went to him from the West, hoping he would save me—is there any savior other than Taha?

**12.** فَإِنَّكَ بَابُ اللّٰهِ لَــــــمْ يُلْـــفَ مَسْلَــكٌ / سِوَاكَ إِلَى رَبِّي الْكَرِيمِ الْمُخَصِّصِ

_Fa-innaka bābu-llāhi lam yulfa maslakun / siwāka ila rabbī-l karīmi-l mukhaṣ-ṣiṣi_

For you are the door to Allah; no path is found to my Generous Lord, the One who distinguishes, except through you.

**13.** فَأَنْتَ سِرَاجُ الدِّينِ وَالضَّوْءُ سَاطِعٌ / وَظِلُّ الْوَرَى وَالظِّلُّ لَــمْ يَتَقَلَّــصِ

_Fa-anta sirāju-d dīni wa-ḍ ḍaw’u sāṭiʿun / wa ẓillu-l warā wa-ẓ ẓillu lam yataqal-laṣi_

You are the lamp of the religion and the light is shining; the shade of mankind, and that shade has never diminished.

**14.** فَأَنْتَ سِرَاجُ الدِّينِ وَالضَّوْءُ سَاطِعٌ / وَظِلُّ الْوَرَى وَالظِّلُّ لَــمْ يَتَقَلَّــصِ

_Fa-anta sirāju-d dīni wa-ḍ ḍaw’u sāṭiʿun / wa ẓillu-l warā wa-ẓ ẓillu lam yataqal-laṣi_

You are the lamp of the religion and the light is shining; the shade of mankind, and that shade has never diminished.

**15.** أَتَاكَ مُحِـــــبٌّ شَاعِــرٌ خَادِمٌ لَكُــمْ / أَرَى غَيْرَ مَدْحِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ مُنَقِّصِي

_Atāka muḥibbun shāʿirun khādimun lakum / arā ghayra madḥi-l hāshimiyyi munaqqiṣī_

A lover, poet, and servant of yours has come to you; I see anything other than the praise of the Hashemite as a detraction from me.

**16.** أَتَيْتُكَ تِسْعًا ثُـــمَّ عَشْـــرًا وَإِنَّنِــي / أَتَيْتُكَ هَـــذِي فَاهْدِنِي لاَ تَرَبَّــصِ

_Ataytuka tisʿan thumma ʿashran wa innanī / ataytuka hadhī fahdinī lā tarabbaṣi_

I came to you nineteen times, and indeed I have come this time as well; so guide me and do not delay.

**17.** أَسِيرُ وَبِي الشَّوْقُ الْمُبَرِّحُ لَمْ أَنَـــمْ / فَلَسْتُ إِلَى الْعَيْشِ الرَّغِيدِ بِأَحْرَصِ

_Asīru wa biya-sh shawqu-l mubar-riḥu lam anam / falastu ila-l ʿayshi-r raghīdi bi-aḥraṣi_

I journey while intense longing keeps me from sleep; I am not at all eager for a life of luxury.

**18.** فَحُبِّي وَحِرْصِي فِي وِصَالِ مُحَمَّدٍ / بِحِسٍّ وَمَعْنًى بَلْ بِطُولِ تَشَخُّــصِ

_Fa-ḥubbī wa ḥirṣī fī wiṣāli Muḥammadin / bi-ḥissin wa maʿnan bal bi-ṭūli tashakh-khuṣi_

For my love and my eagerness are in the union with Muhammad; in sense and meaning, rather in constant presence.

**19.** عَلَيْــــكَ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / فَخُصَّ خَدِيمًا يَا كَرِيمُ وَخَصِّـصِ

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / fa-khuṣṣa khadīman yā karīmu wa khaṣ-ṣiṣi_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; so distinguish a servant, O Generous One, and specially favor him.

**20.** عَلَيْـــــكَ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ / وَيَا رَبِّ فَاقْبَلْ حَجَّنَا وَلْتُمَحِّــصِ

_ʿAlayka ṣalātu-llāhi thumma salāmuhu / wa yā rabbi faqbal ḥajjanā wa-l tumah-ḥiṣi_

Upon you be the blessings of Allah and then His peace; and O Lord, accept our Hajj and purify it.

**21.** وَأَصْلِحْ شُؤُونَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَخَصِّصَنْ / لِصَحْبِي وَأَحْبَابِي فَأَصْلِحْ وَخَصِّصِ

_Wa aṣliḥ shu’ūna-l muslimīna wa khaṣ-ṣiṣan / li-ṣaḥbī wa aḥbābī fa-aṣliḥ wa khaṣ-ṣiṣi_

Rectify the affairs of the Muslims, and specially favor my companions and beloveds; so rectify and distinguish.

**22.** وَدَمِّرْ عُـــدَاةَ الْمُسْلِمِيـــنَ جَمِيعَهُــمْ / مَيَارًا وَدَيَّانًا وَرِجْسًـــــا وَنَقِّــصِ

_Wa dam-mir ʿudāta-l muslimīna jamīʿahum / Mayāran wa Dayyānan wa rijsan wa naqqiṣi_

And destroy all the enemies of the Muslims—Meir (Golda Meir), Dayan, and the filth—and diminish them.

**23.** وَأَلْحِقْ بِهِمْ مَنْ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ وَطَهِّرَنْ / جَمِيعَ بِــــــلاَدِ اللّٰهِ لِلدِّيـــنِ تَخْلُــصِ

_Wa alḥiq bihim man qad ʿalimta wa ṭah-hiran / jamīʿa bilādi-llāhi li-d dīni takhluṣi_

And join with them those whom You know, and purify all the lands of Allah so they may be pure for the religion.

**24.** لَدَى عَرَفَاتٍ وَالْمَقَــــامِ فَخَاطِــرِي / تَجَـــرَّدَ لِلْهَادِي الْعِبَـــادِ الْمُخَلِّــصِ

_Ladā ʿArafātin wa-l maqāmi fa-khāṭirī / tajarrada li-l hādī-l ʿibāda-l mukhal-liṣi_

At Arafat and the Station, my inner thought has become devoted solely to the Guide of the servants, the Savior.

**25.** أُوَحِّــــدُ رَبِّـــي ثُمَّ أَهْــــوَى مُحَمَّــدًا / وَأُثْنِي عَلَى الْهَادِي وَفِيهِ تَخَصُّصِي

_Uwaḥ-ḥidu rabbī thumma ahwā Muḥammadā / wa uthnī ʿala-l hādī wa fīhi takhaṣ-ṣuṣī_

I declare the Oneness of my Lord, then I love Muhammad; and I praise the Guide, and in him is my specialization.

**26.** أَرَانِي أَرَى الْهَادِي وَلَيْسَ سِــوَاؤُهُ / وَكَمْ ثَمَّ مِنْ سِرٍّ مَصُونٍ مُخَصَّصِ

_Arānī ara-l hādī wa laysa siwā’uhu / wa kam thamma min sirrin maṣūnin mukhaṣ-ṣaṣi_

I see myself seeing the Guide and none other; and how many guarded and special secrets are there!

**27.** جَزَى اللّٰهُ عَنِّـــي وَالِـــدِي وَأَحِبَّتِــي / جَزَى قَائِدٍ قَدْ عَاشَ أَفْضَلَ مُرْهِصِ

_Jazā-llāhu ʿannī wālidī wa aḥibbatī / jazā qā’idin qad ʿāsha afḍala murhaṣi_

May Allah reward my father and my beloveds on my behalf; the reward of a leader who lived the best of lives.

**28.** عَلَيْـــهِ مَدَى الْأَيَّامِ مَا قَـالَ مُغْــرَمٌ / صَبَا جَبَلَـــيْ نُعْمَـــانَ بِاللّٰهِ خَلِّــصِ

_ʿAlayhi madā-l ayyāmi mā qāla mughramun / ṣabā jabalay Nuʿmāna bi-llāhi khalliṣi_

Upon him throughout the days, as long as an infatuated one says: O eastern wind of the two mountains of Nu'man, by Allah, release.

Source: https://qasaaid.zayfir.app/app/qasaaid/691f292bc02b144934a4ec1f/book/69c537196441e1c596212efe/chapter/69c5383b6441e1c596212f4d