Qasida Muhammadiya · قصيدة محمدية

By Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Busiri

Qasida Muhammadiya (Arabic: قصيدة محمدية) is a poem written by the eminent poet Imam al-Busiri, author of the famous Qasida Burda. It is a short poem, consisting of 16 couplets in which each line begins with the blessed name of Muhammad ﷺ.

Opening verses

مُحَمَّدٌ أَشْرَفُ الْأَعْرَابِ وَالْعَجَمِ
مُحَمَّدٌ خَيْرُ مَنْ يَمْشِي عَلَى قَدَمِ

Muḥammadun ashrafu l-aʿrābi wa l-ʿajami
Muḥammadun khayru man yamshī ʿalā qadami

Muhammad - noblest of the Arabs and the non-Arabs, Muhammad - best of all those who walk upon two feet

مُحَمَّدٌ بَاسِطُ الْمَعْرُوفِ جَامِعُهُ
مُحَمَّدٌ صَاحِبُ الْإِحْسَانِ وَالْكَرَمِ

Muḥammadun bāsiṭu l-maʿrūfi jāmiʿuhu
Muḥammadun ṣāḥibu l-iḥsāni wa l-karami

Muhammad - most expansive giver of all good things, Muhammad - the master of excellence and generosity