Qasida Mudariyya · القصيدة المضرية

By Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Busiri

Qasida Mudariyya (Arabic: القصيدة المضرية) is a poem written by the eminent poet Imam al-Busiri, author of the famous Qasida Burda. In Qasida Mudariyya, Imam al-Busiri asks God, through various means, to send prayers, upon the Prophet ﷺ, his Family, Companions, the other Prophets and Messengers as well as all Muslims. The poem consists of 44 couplets.

Opening verses

يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَى الْمُخْتَارِ مِنْ مُّضَرٍ
وَالْأَنْبِيَا وَجَمِيْعِ الرُّسْلِ مَا ذُكِرُوا

Yā rabbi ṣalli ʿalā l-mukhtāri min Muḍarin
Wa l-anbiyā wa jamiʿi r-rusli mā dhukirū

O my Lord, pour Your blessings upon the Chosen One of Mudar and the Prophets and all of the Messengers whenever they are mentioned.

وَصَلِّ رَبِّ عَلَى الْهَادِي وَشِيعَتِهِ
وَصَحْبِهِ مَنْ لِطَيِّ الدِّينِ قَدْ نَشَرُوا

Wa ṣalli rabbi ʿalā l-hādī wa shīʿatihi
Wa ṣaḥbihi man liṭayyi d-dīni qad nasharū

And pour blessings, O my Lord, upon the Guide and his Followers and his Companions, those who spread abroad the teachings of the religion.