Yaa Mula · يَا مُولَعاً بِالطَّرَبِ

يَا مُولَعاً بِالطَّرَبِ
رَاغِبَ عَنْ تَعَتُّبِ
وَالزَّيْغِ وَالتَّجَنُّبِ
انْهَضْ لِمَدْحِ الْقُطْبِ

Yā mūla‘an biṭ-ṭarabi
Rāghiba ‘an ta‘attubi
Waz-zayghi wat-tajannubi
Inhaḍ li-mad-ḥil-Quṭbi

O you who are infatuated with spiritual ecstasy, desiring to turn away from blame, deviation, and avoidance—arise to praise the "Qutb" (Spiritual Pole)!

أَعْنِي بِهِ غَوْثَ الْوَرَى
سُمَّ الْعِدَى طِبَّ الْوَرَى
بَرْهَامَ مَنْ بِهِ نَرَى
كُلَّ الْمُنَى وَالْمَطْلَبِ

A‘nī bihi ghawthal-warā
Summal-‘idā ṭibbal-warā
Bar-hāma man bihi narā
Kullal-munā wal-maṭlabi

I mean by him the Succor of creation, the poison for enemies, the medicine for humanity: Ibrahim (Baye Niass), through whom we see all our desires and goals.

مَنْ نَالَهُ نَالَ الْمُنَى
وَفَاتَهُ كُلُّ الْعَنَا
حِبِّيَ رَاجِيَ الْهَنَا
أَبْشِرْ بِنَيْلِ الْمَطْلَبِ

Man nālahu nālal-munā
Wa-fātahu kullul-‘anā
Ḥibbīya rājiyal-hanā
Abshir bi-naylil-maṭlabi

Whoever reaches him reaches their desires, and all their exhaustion fades away. My friend, who hopes for bliss, receive glad tidings of attaining your goal.

كُلٌّ بِهِ قَدِ اهْتَدَى
بَعْدَ الضَّلَالِ وَالرَّدَى
فِي كَفِّهِ بَحْرُ النَّدَى
يَمَصُّهُ مَنِ اجْتُبِي

Kullun bihi qadih-tadā
Ba‘daḍ-ḍalāli war-radā
Fī kaffihi baḥrun-nadā
Yamaṣ-ṣuhu mani-jtubī

Everyone has been guided through him after misguidance and ruin; in his palm is an ocean of generosity, which the chosen ones sip from.

لَقَدْ رَقَى كُلَّ الْمَقَامْ
اخْتَصَرَ عَنْهُ الْفِخَامْ
لِكَوْنِهِ جَدَّ الْكِرَامْ
حَبِيبَ يَاسِينَ النَّبِي

Laqad raqā kullal-maqām
Ikhtaṣara ‘anhul-fikhām
Li-kawnihi jaddal-kirām
Ḥabība Yāsīnan-nabī

He has ascended every spiritual station; greatness has been summarized within him because he is the noble forefather [spiritually] and the beloved of Yasin (the Prophet ﷺ).

وَقَدْ حَبَاهُ الْمُصْطَفَى
كُلَّ الْعَطَاءِ وَاكْتَفَى
بِهِ عَدُوُّهُ جَفَى
أَكْرِمْ بِهَذَا الْقُطْبِ

Wa-qad ḥabāhul-Muṣṭafā
Kullal-‘aṭā’i wak-tafā
Bihi ‘aduwwuhu jafā
Akrim bi-hādhāl-Quṭbi

The Chosen One (the Prophet ﷺ) has gifted him every bounty; his enemy has grown distant through him. How noble is this Spiritual Pole!

وَاللَّهِ لَا يَعْرِفُهُ
إِلَّا الْإِلَهُ وَحْدَهُ
وَالْمُنْحَمِنَّا حِبُّهُ
طَهَ رَفِيعُ الْمَنْصِبِ

Wal-Lāhi lā ya‘rifuhu
Illal-ilāhu waḥduhu
Wal-munḥamin-nā ḥibbuhu
Ṭāhā rafī‘ul-manṣibi

By Allah, none truly knows him except God alone, and the one who granted us his love: Taha (the Prophet ﷺ), who is of the highest rank.

فَيَا مَفَازَ الْمُتَّقِي
حَبِيبِ بَرْهَامَ النَّقِي
يَا فَوْزَهُ فَقَدْ وُقِي
شَرَّ الْعِدَى وَمَنْ غُبِي

Fa-yā mafāzal-muttaqī
Ḥabībi Bar-hāman-naqī
Yā fawzahu fa-qad wuqi
Sharral-‘idā wa-man ghubī

O, the success of the God-conscious lover of the pure Ibrahim! O, his victory, for he has been protected from the evil of enemies and the ignorant.

وَيَا خَسَارَ الْمُنْكِرِ
أَلَيْسَ بِالْمُدَكِّرِ
بِقَوْلَةِ الْمُدَثِّرِ
آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ

Wa-yā khasāral-munkiri
Alaysa bid-mud-dakkiri
Bi-qawlatil-mud-dath-thiri
Ādhantuhu bil-ḥarbi

And O, the loss of the denier! Is he not mindful of the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: "I have declared war against him [who harms My saint]"?

وَلَوْ بَدَا لِمُنْكِرِ
مَا قَدْ بَدَا لِمُبْصِرِ
لَمَا طَغَى حِينَ قُرِي
مَدْحُ الَّذِي قَدِ اجْتُبِي

Wa-law badā li-munkiri
Mā qad badā li-mub-ṣiri
Lamā ṭaghā ḥīna qurī
Mad-ḥul-ladhī qadi-jtubī

If there appeared to the denier what has appeared to the one with spiritual vision, he would not have transgressed when the praise of the chosen one was recited.

وَقَدْ كَفَانِي أَنَّنِي
أُحِبُّهُ يُحِبُّنِي
وَقَالَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنِي
يَفُزْ بِلَا تَرَيُّبِ

Wa-qad kafānī annanī
Uḥibbuhu yuḥibbunī
Wa-qāla man aḥabbanī
Yafuz bilā tarayyubi

It is enough for me that I love him and he loves me; he said, "Whoever loves me shall triumph without doubt."

بَرْهَامُ يَا بَحْرَ النَّدَى
بَدْرَ الدُّجَى شَمْسَ الْهُدَى
رُوحَ الْوَرَى حَتْفَ الْعِدَى
مُنْقِذَ كُلِّ مُذْنِبِ

Bar-hāmu yā baḥran-nadā
Badrad-dujā shamsal-hudā
Rūḥal-warā ḥat-fal-‘idā
Mun-qidha kulli mudhnibi

Ibrahim! O ocean of generosity, full moon of the darkness, sun of guidance, soul of creation, death of enemies, and savior of every sinner.

خَدِيمُكُمْ يَحْيَى الْأَمِينْ
قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ فَلَا يَمِينْ
فِي قَلْبِهِ حُبُّ الْأَمِينْ
أَخِلُّ كُنْ لِي أَقْرَبِ

Khadīmukum Yaḥyāl-Amīn
Qad jā’akum falā yamīn
Fī qalbihi ḥubbul-Amīn
Akhilla kun lī aqrabi

Your servant, Yahya al-Amin, has come to you; there is no doubt that in his heart is the love of the Trustworthy One (the Prophet). O friend, be closer to me!

أَنْتَ سِرَاجُنَا الْمُنِيرْ
يَؤُمُّكُمْ جَمْعٌ غَفِيرْ
وَقَدْ أَتَيْتُ مُسْتَجِيرْ
لِرَفْعِ مَا قَدْ حَلَّ بِهِ

Anta sirājunāl-munīr
Ya’ummukum jam‘un ghafīr
Wa-qad ataytu mus-tajīr
Li-raf-‘i mā qad ḥalla bihi

You are our illuminating lamp; a vast assembly follows you. I have come seeking refuge to lift what has befallen me.

أَنْتَ مَلَاذُ اللَّاهِفِ
أَجَلْ وَأَمْنُ الْخَائِفِ
وَرَأْسُ كُلِّ الطَّائِفِ
مِنَ الرِّجَالِ الْهُذَّبِ

Anta malādhul-lāhifi
Ajal wa-amnul-khā’ifi
Wa-ra’su kulliṭ-ṭā’ifi
Minar-rijālil-hudh-dhabi

You are the refuge of the yearning soul, yes, and the safety of the fearful; the head of every group of refined men.

إِنْيَاسُ أَنْتَ ذُخْرَتِي
فِي الْحَشْرِ أَي وَبُغْيَتِي
فِي مَحْضَرِي وَغَيْبَتِي
وَمَأْكَلِي وَمَشْرَبِي

Inyāsu anta dhukhratī
Fīl-ḥashri ay wa-bugh-yatī
Fī maḥ-ḍarī wa-ghaybatī
Wa-ma’kalī wa-mash-rabī

Niass, you are my treasure for the Gathering [Resurrection], yes, and my goal; in my presence and my absence, in my food and my drink.

قَصْدِيَ أَنْ تَقُودَنِي
إِلَيْكَ وَتَمُدَّنِي
حُبُّكَ قَدْ شَغَفَنِي
عَنْ فَرْتَنَا وَزَيْنَبِ

Qaṣdī an taqūdanī
Ilayka wa-tamuddanī
Ḥub-buka qad shaghaf-nanī
‘An Far-tanā wa-Zaynabi

My intent is for you to lead me to yourself and support me; your love has infatuated me, turning me away from [worldly lovers like] Fartana and Zaynab.

فَإِنَّ مَنْ تَيَمَّهُ
حُبُّكَ لَا يَهُمُّهُ
سِوَاكُمْ لِأَنَّهُ
عَنْ غَيْرِ فِي تَغَيُّبِ

Fa-inna man tayyamahu
Ḥub-buka lā yahummuhu
Siwākum li-annahu
‘An ghayri fī taghayyubi

For whoever is captivated by your love, nothing else concerns him, because he is in a state of absence from everything else.

يَا قَائِدَ الدِّينِ الْحَنِيفْ
أَنْتَ الْمُنِيلْ أَنْتَ الْمُضِيفْ
فَجُدْ لِحِبِّكَ الضَّعِيفْ
بِالْعِلْمِ وَالتَّأَدُّبِ

Yā qā’idad-dīnil-ḥanīf
Antal-munīl antal-muḍīf
Fa-jud li-ḥibbikaḍ-ḍa‘īf
Bil-‘ilmi wat-ta’addubi

O leader of the upright religion, you are the granter and the host; so be generous to your weak lover with knowledge and refined character.

يَا فَوْزَتِي تَفَضَّلِي
آنَ الْأَوَانُ فَانْزِلِي
تَعَجَّلِي تَعَجَّلِي
تَعَجَّلِي لِتَطْرُبِي

Yā fawzatī tafaḍ-ḍalī
Ānal-awānu fan-zilī
Ta‘aj-jalī ta‘aj-jalī
Ta‘aj-jalī li-taṭ-rubī

O my victory, come forth! The time has arrived, so descend. Hasten, hasten, hasten to experience the ecstasy!

مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ اتَّصَلْ
وَمَا لِغَيْرِهِ انْفَصَلْ
رَبِّي عَلَيْكَ الْمُتَّكَلْ
فَكُنْ لِعَبْدٍ مُذْنِبِ

Mā kāna lil-Lāhi-ttaṣal
Wa-mā li-ghayrihi-nfaṣal
Rabbī ‘alaykal-muttakal
Fa-kun li-‘abdin mudhnibi

What is connected for Allah's sake endures, and what is for other than Him is severed. My Lord, in You is my trust, so be there for a sinful servant.

سَلَامٌ مِنْكَ يَا رَحِيمْ
عَلَى حَبِيبِكَ الْكَرِيمْ
بَرْهَامَ مَنْ هُوَ الزَّعِيمْ
لِفَيْضِنَا الْمُمَرْحَبِ

Salāmun minka yā Raḥīm
‘Alā ḥabībikal-Karīm
Bar-hāma man huwaz-za‘īm
Li-fayḍināl-mumar-ḥabi

Peace from You, O Merciful, be upon Your noble beloved, Ibrahim—who is the leader of our welcoming Spiritual Flood (Fayda).

رِضَاكَ يَا إِلَهَنَا
عَنْ حِبِّنَا مُمِدِّنَا
وَمَنْبَعِ لِرُشْدِنَا
عُثْمَانَ الْمُهَذَّبِ

Riḍāka yā ilāhanā
‘An ḥibbinā mumiddinā
Wa-manba‘in li-rushdinā
‘Uthmānal-muhadh-dhabi

Your pleasure, O our God, be upon our beloved who supports us and is the source of our guidance: the refined Uthman.

لَا تَنْسَ رَبِّي حِبَّهُ
قَرِينَهُ صَدِيقَهُ
ذَاكَ الرَّشِيدُ خِلُّهُ
هَارُونَ ذُو التَّقَرُّبِ

Lā tansa rabbī ḥibbahu
Qarīnahu ṣadīqahu
Dhākar-rashīdu khillahu
Hārūna dhūt-taqarrubi

Do not forget, my Lord, his beloved companion and friend—that guided one, his close friend: Harun, the one of proximity.

كَذَاكَ رَبِّي إِخْوَتِي
فِي اللَّهِ أَيْ وَأُسْرَتِي
قَدِ انْتَهَتْ قَصِيدَتِي
إِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مِنْ رَجَبِ

Kadhalika rabbī ikhwatī
Fil-Lāhi ay wa-usratī
Qadi-ntahat qaṣīdatī
Ithnay ‘ashara min Rajabi

Likewise, my Lord, my brothers in God and my family. My poem ended on the twelfth of Rajab.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي
مَنَّ عَلَى الْعُبَيْدِ ذِي
تَشَوُّقِ أَلَا فَذِي
قَصِيدَةُ التَّطَرُّبِ

Al-ḥamdu lil-Lāhil-ladhī
Manna ‘alal-‘ubaydi dhī
Tashaw-wuqin alā fadhī
Qaṣīdatut-taṭarrubi

Praise be to Allah who favored this small servant with longing. Lo, this is the "Poem of Ecstasy."

ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامْ
عَلَى النَّبِي خَيْرِ الْأَنَامْ
وَالآلِ وَالصَّحْبِ الْكِرَامْ
وَالْأَتِّبَاعِ الْهُذَّبِ

Thummaṣ-ṣalātu was-salām
‘Alān-nabī khayril-anām
Wal-āli waṣ-ṣaḥbil-kirām
Wal-at-tibā‘il-hudh-dhabi

Then prayer and peace be upon the Prophet, the best of mankind, and his noble family, companions, and the refined followers.