THE DIVINE FLOOD

ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺻَﺎﺣِﺐِ اﻟْﻤِﻌْﺮَاﺝِ ﻃَﻪَ ﺗَﺤِﻴَّﺘِﻲ

I SALUTE THE ONE WHO ASCENDED THE HEAVENS!

A Poem by Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA)

(From his Diwan Sayr al-Qalb: Harf al-Ayn)

ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺻَﺎﺣِﺐِ اﻟْﻤِﻌْﺮَاﺝِ ﻃَﻪَ تَحِيَّتِي

ﻓَﺴَﻴْﺮِﻱ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻪِ الدَّهْرَ ﻏَﺎﻳَﺔُ ﺑُﻐْﻴَﺘِﻲ

I salute the one who ascended the Heavens (SAW)!

And my journey to him is my greatest aspiration in life!

ﺃَﺳِﻴﺮُ ﻟَﻪُ ﻭَ الشَّوْقُ ﻣِﻨِّﻲ ﻣُﺒَﺮِّﺡٌ

ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻃَﻴْﺒَﺔٍ ﺃُﻫْﺪِﻱ ﻟِﻄَﻪَ تَحِيَّتِي

I journey to him and my passion for him (SAW) takes me…

to Taybah (Madinah), so I may present my greetings to Taha (SAW)!

تَحَرَّكَ ﺭَﻛْﺒِﻲ ﻣِﻦْ ﻣَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔِ ﻛَﻮْﻟَﺦٍ

ﺃَﺭُﻭﻡُ ﻭِﺻَﺎﻻً ﻣِﻦْ ﺃَﺭَاﺽٍ نَطِيَّةِ

My caravan commences from the town of Kaolack (Senegal)!

And my destination is a land afar (in Arabia)!

ﺃُﻃَﻮِّﻑُ ﻓِﻲ الْآفَاقِ ﻭَاﻟْﺤَﺎﻝُ إِنَّنِي

ﻭُﻗُﻮﻓِﻲ ﺑِﺒَﺎﺏِ اﻟْﻬَﺎﺷِﻤِﻲ اﻟْﻘَﺮْﻡِ نِيَّتِي

I journey throughout the lands but my goal …

is only to arrive at the door of the Hashemite One (SAW)!

ﺑِﻴُﻮﻑٍ ﻟِﻜُﻨْﻐُﻮ ﻣِﻦْ ﺩُﻭَاﻻَ ﻭَ ﻣَﻘْﺼَﺪِﻱ

ﻗُﺪُﻭﻣِﻲ ﻟِﻄَﻪَ اﻟْﻬَﺎﺷِﻤِﻲ ﻭَﻫْﻮَ ﻣُﻨْﻴَﺘِﻲ

I move from Yoof (Dakar) to Congo to Doula (Cameroon)

But my goal remains to visit the Hashemite Taha (SAW)!

ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺧَﺎﺗِﻢِ الرُّسْلِ الْكِرَامِ مُحَمَّدٍ

ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻣِﻦَ الرَّحْمَنِ ﺃَﺯْﻛَﻰ تَحِيَّةِ

To (visit) the Seal of the honourable prophets, Muhammad (SAW)!

Upon him be the choicest greetings from the Merciful Lord!

ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﺻَﻼَﺓُ اللهِ ﺛُﻢَّ ﺳَﻼَﻣُﻪُ

ﻃَﻮَﻯ السَّبْعَ طَيًّا ثُمَّ ﻧَﺎﺟَﻰ ﺑِﺨَﺸْﻴَﺔِ

Upon him be the blessings and peace of Allah!

He sped through 7 heavens then communicated with (His Lord) in reverence!

ﺑِﻄَﻴْﺒَﺔَ بِالرَّوْضِ الشَّرِيفِ ﻭَ ﻣَﺎ ﺣَﻮَﺕْ

ﻣِﻦَ الشَّيْبِ ﻭَالنِّسْوَانِ طُرًّا ﻭَﺻِﺒْﻴَﺔِ

(My goal) is Taybah and his sacred Rawdah and what it contains!

(To be with) The old men, women and children (praying there)!

ﻭَﻟَﻴْﺲَ ﻧَﺠَﺎﺓٌ ﻓِﻲ ﺳُﻠُﻮﻙِ ﺳِﻮَاﺋِﻬَﺎ

ﻭَ ﻟَﻮْ ﺯَﺧْﺮَﻓُﻮاْ الْآﺭَاءَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻓِﺮْﻳَﺔِ

For there is no salvation in walking another path (besides the Path of the Prophet )

Even if they glamorise all kinds of false ideas & opinions!

ﺭَﺟَﺎﺋِﻲَ ﺭَﻓْﻊُ اﻟﺪِّﻳﻦِ وَالسُّنَّةِ الَّتِي

ﺗَﺠَﺎﻫَﻠَﻬَﺎ اﻷَْﻗْﻮَاﻡُ ﻓِﻲ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻗَﺮْﻳَﺔِ

My goal is to raise (the banner of) the Deen and the Sunnah!

Which so many are ignorant of in every land!

ﻓَﻬَﻞْ ﺗَﺠْﻤَﻊُ الْأَيَّامُ ﻗَﻮْﻡَ مُحَمَّدٍ

ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻧَﻬْﺠِﻪِ ﻣِﻦْ ﺩُﻭﻥِ ﺷَﻚٍّ ﻭَﻣِﺮْﻳَﺔِ

So may the days unite the people of Muhammad (SAW)

upon his Path…without any doubt or uncertainty!

ﺗَﻄَﺎﻭَﻝَ ﻟَﻴْﻠِﻲ ﻋِﻨْﺪَ ﻛُﻨْﻎُ ﻓَﻠَﻢْ ﺃَﻧَﻢْ

ﺣَﻨِﻴﻨًﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻲ اﻟْﻤَﺄْﻣُﻮﻥِ ﻫَﺎﺩِﻱ الْبَرِيَّةِ

My night in Congo was prolonged and I could not sleep…

in my yearning for the Trusted (Prophet), the Guide of Mankind (SAW)!

ﺭَﺟَﻌْﺖُ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺟِﺌْﺖُ اﻟْﻤَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔَ ﺭَاﻏِﻤًﺎ

ﻭَ ﻃَﺄْﻃَﺄْﺕُ ﺭَﺃْﺳِﻲ ﺗَﺤْﺖَ ﺃَﻗْﺼَﻰ قَضِيَّةِ

(My flight) was forcibly returned (to Senegal) and I couldn’t reach Madinah!

And I bowed my head (in sadness), in the harshest of situations (for me)!

ﻣَﺮَﺭْﺕُ ﺑِﺄَﺣْﺒَﺎﺏٍ ﻛِﺮَاﻡٍ ﺃَﻣَﺎﺟِﺪٍ

ﺑِﻼَﻏُﻮﺱَ ﻗَﺪْ ﺟَﺎﺅُﻭَا ﺑِﺄَﺑْﻬَﻰ عَشِيَّةِ

But I passed by noble & generous friends in Lagos (Nigeria)

And they spent a most illuminating evening with me!

ﺟَﺰَاﻫُﻢْ ﺇِﻟَﻬِﻲ كُلَّ ﺧَﻴْﺮٍ ﻭَﺟَﺎءَﻫُﻢْ

ﻣِﻦَ اللهِ ﻣَﻮْﻟَﻰ اﻟْﺨَﻠْﻖِ كُلُّ بَقِيَّةِ

May my Lord reward them with every goodness!

And may they receive from the Lord of Creation every recompense!

ﻭَ بَدَّدَ ﺷَﻤْﻞَ اﻟْﻤُﺮْﺟِﻔِﻴﻦَ ﻭَ ﺟَﺎءَﻫُﻢْ

ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋَﻜْﺲِ ﻣَﺎ ﺭَاﻣُﻮﻩُ كُلُّ بَلِيَّةِ

And may He destroy the camp of our enemies!

And grant them the opposite of what they desire...and every calamity!

ﻭَ ﺗَﻜْﻔِﻲ ﺻِﺤَﺎﺑِﻲ شَرَّ ﻗَﻮْﻡٍ ﻋَﻠِﻤْﺘَﻬُﻢْ

ﻳَﻜِﻴﺪُﻭﻥَ ﺩِﻳﻦَ اﻟْﻬَﺎﺷِﻤِﻲَِّ ﺑِﺨُﻔْﻴَﺔِ

And may You protect my companions from the evil of a people You know!

Those who secretly conspire against the Deen of the Hashemite Prophet (SAW)!