WE ATTAINED A SECRET NOT KNOWN BEFORE US!

ظَفِرْنَا بِسِرٍّ قَبْلَنَا لَيْـــــسَ يُحْفَـــــظُ

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

                (From his Diwan: Iksir al-Sa’adat: Harf al-Za)

ظَفِرْنَا بِسِرٍّ قَبْلَنَا لَيْـــــسَ يُحْفَـــــظُ

فَبَحْرُ رَسُـــولِ اللّٰهِ بِالسِّـــرِّ يَلْفِـــظُ

We attained a Secret not known before us…

 For the Ocean of the Messenger of Allah emitted it (to us)!

 

 

 وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ الْأَقْوَامُ أَنِّي خَدِيمُهُ  

الْمُتَيَّمُ شَوْقًا وُدَّهُ الدَّهْرَ أَحْفَظُ 

And all nations know that I am his servant…

 Enamoured in his yearning…forever in his love!

 

 

شُغِفْتُ بِحُبِّ الْـهَاشِمِيِّ وَ إِنَّمَـــا

أَخَالُ سَفِيهًا مَنْ سِوَاهُ يُقَـــــرِّظُ

Yes I am infatuated in the love of the Hashemite (Prophet)…

 And I consider a fool anyone who fancies other than him!

 

 

 

فَلَيْسَ كَرِيمٌ يُرْتَجَى غَيْرُ أَحْمَدٍ

وَ لَيْسَ مَلِيحًا مَا سِوَاهُ فَيُلْفَــظُ

For there is no Generous one to be sought but Ahmad!

 And there is nothing Beautiful other than him worth mentioning!

 

وَ مَاذَا عَلَى بَرْهَامَ تَـــامَ بِحُبِّـــهِ

كَرِيمٌ جَمِيلُ الْخُلْقِ مَا قَطُّ يُغْلِظُ

So why blame Barham if he’s captivated in his love…

 For he’s the Generous & Well- mannered one who never did wrong (to anyone)!

 

فَلَيْسَ عَلَىَّ اللَّوْمُ فِي ذِكْرِ وَصْفِهِ

وَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لاَ أُغْنِي فَتِيلاً أُقَــرِّظُ

Therefore there’s no blame on me for extolling his qualities…

 Even though my praises add no value (to his lofty rank)!

 

 

فَذِكْرِي لَهُ إِكْسِيرُ كُـــلِّ سَعَـــادَةٍ

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةٌ آخِرَ الدَّهْرِ تُحْفَـــــظُ

For my mentioning of him is the Elixir of every Delight…

 May the blessing (of Allah) be upon him till the end of times!

 

 

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُـــــهُ

بِهَا أَرْتَقِي فِي الْحُبِّ وَالْمَدْحَ أَحْفَظُ

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

 A blessing through which I ascend in his love & composing his praises!

 

عَلَيْهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ

لِأَبْقَـى خَدِيمًـــــا بِالثَّنَـــا أَتَلَفَّـــــظُ

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

A blessing through which I remain a servant who continues to praise him!

 

عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِــــهِ

صَلاَةٌ وَ تَسْلِيمٌ مَدَى الْدَّهْرِ تُحْفَظُ

Blessings & Salutations of Allah be upon him and his Family & Companions!

 Blessings & Salutations that continue till the end of times!

 

 

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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ

نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

- آمِين -

Fully Transcribed and Translated by 

Imām Fakhruddin Owaisi (Cape Town, South Africa)