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Chapter 5

طالما أشكو

Talama Ashku

طَالَمَا أَشْكُو غَرَامِي يَانُورَ الْوُجُودْ

وَأُنَادِي يَاتِهَامِي يَامَعْدِنَ الْجُودْ

How long have I been complaining of my love for you – O Light of Creation

And continue calling out, O Tihami (Prophet Muhammad), O Source of Generosity

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مُنْيَتِي أَقْصَى مَرَامِي أَحْظَى بِالشُّهُودْ

وَأَرَى بَابَ السَّلَامِ يَازَاكِي الْجُدُودْ

My wish and utmost desire is that I attain the vision

And look upon the Portal of Peace, O You with pure ancestors

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يَاطِرَازَ الْكَوْنِ إِنِّي عَاشِقْ مُسْتَهَامْ

مُغْرَمٌ وَالْمَدْحُ فَنِّي يَابَدْرَ التَّمَامْ

O Model of the Universe, I am an enamoured lover

Passionately in love, praise is my art, O Perfect Full Moon!

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إِصْرِفِ الْأَعْرَاضَ عَنِّي أَضْنَانِي الْغَرَامْ

فِيكَ قَدْ حَسَّنْتُ ظَنِّي يَاسَامِي الْعُهُودْ

Remove obstacles from me, for deep love has consumed and exhausted me

Of you I have the best opinion, O Sublime Keeper of the highest covenants!

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يَاسِرَاجَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ يَاعَالِي الْجَنَابْ

يَاإِمَامَ الْأَتْقِيَاءِ إِنَّ قَلْبِي ذَابْ

O Lantern of the Prophets, O the One with the highest rank

O Leader of the Pious! My heart is melting!

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يَكْفِي يَانُورَ الْأَهِلَّةْ إِنَّ هَجْرِي طَالْ

سَيَّدِي وَالْعُمْرُ وَلَّى جُدْ بِالْوَصْلِ جُودْ

Enough, O Light of Crescents! The separation from you has been too long

My master, I am old, be generous in connecting me to you

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يَانَبِيًّا قَدْ تَحَلَّى حَقًّا بِالْجَمَالْ

وَعَلَيْكَ اللهُ صَلَّى رَبِّي ذُو الْجَلَالْ

O Prophet, you truly adorned yourself with beauty

And upon you Allah did pray, my Lord, the Majestic

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