قصيدة لبستُ ثوبَ الرجا
Qasida Labistu
A beautiful poem expressing hope and seeking divine mercy
لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ
لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ يَا فَرْدُ يَا صَمَدُ
There is no god but Allah, there is no god but Allah
There is no god but Allah, O Unique, O Self-Sufficient
لَبِسْتُ ثَوْبًا الرَّجَا وَالنَّاسُ قَدْ رَقَدُوْا
وَبِتُّ اَشْكُوْ اِلٰى مَوْلاَئىْ مَا اَجِدُ
I wore the garment of hope, while people were asleep.
And I complained to my masters about what I find
وَبِالضَّجِيْعَيْنِ وَالْعَمَّيْنِ قُدْوَتُنَا
وَبِالْحَسَنْ وَالْحُسَيْنِ اِذْهُمْ لَنَا سَنَدُ
And with the two sleeping ones and the two blind ones, our role models
And with Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain, be our support.
اَشْكُوْ اِلَيْكَ اَمُوْر اً اَنْتَ تَعَلَمُهَا
مَالِي عَلَي حَمْلِهَا صَبْر اً وَلاَ جَلَدُو
I complain to you about things that you know
I have no patience or endurance to bear it
ثُمَّ الصَّلٰوةُ عَلٰى الْمُخْتَارِ شَافِعُنَا
فِيْ يَوْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ وَالِدٌ وَّلَا وَلَدَ
Then prayers be upon the chosen one, our intercessor.
On a day when neither parent nor child will be of any benefit.
فَلَا تَرُدَّنَّهَا يَا رَبِّ خَائِبَةً
فَبَحْرِ جُوْدِكَ يُرْوِيْ كُلَّ مَنْ يَّرِدُ
So do not send her back disappointed, O Lord.
Your sea of generosity quenches the thirst of all who come to it.
ثُمَّ الصَّلٰوةُ عَلٰى الْهَادِىْ وَعِتْرَتِهِ
مُحَمَّدُ الْمُصْطَفَى مَا مِثْلِهِ وَاحِدُ
Then prayers be upon the guide and his family
Muhammad al-Mustafa, there is no one like him
لَا اِلهَ إلاَّ الله لا اِلهَ إلاَّ الله
لَا اِلهَ إلاَّ الله مِنَ الله نَرْجُو الْغُفْرَانْ
There is no god but Allah There is no god but Allah
There is no god but Allah, from Allah we hope for forgiveness
عَلَيْكَ بِتَقْوَى الله فِي السِّرِّ وَالْعَلَنِ
وَقَلْبُكَ نَظِّفْهُ مِنَ الرِّجْسِ وَالدَّرَنْ
You must fear God in secret and in public.
And cleanse your heart from filth and dirt
وَمُخالِفٍ هَوى النَفسِ الَّتي لَيسَ قَصدَها
سِوى الجَمعِ لِلدارِ الَّتي حَشوُها المِحَنِ
وَاِصحَب ذَوي المَعروفِ وَالعِلمِ وَالهُدى
وَجانِب وَلا تَصحَب هَدِيَّتَ مَنِ اِفتَتَنِ
فَإِن تَرضَ بِالمَقسومِ عِشتَ مُنَعَّماً
وَإِن لَم تَكُن تَرضى بِهِ عِشتَ في حُزنِ
وَصَلِّ بِقَلْبٍ حَاضِرٍ غَيْرَ غَافِلٍ
وَلا تَلْهُواَ الذِّ كْرِ الْمَقَابِرِ وَالْكَفَنْ
Pray with a present heart, not heedless.
And do not let the remembrance of Allah distract you from the graves and the shrouds.
وَمَا هٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا بِدَارِ اِقَامَةٍ
وَمَا هِيَ اِلاَّ كَالطَّرِيْقِ اِلَى الْوَطَنْ
This world is not a place of residence.
It is just like the road to home
وَما الدارُ إِلّا جَنَّةٍ لِمَنِ اِتَّقى
وَنارٌ لِمَن لَم يَتَّقِ اللَهِ فَاِسمَعنِ
ويَا رَبِّي عَامِلْنَا بِلُطفِكَ وَاكْفِيْنَا
بِجُودِكَ وَاعْصِمْنَا مِنَ الزَّيْغِ وَالْفِتَنْ
Oh God, treat us with kindness and suffice us
With your generosity, protect us from deviation and temptations.
وَوَفِّق وَسَدِّد وَأَصلِحِ الكُلَّ وَاِهدِنا
لِسُنَّةِ خَيرِ الخَلقِ وَالسَيِّدُ الحُسنِ
May God grant success, guide and make all of us righteous
According to the Sunnah of the best of creation and the good master
عَلَيْهِ صَلوٰةُ اللهِ ثُمَّ سَلامُهُ
صَلاةً وَتَسليماً اِلَى آخِرِ الزَمَنِ
May the peace and blessings of God be upon him.
Peace and blessings be upon him until the end of time
حَسْبِيْ رَبِّىْ جَلَّ الله مَا فِىْ قَلْبِىْ غَيْرَ الله
لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَلله مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ الله
My Lord is enough for me. Glory be to Allah!
There is no God but Allah, Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah
اَخَذْ نَا بَابَ مَوْلَانَا كَرِ يْمٌ لَيْسَ يَنْسَانَا
وَصَدَّقْنَا بِمَا جَاءَ نَا هُوَ الصَّادِقُ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ
Take us to the door of our Master, the Generous, who will not forget us.
And we believe in what came to us. He is the truthful one, the Messenger of Allah.
مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ يَا رَبِّىْ سُؤَ الِىْ اُمَّتِىْ بَعْدِىْ
تُسَامِحْهُمْ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ وَغَفَّارِ الذُّنُوْبَ الله
Muhammad said: O my Lord, a question for my nation after me
Forgive them their sins, for Allah is the Forgiver of sins.
مُحَمَّدٌ زَيْنٌ كُلُّ الزَّيْنِ لَهُ شَقَّ الْقَمَرْ نِصْفَيْنِ
عَرَجْ فِى لَيْلَةِ ا لْاِ ثْنَيْنِ اِلَى الْخَضْرَاءِ وَعَرْشِ الله
Muhammad is the most beautiful of all the beautiful ones. He split the moon in two.
He ascended on Monday night to the green heaven and the throne of Allah.
وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى الْهَادِىْ مُحَمَّدْ سَاكِنِ الْوَادِىْ
سَأَلْتُ اللهَ يَرْحَمْنَا بِجَاهِكَ يَا حَبِيْبَ اللهِ
May Allah bless the guide Muhammad, the inhabitant of the valley.
I asked Allah to have mercy on us for your sake, O beloved of Allah.
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ
يَارَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ
O God, bless Muhammad
O God, bless him and grant him peace
فِىْ حُبِّ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
نُوْرٌ لِّبَدْرِ الْهُدٰى مُتَمَّمْ
In the love of our master Muhammad
A light for the full moon of guidance
قَلْبِىْ يَحِنُّ اِلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ
مَازَالَ مِنْ وُّجْدِهِ مُتَيَّمْ
My heart yearns for Muhammad
He is still infatuated with his ecstasy
مَالِىْ حَبِيْبٌ سِوٰى مُحَمَّدٍ
خَيْرَالرَّسُوْلِ النَّبِىِّ الْمُكَرَّمِ
There is no one who loves me, but Muhammad
The best of messengers, the honored prophets
شَوْقُ الْمُحِبِّ إلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ
اَفْنَاهُ ثُمَّ بِهِ تَهَيَّمَ
The lover's longing for Muhammad
He destroyed it and then became infatuated with it
فِىْ الْحَشْرِ شَافِعُنَا مُحَمَّدٌ
مُنْجِى الْخَلَائِقِ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ
On the day of Judgement, our intercessor is Muhammad
The savior of creation from Hell
مِيْلَادُ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اُمُّ الْقُرٰى بَلَدٌ مُّعَظَّمٌ
The birth of our master Muhammad
Umm al-Qura (Makkah) is a great city
اَحْىَ الدُّجَا زَمَنًا مُحَمَّدٌ
مَوْلَاهُ سَلَّمَهُ وَكَلَّمَ
Muhammad revived the darkness of time
His Master handed him over and spoke to him
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلى ٰ مُحَمَّدْ
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ
اَدْعُوْكَ اَحْمَدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ
يَا سَيِّدَ الرُّسُلِ الْمُقَدَّمِ
اِشْفَعْ اِلَى اللهِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ
يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَىْ اُنَعِّمَ
اَرْجُوْ الشَّفَاعَةَ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ
لَوْكُنْتُ اَرْتَكِبُ الْمُحَرَّمَ
مَنْجَا وَمَلْجَائُنَا مُحَمَّدٌ
يَوْمَ الْهَوَانِ بِهِ تَحَشَّمَ
وَالنُّوْرُ جَآءَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ
وَالْحَقُّ بَيَّنَ وَ اِنْ تَكَلَّمَ
اَعْلَا السَّمَآءِ سَمَا مُحَمَّدٍ
جِبْرِيْلُ قَالَ لَهُ تَقَدَّمَ
وَالْجُـنْدُ حِيْنَ غَزَا مُحَمَّدٌ
مِنْهُمْ مَلَآ ئِكَةٌ تَسَوَّمَ
قَلبِىْ مَرِيْضٌ جِسْمِيْ عَلِيْلٌ
لَيْسَ شِفَاي سِوَ اءُ مُحَمَّدْ
وَالدِّيْنَ اَظْهَرَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ
وَالْكُفْرَ اَبْطَلَهُ فَهَدَّمَ
صَلَّى اْلاِ لٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ
وَ ا لْآ لِ كُلِّهِمِ وَسَلَّمَ