"Qad Kafani `Ilmu Rabbi" (My Lord's Knowledge Suffices Me) is a powerful statement of reliance and trust on Allah, authored by Imam Abdullah b. Alawi al-Haddad (1634 CE [1044 Hijri] - 1720 CE [1132 Hijri]), the great Islamic scholar and spiritual guide from Hadhramawt, Yemen. Imam al-Haddad was a distinguished poet, and this particular qasida (devotional song) is one of his most-recited poems. A brief bio of the Imam may be found here:http://www.alhaddad.org/blog/?p=382. Information taken by Nader Khan.

The Qasida was sung on the bus route to Dar al Mustafa by Belal Nikro (AUS) and brothers who attended the 2013 annual dowra. Picture taken by Belal Nikro.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: 
(the lyrics in Arabic, along with the translation, may be downloaded from:http://www.halaqa.org/Media/Docs/Qad%20kafani%20english.pdf)

My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me 
 from asking or choosing 
For my du’a and my agonising supplication 
 is a witness to my poverty. 
For this secret (reason) I make supplication  
in times of ease and times of difficulty 
I am a slave whose pride  
is in his poverty and obligation 
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O my Lord and my King 
 You know my state 
And what has settled in my heart  
of agonies and preoccupations 
Save me with a gentleness  
from You, O Lord of Lords 
Oh save me, Most Generous  
before I run out of patience (with myself) 
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O One who is swift in sending aid 
 I ask for aid that will arrive to me swiftly 
It will defeat all difficulty  
and it will bring all that I hope for 
O Near One Who answers  
and All-Knowing and All-Hearing 
I have attained realisation through my incapacity,  
my submission and my brokenness 
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I am still standing by the door, so please my Lord 
 have mercy on my standing 
And in the valley of generosity, I am in i’tikaf (solitary retreat)   
So, Allah, make my retreat here permanent 
And I’m abiding by good opinion (of You) 
 For it is my friend and ally 
And it is the one that sits by me and keeps me company  
All day and night 
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There is a need in my soul, O Allah  
so please fulfill it, O Best of Fulfillers 
And comfort my secret and my heart 
 from its burning and its shrapnel 
In pleasure and in happiness  and 
as long as You are pleased with me 
For joy and expansion is my state  
and my motto and my cover 
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Qad Kafani (My Lord is Sufficient) - Belal Nikro (Dowra 2013)

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اللهُ الله اللهُ رَبِّي عَوْنِي وَحَسْبِي مَالِي سِوَاهُ
CHORUS: Allahu Allah Allahu Rabbi, ‘awnee wa Hasbee, maalee siwaahu
Allah is my Lord, The One who helps me
And He is sufficient for me, I have no one except Him

يَا أَبَا الزَّهْرَاء   بِالَّذِي صَانَكْ   لَاتُخَيِّبْنَا
يَا سِيدِي نَحْنُ ضِيْفَانَكْ يَا سِيدِي نَحْنُ ضِيْفَانَكْ
Yaa -abbaz Zahraa, billadhee saanak, la tukhayyibnaa
Yaa seedee naHnu deefaanak yaa seedee naHnu deefaanak
O Father of Zahra, by the one who protects you, don’t let us come to nothing
O My Master we are your guests, O My Master we are your guests

رَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانْ    مَا بَيْنَ الْخُلَّانْ   جَنَّةٌ الرِّضْوَانْ
يَا سِيدِي فِي حَضْرَاتِنَا يَا سِيدِي فِي حَضْرَاتِنَا
RawHun wa rayHaan, maa baynal khullaan, jannatur ridwaan
Yaa seedee fi Hadraatinaa yaa seedee fi Hadraatina
Care and provision amongst intimate friends, in gardens of pleasure
O My Master in our presence, O My Master in our presence

حَضْرَةُ الْقُدُّوسْ   مَحْيَا لِلنُّفُوسْ   جَنَّةٌ الْفِرْدَوسْ
يَا سِيدِي نَحْتَاجْ إِلَيْكَ يَا سِيدِي نَحْتَاجْ إِلَيْكَ
Hadratul quddoos, maHyaa linnufoos, jannatul firdaws
Yaa seedee naHtaaj -ilayka yaa seedee naHtaaj -ilayka
The Holy Presence, the reviver of the souls, the highest heaven
O My Master we are in need of you, O My Master we are in need of you

مِنْ خَمْرِ الْعِرْفَانْ   سُقِينَا قِذَانْ   مِنْ يَدِ الْوِلْدَانْ
يَا سِيدِي مُخَلَّدِينَا يَا سِيدِي مُخَلَّدِينَا
Min khamril ‘irfaan, suqeenaa qidhaan, min yadil wildaan
Yaa seedee mukhalladeenaa yaa seedee mukhalladeenaa
The wine of the Gnostics, satiates us, served by the everlasting youth
O My Master we will abide therein forever, O My Master we will abide forever (and be served)
 
حَالُ الْعَارِفِينْ    مُتَقَابِلِينْ    عَلَى سُرُرٍ
يَا سِيدِي مُسْتَبْشِرِينَا يَا سِيدِي مُسْتَبْشِرِينَا
Haalul ‘aarifeen, mutaqaabileen, ‘alaa sururin
Yaa seedee mustabshireenaa yaa seedee mustabshireenaa
The sublime state of the Gnostics, facing each other upon thrones of honour
O My Master they were given glad tidings, O My Master they were given glad tidings

أَبْنَاءُ الْحَضْرَة    لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى   مِنْ قَبْلِ الْأُخْرَى
يَا سِيدِي مُعَزَّزِينَا يَا سِيدِي مُعَزَّزِينَا
-Abnaa-ul Hadrah, lahumul bushraa, min qablil -ukhraa
Yaa seedee mu’azzazeenaa yaa seedee mu’azzazeenaa
The Children of the Presence, for them is the glad tiding given to them before the next world
O My Master they are honoured, O My Master they are honoured

عِبَادُ الرَّحْمَانْ  فِي كُلِّ زَمَانْ   لَهُمُ الْأَمَانْ
يَا سِيدِي مُطْمَئِنِّينَا يَا سِيدِي مُطْمَئِنِّينَا
‘Ibaadur raHmaan, fi kulli zamaan, lahamul -amaan
Yaa seedee mutma-inneenaa, yaa seedee mutma-inneenaa
The servants of the Most Merciful, have safety in all times
O My Master they are tranquil, O My Master they are tranquil

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