Qasaid

A traditional poem (qasida) describing love of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the poet's desire to visit his blessed grave in Madina. This was sung at SeekersHub in Toronto during one of the blessed nights of remembrance. The masterful Nader Khan is also singing and playing the drum.

Al-Salamu 'Ala

Ashikin Maksud

Spanish Nasheed Praising The Holy Prophet

Al Madha

Qad Kafani Ilmu Rabbi

Sham-I-Tabriz

Yemeni Qasidah Ala Yallah Bi Nadhraa by Sh Yahya Rhodus

Ya Allah bi Nadhra

طالما اشكو غرامى يا نور الوجود
وانادى يا تهامى يا معدن الجود

Lama sudah aku menanggung rindu;
Wahai cahaya alam yang indah !
Serta aku menyeru, Wahai Nabi !
Wahai punca ilmu yang pemurah !

منيتى اقصى مرامى احظى بالشهود
وارى باب السلام يا زاكى الجدود

Impianku setinggi-tinggi cita-cita;
Moga diberikan tuah dapat melihatmu;
Juga melihat Bab al Salam (di Masjid Nabawi);
Wahai sesuci-suci insan!

يا طراز الكون انى عاشق مستهام
مغرم والمدح فنى يا بدر التمام

Wahai hiasan dunia ini!
Aku amat cinta dan rindu padamu;
Hanya pujian menjadi persembahanku;
Wahai bulan mengambang penuh!

اصرف اعراضا عنّي اصناني الغرام
فيك قد احسنت ظنّي يا سامى العهود

Jauhkanlah segala penghalangku daripadamu;
Yang kupendam hanya kerinduan terhadapmu;
Padamu aku bersangka baik;
Wahai yang benar pada janjinya!

يا سراج الأنبياء يا عالي الجناب
يا إمام الأتقياء إن قلبي زاب

Wahai pelita sekalian Rasul!
Wahai insan yang mempunyai setinggi-tinggi kedudukan!
Wahai Imam orang-orang yang bertaqwa!
Sesungguhnya hatiku terpaut padamu.

وعليك الله صلى ربى ذو الجلال
يكفى يا نور الاهلة ان هجرى طال

Ke atasmu, moga Allah mencurahkan rahmat;
Tuhanku Yang Mempunyai Keagungan;
Cukuplah, wahai Cahaya Bulan!;
Sesungguhnya perpisahanku denganmu telah terlalu lama.

اللهم صل على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم

Tholama Asyku Ghorami - طالما اشكو غرامى

the ode of the mantle - qasida burda

Qamarun Sidnan Nabi - Mostafa Atef

Salaamun - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson

Recorded in Cambridge on Friday the 7th of March, 2014

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Na't al-Baratina

99 Names Of Allah by Qari Yaeesh

"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.

(Accompanying picture of the Imam's mosque in Yemen is taken from http://thedowra.com.)

This particular rendition of the qasida is something I'd first heard performed at the Seekers Retreat in Melbourne (April 2011), by "The Singaporean Haqqani Ensemble" - Sidi Abdul Shakor Hadi leading the vocals, along with drumming and choral support from Sidi Muhammad Nassir, and the rest of the ensemble.

I was fortunate enough to recite this rendition of the qasida to Habib Umar bin Hafidh, at a private gathering in Melbourne Australia, in May 2011, before returning to Canada.  Many thanks to Sidi Usama Canon for facilitating this auditioning.


TECHNICAL NOTES:
I've recorded it here in Apple's GarageBand, using a Blue Yeti USB microphone (reviewed here at wired.com: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2009/11/pr_yeti/), a recent gift from a good friend that I'm putting to good use.

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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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Qasaid

Hafsa Abdulcader