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

Qasida - Kullama Nadayta Ya Hu

"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 
---------- 
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) 
---------- 
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 
---------- 
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 
---------- 
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 
----------

Qad Kafani (My Lord is Sufficient) - Belal Nikro (Dowra 2013)

Allāh Allāh - Qasīdah

Ya Sayyidi Irhamlana Ya Syedi Irhamlana  
Ya Syayidi Irhamlana Ya Syedi Irhamlana
O Master, be merciful towards us, O Master, be merciful towards us
O Master, be merciful towards us, O Master, be merciful towards us

Innil Tiya ree Hassaba Youmun Ilaa Ardil Haram 
Balligh Salaami Roudatun Feehannabiyul Mohtaram
O Winds! If someday you pass by the sacred land,
Do give my greetings (salaam) at the Blessed Grave where the most exalted Prophet rests

Maw Wajhohu Shams-ud-Duha Mun Khaddohu Badr-ud-Duja 
Maw Zaatohu Noor-ul-Huda Mun Kaffohu Bahr-ul-Hemam
He whose blessed face is the midday sun, his blessed cheeks are the full moon,
He whose self is the light of guidance and whose generosity is an ocean

Qur’anohu Burhanona Faskhalle-Adyaanim Madat 
Iz Jaa ‘Anaa Ahkaamohu Kullusohofay Saar Al ‘Adam
The Qur'an is our source proving other religions are abrogated,
When its guidelines came to us, the other books became non-existent

Akbadona Majruhatumin Saifey Hijril Mustafa 
Tooba Le-Ahle Baldatin Fee-hun-Nabiyul Mohtasham
The sadness of separation [from Madinah] feels like a sword deep into my liver,
How fortunate are the people of that city in which the Exalted & Beloved Prophet resides

Ya Rehmatallil A'alameen Anta Shafiul Muznebeen
Akrim Lana Youmal Hazeen Fadlaw Wa Judaw Wal Karam
O Mercy for the worlds! You are the intercessor for the sinners,
Shower your blessings upon us on the Day of Grief

Ya Rehmatallil A'alameen Adrik Li Zainil A'abeedeen
Mahboosi Aydiz Zalimeen Fil Mawkabee Wal Muzdaham
O Mercy for the worlds! Assist Zaynul Abideen,
Who stands alone and in difficulty amongst the tyrants.


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