Qasidat Al-burda

[Argus]

AL-BUSIRI'S POEM IN PRAISE OF THE PROPHET ENTITLED

QASIDAT AL-BURDA

muhammadun sayyidu al-kawnayni wa al-thaqalay / ni wa al-fariqayni min `urbin wa `ajami

Muhammad – Master of the Two Worlds, and of the Two Dense Kinds [human and jinn], and of the Two Branches, Arabs and non-Arabs,

fa mablaghu al-`ilmi fihi annahu basharun / wa annahu kharyu khalqillahi kullihimi

The sum of their knowledge concerning him is that he was a mortal, and that he was the best of all Allah's creation.

nabiyyuna al-amiru al-nahi fa la ahadun / abarra fi qawli la minhu wa la na`ami

Our Prophet – who commands and forbids. None is more truthful in saying No or Yes.

huwa al-habibu al-ladhi turja shafa`atuhu / li kulli hawlin min al-ahwali muqtahimi

He is the Beloved whose intercession is dearly sought against every terror's onslaught

da`a ilallahi fal-mustamsikuna bihi / mustamsikuna bi hablin ghayri munfasimi

He called unto Allah. Those who take hold of him have grasped a rope that shall never break.

faqa al-nabiyyina fi khalqin wa fi khuluqin / wa la yudanuhu fi `ilmin wa la karami

He surpasses all Prophets in form and character. None of them approaches his knowledge or generosity

fa mablaghu al-`ilmi fihi annahu basharun / wa annahu kharyu khalqillahi kullihimi

The sum of their knowledge concerning him is that he was a mortal, and that he was the best of all Allah's creation