Spring’s Gift

حمزة يوسفHamza Yusuf

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I envy the sand that met his feet

Anyaụfụ na-agụ m n’ájá hụrụ ụkwụ ya

I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet

Ekworo na-agụ m maka mmanụ aṅụ ọ ṅụrụ ụtọ ya

Of birds that hovered above his head

Maka ụmụ nnụnnụ ndị fere n’elu isi ya

Of spiders who spun their sacred web

Maka ụmụ ududo kpara ụdọ nsọ ha

To save him from his enemies

Iji zọpụ ya n’aka ndị iro ya

I envy clouds formed from the seas

Anyaụfụ na-agụ m n’ígwé ojii si n’osimiri pụta

That gave him cover from the heat

Nke nyere ya ndò n’okpomọkụ

Of a sun whose light could not compete

N’ihi anyanwụ nke ìhè ya na-enweghị ike ịsọ mpi

With his, whose face did shine so bright

N’ebe nke ya dị, onye ihu ya na-achake nke ukwuu

That all was clear in blinding night

Nke mere ka ihe niile pụta ìhè n’abalị kpuru ìsì

I envy sightless trees that gazed

Anyaụfụ na-agụ m n’osisi kpuru ìsì lere ya anya

Upon his form completely dazed

N’ụdị ya nke tụrụ ha n’anya nke ukwuu

Not knowing if the sun had risen

N’amaghị ma anyanwụ ọ mụtala

But felt themselves in unison

Mana ha nwetara nkwekọrịta n’ime mmụọ

With those who prayed, and fasted too

Mụ na ndị kpere ekpere, burukwa ọnụ

Simply because he told them to

Nanị n’ihi na ọ gwara ha mee otú ahụ

With truth and kindness, charity

Site n’eziokwu na obiọma, na ọrụ ebere

From God who gave such clarity

Site n’aka Chineke onye nyere nghọta doro anya

His mercy comes in one He sent

Ebere Ya bịara n’onye O zitere

To mold our hearts more heaven bent

Iji kpụọ obi anyị ka ọ tụgharịa n’ebe eluigwe dị

I envy all there at his side

Anyaụfụ na-agụ m n’ebe ndị niile nọ n’akụkụ ya

Who watched the turning of the tide

Ndị hụrụ mgbe ọnọdụ ihe gbanwere

As truth prevailed and falsehood fled

Ka eziokwu meriri na ụgha gbalaga

And hope restored life to the dead

Na olileanya weghachiri ndị nwụrụ anwụ ndụ

Men and Women through him found grace

Ndị ikom na ndị inyom nwetara amara site n’aka ya

To seek together God’s noble face

Iji chọọ ihu ọma nke Chineke ọnụ

I envy the cup that gave him drink

Anyaụfụ na-agụ m n’iko nyere ya mmiri

His thoughts that helped us all to think

Echiche ya ndị nyeere anyị niile aka ịtụgharị uche

To be one thought that passed his mind

Ịbụ otu echiche gabigara n’uche ya

Inspiring him to act so kind

Nke kpaliri ya ime ihe n’obiọma

For me this world is not one jot

N’ebe m nọ ụwa a abụghị ọbụna ntakịrị ihe

If I could simply be a thought

Ọ bụrụ na m ga-abụ naanị otu echiche

From him to God throughout the ages

Site n’aka ya gaa na Chineke n’oge niile

As revelation came in stages

Ka mkpughe na-abịa n’ụzọ n’ụzọ

I pity all who think it odd

Ọmịiko na-agụ m n’ebe ndị chere na ọ dị ịtụnanya

To hear him say there is one God

Inụ ka ọ na-asị na e nwere naanị otu Chineke

Or he was sent by God to men

Ma ọ bụ na Chineke zitere ya n’ebe ụmụ mmadụ nọ

To hone their spirits’ acumen

Iji mee ka nghọta mmụọ ha dị nkọ

It’s pride that blinds us from the sight

Ọ bụ mpako na-eme anyị kpuru ìsì n’ọhụụ

That helps good men to see his light

Nke na-enyere ndị ezi omume aka ịhụ ìhè ya

He taught us all to be God’s slaves

O ziri anyị niile ka anyị bụrụ ndị ohu Chineke

And he will be the one who saves

Ọ ga-abụkwa onye ahụ ga-azọpụta

Humanity from sinful pride

Ụmụ mmadụ pụọ na mpako mmehie

Muhammad has God on his side

Muhammad nwere Chineke n’akụkụ ya

So on this day be blessed and sing

Ya mere n’ụbọchị a ka a gọzie gị, bụọ abụ

For he was born to grace our Spring

N’ihi na a mụrụ ya iji chọọ oge opupu ihe ubi anyị mma

With lilies, flowers, life’s rebirth

Site n’okooko lili, okooko osisi, na ọmụmụ ọhụrụ nke ndụ

In a dome of green like his on earth

N’ime dome ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ dị ka nke ya n’elu ụwa