فَزَّازِيَّة
Fazzaziyya
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حرف اللام الألف (لا)
رَفَعَ الإِلَـٰهُ نَبِيَّهُ تَبْجِيلَا
rafaʿal ilāhu nabiyyahu tabjīlā
The Almighty exalted His Prophet in supreme glorification
وَحَبَاهُ بِالفَتْحِ الـمُبِينِ السُّؤْلَا
waḥabāhu bil fatḥil mubīnis su’lā
And granted him, with the manifest victory, his every quest
وَأَذَلَّ خَفْضاً خَصْمَهُ الـمَخْذُولَا
wa adhalla khafḍan khaṣmahul makhdhūlā
And humbled low his forsaken adversary
وَاللهِ قَدْ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ رَسُولَا
وَأقَامَ حَقّاً حُجَّةً وَدَلِيلَا
wa Allahi qad jā’an nabiyyu rasūlā
wa aqāma ḥaqqan ḥujjatan wadalīlā
By God, the Prophet indeed arrived as a Messenger
And established truth as a proof and a guide
لِعُلَاهُ قَدْراً كَانَ أَرْفَعَ بَاذِخٍ
liʿulāhu qadran kāna arfaʿa bādhikhin
In highness of rank, he was the most sublime
سَامٍ عَلَى العَرْشِ الـمَجِيدِ وَشَامِخٍ
sāmin ʿalal ʿarshil majīdi washāmikhin
Ascending above the Glorious Throne, lofty and towering
حَاوٍ لِـمَجْدٍ فِي الـمَكَانَةِ رَاسِخٍ
ḥāwin limajdin fīl makānati rāsikhin
Encompassing glory in a station firmly fixed
وَافَى بِدِينٍ لا مَحَالَةَ نَاسِخٍ
بِثُبُوتِهِ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالإِنْجِيلَا
wāfā bidīnin lā maḥālata nāsikhin
bithubūtihit tawrāta wal injīlā
He brought a religion that is surely a superseder
Establishing the Torah and the Gospel through its truth
وَافَى وَمِلَّتُهُ عَلَتْ كُلَّ الـمِلَل
wāfā wamillatuhu ʿalat kullal milal
He arrived while his creed surpassed all religions
وَبَدَا بِشَمْسِ الـخَتْمِ مِنْ صُبْحِ الأَزَل
wabadā bishamsil khatmi min ṣubḥil azal
Appearing with the sun of the Seal from the dawn of pre-eternity
وَجَلَا بِنُورِ اللهِ أَكْدَارَ الخَطَل
wajalā binūrillāhi akdāral khaṭal
Dispelling with the Light of God the impurities of error
وَأَتَى بِوَحْيٍ لَوْ تَلَوْنَاهُ عَلَى الـ
ـأَجْيَالِ عَادَ كَثِيبُهُنَّ مَهِيلَا
wa atā biwaḥyin law talawnāhu ʿalal
ajyāli ʿāda kathībuhunna mahīlā
And he brought a revelation which, had we recited it unto
the generations, their dunes would have been poured forth
لَـمَّـا عَلَتْ رُتَبُ الـجَلَالِ وَجَلَّتِ
lammā ʿalat rutabul jalāli wajallati
When the ranks of majesty rose and became great
لِـمُحَمَّدٍ أَبْدَى خُضُوعَ الـمُخْبِتِ
limuḥammadin abdā khuḍūʿal mukhbiti
For Muhammad, he showed the submission of the humble
وَلِشُكْرِ مَنْ قَدْ خَصَّهُ بِالرَّحْـمَةِ
walishukri man qad khaṣṣahu bir raḥmati
And in gratitude to Him who distinguished him with mercy
وَإِلَى قِيَامِ نَشْأَةِ اللَّيْلِ الَّتِي
أَوْلَتْهُ سَبْحاً في النَّهَارِ طَوِيلاً
wa ilā qiyāmi nashatil laylil latī
awlathu sabḥan fīn nahāri ṭawīlan
And towards the vigil of the night which
Granted him a long labor throughout the day
تَـخْشَى لُيُوثُ الـحَرْبِ مِنْ وَقَعَاتِهِ
takhshā luyūthul ḥarbi min waqaʿātihi
The lions of war tremble before his onslaughts
حَامٍ لِـجَمْعِ الدِّينِ مِنْ رَوْعَاتِهِ
ḥāmin lijamʿid dīni min rawʿātihi
Protector of the fold of faith from its terrors
وَلَقَدْ أَنَارَ اللَّيْلَ مِنْ طَاعَاتِهِ
walaqad anāral layla min ṭāʿātihi
And indeed he illuminated the night with his devotions
وَتَلَا كِتَابَ اللهِ فِي رَكَعَاتِهِ
جَهْراً وَرَتَّلَ ذِكْرَهُ تَرْتِيلَا
watalā kitāba Allahi fī rakaʿātihi
jahran warattala dhikrahu tartīlā
Reciting the Book of God in his prostrations
Aloud, and chanting His Remembrance in measured tones
في ذَاتِهِ ظَهَرَ الـجَمَـالُ الـمُسْتَكِنْ
fī dhātihi ẓaharal jamālul mustakin
Within his essence the hidden beauty was manifest
وَجَلالُهُ قَهَرَ الأَعَادِي قَهْرَقِنْ
wajalāluhu qaharal aʿādī qahraqin
And his majesty subdued the enemies with utter might
قَامَ الدُّجَا شُكْراً وَكَانَ بِهِ قَمِنْ
qāmad dujā shukran wakāna bihi qamin
He stood in the darkness in thanks, as was most worthy
وَتَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ لَـمَّـا قَامَ مِنْ
لَيْلَاتِهِ نِصْفاً وَزَادَ قَلِيلاً
watawarramat qadamāhu lammā qāma min
laylātihi niṣfan wazāda qalīlan
And his feet became swollen as he stood for
Half his nights, or even a little more
ضَاءَتْ لِأَحْمَدَ وَاسْتَنَارَتْ سُنَّةٌ
ḍā’at liaḥmada was tanārat sunnatun
For Ahmad, a Sunnah shone and became luminous
هِيَ فِي رِقَابِ الـخَلقِ أَجْـمَعَ مِنَّةٌ
hiya fī riqābil khalqi ajmaʿa minnatun
It is a favor upon the necks of all creation
لِـجَمِيعِ أُمَّتِهِ حِـمَـاهُ جُنَّةٌ
lijamīʿi ummatihi ḥimāhu junnatun
For all his nation, his protection is a shield
وَجَبَتْ لِأُمَّتِهِ وَحُقَّتْ جَنَّةٌ
وَقُطُوفُهَا قَدْ ذُلِّلَتْ تَذْلِيلَا
wajabat liummatihi waḥuqqat jannatun
waquṭūfuhā qad dhullilat tadhlīlā
Paradise was made certain and due for his nation
Its clusters of fruit brought low and accessible
كَرِّرْ مَدَائِحَهُ بِوَجْدٍ وَاقْتَنِصْ
karrir madā’iḥahu biwajdin waq taniṣ
Repeat his praises with ecstasy and capture
صَيْدَ الـمَعَانِي كَاشِفاً مِنْهَا العَوِصْ
ṣaydal maʿānī kāshifan minhal ʿawiṣ
The bounty of meanings, uncovering their intricacies
وَالـجَأْ لِـمَنْ يَـحْبُوكَ حِلمـاً أَنْ تَـحِصْ
wal ja’ liman yaḥbūka ḥilman an taḥiṣ
And seek refuge in him who grants thee forbearance to find safety
وَافَى الـحِجَا مَا زَالَ عَنْهُ وَعيدُهُ الصَّـ
ـفْحَ الـجَمِيلَ وَوَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولَا
wāfal ḥijā mā zāla ʿanhu waʿīduhuṣ ṣa
fḥal jamīla wawaʿduhu mafʿūlā
He reached the intellect, while his warning became
A beautiful pardon, and his promise is ever fulfilled
أَهْدَتْ إِلَيْنَا مَدَائِحاً شُعَرَاؤُهُ
ahdat ilaynā madā’iḥan shuʿarāuhu
His poets have gifted us songs of praise
فَحَبَا الثَّنَا لِأُولِي القَرِيضِ سَنَاؤُهُ
faḥabath thanā liūlīl qarīḍi sanāuhu
So his radiance bestowed glory upon the masters of verse
لَـمَّـا بَدَى لِلعَالَـمِينَ ضِيَاؤُهُ
lammā badā lilʿālamīna ḍiyāuhu
When his light dawned upon the worlds
وَسِعَ البَرِيَّةَ بِرُّهُ وَعَطَاؤُهُ
مَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ عَالِـمـاً وَجَهُولَا
wasiʿal bariyyata birruhu waʿaṭāuhu
man kāna minhum ʿāliman wajahūlā
His kindness and bounty encompassed all creation
Both the learned among them and the ignorant
أَمْدَاحُ طَهَ بِالـمَرَامِ مَرِيشَتِي
amdāḥu ṭaha bil marāmi marīshatī
The praises of Taha are the fletching for my goal
وَبِيُمْنِهَا عَنِّي تَوَلَّتْ وَحْشَتِي
wabiyumnihā ʿannī tawallat waḥshatī
And by their blessing, my desolation has departed
وَبِمَدْحِهِ طَابَتْ لَدَيَّ مَعِيشَتِي
wabimadḥihi ṭābat ladayya maʿīshatī
And through his praise, my life has become sweet
وَحَياتِهِ لَا زِلتُ مُدَّةَ عِيشَتِي
مُتَبَتِّلاً لِـمَدِيـحِهِ تَبْتِيلاً
waḥaīātihi lā ziltu muddata ʿīshatī
mutabattilan limadīḥihi tabtīlan
By his life, I shall not cease for the span of my days
Devoting myself to his praise with total devotion
إنِّي بِمَدْحِي جَاهَ أَكْرَمِ سَيِّدٍ
ānnī bimadḥī jāha akrami sayyidin
Verily, by my praising the status of the most noble master
أَرْجُو السَّعَادَةَ فِي دُنَايَ وَفِي غَدٍ
arjūs saʿādata fī dunāya wafī ghadin
I hope for felicity in my world and in the Hereafter
لَا زِلتُ مَشْغُوفاً بِمِدْحَةِ أَحْمَدٍ
lā ziltu mashghūfan bimidḥati aḥmadin
I remain enamored with the praise of Ahmad
وَأُجِيدُ شِعْرِي في مَدِيحِ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَأُرِيضُ فِكْرِي بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلَا
wa ujīdu shiʿrī fī madīḥi muḥammadin
wa urīḍu fikrī bukratan wa aṣīlā
Perfecting my poetry in the praise of Muhammad
And training my thought morning and evening