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فَزَّازِيَّة
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(ل) حرف اللام
آيَاتُ أَحْمَدَ مَا لَـهَا تَبْدِيلُ
āyātu aḥmada mā lahā tabdīlu
The signs of Ahmad possess no substitution
أَبَداً وَلَيْسَ لِشَرْعِهِ تَـحْويِلُ
abadan walaysa lisharʿihi taḥwyilu
Eternally, and for his Law there is no alteration
شَرُفَ الكَلِيمُ بِهِ وَسَادَ خَلِيلُ
sharufal kalīmu bihi wasāda khalīlu
Through him the Interlocutor was honored and the Friend held mastery
كَمُحَمَّدٍ مَا جَاءَ قَطُّ رَسُولُ
عِنْدِي بِذَلِكَ حُجَّةٌ وَدَلِيلُ
kamuḥammadin mā jā’a qaṭṭu rasūlu
ʿindī bidhalika ḥujjatun wadalīlu
Like Muhammad, never has a Messenger come
For this I possess proof and demonstration
هُوَ مِنْ جَـمِيعِ الرُّسْلِ أَعْظَمُ رِفْعَةً
huwa min jamīʿir rusli aʿẓamu rifʿatan
He is, of all the Messengers, the greatest in exaltation
وَأَجَلُّ مَرْتَبَةً وَأَكْمَلُ شِرْعَةً
wa ajallu martabatan wa akmalu shirʿatan
And the most majestic in rank, and the most perfect in Law
إِذْ كَانَ لِلأَرْوَاحِ مِنْهُمْ مُهْجَةً
idh kāna lilarwāḥi minhum muhjatan
Since for their spirits he was the very soul
كَانَ الـمُقَدَّمُ وَالـمُؤَخَّرُ بِعْثَةً
وَعَلَيْهِ حَقّاً نُزِّلَ التَّنْزِيلُ
kānal muqaddamu wal muakhkharu biʿthatan
waʿalayhi ḥaqqan nuzzilat tanzīlu
He was the foremost and the last in mission
And upon him, in truth, the Revelation was sent down
مُتْ كَيْ تَطِيبَ لَكَ الـحَيَاةُ بِحُبِّهِ
mut kay taṭība lakal ḥayātu biḥubbihi
Die, so that life may become sweet for you through his love
وَتَذُوقَ كَأْساً مِنْ مُدَامَةِ شُرْبِهِ
watadhūqa ka san min mudāmati shurbihi
And taste a cup of the aged wine of his drink
فَهْوَ الَّذِي لَـمَّـا رَقَى فِي قُرْبِهِ
fahwal ladhī lammā raqā fī qurbihi
For he is the one who, when he ascended in his proximity
كَالبَرْقِ أَسْرَعَ نَحْوَ حَضْرَةِ رَبِّهِ
وَالأُفْقُ مُرْخَاةٌ عَلَيْهِ سُدُولُ
kal barqi asraʿa naḥwa ḥaḍrati rabbihi
wal ufqu murkhātun ʿalayhi sudūlu
Like lightning, quickened toward the Presence of his Lord
While the horizon had its veils lowered over him
مَسْرَاهُ قَدْ أَنْبَاهُ بِسِرِّ مَـحَبَّةٍ
masrāhu qad anbāhu bisirri maḥabbatin
His nocturnal journey informed him of the secret of love
وَمُنِيفِ تَقْرِيبٍ بِأَسْنَى قُرْبَةٍ
wamunīfi taqrībin bi asnā qurbatin
And of a lofty drawing-near with the most radiant closeness
يَا فَوْزَ رُوحِ القُدْسِ مِنْهُ بِصُحْبَةٍ
yā fawza rūḥil qudsi minhu biṣuḥbatin
O triumph of the Holy Spirit through his companionship
كَرَماً حَبَاهُ اللهُ أَشْرَفَ رُتْبَةٍ
شَمَّـاءَ أُوقِفَ دُونَـهَا جِبْرِيلُ
karaman ḥabāhu Allahu ashrafa rutbatin
shammā’a ūqifa dūnahā jibrīlu
In generosity, God bestowed upon him the noblest rank
A towering height, before which Gabriel was made to halt
أَوْصَافُ رُوحِ الـحَقِّ جَلَّتْ وَاعْتَلَتْ
awṣāfu rūḥil ḥaqqi jallat waʿ talat
The attributes of the Spirit of Truth are majestic and exalted
وَتَوَحَّدَتْ مَعْنَى بِهِ وَتَفَصَّلَتْ
watawaḥḥadat maʿnā bihi watafaṣṣalat
Unique in meaning through him and detailed in form
فَبِمَدْحِهَا الأَكْوَانُ أَلسِنَةٌ تَلَتْ
fabimadḥihal akwānu alsinatun talat
So in praising them, the universes became reciting tongues
كَيْفَ السَّبِيلُ إِلَى مَدَائِحِ مَنْ أَتَتْ
بمَدِيـحِهِ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالإِنْجِيلُ
kayfas sabīlu ilā madā’iḥi man atat
bmadīḥihit tawrātu wal injīlu
What way is there to the praises of one for whom
The Torah and the Gospel brought his commendation
مَا إِنْ يُرَى مِنْ مُتْهِمٍ أَوْ مُنْجِدٍ
mā in yurā min muthimin aw munjidin
Not a dweller of the valley or the plateau is seen
إِلَّا وَذَلِكَ مِنْ مَدَائِحِ أَحْمَدٍ
illā wadhalika min madā’iḥi aḥmadin
Except that such is among the praises of Ahmad
مَا قَدْرُ نَظْمِ الـمَدْحِ فِيهِ لِـمُنْشِدٍ
mā qadru naẓmil madḥi fīhi limunshidin
What is the value of composed praise for a singer
كُتُبُ الإِلَـٰهِ بِفَرْط مَدْحِ مُحَمَّدٍ
نَزَلَتْ فَمَـاذَا بِالقَرِيضِ أَقُولُ
kutubul ilāhi bifarṭ madḥi muḥammadin
nazalat famādhā bil qarīḍi aqūlu
The Books of God, with abundant praise of Muhammad
Descended, so what can I say in verse
ظَهَرَتْ مُشَرِّفَةَ العُلَا آيَاتُهُ
ẓaharat musharrifatal ʿulā āyātuhu
His signs appeared, honoring the heights
وَسَمَتْ عَلَى أُفُقِ السَّمَـاءِ سِمَـاتُهُ
wasamat ʿalā ufuqis samā’i simātuhu
And his marks rose high upon the horizon of the sky
إِنِّي أَقُولُ لِـمَنْ صَفَتْ مِرْآتُهُ
innī aqūlu liman ṣafat mirātuhu
I say to those whose mirror has become pure
كَرِّرْ عَلَيَّ صِفَاتِهِ فَصِفَاتُهُ
تَـهْدِي الفَتَى الـمِسْلاقَ كَيْفَ يَقُولُ
karrir ʿalayya ṣifātihi faṣifātuhu
tahdīl fatal mislāqa kayfa yaqūlu
Repeat his attributes to me, for his attributes
Guide the eloquent youth in how he should speak
بِسَنَاهُ تَصْفُو لِلمُحِبِّ مَشَارِبٌ
bisanāhu taṣfū lilmuḥibbi mashāribun
By his radiance, the drinking-places become pure for the lover
وَتُنَالُ آمَالٌ بِهِ وَمَآرِبٌ
watunālu āmālun bihi wamaāribun
And through him, hopes and goals are attained
وَلَهُ إِذَا وَافَى عَلَاهُ طَالَبٌ
walahu idhā wāfā ʿalāhu ṭālabun
And for him, when a seeker reaches his high station
كَرَمٌ وَجُودٌ ظَاهِرٌ وَمَنَاقِبٌ
غرٌّ وَعِرْضٌ طَاهِرٌ مَغْسُولُ
karamun wajūdun ẓāhirun wamanāqibun
ghrrun waʿirḍun ṭāhirun maghsūlu
Is generosity and manifest bounty and virtues
Illustrious, and an honor pure and cleansed
إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ هُوَ النَّجَاةُ لِصَبِّهِ
innan nabiyya huwan najātu liṣabbihi
Truly the Prophet is salvation for his ardent lover
وَالرَّافِعُ الـحَامِي لِرُوحِ مُحِبِّهِ
war rāfiʿul ḥāmī lirūḥi muḥibbihi
And the uplifting protector for the spirit of his seeker
وَالدَّامِغُ الـمَـاحِي مُعَادِي حِزْبِهِ
wad dāmighul māḥī muʿādī ḥizbihi
And the crusher who obliterates the enemies of his party
كَمْ مَارِقٍ جَرَحَتْ قَوَاضِبُ قُصْبِهِ
ضَرْباً فَسَالَتْ بِالدِّمَاءِ سُيُولُ
kam māriqin jaraḥat qawāḍibu quṣbihi
ḍarban fasālat bid dimā’i suyūlu
How many a renegade have the sharp swords of his troops wounded
With a strike, so that streams flowed with blood
عَمَّ الوَرَى مِنْ فَيْضِهِ بِمَكَارِمٍ
ʿammal warā min fayḍihi bimakārimin
He encompassed all creatures with noble deeds from his bounty
وَإِذَا بَدَى في الكَوْنِ هَتْكُ مَـحَارِمٍ
wa idhā badā fīl kawni hatku maḥārimin
And if the violation of sanctities appeared in existence
أَضْحَى لَدَى الـهَيْجَاءِ بَيْنَ أكَارِمٍ
aḍḥā ladal hayjā’i bayna akārimin
He became, in the thick of battle, among noble ones
كَاللَّيْثِ يَعْدُو فِي الـهِيَاجِ بِصَارِمٍ
فِي شَفْرَتَيْهِ لِلقِرَاعِ فُلُولُ
kal laythi yaʿdū fīl hiyāji biṣārimin
fī shafratayhi lilqirāʿi fulūlu
Like the lion charging in the fray with a sharp sword
Upon whose edges are notches from the clashing
إنَّ البَرَاعَةَ فِي ثَنَا لُوَّاذِهِ
ānnal barāʿata fī thanā luwwādhihi
Truly excellence lies in the praise of those who take refuge in him
يُـحْيِي القُلُوبَ مَدِيـحُهُمُ لِنَفَاذِهِ
yuḥyīl qulūba madīḥuhumu linafādhihi
Their praise revives the hearts because of its penetration
وَبْلُ البَيَانِ بِمَدْحِهِ كَرَذَاذِهِ
wablul bayāni bimadḥihi karadhādhihi
The downpour of eloquence in his praise is but a drizzle
كَثُرَتْ مَدَائِحُهُ وَلَكِنْ هَذِهِ
تَعْلُو عَلَى أَكْفَائِهَا وَتَطُولُ
kathurat madā’iḥuhu walakin hadhihi
taʿlū ʿalā akfā’ihā wataṭūlu
His praises are many, but this one
Rises above its peers and stretches long