حمدنا الله ذا العرش المجيد — Abn Razakh

حَمِدنا اللَهَ ذا العَرشِ المَجيدِ

عَلى الإِنعامِ وَالشَرَفِ الفَريدِ

We praised God, Lord of the glorious Throne,

For His bounty and singular honor.

هُوَ الكَورِيُّ باني العِزِّ وَالمج

دِ لِلإِسلامِ وَالشَرَفِ العَتيدِ

He is al-Kawri, builder of might and glory

For Islam, and of ever-ready honor.

بِنَصرِ المُؤمِنينَ أَتاهُ نَصرٌ

وَأَسرارُ الجَداوِلِ وَالسُعودِ

By aiding the believers, aid came to him,

And the secrets of tables and good fortunes.

كَرامَتُهُ وَخارِقُهُ أُعِدّا

لِجَلبِ النَفعِ أَو دَفعِ العَنيدِ

His miracle and his wondrous deed were prepared

To bring benefit or repel the obstinate.

كَمورِقَةٍ بِرَوضَةِ جَدِّهِ يَش

تَفي مِنها أُولو داءٍ شَديدِ

Like a leafy tree in his grandfather's garden; healing

Is sought from it by those with grievous illness.

لَدَيها حَيَّة مَنَعَت جَناها

بِلا إِحضارِ ذي الثَبتِ المَجيدِ

Beside it, a snake prevented its harvest

Unless the illustrious, steadfast one was brought

بِمِنساة فَتَجني النّاسُ إِذ ذا

كَ مِن وَرَقٍ لِأَدوِيَةٍ مُفيدِ

With a staff; then the people gather

Leaves useful for medicines.

وَقِصَّةُ قَيلِ إِسماعيلَ إِذ صَد

دَ عَنّا جَورَهُ أَيَّ الصُدودِ

And the tale of the ruler Isma'il, when he repelled

His tyranny from us—what a repulsion!

وَراعَتهُ أَماراتٌ لِأُمٍّ

بَدَت لِلقُطبِ عَيناً كِالشُهودِ

Signs of a mother frightened him,

Who appeared visibly to the Qutb, as though present.

رَأى عَوراءَ سَوداء عَلَيها

كِساء ثمَّ رَفلٌ بِالوَصيدِ

He saw a one-eyed black woman, wearing

A cloak; then she trailed her garment at the threshold.

كَما زَجَرَتهُ عَن أَضرارِ الإِسلا

مِ إِذ رَفَعَت لَهُ إِحدى النُهودِ

As she restrained him from harming Islam

When she raised one of her breasts before him.

وَإِفحامُ العَروسي حينَ دَلّى

ذَنوباً فارِغاً عِندَ الصُعودِ

And the silencing of al-'Arusi, when he lowered

A large bucket, empty when drawn up.

وَرَدُّ جَزيلِ باقورٍ لِكُملَي

ل بِالجَاهِ المَكينِ وَبِالكُيودِ

And the return of abundant cattle to Kumlayl

Through firm influence and stratagems.

وَذَلِكَ حينَ غارَ بَنو خَليف

وَغارَ ذَوو العَمائِمِ وَالبُرودِ

And that was when Banu Khalif raided,

And the wearers of turbans and cloaks raided.

وَكَم مِن خارِقٍ أَبدى لَنا مِن

كَراماتٍ تَجِلّ عَنِ الجُحودِ

And how many wonders he showed us, among

Miracles too lofty to be denied.

جَمَعتُ مَعارِفي مِنها وَقَصدي

بِها تَكيملُ تَحلِيَةِ القَصيدِ

I gathered what I knew of them, and my aim

Through them is to complete the poem's adornment.

فَمِنها صُحبَةُ الخَضِرِ الَّذي لَم

يُصاحِبهُ الوَرِعِ الرَشيدِ

Among them is companionship with al-Khidr, whom

The devout, rightly guided man did not accompany.

وَمِنهُ صَومُ دَهرٍ راجِلاً في ال

قُيوظِ وَفَكُّ أَسرى في القُيودِ

And among his deeds: continual fasting, on foot through the

Summer heats, and freeing captives in fetters.

وَإِكمالُ اِستِقامَتِهِ وَعدلٌ

وَتَسوِيةُ الأَقارِبِ بِالبَعيدِ

And the perfection of his uprightness, and justice,

And treating kin and strangers alike.

فَدانَ لَهُ بَنو حامٍ وَسامٍ

مِنَ اِهلِ قُراهُمُ وَأولي العَمودِ

So the sons of Ham and Shem submitted to him,

From the people of their villages and the tent-dwellers.

بَنوهُ بَنَوا ذُرى عِزٍّ مَنيعٍ

فَبَذّوا كُلَّ مَملَكَةٍ لِصيدِ

His sons built summits of impregnable might,

And surpassed every kingdom of proud rulers.

رِجالٌ حارَبوا أُسداً رِجالاً

بِلا دِرعٍ وَلا لامِ الحَديدِ

Men who fought lions on foot,

Without a coat of mail or armor of iron.

وَتاريخٌ بِجُرحِهُمُ مُبينٌ

جَراءَتَهُم عَلى حِردِ الأُسودِ

And a record of their wounds makes plain

Their daring before the lions' fury.

لِآلِ الكَورِ كَورٌ في المَعالي

يَدُلُّ عَلَيهِ إِقرارُ الحَسودِ

The house of al-Kawr has a saddle on honor's heights,

To which the envious man's acknowledgment attests.

خِصالُ الفاضِلِ اِبنِ الكَورِ ضَرب

بِصارِمِهِ الصَوارِمَ في الجُنودِ

The virtuous Ibn al-Kawr's qualities: striking

With his keen blade at the blades amid the troops.

خِصالُ الفاضِلِ اِبنِ الكَورِي إِكرا

مُ حامِدِهِ وَإِرضاءُ الوُفودِ

The virtuous Ibn al-Kawri's qualities: honoring

His praiser, and satisfying delegations.

خِصالُ الفاضِلِ ابنِ الكَوري أزرَت

بِكُلِّ خِصالِ مُغتَبِطٍ عَديدِ

The virtuous Ibn al-Kawri's qualities put to shame

All the qualities of many a contented man.

بِذا شَهِدَ اليَتامى وَالأَيّامى

وَتُرضيكَ الأَرامِل في الشُهودِ

To this the orphans and the unmarried bore witness,

And the widows will satisfy you among the witnesses.

وَعِندَ تَهَلُّل بِنُزولِ ضيفٍ

أَعَدَّ لَهُ جَزيلاً مِن ثَريدِ

And when he beams at a guest's arrival,

He prepares abundant tharid for him,

فَمِن لَبَنٍ وَمِن عَسَلٍ مُصَفّىً

وَمِن تَمرٍ وَمِن قَدلي القَديدِ

With milk, and with clarified honey,

And dates, and qadli of dried meat.

كَما يَعتادُهُ الصافونَ مِنهُ

وَمَن يَرجوهُ في الكَرَمِ العَتيدِ

As those devoted to him habitually visit him,

And those who hope in his ever-ready generosity.

وَمَولودٌ وَما مَولود مَن مِثلُهُ

في الناسِ في بَسطٍ وَجودِ

And Mawlud—what a Mawlud! Who is his equal

Among people in openhandedness and generosity?

لِواءُ الفَخرِ في اللَّأواءِ فُلكٌ

جَميلُ الكُلِّ لألاءُ البُنودِ

A banner of pride, a ship amid hardship,

Beautiful in every part, the radiance of the standards.

خَبير رِفاقِنا أَكرِم بِهِ مِن

رَفيقٍ لِلمُسافِرِ وَالشَهيدِ

Well acquainted with our companions—how noble a

Companion for the traveler and the one present!

وَأَحمَدُ نالَ صِدقاً مِن أَبيهِ

وَمِن عَمٍّ وَمِن جَدٍّ عَميدِ

And Ahmad gained truthfulness from his father,

And from an uncle, and a grandfather who was a chief.

وَفَذلَكَةٌ لِكُلِّ مَكارِمٍ في

أَقارِبِهِ وَفي نُبلِ الجُدودِ

And a summation of every noble trait in

His relatives, and in his forefathers' nobility,

وَكَظمِ الغَيظِ وَالشَحنا وَنُصحٍ

لِأَهلِ الحَقِّ في رَأيٍ سَديدِ

And in suppressing anger and rancor, and offering counsel

To the people of truth with sound judgment.

وَودُّهُم لِأَهلِ الحَقِّ قاضٍ

بِما نالوهُ مِن وُدِّ الوَدودِ

Their love for the people of truth attests

To the love they gained from the All-Loving.

وَشاهِدُهُ السِوى بُهمُ العَطايا

وَلِلأَعداءِ مَسلولُ الهُنودِ

Its proof to others is mighty gifts,

And for enemies, unsheathed Indian blades.

وَسِرُّهُم سَرى في كُلِّ فَرعٍ

مِنَ اِبناءِ الأَصالَةِ وَالحَفيدِ

And their secret flowed through every branch

Among the sons of noble lineage and the grandson.

سَرائِرُهُم بِأَمرٍ أَو بِنَهيٍ

لِنَصرِ اللَهِ يَجهَرُ بِالفَريدِ

Their inward secrets, in command or prohibition,

In support of God, speak openly of the peerless.

عَلى الحُسنى يُزادُ مَزيدَ صِدقٍ

وَيا مَن مِن مُجازاةِ الوَعيدِ

To goodness is added a true increase,

[And is safe] from the threatened punishment.

وَرائِدُهُم يَفوزُ بِكُلِّ خَيرٍ

وَمَدِّ يدٍ عَلى بَسطٍ مَديدِ

And whoever seeks them gains every good,

And an outstretched hand of far-reaching generosity.

جَوابَ مُريدِهِم حِلٌّ وَبل

بِمالهم الطَريفِ أَو التَليدِ

Their seeker's answer is a freely given downpour

Of their wealth, newly acquired or inherited.

فَكُلّ أَن تَرِدهُ لِحاجَةٍ ما

يُحِبكَ فَعالُهُ اِنجَح يا مُريدي

So whenever you come to him for any need,

His deeds show you love: 'Succeed, O my disciple!'

فَزائِرُهُم يَفوزُ بِخَيرِ دينٍ

وَدُنيا يَستَهِلُّ عَلى الخُدودِ

So their visitor gains the good of religion

And of worldly life, pouring down upon the cheeks.

نَظَمت خِصالَهُم وَالدُرُّ يَزدا

دُ رَونَقُهُ بِمُنتَظِمِ العُقودِ

I strung their virtues in verse; pearls grow

In luster when strung into necklaces.

فَمَتِّعنا بِحُبِّهمُ مُفيضاً

عَلَينا حالَ مَضموني اللَحودِ

So grant us joy in love for them, pouring it forth

Upon us when the graves enfold us.

وَجازِهِمُ بِغُفرانٍ وَرُحمى

وَرِضوانٍ وَجَنّاتِ الخُلودِ

And reward them with forgiveness and mercy,

And good pleasure, and gardens of eternity,

بِجاهِ رَسولِنا المُختارِ أَعلى

وَسائِلَنا المُشَفَّعُ في العَبيدِ

By the standing of our chosen Messenger, the highest

Of our means of approach, whose intercession for the servants is accepted.

عَلَيهِ صَلاةُ رَبّي مَع سَلامٍ

يَفوحُ شَذاهُما أَبَدَ الأَبيدِ

Upon him be my Lord's blessing, together with peace,

Their fragrance wafting forever and ever.