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Qasida Hamziyya by Busiri (partial) Translated by Jaffaru Ibrahim 

Hamziyya is a poem by the Sufi poet al-Busiri praising the Prophet Muhammad. It is one of the Islamic world’s most famous and beloved poems. The poem is written in the form of a mathnawi, which is a type of long, rhyming couplet. It is divided into 160 sections, each containing a self-contained poem.

The poem begins with a description of the Prophet’s birth and childhood. It then goes on to describe his miracles and his teachings. The poem ends with a prayer for the Prophet’s intercession on the Day of Judgment.

Hamziyya is a beautiful and moving poem celebrating the Prophet Muhammad and his message of peace and love. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Islamic culture and spirituality.

Here are some additional details about the book:

• Author: Muhammad ibn Sa’id al-Busiri (1210-1294)
• Original language: Arabic
• Date of publication: 13th century
• Genre: Mathnawi (long, rhyming couplet)
• Significance: One of the most famous and beloved poems in the Islamic world
• Audience: Anyone interested in Islamic culture and spirituality

The English translation of Hamziyya by Jaffaru Ibrahim was published in 1997. It is a faithful and readable translation that captures the beauty and power of the original poem.

Sure, here are some other books written by Muhammad ibn Sa’id al-Busiri:

• Qasida al-Burda (The Mantle Ode): This is another famous poem by al-Busiri and a poem in praise of the Prophet Muhammad. It is said that the Prophet appeared to al-Busiri in a dream and told him that he would be cured of his illness if he wrote a poem in his praise. Al-Busiri did as he was told and cured of his illness. The poem is a beautiful and moving expression of love and devotion to the Prophet Muhammad.
• Risalat al-Mustarshid fi al-Tasawwuf (The Epistle of the Seeker on Sufism): This is a treatise on Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. In it, al-Busiri discusses the nature of Sufism, the different paths to spiritual realization, and the importance of love and devotion to God.
• Diwan al-Busiri (The Diwan of al-Busiri): This is a collection of al-Busiri’s poems, including religious and secular ones.

These are just a few of the many books written by Muhammad ibn Sa’id al-Busiri. He was a prolific writer, and Muslims still read and studied his works worldwide.

Qasida Hamziyya

This Qasida is the third most well-known qasida of Imam al-Busiri is the Hamziyya. 

A Hamziyya is a poem all of whose verses rhyme in the Arabic letter hamza.

 Busiri wrote it with more than 400 verses which contains the biography and history of Prophet Muḥammad.

 The Hamziyya is an ancient panegyric form.

From the book

1 . O Lord Sent forth Your Blessings and Greetings to the One who is a Mercy and a cure to all 

Creation. 

2. How possible will the (other) prophets elevate (themselves) to your Station, O the SKY that 

NO Other Sky is ABOVE IT. 

3. They are not at par with you in your Elevated Station, Verily a great light and monumental 

grace (has) separated You from them. 

4. They were decorated in the (eyes) of men with your qualities , Like how a (static) Water 

decorate a moon (in the night). 

5. You are like a Lamp of all grace (fadi). No light becomes apparent unless it is with your light. 

6. Real knowledge from the Unforeseen worlds is with You, it is with it that (prophet) Adam was 

thought the names (of all things). 

7. Continuously from the Secret of reality, (the best) of Mothers and Fathers were chosen for You (By Allah). 

8. No Period in between Generations of the prophets that passes by. Except that its (various) 

prophets (will) gives a glad tidings about You to its people (Bushaarat). 

9. The Generation (In which you were Born) bragged Over the Other Generations due to You 

and of You it (the generation you were born) got elevated after Elevation.