Qasidah Burdah Lyrics
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مَوْلايَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّـمْ دَائِمـاً أَبـَـدًا
عَلى حَبِيْبِـكَ خَيْــرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِـمِ
مُحَمَّدٌ سَـيِّدُ الْكَــوْنَيْنِ وَالثَّقَلَـيْنِ
وَالْفَرِيْقَـيْنِ مِنْ عُـرْبٍ وَّمِنْ عَجَـمِ
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is the leader of both worlds and both creations. And both groups, Arabs and Non-Arabs
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نَبِيُّنَـا الآمِرُ النَّــاهِيْ فَلاَ أَحَــدٌ
أبَـرُّ فِيْ قَــوْلِ لاَ مِنْـهُ وَلاَ نَعَـمِ
Our Nabi (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is the one who commands (good and), forbids (evil). There is none (parallel to him) more truthful than him
(صلى الله عليه وسلم) in saying “No” or “Yes”
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هُوَ الْحَبِيْبُ الَّــذِيْ تُرْجٰى شَـفَاعَتُهُ
لِكُــلِّ هَوْلٍ مِّنَ الأَهْـوَالِ مُقْتَحَمِ
He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is the most beloved, whose intercession is hoped for. For every fear (and distress) that is going to come (on the day) of agony (and fears)
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دَعَـا اِلىٰ اللهِ فَالْمُسْـتَمْسِـكُوْنَ بِـهِ
مُسْتَمْسِـكُوْنَ بِحَبْـلٍ غَيْرِ مُنْفَصِـمِ
He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) called (the people) towards Allah, so those who cling to him (صلى الله عليه وسلم) are clinging to a rope which will never snap.
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فَــاقَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ فِيْ خَلْـقٍ وَفِيْ خُلُـقٍ
وَلَمْ يُـدَانُوهُ فِيْ عِلْــمٍ وَّلاَ كَـرَمِ
He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) transcends the Prophets (عليهم السلام) physically and in (noble) character. And they (the Prophets) cannot come near him (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in knowledge and nobility
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وَكُــلُّهُمْ مِّنْ رَّسُـوْلِ اللهِ مُلْتَمِـسٌ
غَرْفَا مِّنَ الْبَحْرِ أَوْ رَشْفاً مِّنَ الدِّيَـمِ
And all of them (the prophetsعليهم السلام ) obtained from Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). (Like a) handful (of water) from the ocean or (a few) sips from continuous rains.
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وَوَاقِفُـوْنَ لَدَيـْـهِ عنْـدَ حَدِّهِــمِ
مِنْ نُّقْطَةِ الْعلْمِ أَوْ مِنْ شَكْلَةِ الْحِكَـمِ
And they (prophets عليهم السلام) all stopped before him (صلى الله عليه وسلم) at their (assigned) limits; (either) at a point of knowledge or to gain a wisdom from (his) wisdom.
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فَهْوَ الَّـِذيْ تَمَّ مَعْنَــاهُ وَصُوْرَتُهُ
ثُمَّ اصْطَفَـاهُ حَبِيْباًم بَارِيءُ النَّسَــمِ
For he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is the one with whom, ended all outward and inward perfection. And The Creator of all creation chose him
(صلى الله عليه وسلم) as (His) most beloved.
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Written by: Imam al-Busiri (rah)
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