Yâ tâlibân rahmata Llâh, qasida
Qasida ‘Yâ tâlibân rahmata Llâh’ (O you who implore God’s mercy), attributed to al-Shustarî: video, transliterated text and English translation.
Transliteration
Refrain
Allah,
…
Yâ tâlibân rahmata Llâh sallim -umûraka lillâh
Wa qul bisidqin wa wajdin Allâhu Allâhu Allâh
Wa him bihi wa ta-addab fa -anta fî hadrati Llâh
Wa chdud yadâka ‘alayhi fâ qutbul Asmâ-i Allâh
Wa lzam hudûrân biqalbin -idhâ mâ nataqta bi Llâh
Wa dhkurhu sirrân wa jahrân tafûz biqurbin mina Llâh
Wa ‘lam bi -annaka ‘abdun lillâhi -as‘adaka Llâh
Wa chtah ‘alâl kawni wa rqus biqawlika Allâhu Allâh
Wa trab ‘alâ dhâka wa chrab khamrata dhikrika Allâh
Wa kun faqîran -ilayhi tughnâ bidhikrika Allâh
Wa kun faqîran -ilayhi tughnâ bidhikrika Allâh
Wa -in badâ laka ghayruh faltamhuhu bismi Llâh
Wa lâ takhaf sû-a hajbin mâ dumta tadhkuru Allâh
Wa lâ tara rahman siwâhu wa ‘laq bi ‘urwati Allâh
Wa sir bihi fî -amânin sayra mri-in qâma bi Llâh
Hattâ tarâ fî maqâmi rruqâ ‘alâl kawni bi Llâh
Yalûhu nûru ttajallî yahdîka lillâhi bi Llâh
Tafnâ fîhi thumma tabqâ falâ tarâ mâ siwâ Allâh
English translation
Refrain
Allah, Allah, Allah, Ya Allah
…
« O you who implore » (al-Shustarî)
O you who implore the Mercy of God,
Entrust all your affairs to Him and say, in sincerity and fervour: Allah!
Surrender yourself to Him, then excel
In conduct beautiful and majestic. For at all times
You are in His Presence!
Hold fast to Him; know that the Pole of the Names is Allah,
And keep your heart present whenever you declare: Allah!
Invoke Him in secret and aloud; you shall then inherit His Nearness,
And know that you are His servant, Who moreover makes you glad!
Then dance and sing over the universe,
Drink the sealed wine of remembrance,
In which lies buried a secret that only the invoker can unearth!
Be poor in Him; you shall be enriched by His remembrance.
Strip yourself of all that is not Him and grasp firmly
His Handle. Should other than Him appear to you,
Efface it by His Name! Fear not the ill His Veiling may bring,
And advance through Him, in peace, like one who stands upright before his Lord!
The other songs are on the Qasaid and sama’ page.
