Al-Ghali al-Ghali Rasulullah
Al-Ghali al-Ghali Rasulullah (Arabic: الغالي الغالي رسول الله; “The...
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Al-Ghali al-Ghali Rasulullah (Arabic: الغالي الغالي رسول الله; “The Precious, the Precious Messenger of Allah”) is a poem composed by Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari (1910–1979), the renowned Sudanese scholar and Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo.
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الْغَالِي الْغَالِي رَسُولُ اللَّهْ ❁
الْغَالِي الْغَالِي رَسُولُ اللَّهْ ❁
الْغَالِي الْغَالِي رَسُولُ اللَّهْ ❁
Al-ghālī al-ghālī rasūlu Llāh,
al-ghālī al-ghālī rasūlu Llāh.
al-ghālī al-ghālī rasūlu Llāh.
1. The precious, the precious Messenger of Allah,
the precious, the precious Messenger of Allah.
the precious, the precious Messenger of Allah.
يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيّْ ❁
خَيْرِ الْأَنَامِ وَآلِهِ ❁
خَيْرِ الْأَنَامِ وَآلِهِ ❁
Yā Rabbi ṣalli ʿalā n-nabiyy,
khayri l-anāmi wa-ālihi.
khayri l-anāmi wa-ālihi.
2. O my Lord, send prayers upon the Prophet,
the best of creation, and upon his Family.
the best of creation, and upon his Family.
بِجَمَالِهِ بِجَلَالِهِ ❁
بِكَمَالِهِ بِمَقَالِهِ ❁
بِكَمَالِهِ بِمَقَالِهِ ❁
Bi-jamālihi bi-jalālihi,
bi-kamālihi bi-maqālihi.
bi-kamālihi bi-maqālihi.
3. By his beauty and his majesty,
by his perfection and his speech.
by his perfection and his speech.
خَيْرُ الْأَنَامِ مُحَمَّدٌ ❁
الْفَضْلُ مِنْ أَفْضَالِهِ ❁
الْفَضْلُ مِنْ أَفْضَالِهِ ❁
Khayru l-anāmi Muḥammadun,
al-faḍlu min afḍālihi.
al-faḍlu min afḍālihi.
4. The best of creation is Muhammad,
virtue is among his bounties.
virtue is among his bounties.
قَدْ قَالَ رَبِّي رَحْمَةٌ ❁
لِلْخَلْقِ فِي إِرْسَالِهِ ❁
لِلْخَلْقِ فِي إِرْسَالِهِ ❁
Qad qāla Rabbī raḥmatun,
li-l-khalqi fī irsālihi.
li-l-khalqi fī irsālihi.
5. Truly, my Lord has said, “[He is] a mercy
to creation in sending him.”
to creation in sending him.”
دَارُ النَّعِيمِ مَقَامُهُ ❁
وَالْخُلْدُ فِي إِقْبَالِهِ ❁
وَالْخُلْدُ فِي إِقْبَالِهِ ❁
Dāru n-naʿīmi maqāmuhu,
wa-l-khuldu fī iqbālihi.
wa-l-khuldu fī iqbālihi.
6. The abode of bliss is his station,
and everlasting bliss is found in drawing near to him.
and everlasting bliss is found in drawing near to him.
فَمَتَى أُقَبِّلُ تُرْبَةً ❁
كَانَتْ مَقَرَّ نِعَالِهِ ❁
كَانَتْ مَقَرَّ نِعَالِهِ ❁
Fa-matā uqabbilu turbatan,
kānat maqarra niʿālihi.
kānat maqarra niʿālihi.
7. So, when will I kiss the earth
where his sandals rested?
where his sandals rested?
وَمَتَى أُشَاهِدُ رَوْضَةً ❁
مَمْلُوءَةً بِنَوَالِهِ ❁
مَمْلُوءَةً بِنَوَالِهِ ❁
Wa-matā ushāhidu rawḍatan,
mamlū'atan bi-nawālihi.
mamlū'atan bi-nawālihi.
8. And when will I behold the garden
filled with his generous gifts?
filled with his generous gifts?
أَشُمُّ مِنْ طِيبِ الْحَبِيبْ ❁
أَقِيلُ تَحْتَ ظِلَالِهِ ❁
أَقِيلُ تَحْتَ ظِلَالِهِ ❁
Ashummu min ṭībi l-ḥabīb,
aqīlu taḥta ẓilālihi.
aqīlu taḥta ẓilālihi.
9. I breathe in the fragrance of the beloved
and recline beneath his shade.
and recline beneath his shade.
وَيَدُورُ كَأْسُ شَرَابِهِ ❁
مِنْ عَذْبِ مَاءِ قِلَالِهِ ❁
مِنْ عَذْبِ مَاءِ قِلَالِهِ ❁
Wa-yadūru ka'su sharābihi,
min ʿadhbi mā'i qilālihi.
min ʿadhbi mā'i qilālihi.
10. And the cup of his drink is passed around,
filled with the sweet water from his earthen jars.
filled with the sweet water from his earthen jars.
يَا حَبَّذَا لَوْ زَارَنِي ❁
حَتَّى بِطَيْفِ خَيَالِهِ ❁
حَتَّى بِطَيْفِ خَيَالِهِ ❁
Yā ḥabbadhā law zāranī,
ḥattā bi-ṭayfi khayālihi.
ḥattā bi-ṭayfi khayālihi.
11. How delightful if he visited me,
even just in the glimpse of a vision.
even just in the glimpse of a vision.
الْوُدُّ مِنْهُ لَقَدْ بَدَا ❁
وَكَذَاكَ مِنْ أَشْبَالِهِ ❁
وَكَذَاكَ مِنْ أَشْبَالِهِ ❁
Al-wuddu minhu laqad badā,
wa-kadhāka min ashbālihi.
wa-kadhāka min ashbālihi.
12. Affection from him has appeared,
and likewise from his descendants.
and likewise from his descendants.
وَأُحِبُّهُ وَأَوَدُّهُ ❁
حَقًّا لِطِيبِ خِصَالِهِ ❁
حَقًّا لِطِيبِ خِصَالِهِ ❁
Wa-uḥibbuhu wa-awadduhu,
ḥaqqan li-ṭībi khiṣālihi.
ḥaqqan li-ṭībi khiṣālihi.
13. And I love him and cherish him,
truly, for the sweetness of his traits.
truly, for the sweetness of his traits.
مَا جَاءَ مِثْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ ❁
مَا جَاءَ مِثْلُ مِثَالِهِ ❁
مَا جَاءَ مِثْلُ مِثَالِهِ ❁
Mā jā'a mithlu Muḥammadin,
mā jā'a mithlu mithālihi.
mā jā'a mithlu mithālihi.
14. None has come like Muhammad,
none has come resembling his likeness.
none has come resembling his likeness.
فِي الصَّخْرِ أَثَّرَ مَشْيُهُ ❁
مَا غَاصَ فَوْقَ رِمَالِهِ ❁
مَا غَاصَ فَوْقَ رِمَالِهِ ❁
Fī ṣ-ṣakhri aththara mashyuhu,
mā ghāṣa fawqa rimālihi.
mā ghāṣa fawqa rimālihi.
15. His footsteps left a trace in stone,
yet did not sink in the sand.
yet did not sink in the sand.
وَأَشَارَ لِلْبَدْرِ انْقَسَمْ ❁
فَانْشَقَّ مِثْلَ هِلَالِهِ ❁
فَانْشَقَّ مِثْلَ هِلَالِهِ ❁
Wa-ashāra li-l-badri nqasam,
fa-nshaqqa mithla hilālihi.
fa-nshaqqa mithla hilālihi.
16. And he pointed to the full moon, which divided,
it split into crescent-like halves.
it split into crescent-like halves.
وَالْجِذْعُ أَنَّ تَشَوُّقًا ❁
لِكَلَامِهِ وَمَقَالِهِ ❁
لِكَلَامِهِ وَمَقَالِهِ ❁
Wa-l-jidhʿu anna tashawwuqan,
li-kalāmihi wa-maqālihi.
li-kalāmihi wa-maqālihi.
17. And the tree trunk moaned in yearning
for his words and his speech.
for his words and his speech.
يَحْمِي الْكِنَانَةَ سَيِّدًا ❁
كَاللَّيْثِ فِي أَشْبَالِهِ ❁
كَاللَّيْثِ فِي أَشْبَالِهِ ❁
Yaḥmī l-Kinānata sayyidan,
ka-l-laythi fī ashbālihi.
ka-l-laythi fī ashbālihi.
18. He protects Kinanah as its master,
like a lion among his cubs.
like a lion among his cubs.
اللَّهُ يَحْفَظُ زَائِرًا ❁
قَدْ سَارَ بَيْنَ جِبَالِهِ ❁
قَدْ سَارَ بَيْنَ جِبَالِهِ ❁
Allāhu yaḥfaẓu zā'iran,
qad sāra bayna jibālihi.
qad sāra bayna jibālihi.
19. Allah protects a visitor
who has journeyed between his mountains.
who has journeyed between his mountains.
يَمْشِي إِلَيْهِ مُهَرْوِلًا ❁
لِيَفُوزَ يَوْمَ نَوَالِهِ ❁
لِيَفُوزَ يَوْمَ نَوَالِهِ ❁
Yamshī ilayhi muharwilā,
li-yafūza yawma nawālihi.
li-yafūza yawma nawālihi.
20. He hastens towards him
to succeed on the day of his bounty.
to succeed on the day of his bounty.
اللَّهُ يَحْفَظُ قَلْبَهُ ❁
بِالنُّورِ فِي أَحْوَالِهِ ❁
بِالنُّورِ فِي أَحْوَالِهِ ❁
Allāhu yaḥfaẓu qalbahu,
bi-n-nūri fī aḥwālihi.
bi-n-nūri fī aḥwālihi.
21. Allah preserves his heart
with light in all his states.
with light in all his states.
وَيَظَلُّ فِي بَرَكَاتِهِ ❁
وَيَزِيدُ فِي أَمْوَالِهِ ❁
وَيَزِيدُ فِي أَمْوَالِهِ ❁
Wa-yaẓallu fī barakātihi,
wa-yazīdu fī amwālihi.
wa-yazīdu fī amwālihi.
22. And he remains in his blessings
and grows in wealth.
and grows in wealth.
ثُمَّ الصَّلَاةُ مَعَ السَّلَامْ ❁
عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَآلِهِ ❁
عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَآلِهِ ❁
Thumma ṣ-ṣalātu maʿa s-salām,
ʿalā n-nabiyyi wa-ālihi.
ʿalā n-nabiyyi wa-ālihi.
23. Then may prayers and peace
be upon the Prophet and his Family,
be upon the Prophet and his Family,
مَا الْجَعْفَرِيُّ بِمَدْحِهِ ❁
يَشْدُو بِصِدْقِ مَقَالِهِ ❁
يَشْدُو بِصِدْقِ مَقَالِهِ ❁
Mā l-Jaʿfariyyu bi-madḥihi,
yashdū bi-ṣidqi maqālihi.
yashdū bi-ṣidqi maqālihi.
24. As long as al-Ja'fari sings his praises
with sincerity in his words.
with sincerity in his words.
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