Nahnu Fi Rawdah
Nahnu fī Rawḍah (Arabic: نحن في روضة; “We Are...
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Nahnu fī Rawḍah (Arabic: نحن في روضة; “We Are in the Garden”) is a poem by the Moroccan scholar and spiritual master Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Habib. It was composed during his visit to Madinah, in the blessed presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
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اللَّهْ اللَّهْ اللَّهْ اللَّهْ يَا مَوْلَانَا ❁
اللَّهْ اللَّهْ اللَّهْ بِفَضْلِكَ كُنْ لِي ❁
اللَّهْ اللَّهْ اللَّهْ بِفَضْلِكَ كُنْ لِي ❁
Allāh Allāh Allāh Allāh, yā Mawlānā,
Allāh Allāh Allāh, bi-faḍlika kun lī.
Allāh Allāh Allāh, bi-faḍlika kun lī.
1. Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, O our Master.
Allah, Allah, Allah, by Your grace, be with me.
Allah, Allah, Allah, by Your grace, be with me.
نَحْنُ فِي رَوْضَةِ الرَّسُولِ حُضُورٌ ❁
طَالِبِينَ الرِّضَى وَحُسْنَ قَبُولِ ❁
طَالِبِينَ الرِّضَى وَحُسْنَ قَبُولِ ❁
Naḥnu fī rawḍati r-rasūli ḥuḍūrun,
ṭālibīna r-riḍā wa-ḥusna qabūli.
ṭālibīna r-riḍā wa-ḥusna qabūli.
2. We are present in the Rawdah of the Messenger,
seeking good pleasure and a gracious acceptance.
seeking good pleasure and a gracious acceptance.
جِئْنَا يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ إِلَيْهِ الْمَلَاذُ ❁
بِانْكِسَارٍ وَذِلَّةٍ وَذُهُولِ ❁
بِانْكِسَارٍ وَذِلَّةٍ وَذُهُولِ ❁
Ji'nā yā khayra man ilayhi l-malādhu,
bi-nkisārin wa-dhillatin wa-dhuhūli.
bi-nkisārin wa-dhillatin wa-dhuhūli.
3. We have come, O best of those with whom refuge is sought,
with brokenness, humility and bewilderment.
with brokenness, humility and bewilderment.
فَاسْأَلِ اللَّهَ فِينَا كُلَّ عِنَايَةٍ ❁
لِنَنَالَ الْمُنَى فِي وَقْتِ الْحُلُولِ ❁
لِنَنَالَ الْمُنَى فِي وَقْتِ الْحُلُولِ ❁
Fa-s'ali Llāha fīnā kulla ʿināyatin,
li-nanāla l-munā fī waqti l-ḥulūli.
li-nanāla l-munā fī waqti l-ḥulūli.
4. So ask Allah to grant us every care,
that we may attain our hopes at the time of arrival.
that we may attain our hopes at the time of arrival.
لَكَ قَدْرٌ عَظِيمٌ لَيْسَ يُضَاهَى ❁
وَرِسَالَةْ تَفُوقُ كُلَّ رَسُولِ ❁
وَرِسَالَةْ تَفُوقُ كُلَّ رَسُولِ ❁
Laka qadrun ʿaẓīmun laysa yuḍāhā,
wa-risālah tafūqu kulla rasūli.
wa-risālah tafūqu kulla rasūli.
5. You have a great rank beyond compare,
and a message surpassing [that of] every Messenger.
and a message surpassing [that of] every Messenger.
أَنْتَ بَابُ الْإِلَهِ فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ ❁
مَنْ أَتَى فَازَ بِالرِّضَى وَالْوُصُولِ ❁
مَنْ أَتَى فَازَ بِالرِّضَى وَالْوُصُولِ ❁
Anta bābu l-Ilāhi fī kulli khayrin,
man atā fāza bi-r-riḍā wa-l-wuṣūli.
man atā fāza bi-r-riḍā wa-l-wuṣūli.
6. You are the gate to Allah in every good.
Whoever comes attains good pleasure and nearness.
Whoever comes attains good pleasure and nearness.
كُلُّ سِرٍّ فِي الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَدْ أَتَاهُمْ ❁
مِنْ عُلَاكُمْ مُؤَيَّدًا بِنُقُولِ ❁
مِنْ عُلَاكُمْ مُؤَيَّدًا بِنُقُولِ ❁
Kullu sirrin fī l-anbiyā'i qad atāhum,
min ʿulākum mu'ayyadan bi-nuqūli.
min ʿulākum mu'ayyadan bi-nuqūli.
7. Every secret bestowed upon the Prophets
came to them from your lofty rank, as confirmed by transmitted reports.
came to them from your lofty rank, as confirmed by transmitted reports.
قَدْ تَشَفَّعْتُ فِي أُمُورِي إِلَهِي ❁
بِالنَّبِيِّ الْمُشَفَّعِ الْمَقْبُولِ ❁
بِالنَّبِيِّ الْمُشَفَّعِ الْمَقْبُولِ ❁
Qad tashaffaʿtu fī umūrī Ilāhī,
bi-n-nabiyyi l-mushaffaʿi l-maqbūli.
bi-n-nabiyyi l-mushaffaʿi l-maqbūli.
8. O my God, I have sought intercession in my affairs
through the Prophet, whose intercession is accepted.
through the Prophet, whose intercession is accepted.
كُلُّ مَنْ حَطَّ رَحْلَهُ بِكَرِيمٍ ❁
نَالَ أَقْصَى الْمُنَى وَكُلَّ السُّؤُولِ ❁
نَالَ أَقْصَى الْمُنَى وَكُلَّ السُّؤُولِ ❁
Kullu man ḥaṭṭa raḥlahu bi-karīmin,
nāla aqṣā l-munā wa-kulla s-su'ūli.
nāla aqṣā l-munā wa-kulla s-su'ūli.
9. Whoever sets down his saddle with a generous host
attains his highest hopes and all he asks for.
attains his highest hopes and all he asks for.
قَدْ شَكَرْنَا الْإِلَهَ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ ❁
حَيْثُ مَنَّ بِزَوْرَةٍ لِرَسُولِ ❁
حَيْثُ مَنَّ بِزَوْرَةٍ لِرَسُولِ ❁
Qad shakarnā l-Ilāha fī kulli waqtin,
ḥaythu manna bi-zawratin li-rasūli.
ḥaythu manna bi-zawratin li-rasūli.
10. We have thanked Allah at every moment,
for blessing us with a visit to the Messenger.
for blessing us with a visit to the Messenger.
وَكَذَاكَ لِكُلِّ مَنْ فِي بَقِيعٍ ❁
مِنْ صَحَابٍ كَذَاكَ نَسْلُ الْبَتُولِ ❁
مِنْ صَحَابٍ كَذَاكَ نَسْلُ الْبَتُولِ ❁
Wa-kadhāka li-kulli man fī Baqīʿin,
min ṣaḥābin kadhāka naslu l-Batūli.
min ṣaḥābin kadhāka naslu l-Batūli.
11. And likewise for visiting all those in al-Baqi,
the Companions and the descendants of al-Batul [Fatimah].
the Companions and the descendants of al-Batul [Fatimah].
وَكَذَاكَ لِكُلِّ زَوْجٍ وَبِنْتٍ ❁
وَابْنِ مُنْجِي الْأَنَامِ يَوْمَ الْحُلُولِ ❁
وَابْنِ مُنْجِي الْأَنَامِ يَوْمَ الْحُلُولِ ❁
Wa-kadhāka li-kulli zawjin wa-bintin,
wa-bni munjī l-anāmi yawma l-ḥulūli.
wa-bni munjī l-anāmi yawma l-ḥulūli.
12. And likewise every wife, daughter
and son of the rescuer of mankind on the Day of Resurrection.
and son of the rescuer of mankind on the Day of Resurrection.
وَكَذَاكَ لِكُلِّ مَنْ فِي أُحُدٍ ❁
مِنْ شَهِيدٍ كَذَاكَ عَمُّ الرَّسُولِ ❁
مِنْ شَهِيدٍ كَذَاكَ عَمُّ الرَّسُولِ ❁
Wa-kadhāka li-kulli man fī Uḥudin,
min shahīdin kadhāka ʿammu r-rasūli.
min shahīdin kadhāka ʿammu r-rasūli.
13. And likewise for visiting every martyr at Uhud,
and also the Messenger’s uncle.
and also the Messenger’s uncle.
قَدْ طَلَبْنَا بِهِمْ تَمَامَ السَّلَامَةْ ❁
فِي مَسِيرٍ لِأَرْضِنَا وَالدُّخُولِ ❁
فِي مَسِيرٍ لِأَرْضِنَا وَالدُّخُولِ ❁
Qad ṭalabnā bihim tamāma s-salāmah,
fī masīrin li-arḍinā wa-d-dukhūli.
fī masīrin li-arḍinā wa-d-dukhūli.
14. Through them we have sought complete safety
in our journey and our return home.
in our journey and our return home.
وَطَلَبْنَا النَّجَاةَ فِي يَوْمِ حَشْرٍ ❁
وَسَلَامًا مِنْ كُلِّ فَظٍّ جَهُولِ ❁
وَسَلَامًا مِنْ كُلِّ فَظٍّ جَهُولِ ❁
Wa-ṭalabnā n-najāta fī yawmi ḥashrin,
wa-salāman min kulli faẓẓin jahūli.
wa-salāman min kulli faẓẓin jahūli.
15. We have sought salvation on the Day of Gathering,
and protection from every harsh and ignorant person.
and protection from every harsh and ignorant person.
رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَآلِهِ ❁
وَصَحَابٍ وَتَابِعٍ بِشُمُولِ ❁
وَصَحَابٍ وَتَابِعٍ بِشُمُولِ ❁
Rabbi ṣalli ʿalā n-nabiyyi wa-ālihi,
wa-ṣaḥābin wa-tābiʿin bi-shumūli.
wa-ṣaḥābin wa-tābiʿin bi-shumūli.
16. O my Lord, send prayers upon the Prophet and his Family,
his Companions and all who follow.
his Companions and all who follow.
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