Qamarun
Qamarun (Arabic: قمر سيدنا النبي; “Our Prophet Is a...
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Qamarun (Arabic: قمر سيدنا النبي; “Our Prophet Is a Radiant Moon”) is a popular qasida composed by Tarek Alarabi Tourgane, a Syrian-born artist of Algerian descent. The poem has become widely recited throughout the Muslim world and is frequently performed at gatherings of praise and remembrance.
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قَمَرٌ قَمَرٌ قَمَرٌ سِيدْنَا النَّبِي قَمَرٌ ❁
وَجَمِيلْ وَجَمِيلْ وَجَمِيلْ سِيدْنَا النَّبِي وَجَمِيلْ ❁
وَجَمِيلْ وَجَمِيلْ وَجَمِيلْ سِيدْنَا النَّبِي وَجَمِيلْ ❁
Qamarun, qamarun, qamarun, sīdnā n-nabī qamarun,
wa-jamīl, wa-jamīl, wa-jamīl, sīdnā n-nabī wa-jamīl.
wa-jamīl, wa-jamīl, wa-jamīl, sīdnā n-nabī wa-jamīl.
1. CHORUS
A moon, a moon, a moon, our master the Prophet is a moon,
and beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, our master the Prophet is beautiful.
A moon, a moon, a moon, our master the Prophet is a moon,
and beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, our master the Prophet is beautiful.
وَأَجْمَلُ مِنْكَ لَمْ تَرَ قَطُّ عَيْنٍ ❁
وَأَطْيَبُ مِنْكَ لَمْ تَلِدِ النِّسَاءُ ❁
وَأَطْيَبُ مِنْكَ لَمْ تَلِدِ النِّسَاءُ ❁
Wa-ajmalu minka lam tara qaṭṭu ʿaynin,
wa-aṭyabu minka lam talidi n-nisā'u.
wa-aṭyabu minka lam talidi n-nisā'u.
2. No eye has ever seen one more beautiful than you,
no woman has ever given birth to one purer than you.
no woman has ever given birth to one purer than you.
خُلِقْتَ مُبَرَّأً مِنْ كُلِّ عَيْبٍ ❁
كَأَنَّكَ قَدْ خُلِقْتَ كَمَا تَشَاءُ ❁
كَأَنَّكَ قَدْ خُلِقْتَ كَمَا تَشَاءُ ❁
Khuliqta mubarra'an min kulli ʿaybin,
ka-annaka qad khuliqta kamā tashā'u.
ka-annaka qad khuliqta kamā tashā'u.
3. You were created free from every flaw,
as though you had been created exactly as you desired.
as though you had been created exactly as you desired.
وَكَفُّ الْمُصْطَفَى كَالْوَرْدِ نَادِي ❁
وَعِطْرُهَا يَبْقَى إِذَا مَسَّتْ أَيَادِي ❁
وَعِطْرُهَا يَبْقَى إِذَا مَسَّتْ أَيَادِي ❁
Wa-kaffu l-Muṣṭafā ka-l-wardi nādī,
wa-ʿiṭruhā yabqā idhā massat ayādī.
wa-ʿiṭruhā yabqā idhā massat ayādī.
4. The palm of the Chosen One is like a fresh rose,
and its fragrance lingers when it touches hands.
and its fragrance lingers when it touches hands.
وَعَمَّ نَوَالُهَا كُلَّ الْعِبَادِ ❁
حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ يَا خَيْرَ الْبَرَايَا ❁
حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ يَا خَيْرَ الْبَرَايَا ❁
Wa-ʿamma nawāluhā kulla l-ʿibādi,
ḥabību Llāhi yā khayra l-barāyā.
ḥabību Llāhi yā khayra l-barāyā.
5. Its bounty reached all the slaves of Allah,
Beloved of Allah, O best of creation.
Beloved of Allah, O best of creation.
وَلَا ظِلُّ لَهُ بَلْ كَانَ نُورَا ❁
تَنَالُ الشَّمْسُ مِنْهُ وَالْبُدُورَا ❁
تَنَالُ الشَّمْسُ مِنْهُ وَالْبُدُورَا ❁
Wa-lā ẓillu lahu bal kāna nūrā,
tanālu sh-shamsu minhu wa-l-budūrā.
tanālu sh-shamsu minhu wa-l-budūrā.
6. He had no shadow, for he was light,
the sun and the full moons derived their radiance from him.
the sun and the full moons derived their radiance from him.
وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الْهُدَى لَوْلَا ظُهُورَهْ ❁
وَكُلُّ الْكَوْنِ أَنَارَ بِنُورِ طَهَ ❁
وَكُلُّ الْكَوْنِ أَنَارَ بِنُورِ طَهَ ❁
Wa-lam yakuni l-hudā lawlā ẓuhūrah,
wa-kullu l-kawni anāra bi-nūri Ṭāhā.
wa-kullu l-kawni anāra bi-nūri Ṭāhā.
7. And there would be no guidance if not for his appearance,
and all of existence was illuminated by the light of Taha.
and all of existence was illuminated by the light of Taha.
وَرِيقُ الْمُصْطَفَى يَشْفِي الْعَلِيلَا ❁
وَعَيْنُ قَتَادَةٍ خُذْهَا دَلِيلَا ❁
وَعَيْنُ قَتَادَةٍ خُذْهَا دَلِيلَا ❁
Wa-rīqu l-Muṣṭafā yashfī l-ʿalīlā,
wa-ʿaynu Qatādatin khudhhā dalīlā.
wa-ʿaynu Qatādatin khudhhā dalīlā.
8. The saliva of the Chosen One heals the ailing,
take the eye of Qatada as evidence of this. *
take the eye of Qatada as evidence of this. *
تَفَلْ فِي الْبِئْرِ أَضْحَتْ سَلْسَبِيلَا ❁
وَصَارَ لِصَحْبِهِ شَهْدًا مُدَامَا ❁
وَصَارَ لِصَحْبِهِ شَهْدًا مُدَامَا ❁
Tafal fī l-bi'ri aḍḥat salsabīlā,
wa-ṣāra li-ṣaḥbihi shahdan mudāmā.
wa-ṣāra li-ṣaḥbihi shahdan mudāmā.
9. He spat into the well, and it became a spring like Salsabil,
and it became honey for his Companions, a lasting drink.
and it became honey for his Companions, a lasting drink.
كَحِيلُ الطَّرْفِ حَبِيبِي لَوْ تَرَاهُ ❁
ضَحُوكُ السِّنِ لِلْعَاشِقْ رَمَاهُ ❁
ضَحُوكُ السِّنِ لِلْعَاشِقْ رَمَاهُ ❁
Kaḥīlu ṭ-ṭarfi ḥabībī law tarāhu,
ḍaḥūku s-sinni li-l-ʿāshiq ramāhu.
ḍaḥūku s-sinni li-l-ʿāshiq ramāhu.
10. Kohl-eyed is my beloved, if only you could see him,
cheerful and ever smiling, he leaves the lover utterly captivated.
cheerful and ever smiling, he leaves the lover utterly captivated.
وَمَسْرُبَةٌ كَعُودِ الْمِسْكِ قِيلَا ❁
بَدَتْ بِالصَّدْرِ لِلسُّرِّ الْجَمِيلَا ❁
بَدَتْ بِالصَّدْرِ لِلسُّرِّ الْجَمِيلَا ❁
Wa-masrubatun ka-ʿūdi l-miski qīlā,
badat bi-ṣ-ṣadri li-s-surri l-jamīlā.
badat bi-ṣ-ṣadri li-s-surri l-jamīlā.
11. A strip of hair, like musk-scented wood, it is said,
extended from his chest to his beautiful navel.
extended from his chest to his beautiful navel.
بَهِيُّ الطَّلْعَةْ فَالْمَوْلَى اصْطَفَاهُ ❁
وَكُلُّ الْخَلْقِ أَنَارَ بِنُورِ طَهَ ❁
وَكُلُّ الْخَلْقِ أَنَارَ بِنُورِ طَهَ ❁
Bahiyyu ṭ-ṭalʿah fa-l-Mawlā ṣṭafāhu,
wa-kullu l-khalqi anāra bi-nūri Ṭāhā.
wa-kullu l-khalqi anāra bi-nūri Ṭāhā.
12. Resplendent in appearance, for the Lord chose him,
and all of creation was illuminated by the light of Taha.
and all of creation was illuminated by the light of Taha.
وَيُدْهِشُ عِنْدَ طَلْعَتِهِ الْحَبِيبَا ❁
وَإِنْ جُنَّ الْمُشَاهِدُ لَا مَلَامَا ❁
وَإِنْ جُنَّ الْمُشَاهِدُ لَا مَلَامَا ❁
Wa-yudhishu ʿinda ṭalʿatihi l-ḥabībā,
wa-in junna l-mushāhidu lā malāmā.
wa-in junna l-mushāhidu lā malāmā.
13. At his appearance, he astonishes the lover,
and if the beholder loses his senses, there is no blame.
and if the beholder loses his senses, there is no blame.
رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رِفْقًا بِالْقَتِيلَا ❁
وَاشْفِ الْقَلْبَ مِنْكَ بِابْتِسَامَةْ ❁
وَاشْفِ الْقَلْبَ مِنْكَ بِابْتِسَامَةْ ❁
Rasūla Llāhi rifqan bi-l-qatīlā,
wa-shfi l-qalba minka bi-btisāmah.
wa-shfi l-qalba minka bi-btisāmah.
14. O Messenger of Allah, be gentle with this slain lover,
and heal the heart with a smile from you.
and heal the heart with a smile from you.
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