Talama Ashku Gharami
Talama Ashku Gharami (Arabic: طالما أشكو غرامي; “Long Have...
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Talama Ashku Gharami (Arabic: طالما أشكو غرامي; “Long Have I Lamented My Yearning”) is a poem written by Shaykh Abd al-Hadi al-Wafa’i (1834–1910), a Syrian poet, composer and playwright based in Homs during the Ottoman period. The poem expresses love and longing for the Prophet ﷺ, praising his noble qualities and voicing the desire to behold him and draw near to him.
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طَالَمَا أَشْكُو غَرَامِي يَا نُورَ الْوُجُودْ ❁
وَأُنَادِي يَا تِهَامِي يَا مَعْدِنَ الْجُودْ ❁
وَأُنَادِي يَا تِهَامِي يَا مَعْدِنَ الْجُودْ ❁
Ṭālamā ashkū gharāmī yā nūra l-wujūd,
wa-unādī yā Tihāmī yā maʿdina l-jūd.
wa-unādī yā Tihāmī yā maʿdina l-jūd.
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Long have I lamented my yearning for you, O light of existence,
and called out, “O Tihami [Prophet Muhammad ﷺ], O source of generosity!”
Long have I lamented my yearning for you, O light of existence,
and called out, “O Tihami [Prophet Muhammad ﷺ], O source of generosity!”
مُنْيَتِي أَقْصَى مَرَامِي أَحْظَى بِالشُّهُودْ ❁
وَأَرَى بَابَ السَّلَامِ يَا زَاكِي الْجُدُودْ ❁
وَأَرَى بَابَ السَّلَامِ يَا زَاكِي الْجُدُودْ ❁
Munyatī aqṣā marāmī aḥẓā bi-sh-shuhūd,
wa-arā bāba s-salāmi yā zāki l-judūd.
wa-arā bāba s-salāmi yā zāki l-judūd.
1. My wish and highest aspiration is to be granted the vision of you,
and to behold the Gate of Peace, O you of pure ancestry.
and to behold the Gate of Peace, O you of pure ancestry.
يَا طِرَازَ الْكَوْنِ إِنِّي عَاشِقْ مُسْتَهَامْ ❁
مُغْرَمٌ وَالْمَدْحُ فَنِّي يَا بَدْرَ التَّمَامْ ❁
مُغْرَمٌ وَالْمَدْحُ فَنِّي يَا بَدْرَ التَّمَامْ ❁
Yā ṭirāza l-kawni innī ʿāshiq mustahām,
mughramun wa-l-madḥu fannī yā badra t-tamām.
mughramun wa-l-madḥu fannī yā badra t-tamām.
2. O adornment of the universe, I am a lover lost in longing,
consumed by love, and praise is my art, O perfect full moon!
consumed by love, and praise is my art, O perfect full moon!
اِصْرِفِ الْإِعْرَاضَ عَنِّي أَضْنَانِي الْغَرَامْ ❁
فِيكَ قَدْ حَسَّنْتُ ظَنِّي يَا سَامِي الْعُهُودْ ❁
فِيكَ قَدْ حَسَّنْتُ ظَنِّي يَا سَامِي الْعُهُودْ ❁
Iṣrifi l-iʿrāḍa ʿannī aḍnāni l-gharām,
fīka qad ḥassantu ẓannī yā sāmi l-ʿuhūd.
fīka qad ḥassantu ẓannī yā sāmi l-ʿuhūd.
3. Turn not away from me; longing has worn me down.
I have the best opinion of you, O upholder of noble covenants.
I have the best opinion of you, O upholder of noble covenants.
يَا سِرَاجَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ يَا عَالِي الْجَنَابْ ❁
يَا إِمَامَ الْأَتْقِيَاءِ إِنَّ قَلْبِي ذَابْ ❁
يَا إِمَامَ الْأَتْقِيَاءِ إِنَّ قَلْبِي ذَابْ ❁
Yā sirāja l-anbiyā'i yā ʿāli l-janāb,
yā imāma l-atqiyā'i inna qalbī dhāb.
yā imāma l-atqiyā'i inna qalbī dhāb.
4. O lantern of the Prophets, O you of exalted rank,
O leader of the God-fearing, my heart has melted!
O leader of the God-fearing, my heart has melted!
يَكْفِي يَا نُورَ الْأَهِلَّةْ إِنَّ هَجْرِي طَالْ ❁
سَيِّدِي وَالْعُمْرُ وَلَّى جُدْ بِالْوَصْلِ جُودْ ❁
سَيِّدِي وَالْعُمْرُ وَلَّى جُدْ بِالْوَصْلِ جُودْ ❁
Yakfī yā nūra l-ahillah inna hajrī ṭāl,
sayyidī wa-l-ʿumru wallā jud bi-l-waṣli jūd.
sayyidī wa-l-ʿumru wallā jud bi-l-waṣli jūd.
5. Enough, O light of the crescent moons! My separation has gone on too long.
My master, life has passed; grant me union, be generous!
My master, life has passed; grant me union, be generous!
يَا نَبِيًّا قَدْ تَحَلَّى حَقًّا بِالْجَمَالْ ❁
وَعَلَيْكَ اللَّهُ صَلَّى رَبِّي ذُو الْجَلَالْ ❁
وَعَلَيْكَ اللَّهُ صَلَّى رَبِّي ذُو الْجَلَالْ ❁
Yā nabiyyan qad taḥallā ḥaqqan bi-l-jamāl,
wa-ʿalayka Llāhu ṣallā Rabbī Dhū l-Jalāl.
wa-ʿalayka Llāhu ṣallā Rabbī Dhū l-Jalāl.
6. O Prophet, you have truly been adorned with beauty,
and may Allah, my Lord, the Possessor of Majesty, send prayers upon you.
and may Allah, my Lord, the Possessor of Majesty, send prayers upon you.
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