[Rida]

"O love, in your lieu - we are freed for less from fire
ye set a spark sinew - to douse the fiery fire"

[Abdul_Karim]

Originally Posted by Rida

"O love, in your lieu - we are freed for less from fire
ye set a spark sinew - to douse the fiery fire"

You (or whoever wrote that) rhymed "fire" with "fire".

[Rida]

yeah i'm sure there are better translations.
The original in urdu is:
ay ishq tere sadqe, jalney sey chutey sastey
jo aag bujha deygi, woh aag lagaa di hai

[Rida]

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
O Allah! O You Who know my inability to praise You,
I ask of You – for the sake of the most perfect of all those who praise You,
to whom You unveiled the realities of Your Names and Your Attributes,
and the subtleties of the emanations of Your Essence,
so that he came to know You in a manner befitting Your Perfection,
and whom You thereupon inspired with Your praises
as You inspired none other than him,
as You will inspire him many times more
on the Day when his uniqueness will be manifested,
when his glorious character will be manifested in all its glory,
(I ask of You, O Allah!)
to bestow upon him,
who is more precious than any other being,
such blessings and salutations that befit Your most Sanctified Perfection,
and let the noble blessings and peace You confer upon him,
encompass the whole of his physical being as well as his essence,
as well as everything that pertains to him
in the world of creation and in the world of the Divine Command,
so that, O our Lord, You leave out none of
Your Prophets, Your Messengers, Your Angels and Your righteous servants,
but include them all
within the compass of Your Tremendous Grace.

Ameen thumma ameen

- Supplication/Salawaat by sayyidna `abd al qadir (qs)

[Rida]

YouTube - Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyara(Junaid Jamshed Mehboob-E-Yazdaan

Wassalaam

[pax]

Salaam

A bit off topic, or maybe not, ok:
The part of the Qasidah Burdah recited by Al-Husayn, do any of you know where to find the arabic text?

[Rida]

when you say al-husayn do you mean Muhammed al husayn the nasheedist or some other husayn?
You can find the entire burdah in arabic here http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa1/...dainarabic.pdf

Wassalaam

[Rida]

Why is it that the yearning for the Loved One (i.e., the Holy Prophet) is especially strong today?
Why is my heart sadder today than even before?

Why does longing penetrate every tissue of mine?
And why are the eyes shedding tears like a shower of rain?

His shining face appeared to me in a vision,
And fragrance emanated in profusion from His tresses;

I fainted from the sight of these visions;
The hordes of his eyes overpowered me.

His face shines like the full moon;
A brilliant light radiates from his brow;

His hair is black, and his eyes are bewitching and intoxicating.

His two eye-brows are like cross-bows,
Hurling darts of pointed eye-lashes (in all directions);

His lips are red like rubies of Yemen;
His white teeth like a string of pearls.

I am not sure whether I should call his face the essence of life;
Or life of the entire universe;

The truth is that it is (like) the glory of God,
From which all other (worldly) glories originated,

This face (of the Prophet) was created by the Faceless One (i.e., Allah (Glorious and Exalted is He));
The Faceless One manifests his attributes through this face.

It is this face (of the Holy Prophet) that guides (mankind) to the path of Faceless One (i.e., Allah);
Nay (not the path only but) to the Ultimate Reality Itself.

However, understanding this (secret) is beyond the capacity of the simpletons;
Only the select few succeed in discovering and capturing the Pearl (of Truth).

May this Face (of the Holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wasallam)) remain before my eyes,
In my last moments (of life) and on the Resurrection Day!

Then (also) in my grave, and at the time of crossing the (razor-sharp) Bridge (on the Judgment Day as a test to separate the virtuous ones from the sinners);
Only then shall the fake ones become pure (in the sight of Allah).

Thou (O Holy Prophet) hast been blessed (by Allah) with the promise to grant thy intercession;
And we (thy humble followers) have full faith in Allah's assurance that thou shalt be happy with the Bounty of Allah.

[Note: Reference here is to verse 5 of Surah XCIII of the Holy Quran:
"And presently (i.e., in the Hereafter, as also in this world) thy Lord shall grant unto thee (O Prophet ! rich and abundant reward) so that thou shalt be well-pleased].

The Gracious One (we hope) shall declare us successful (in the test of earthly life);
Because we have correctly understood the Divine words: "Intercede and thy intercession shall be accepted".

Be gracious enough to remove from thy face the sheet of Yemen (O Prophet !),
And grant us a glimpse of thy endearing face.

Repeat once again those sweet words,
Which thou hadst uttered in the valley of Hamra.

Come (once again) from thy cell to Mosque,
For everyone longs for a glimpse of thy image full of light;

(And) denizens of both the worlds (i.e., this world and the Hereafter) are laying their eyes in thy path -
Human beings, angels, the houris and the fairies.

For the ones yearning and pining (for a glimpse of thee);
Who are ready to sacrifice (their lives) for thy sake;

For these slaves ready to sell themselves out without any price (in thy path);
May those moments of bliss come back once again!

Glory to Allah, who created thee (O Holy Prophet!) in the most beautiful, the best, and the most perfect mould.

Who is (the humble) Meher Ali to chant thy praises;
How (presumptuous and) impudent his eyes are to aspire to the heights of thy love!

Original in urdu by Meher ali shah (rah)

[Hisham]

saalam,

http://www.islamicaweb.com/forums/religion-spirituality/5325-honor-prophet-tariq-jameel.html

saalam

[pax]

Originally Posted by Rida

when you say al-husayn do you mean Muhammed al husayn the nasheedist or some other husayn?
You can find the entire burdah in arabic here http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa1/...dainarabic.pdf

Wassalaam

Yes, I meant the nasheedist. Oh mash'allah, thank you very much brother!

[Abu_Hind]

Sidi Rida, or anyone else, do you know of any links to the qasidah that goes something like,"...Maula ya salli wa sallam 'ala Muhammed...bika khairi khaliqa Muhammed..."?

I may have the lyrics wrong.

[AyEshAa]

Originally Posted by Abu_Hind

Sidi Rida, or anyone else, do you know of any links to the qasidah that goes something like,"...Maula ya salli wa sallam 'ala Muhammed...bika khairi khaliqa Muhammed..."?

I may have the lyrics wrong.

YouTube - Mawla (Ya Salli Wa Sallim) - Poem of the Scarf you talkin about this?

[Abu_Hind]

Originally Posted by AyEshAa

YouTube - Mawla (Ya Salli Wa Sallim) - Poem of the Scarf you talkin about this?

I'm looking for a particular version, the one they play on Peace TV. But jzakiAllahu khair anyway.

[Jaysh]

Originally Posted by Abu_Hind

I'm looking for a particular version, the one they play on Peace TV. But jzakiAllahu khair anyway.

Is the shirk taken out in this special version? I ask because I think Peace TV is Salafi-istic. If so, then hook me up with that version when you find it.

[Abu_Hind]

Originally Posted by Jaysh

Is the shirk taken out in this special version? I ask because I think Peace TV is Salafi-istic. If so, then hook me up with that version when you find it.

No idea, I just like the tune.