Poetry Verses in Praise of the Prophet
This poem is attributed to the renowned poet Ibn Jaber Al-Andalusi, who received the title “Sultan of Lovers” due to his verses focusing on divine love. The poem “In Every Opening of the Word is a Lesson” contains the following lines:
In every opening in the spoken word, there is a lesson
The truth of praise belongs to the one sent with the miraculous signs
In the household of Imran, his mission was well-known
Both their men and women sought to understand his story
He has extended for humanity a banquet of blessings
Which is not limited to the cattle alone
In the heights of his blessings, hope is fulfilled
Except with the bounty that flows abundantly
In him, supplication was made when he called for repentance
In the depths of the sea, Jonah found peace
How many fears were calmed by Hud and Yusuf
And the sound of thunder will not frighten those who remember him
His invocation was like that of Ibrahim, sincerely
In the house of the God, and in the stone, he sought its mark
With a nation like the buzzing of bees, their remembrance
Extends to every corner; glory be to He who created them
In the cave, Rahma sought refuge, and with him
The glad tidings of Mary’s son in the Gospel was renowned
He was named Taha and urged the prophets to
Perform pilgrimage to the sacred place for which he was created
People succeeded by the light that enveloped them
From the light of the Criterion, when it shone, revealing its secrets
The great poets have faltered
Like ants when they heard its verses
And tales are enough for the spider that came
When it wove a web at the door of the cave and concealed it
His order was well-known in Rome long ago
And Luqman succeeded in the wisdom he shared
How many prostrations were made in the midst of the factions
His swords showed them the way to their Lord
He captured them; the Creator of the exalted heavens, through generosity
Among messengers, his name was elevated
In the ranks, the angels stood to support him
So he routed the gathering of enemies, defeating their ranks
For the Forgiver of sins, there are verses
That have been detailed with meanings that are not limited
Your council urges you to forsake the world and its embellishments
Like smoke that blinds the eyes of those who gaze upon it
His pure law invaded the white when he arrived
In the Aḥqāf of Badr, and the soldiers of God bestowed victory upon him
After the battle, the victory followed without cease
And the pillars of faith became triumphant
By the Waves and the wind, God swore that
Whatever was said to be true, as it was mentioned
In the mount, Moses saw the star of his eminence
And the horizon split in reverence for him
He was taken on a night journey by the Most Merciful
In closeness, he firmly established his gaze upon his Lord
He showed him things to which steel could not withstand
And in debating with the disbelievers, he was assisted
On the Day of Resurrection, when humanity is tested, he will arrive
In the ranks of the messengers, every follower will treasure his legacy
A hand will glorify Allah, having pebbles between it
So, accept when the truth, which has its measure, arrives
For you have seen the world’s deception at his feet
Having taken a divorce, it did not attract his gaze
His prohibition of worldly love, and his longing
For the afterlife from the essence of sovereignty, was indeed profound
In the letter Nūn, praises have been fulfilled regarding him, as
He was praised by Allah when he revealed his path
By his status, Noah flowed in his ark
The ships of salvation and the waves of the sea engulfed it
And the jinn exclaimed: “The truth has come, so follow!”
A mendicant of the truth who will not abandon
A cloaked intercessor on the Day of Judgment, did
A prophet arrive, with this majesty being his treasure?
In the messengers, from scriptures, the news was made clear
About his mission, subsequent messages have documented
His grace removed the oppression in a time
On a day when the disobedient was terrified by their fear
When the sun was rolled up on that day and the sky was split
It cried out: Woe to the dawn!
And the sky will be torn apart and the constellations will vanish
From the meteors and the celestial bodies that will remain hidden
So, glorify the name of the one who in creation interceded
And has the news of the reservoir reached you? It is as
Bright as dawn in the guarded land, its radiance
And the sun from its bright light will be concealed
And the night will be like the daylight when the pain appears
We will explain to you the narrative of its fragrant news
If the fig and the olive were beckoned, they would hasten
To him at that moment, and in reading, you will discern his news
On the Night of Decree, how much honor he attained
In glory, humanity has never perceived its measure
How often were the steeds of the determined shaken
On a land that challenges fear, recurring
Before him, the multitude of verses have been renown
In every age, woe to the one who disbelieves
Have you not seen the sun as it bore witness to him and was withheld
Over Quraysh and the spirit came when commanded
Did you not see that the Lord of the Throne honored him
With a river of abundance in his fountain?
And the disbelievers, when humanity comes, will be expelled
From his reservoir, for the hands of disbelief perish
My sincere praise of him occupies me, how many disclosures
At dawn, I have heard in it people boasting of him
Poems on Divine Love
Below are the verses of Ibn Al-Farid on divine love:
Poem: What Sweetness Lies Inside
What sweetness lies inside if it is reversed?
After some alterations, it remains empty
It almost seems, if added to the nights of youth
Two-thirds of it is seen bright as morning
And its name, pronounced, has its letters
From its source, which was once a refuge
Poem: The Censurer is Like the Accuser
The censurer is like the accuser to me, O people
He bestowed upon me what I love in the shadow of blame
I do not hold him accountable if he appears in my dreams
For the hearing perceives what the shadow of sleep does not
Poem: I Love the Moon Whose Meanings Intensify
I love the moon whose meanings are tender
From the morning of his brow, he lit up the East
Do you know by Allah what the lightning says?
Between his teeth and mine is a separation