Praise of the noble character, rank and beauty of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
أَنِ اشْتَكَتْ قَدَمَاهُ الضُّرَّ مِنْ وَرَمِ
I have wronged the way of one who lives in darkness until his feet complain of swelling.
Qaṣīdat al-Burdah · Chapter 3
الْفَصْلُ الثَّالِثُ فِي مَدْحِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
Praise of the noble character, rank and beauty of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
I have wronged the way of one who lives in darkness until his feet complain of swelling.
He tightened his entrails in anger and folded him under stones like a piece of luxurious human beings.
And the mountains made him smell gold
from himself, so he saw them wherever he smelled
His asceticism in it confirmed its necessity
that necessity does not go beyond infallibility.
How can a necessity call to the world without whom the world would not have come out of nothing?
Muhammad is the master of the two universes and the two groups, Arabs and non-Arabs.
Our Prophet commands and forbids, and no one is more righteous in saying “no” or “yes” from him.
He is the Beloved whose intercession is hoped for
for every terror that invades
He called to God, and those who cling to him/hold on to an unbreakable rope.
He surpassed the prophets in character and morals, but they did not compare him in knowledge or generosity.
And all of them were seeking from the Messenger of God
a scoop of the sea or a sip of blood.
And they stand at their limit
from the point of knowledge or from the form of judgment
He is the one whose meaning and image were complete
Then He chose Him as a lover and innocent of spirit.
He is above any partner in his virtues
for the essence of goodness in him is indivisible.
Leave what the Christians claimed about their Prophet
and judge with whatever you wish, praising him and seeking judgment.
And attribute to Himself whatever honor you wish
and attribute to Him whatever greatness you wish
For the virtue of the Messenger of God has no limit, so a speaker expresses it with his mouth.
If His miracles were worthy of greatness, His name would be revived when He is called the one who studies the stones.
He did not test us with what minds were prepared to do
out of concern for us, so we were not confused and did not care.
He is blind to understanding its meaning, so he is not seen
in nearness and distance in it is incomprehensible
Like the sun, it appears to the eyes from a distance, small and blinds the eyes of nations.
How can he realize his true nature in this world?
Sleeping people who were distracted from him by dreaming.
The extent of knowledge about him is that he is a human being and that he is the best of all of God’s creation.
And every verse that the Noble Messengers brought
was only connected to them by His light.
For he is a sun of bounty, whose stars are their stars
who show their lights to people in the darkness.
Honor the character of a prophet whose character is beautified
with goodness, complete with humanity, and distinguished by his character.
Like the flower in luxury, and the full moon in honor
and the sea in generosity, and time in worry
As if he was a member of His Majesty
in the army when he met him and in the crowd
As if the pearl is hidden in a shell
made of two metals, it makes sense and smiles
There is no good equal to the dust of the greatest of it
Blessed is he who breaks from it and is masked
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