مولى البريا
Qasida
Unknown · 10 verses
مِنْكَ يَا مَوْلى الْبَرَيَا أَشْرَقَ النُّورُ الْمُهـَابْ وَأضَا بِالْكَوْنِ يُجْلَى مَالَهُ فِيهِ احْتِجَابْ
minka yā mawlal barayā ashraqan nūrul muhāb wa aḍā bilkawni yujlā mālahu fīh iḥtijāb
English gist: O Lord of creatures, from You radiated the awe-inspiring light, illuminating the world so that what is hidden becomes manifest.
مُطْلَاقُ الذَّاتِ الحَقِيقي نُورُ شَمْسٍ لا تَزَالْ تَتَلالا بِالمَعَنِي مَالَهَا فِيهِ غِيَابْ
muṭlāqu dhātil ḥaqīqī nūru shamsin la tazāl tatalālā bilma'anī malaha fīhi ghīāb
English gist: The absolute real essence is the light of an everlasting sun, incandescent from the flames of its hidden meanings.
كَمْ تَجلَّتْ مِنْ قَدِيمٍ في سُتُورِ الإِبْتِداءْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُرْجَى سِوَاهَا مَلجأً يَومَ النِّدَاءْ
kam tajallat min qadīmin fī sutūril ibtidā' lam yakun yurjā siwāhā malja’an yawman nidā’
English gist: How many times has it appeared from the veils of the beginning? It is nothing less than our refuge on the Day of Summons.
وَهْيَ تَرنُو في العَوَالِمْ في عُيُونٍ سَرْمَدَاءْ فيهِ رُوْحُ الأمرِ لاحَتْ وَبَدَا مِنْها الثَّوَابْ
wa hya tarnū fil ‘awālim fī ‘uyūnin sarmadā’ fīhi rūhul amri lāḥat wa badā minha thawāb
English gist: It looks upon the two worlds in the springs of eternity, and from it descends the spirit of command and the reward.
غَيْهَبٌ في مَظْهَرِ النُّورْ تَهْتَدِي فِيهِ النُّفُوسْ وَهْوَ مَبْدَاهَا الحَقِيقي وأَسَاسٌ لِلأُسُوسْ
ghayhabun fī maẓharin nūr tahtadī fīhin nufūs wahwa mabdāhāl ḥaqīqī wa asāsun lilusūs
English gist: There is a secret inviolable in the manifestation of this light by which souls are guided to their origin and source.
يُستَفَادُ العِلمُ مِنهُ إِنَّهُ قُدسُ القُدُوسْ مَعْدِنٌ فيهِ الجَواهِرْ إِنجَلَتْ يَومَ الحِسَابْ
yustafādul 'ilmu minhu innahu qudsul qudūs ma'dinun fīhil jawāhir injalat yaumal ḥisāb
English gist: He is the holy of holies, from whom knowledge is acquired, the mine whose precious gems will be revealed on the Day of Reckoning.
يا إِمَامَ العَصْرِ إرْحَمْ عَبْدَ رِقٍّ في هَوَاكْ يَطْلُبُ الغُفْرانَ مِنْكَ مَالَهُ مَوْلى سِوَاكْ
yā imāmal 'asri irḥam 'abda riqqin fī hawāk yaṭlubul ghufrāna minka mālahu mawlā siwāk
English gist: O Imam of the age! Have mercy on the slave of your love. He asks for your forgiveness and has none other than you, Lord.
أُنظُرِ المُضْنَى المُتَيَّمْ نَظْرةً فِيهَا رِضَاكْ كَيْ يَنَالَ الفَوزَ ثُمَّ العِزَّ مِنْ ذَاكَ الجَنَابْ
unẓuril muḍnal mutayyam naẓratan fīhā riḍāk kay yanālal fawza thumma al'izza min dhākal janāb
English gist (app-drafted): Look with favor upon this weary soul, overcome with love, so that they may attain salvation and honor from your presence.
وَسَلاَمٌ مِنْ لَطِيفٍ مِنْ سَنَاهُ النُّورُ لاحْ لِلَّذِي حَازَ الفَضَائِلْ وَهْوَ نُورُ الإِنْشِراحْ
wa salāmun min laṭīfin min sanāhun nūru lāḥ lilladhī ḥāzal faḍā'il wahwa nūrul inshirāḥ
English gist (app-drafted): Latif offers a greeting of peace to the one whose radiance shines forth, who possesses every virtue and is the light of joy and an open heart.
يَمْلأُ الآفاقَ عَدْلاً حِينَ نُودِي لِلْفَلاحْ حِينَ قَامَ الَقُّ يَدْعُو لِلْهُدَى عِنْدَ المَآبْ
yamlul āfāqa 'adlan ḥīna nūdī lilfalāḥ ḥīna qām ālaqqu yad'ū lilhudā 'indal māb
English gist (app-drafted): He fills the horizons with justice when the call to salvation is heard, when Truth rises to call people toward guidance at their final return.