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EXAMINING A POEM FROM SHEIKH NURUL-HAKEEM: AN ELOQUENT EBULLIENT WRITER



This poem is known as Yaa 'Aabidallaahi by Mawlaanaa Shaykh Nuur Hakiim (May Allaah be
pleased with him).
ياعابدالله لاتقنط من الله # رحمة وقم بذا السير إلى الله
1. Yaa Abida Lahi laa taknat mina Laahi # Rahmatan wakum bi-dhaa-saeri ilaa-l-Laahi
1. Oh you servant of Allah! do not despair; # from the mercy of your Lord, just continue your
journey to Allah.
ولا تعتمد إلى أعمالك الظاهرا # ت بل ولا الباطنات إرج إلى الله
2. Walaa ta‘atamid ilaa a‘amaalika-zahiraa # ..ti. Bal walaa l baatinaat, irju ila-Laahi
2. Do not rely on neither your manifest act of worship # nor the hidden ones, but put your hope
in Allah.
ولم يزل دائما عند ظن العبد ما # ظن به الخير إلتجئ إلى الله
3. Walam yazal daaimaan ‘inda zani-l-‘abdi maa # Zana bihi-l-khaeri iltaji ilaa-Laahi
3. Allah will always act upon the belief of His servant # Therefore always have positive beliefs
and take refuge by Allah.
تيقن بأنه غيرمخلف لعه # ده تقرب بذا دوما إلى الله
4. Tayaqan bi-anahu, ghaera mukhlifii li-ah # ..dihi taqarab bi-dhaa dawmaan ilaa-Laahi
4. Be assured that Allah never change His promises; # On that basis, Endeavour to get closer to
Allah.
يا أولا لا بداية له لا ولا # نهاية مطلقا لآخر الله
5. Ya awwala laa bidaayatan lahu la walaa # nihaayatan mutlaqaan, li aakhira-Laahi
5. Oh you Allah! Who has no beginning. # And there is no end to the existence of Allah.
يا باطنا كل باطن له ظاهر # إذ برزت خلقه كلا إلى الله
6. Yaa Baatinaa kulu baatini lahu Zaahirun # Idh barazat khalquhu kulaan ilaa-Laahi
6. Oh you the Hidden! to Whom all hidden things are manifest; # The secret of creation of all
things, is open to Allah.
إبتطن الكل من ظهوره كافة # فى ليلة يرتقى قوم إلى الله
7. Ibtatan al-kulu min Zuhuurihi kaafatan # fii laelati yartaqii qawmun ilaa-Laahi
7. Under the emergency of Allah, all things, get observed; # In a night in which a set of people
rise up to their Lord, Allah.
فليلة القدر عندنا غشت دهرنا # إذ الصوم عندنا عما سوى الله
8. Fa-Laelatul qadri indanaa gashat dahranaa # Idh sawmu ‘indanaa amaa siwaa-Laahi
8. Our own laylatul-Qadr (Night of Majesty) covers all our times. # Since sawm (fasting); to us,
is ignoring any things other than Allah.
صلا تنا وصلنا زكاتنا عندما # أخرجت أرواحنا عرجا إلى الله
9. Solatuna waslunaa, zakaatunaa inda maa, # Ukhrijat arwaahunaa, kharjan ilaal Laahi
9. Our own prayer is our unity with God, while we give out our own zakat # ..when our souls are
made to rise to Allah.
يحج كل الورى وذا الحج قصدهم # ولم يسلكوا سبيلهم إلى الله
10. Yahuju kula-l-waraa, wadhaa-l-haju qasduhum # Walam yaslukuu sabeelahum ila-Laahi
10. People go on pilgrimage to Makkah and with that; they intend to reach Allah; # But they
have never been able to find their way to Allah.
إلى بيته الذى يحجون دائما # حققنا أصولنا نحن إلى الله
11. Ilaa baetihi ladhii, yahujuuna daa’imaan # Haqaaqunaa usuulanaa, nahnu ila-Laahi
11. They continually travel to His House (but fail to get Him) # But ascertaining our source
therefore, We reach Him (Allah).
لقد فنى قومنا وهذا الفنى فنى # وبعد ذاك الفنى بقو مع الله
12. Laqad fanaa qawmunaa wa adhal fanaa fanaa # Wa ba‘ada dhaakal fanaa, bakaw maha-Laahi
12. Our people have vanished (in the Light of Allah) # and having been vanished, they remain
with Allah.
إمتثلوا أمر خير هذا الورى فمو # تهم قبل موتهم فهم مع الله
13. Imtathaluu amra khaeri adhal waraa famao # ..tuhum qabla mawtihim fahum maha-Laahi
13. They put in to practice the order given by prophet Muhammad وسلم عليه الله صلى who is the
best of all creatures # Hence, their death comes before their physical demise and they remain
with Allah.
يا أرحم الراحمين كن سائقا لنا # سياقة مرتضى دوما إلى الله
14. Yaa ar’hamu Raahimeena kun saaiqaan lanaa #
Siyaaqata murtadaa, dawmaan ilaa-Laahi
14. Oh you the Most Merciful! Be our Guide; # As you guided Muhammad Murtadaa هّٰالل صلى
وسلم عليه always to Yourself (Oh Allah).
بجاه غوث الورى إبراهيم الكولخ # فرد الزمان له خليفة الله
15. Bijahi gawthul waraa, Ibrahima Kaolakhii # Fardu zamaani lahu khaleefatu-Laahi
15. We plead to you, Allah with the station of the helper of the Universe, Shaykh Ibrahim of
Kawlakh. # Who is the Farid (the greatest Shaykh) of our time and the vicegerent of Allah.
من جاء شمسا جلى كل ظلام الدنا # فعين قلب البرا يرنوا إلى الله
16. Man jaa-a shamsaa jalaa, kula zalaami dunaa # Fa-aenu qalbil baraa yar-nuu ilaa-Laahi
16. Shaykh Ibrahim who brightened and illuminated the universe until the darkness disappeared;
# Then people's eyes were set on Allah.
بجاه آباءه وفضل أجداده # فهمنا علومنا نروى من الله
17. Bijaahi aabaa-ihi, wa fadlu ajdaadihi # Fahimnaa uluumanaa, narwaa minal-Laahi
17. We beseech you (Oh Allah) with the spiritual stations of his (Shaykh Ibrahim's) father and
great grandfather. # Open our hearts to understand the knowledge of Allah, so that we will be
receiving directly from You, Allah.
بسر أسراره ونور أنواره # تمم لنا نورنا نحيى مع الله
18. Bi-sirri asraarihi wa nuuri anwaarihi # Tamim lanaa nuuranaa nahya maha-Laahi
18. We supplicate to You, Oh Allah with his (Shaykh Ibrahim's) secret of secret and his light of
light # Let our own light also appear full, bright and complete, so that we will be living with
Allah.
جزاه مولاه عن جميعنا عنده # فكل أحزابنا ندعوا إلى الله
19. Jazaahu mawlahu an jamihanaa indahu # Fakulu ahzaabinaa nad’huu ila-Laahi
19. May his (Shaykh Ibrahim's
عنه الله رضى ( Lord reward him abundantly for what he did for us in guiding us to the right way to
know Allah. # All our group's (Tijaniyyah order) do pray always to Allah.
فذكرنا سرنا عبودة لا عبا # دة كل ير تقى به إلى الله
20. Fazikrunaa Sirunaa, Ubudatan laa ibaa # ..datan kula yartaqii bihi ila-Laahi
20. Our own Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah) is our secret of worship. # And through it everyone
(of us) ascends or rises to Allah.
ثم صلاة على المختار نبينا # محمد المصطفى عين حق الله
21. Suma solatu alal Mukhtari Nabiyinaa # Muhammadu Mustapha, aenu haqi-Laahi
21. Conclusively, May the peace and blessings of Allah be on our prophet the chosen one, #
Called Muhammad Mustapha, the essence of Allah.
Translated by: Sidi MuhammadAwwal Funsho Hakeem

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