Translation of Qasida al-Nur Sharif With the footnotes of Mawlana Mufti Faydh Ahmad al-Uwaysi Kalam translated by Muhammad Kalim and other Footnotes translated by Muzammil Yousuf Subh Taibā[3] Mein Huī Bat’tā Hai Bāra Nūr Ka Sadqa Laine Nūr Ka Aayā Hai Tārā Nūr Ka Dawn broke in Madina and blessings of Nūr dispersed Arrived a star of Nūr; to gain blessings from the Nūr Bāge Taibā Mein Suhāna Phool Phoola Nūr ka Mast Bū Hai Bul Bule Phartī Hai Kalimā Nūr ka In the garden of Madina, beautiful flowers blossomed of Nūr; With an astounding fragrance, the birds too are reciting praises of Nūr baarahweeN ke chaand kaa mujraa hai sajdah nuur kaa baarah burjoN se jhukaa ik ik sitaara nuur kaa! And the salutation of the moon on the twelfth is truly aprostration of nur! Of the twelve constellations, they all bowed, each star made of nur! unn ke qaSr e qadr se khuld[4] ek kamrah nuur kaa sidra paayeN baagh[5] meiN nanha sa pawdaa nuur kaa Paradise is one small room from his palace of nur! And sidrah (the tree in paradise) is a small plant in his garden of nur! `arsh bhi firdaws bhi iss shaah e waala nuur kaa ye muthamman[6] burj[7] wo mushkuuye[8] a`alaa nuur kaa The Throne and firdaws all belong to this prince of nur! Those are the eight constellations and he the exalted lamp of nur! aayee bid`at chaayi zulmat rang badlaa nuur kaa maahe sunnat mahr e Tal`at le le badla nuur kaa Bid`ah came; and darkness prevails; and changed has the color of nur! O the sun of Sunnah and the radiant moon, redeem the nur! tere hi maathe rahaa ay jaan sahraa nuur kaa bakht jaaga nuur kaa chamkaa sitaara nuur kaa On your blessed forehead Ya Rasulallah, my liferemained, the crown of nur And because of you the prospects of nur brightened when shone forth the star ofnur! Mein Gadā Tu Bādshā Barde Payālā Nūr ka Nūr Din Dūnā[9] Tairā Daidāl Sadqa Nūr ka I am a beggar, you a king; fill the bowl of Nūr Your Nūr is multiplying every day; give us blessings from your Nūr taaj waale dekh kar teraa `imaama[10] nuur kaa sar jhukaa te haiN ilaahi bol baalaa[11] nuur kaa The crowned ones after seeing thy turban of nur bow down their heads and say : `glory is to the nur' sham`a dil mishkaat[12] tan seenaa zujaajah[13] nuur kaa teri suurat ke liye aayah hai suurah nuur kaa! Thy heart is the lamp; thy body the nice; thy breast the chandelier and to describe your face has the surah of nur been revealed (suurat is used twice in this couplet; first meaning face, second meaning chapter of the Quran) tuu hai saayaa nuur kaa har `uzw tukDaa nuur kaa saaye kaa saayaa na hota hai na saayaa nuur kaa! You are the shade of light; every part of your body is nur, And the shade doesn't have a shadow of its own, nor does light spread forth a shadow! teri nasl e paak meiN hai bachcha bachcha nuur kaa tuu hai `ayn e nuur teraa sab gharaana nuur kaa! Ya Rasulallah! Your blessed progeny every child amongst them is one of nur you are the source of nur and all your clan is that of nur! chaand jhuk jaata jidhar unglee uThaate mahd meiN kyaa hi chaltaa thaa ishaare par khilawnaa nuur kaa The moon would sway to and forth when thou gestured at it in your cradle! How beautifully did it move on thy gestures, that toy of nur! kaaf gesu haa dahan yaa abruu ankheN `ayn Saad kaaf haa yaa `ayn Saad teraa hai chehraa nuur kaa! Kaaf are his fore locks; haa is his blessed mouth; yaa are the brows and `ayn Saad are his eyes kaaf haa yaa `ayn Saad is the description of his blessed radiant face; sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam ay raza ye aHmed e nuuri ka fayz e nuur hai ho gayee meri ghazal baDH kar qaSeeda nuur kaa! O Raza this is the blessing of nuur from Ahmed Nuri (his shaykh; or it means the radiant Ahmed, our Rasul) That your poem has been exalted from a poem to the status of `eulogy of nuur'! [1] The sanad is أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَاأَبُو عَمْرٍو عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ السَّمَّاكُإِجَازَةً ، ثناأَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ثناهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، ثناوَكِيعٌ، عَنْشُعْبَةَ، عَنْمُحَارِبٍ، عَنْجَابِرٍعَنِ النَّبِيِّ , صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ which is Abu Amru Uthman ibn Ahmad al-Sammak al-Ajzah from Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Ibrahim from Hisham ibn Ammar from Waki` from Muharib from Jabir radhiyallahu anhu. It is mentioned in Tarikh al-Dimishq of Ibn `Asakir as well as by Imam Khatib al-Baghdadi in his Tarikh and both places it is mentioned that the rijal are thiqat and the riwayat is mutassil and in another place that the rijal are hasan and thiqat except one narrator is saduq. See Tarikh Imam Baghdadi (3:456) and Tarikh Ibn Asakir (3:299 and 53:325) . [2] The sanad is أَخْبَرَنَا رِشْدِينُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ مَوْلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ , يَقُولُ Rashidin ibn Sa`id narrates that he said that he heard from Ibn al-Harith from Yunus, the freed-slave of Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radhi Allahu anhu that Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radhiallahu anhu said. (Kitab al-Da`wat, Abwab al-Manaqib, Jami` al-Tirmidhi). Imam al-Tirmidhi writes : قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا غَرِيبٌ. Imam Ibn Sa`ad in his Tabaqat al-Kubra (1:183,201) , Imam Ibn Asakir in his Tarikh al-Dimishq (3:266-2677), Imam Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, the Shama`il of Imam Tirmidhi, and many other books narrate this hadith as well. [3] Referring to Madina al-Munawwara based on the hadith that is in Sahih al-Bukhari that states about Madinat ul Munawwara: “This is Tayba”. (Kitab Fada`il al-Madina, Bab al-Madina Tai`ba) حدثناخالد بن مخلدحدثناسليمانقال حدثنيعمرو بن يحيىعنعباس بن سهل بن سعدعنأبي حميدرضي الله عنهأقبلنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم منتبوكحتى أشرفنا علىالمدينةفقالهذهطابة Ahmad ibn Khalid ibn Mukhlid narrates from Sulayman who states he heard Umar ibn Yahya from Abbas ibn Sahl from Abi Humayd radhiallahu anhu who said we were with the Blessed Prophet salAllahu alayhi wa salam when we entered the Noble City of Madina, upon which the Prophet salAllahu alayhi wa salam stated "This is Ta`iba" In another hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, it is stated: حَدَّثَنَاعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَامَالِكٌ، عَنْيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُأَبَا الْحُبَابِ سَعِيدَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُأَبَا هُرَيْرَةَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "أُمِرْتُ بِقَرْيَةٍ تَأْكُلُ الْقُرَى ، يَقُولُونَ يَثْرِبُ وَهِيَ الْمَدِينَةُ ، تَنْفِي النَّاسَ كَمَا يَنْفِي الْكِيرُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ ". I heard from Abd Allah ibn Yusuf from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa`id who said I heard Abu Hubab Sa`id ib Yassar who said I heard Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radhiallahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa salam say “I have been commanded (to migrate) to a town (Madina) which would overpower other towns. They (the people) call it Yathrib while correct name is (in fact) Madina. It eliminates (bad) people just as a furnace removes the alloy of iron” and a similar narration has been mentioned in Sahih Muslim as well as in Sunan al-Kubra of Imam al-Nasa`i, Mushkil al-Athar of Imam al-Tahawi, Dala`il al-Nabuwwah of Imam al-Bayhaqi, as well as Uyun al-Athar of Ibn Sayyid al-Nass. [4] Name of paradise [5] A garden in the surroundings of the palace [6] Eight corners or constellations [7] Dome [8] Garret or attic of a royal palace [9] To double [10] Referring to a turban [11] In Urdu, it refers to something that of grand stature that is respected due to having great amount of popularity or due to great amounts of wealth (taraqi daulat wajah hona) [12] Holder of light in which light is kept [13] Light made of glass ---- Written with the barakah of the Masha`ikh and Ulama al-Kiram of Ahl al-Sunna wal Jama`ah, including Hadrat Taj al-Shari`ah Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Rida Khan al-Azhari and Muhaddith al-Kabir Mawlana Dhiya al-Mustafa al-A`zami
A Small Sparkle from the Ode of Light (Taken from the Sharh of Qasida al-Nur) Author: Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi rahmatullahi alayh Introduction and footnotes by Mufti Faiz Ahmad Uwaysi al-Ridawi Introduction and footnotes translated by Muzammil Yousuf Introduction: All praise is due to Allah and praise and blessings be upon His Messenger upon Him be salutations and blessings In continuation: This is the fourth risala of Faqir al-Uwaysi, may Allah ta`ala forgive him. Prior to that was the publication of “Kar Amad Mas`ala”. But praise be to Allah, this faqir has written a lengthy (zakhim) commentary of Qasida al-Nur in volume 17 of Hada`iq al-Bakhsish and it is hoped it will be popular even prior to it’s release. But this commentary upon the Qasidat un Nur (the Ode of Light) of Faqir Uwaysi is being published for the sake of blessing. It is for this reason that Faqir Uwaysi has put some extra time into the commentary/footnotes of Qasida al-Nur (the Ode of Light) in order that it be proven to be beneficial. Introduction: The Master of the Worlds (Upon him be peace and blessings) is light and there are many proofs for this. I will present two of these proofs. Hazrat Abdullah ibn Masud may Allah be pleased with him said (and in some narrations Hazrat Jabir ibn Abdullah may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet Muhammad upon him be salutations and blessing said that Jibril upon him be peace said to the Blessed Prophet upon him be peace and blessings that Allah the Exalted said: عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ , صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : " هَبَطَ عَلَيَّ جِبْرِيلُ , عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ , إِنَّ اللَّهَ , عَزَّ وَجَلَّ , يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلامَ , وَيَقُولُ : حَسْبِي أَنِّي كَسَوْتُ حُسْنَ يُوسُفَ مِنْ نُورِ الْكُرْسِيِّ ، وَكَسَوْتُ حُسْنَ وَجْهِكَ مِنْ نُورِ عَرْشِي ، وَمَا خَلَقْتُ خَلْقًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ “I made the light of the beauty of Yusuf peace be upon him from the Throne and I enlightened your blessed Face from the Light of the Divine Court”[1] Hazrat Abu Hurayrah radhiallahu taala anhu said: عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ مَوْلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ , يَقُولُ : " مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، كَأَنَّ الشَّمْسَ تَجْرِي فِي وَجْهِهِ ، وَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا فِي مَشْيِهِ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، كَأَنَّ الأَرْضَ تُطْوَى لَهُ ، إِنَّا لَنَجْتَهِدُ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَغَيْرُ مُكْتَرِثٍ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا " .[2] I have never seen anything more beautiful than Our Beloved Messenger, upon him be salutation and blessings. His face was light like the shining sun. Another proof of His being an Enlightened Being (noori bashar), upon him be salutations and blessing, is the fact from His blessed body, upon Him be peace and blessings, came a fragrance more beautiful than musk and thus all the Companions used to say that “When I used to shake the hand or embrace the Messenger of Allah upon him be peace and blessings, I would notice a fragrance more beautiful than qustur (a type of fragrance) ”. (Zurqani ma` al-Mawahib, vol. 1 pg. 138)
