Qasidah Burdah shareef (The Poem of the scarf) Chapter three-

Qasidah Burdah shareef (The Poem of the scarf)
Chapter three-

Concerning the praises of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam
After CLAMING HIS, love in the first chapter, and how to attain it, in the second Allamah Busairi R.A. begins the praises of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam. He openly declares his love and shows the great qualities and prefect character of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam.
While showing his love he also shows the unrestricted and unlimited love which Allah Ta’aala has ability Allamah Busairi R.A. has for Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam. When Allah Ta’aala has praised the beloved Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam, then why should he and all of us also not try to excel in our praises and love for Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam.


ظَلَمْتُ سُنّة مَنْ اَحْيَى الظَّلاَمَ اِلى

1.I transgressed the sunnat of him (Nabi, Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) who passed the night (in ibaadat).

اَنِ اشْتَكَتْ قَََدَ مَاهُ الضُّرَّ مِن وَّرَمِ

2.Until his feet complained of injury due to being swollen.

وَشَدَّ مِنْ سَغَبٍ اَحْشَاءَهُ وَطَوى

3.And he tied and folded, on account of hunger, around his stomach.

تَحْتَ الْحِجَارَةِ كَشْحًا مُّتْرَفَ الاَدَمِ

4.A stone beneath which is his delicate skin.

وَرَاوَدَتْهُ الْجِبَالُ الشُّمُّ مِنْ ذَهَبِ

5.And high mountains of gold (tried to) tempt him.

عَن نَّفْسِهِ فَاَرَاهَا اَيَّمَا شَمَمِ

6.Towards it, but he was (completely) disinclined due to his high courage.

وَاَكَّدَتْ زُهْدَهُ فِيْهَا ضَرُوْرَتَهُ

7.His piety increased inspite of his need.

اِنَّ الضَّرُوْرَةَ لاَ تَعْدُوْا عَلَى العِصَم
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8.For verily need never prevails (overpowers) the infallible.

وَكَيْفَ تَدْعُوْا اِلَى الدُّْنْيَا ضَرُوْرَةَ مَنْ

9.How can the necessities of such a noble personality incline him towards this world.

لَوْلاهُ لَمْ تَخْرُجِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْعَدَم
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10.For had it not been for him this world would not have come out of non existence.

مُحَمَّدٌ سيِّدُ الْكَوْنَيْنِ وَالثَّقََلَيْنِ

11.Muhammad ( Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) is the leader of both worlds and both creations (man and jinn).

وَالْفَرِيْقَيْنِ مِنْ عَرَبٍ وَّعَجَمِ

12.And of both groups, Arabs and non Arabs.

نَبَيُّنَا الآمِرُ النَّاهِيْ فَلاَ اَحَدٌ

13.Our Nabi, the one who commands (good), forbids (evil). There is non (parallel to him).

اَبَرَّ فِيْ قَوْلِ لا مِنْهُ وَلا نَعَمِ

14.More truthful than him in saying "No" or "Yes".

هُوَ الْحَبِيْبُ الَّذِيْ تُرْجى شَفَاعَتَهُ

15.He is (Allah’s) most beloved, whose intercession is hoped for.

لِكُلِّ هَوْلٍ مِّنَ الاهْوَالِ مُقْتَحِمِ

16.For every fear (and distress) that is going to come (on the day) of agony (and fears).

دَعَا اِلَى اللهِ فَالْمُسِكُوْنَ بِهِ

17.He called (people) towards Allah, so those who cling to him.

مُسْتَمْسِكُوْنَ بِحَبْلٍ غَيْرِ مُنْفَصَمِ

18.Clinging to a rope which will never snap.

فَاقَ النَّبِيِّيْنَِ فِيْ خَلْقٍ وَّفِيْ خُلُقِ

19.He transcends the Ambiyaa, physically and in (noble) character.

وَلَمْ يُدَانُوْهُ فِيْ عِلْمٍ وَّلا كَرَمِ

20.And (the other Ambiyaa) cannot come near his in knowledge and noble nature kindness.

وَكُلَّهُمْ مَّن رَّسُوْلِ اللهِ مُلْتَمِسٌ

21.They all obtained from Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

غَرْفًا مِّنَ الْبَحْرِ اَوْ رَشْفًا مِّنَ الدِّيَمِ

22.(Like a) handful (of water) from the ocean or (a few) sips from continuous rains.

وَوَاقِفُوْنَ لَدَيْهُ عِنْدَ حَدِّهِمِ

23.And they all stopped before him at their (assigned) limits.

مِن نُّقْطَةِ الْعِلْمِ اَوْ مِنْ شَكْلَةِ الْحِطكَمِ

24.(Either) of a point of knowledge or to gain one wisdom from (his) wisdom.

فَهُوَ الَّذِيْ تَمَّ مَعْنَاهُ وَصُرَتُهُ

25.For he is the on e with whom, ended all outward and inward perfection.

ثُمَّ اصْطَفَاهُ حَبَيْبًام بَارِئُ النَّسَمِ

26.And then the creator of all creation chose his as (His) most beloved.

مُنَزَّهٌ عَنْ شَرِيْكٍ فِيْ مَحَاسِنِهِ

27.He has no equal in his magnificence.

فَجَوْهَرُ الْحُسْنِ فِيْهِ غَيْرُ مُنْقَسَمِ

28.The jewel of (excellence) in him is indivisible.

دَعْ مَا ادَّعَتْهُ النَّصَارى فِيْ نَبِيِّهِمِ

29.Discard what the christians claim about their Nabi

وَاحْكُمْ بِمَا شِـئْتَ مَدْحَا فِيْهِ وَاحْتَكَمِ

30.Then decide and say what you wish in praise of him (Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

وَانْسُبْ الى ذَاتِهِ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَرَفٍ

31.And attribute towards his personality whatever you wish of excellence.

وَانْسُبْ اِلى قَدْرهِ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ عِظَمِ

32.And attribute to his dignified status as mush greatness as you wish.


فَانَّ فَضْلَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ لَيْسَ لَهُ

33.For verily excellence of the Messenger of Allah has no (limits)

حَدٌّ فَيُعْرِبُ عَنْهُ نَاطِقٌ م بِفَمِ

34.Bounds, that a speaker might (be able to ) express with his mouth.

لَوْ نَاسَبَتْ قَدَِْرِهُ آيَاتُهُ عِظَمًا

35.If his miracles were proportionate (according ) to his rank, in greatness,

اَحْيَى اسْمُهُ حِيْنَ يُدْعى دَارِسَ الرَّمَمِ

36.Then his name would have, when called out brought decaying bones back to life.

لَمْ يَمْتَحِنَّا بِمَا تَعْيَ الْعُقُوْلُ بِهِ

37.He did not try to (test) us with that which would confound our minds.

حِرْصَا عَلَيْنَا فَلَمْ نَرْتَبْ وَلَمْ نَهِمْ

38.Out of keen interest (kindness) for us, neither were we suspicious 9about the truthfulness of his mission) nor were we confounded (by his doctrines).

اَعْيَ الْوَرى فَهْمُ مَعْنَاهُ فَلَيْسَ يُرى

39.His perfect inner nature made people helpless from comprehending, so it was not understood.


للقُرْبِ وَالْبُعْدِ فِيْهِ غَيْرُ مُنْفَخِمِ

40.Those near and far, except according to their (helpless) imperfect understanding.

كَالشَّمْسِ تَظْهَرُ لِلْعَيْنَيْنِ مِنْ م بُعْدٍ

41.Like how the sun is seen by the eyes from far.


صَغِيْرَةً وَّتَكِلُّ الطَّرْفُ مِنْ امَمِ

42.Verily small, yet hurts (dazzles) the eye (when you stare at it).

وَكَيْفَ يُدْرِكُ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَقِيْقَتَهُ

43.And can the reality of him be comprehended in this world.

قَوْمٌ نِّيَامٌ تَسَلَّوْا عَنْهُ بِلْحُلُمِ

44.A sleeping nation whose description of him are (like interpretations of) a dream.

فَمَبْلَغُ الْعِلْمِ فِيْهِ اَنَّهُ بَشَرٌ

45.So the extreme depth of (our) knowledge concerning him, is that he is a man.

وَاَنَّهُ خَيْرُ خَلْقِ اللهِ كُلِّهِمِ

46.And verily he is the best of all the creation of Allah.

وَكُلُّ آيٍ اَتَى الرُّسُلُ الْكِرَامُ بِهَا

47.Every miracle which all the Nabi’s showed.

فَاِنَّمَا اتَّصَلَتْ مِنْ نِّوْرِهِ بِهِمْ

48.Verily they have been derived from his NUR.

فَانَّهُ شَمْسُ فَضْلٍ هُمْ كَوَاكِبُهَا

49.For verily he is the sun of virtue (and ) they (Ambiyaa) are its stars.

يُظْهِرْنَ اَنْوَارَهَا اِللنَّاسِ فِيْ الظُّلَمِ

50.Which show their lights to people only in the dark.

حَتَّى اذَا طَلَعَتْ فِي الْكَوْنِ عَمَّ هُدَا

51.Until when the sun rose his light spread.

هَا الْعَالَمِيْنَ وَاَحْيَتْ سَائِرَ الاُمَمِ

52.Universally and gave life to all the nations.

اَكْرِمْ بِخَلْقِ نَبِيٍّ زَانَهُ خُلُقٌ

53.How noble are the physical qualities of Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam, adorned with good character.

بِالْحُسْنِ مُشْتَمِلٍ م بِالْبِشْرِ مُتَّسِم

54.(Who) was vested with beauty and disguised by pleasant temperament.

كَالزَّهُرِ فِيْ طَرَفٍ وَّالبَدْرِ فِيْ شَرَفٍ

55.(He) is like a blooming flower in its freshness and the full moon in splendor.

وَّالْبَحْرِ فِيْ كَرَمٍ وَّالدَّهْرِ فِيْ هِمَمِ

56.And the ocean in generosity and time its fearless courage.

كَاَنَّهُ وَهُوَ فَرْدٌ فِيْ جَلاَلَتِهِ

57.Even when alone, it appears sue to his grandeur.

فِيْ عَسْكَرٍ حِيْنَ تَلْقَاهُ وَفِيْ حَشَمِ

58.As though (he is) in the midst of a large army and its retinue.

كَاَنَّمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ الْمَكْنُوْنُ فِيْ صَدَفٍ

59.It is like pearls well preserved in oysters.

مَنْ م مَّعْدِنَىْ مَنْطِقٍ مِّنْهُ ومُبْتَسَمِ

60.From the two mines, of his speech and his smiles.

لا طِيْبِ يَعْدِلُ تُرْبًا ضَمَّ اَعْظُمَعُ

61.No perfume equals the dust (earth) which is touching his (Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam’s mubarak ) body.

طُوْبَى لِمُنْتَشِقِ مَّنْهُ وَمُلْتَثِمِ

62.Glad tidings be to the person who smells it (the dust) and kisses it.
Allama Busari (Raliyallahu anhu) completes this chapter with what is the greatest blessing of all. He conveys glad tidings to every person who is blessed with going for ziyaarat (visit) to Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam in Madinah. Blessed is he who smells the air and sand of the Rozah Mubaarak and kisses it with true love.

Jazak'Allah khairan kaseeran kaseera Nosheen ji...
Subhan'Allah I'm really touched to see the translated version of Qaseeda burda shareef today as you posted. Masha'Allah May Allah reward you with best Iman & love of our beloved Nabi kareem (Sallallahu alaiyhey wa aalaiyhi wasallam) Ameen!

Samia Naz Iqbal
Co-ordinator
Naat Research Centre UK
Leeds UK

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