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A verse from the Qaṣīdat al-Burda, displayed on the wall of al-Busiri's shrine in Alexandria. Qasīdat al-Burda (Arabic: قصيدة البردة, "Ode of the Mantle"), or al-Burda for short, is a thirteenth-century ode of praise for Muhammad composed by the eminent Shadhili mystic al-Busiri of Egypt.
Translation (English) [3] طلع البدر علينا: ṭala‘a 'l-badru ‘alaynā: The full moon rose over us من ثنيات الوداع: min thaniyyāti 'l-wadā‘ From the valley of Peace‘ وجب الشكر علينا: wajaba 'l-shukru ‘alaynā: And it is incumbent upon us to show gratitude ما دعا للـه داع: mā da‘ā ...
Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Sir Muhammad Iqbal also known as Allama Iqbal (1877–1938), was a Muslim philosopher, poet, writer, scholar and politician of early 20th-century. He is particularly known in the Indian sub-continent for his Urdu philosophical poetry on Islam and the need for the cultural and intellectual reconstruction of the Islamic community.
Alā yā ayyoha-s-sāqī is a ghazal (love poem) by the 14th-century poet Hafez of Shiraz. It is the opening poem in the collection of Hafez's 530 poems. In this poem, Hafez calls for wine to soothe his difficulties in love. In a series of varied images he describes his feelings.
His poetry defended Muhammad in response to rival poets who attacked him and his religion. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Talaʽ al Badru ʽAlayna is a traditional Islamic poem known as nasheed recited to Muhammad when he moved to Medina in 622 CE.
His heart directed towards Allah, remembering the needy. Deliver them from tribulations to safety, Knower of the unseen. Exalted above every soul and spirit, free from any blameworthy deeds. A mercy to all of the worlds, whose path is preeminent for all time. Renouncing spiritual ignorance; returning to The One — that is the religion called ...
The most common form of Persian poetry comes in the ghazal, a love-themed short poem made of seven to twelve verses and composed in the monorhyme scheme. [8] The qasida is another genre of Persian poetry that depicts the themes of spiritual or worldly praise, satire, or the description of a patron. In regard to Islamic poetry, the most common ...
It may be a spring poem (Persian بهاریه, bahâriye) or autumn poem (Persian خزانیه, xazâniye). The opening is usually description of a natural event: the seasons, a natural landscape or an imaginary sweetheart. In the takhallos poets usually address themselves by their pen-name. Then the last section is the main purpose of the poet ...