ICON OF MYSTICS: SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASS (RTA): October 2014

SALAAMUN ALAA TAHA AL-AMEEN (MAY PEACE BE UPON TAHA, THE TRUSTWORTHY)

Excerpts from:

Majmuu'at Ad-Dawaawin (Collection of Eulogy Works [Anthologies]) of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse

Portion;

Manaasik Ahlu l Widaad fii Mad'hi Khayru l 'ibaad (Right of the Lovers on Eulogizing Best of the Servants) - “Harfu Siin (Alphabet Siin)” - (verses 239-247), pp. 362-363

Annotated Translation from Arabic into English by:

Khalifah (Dr.) Awwal Baba Taofiq

239. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﻪ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﻦ ﺟﻠﻴﺴﻲ *** ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻴﺮ ﺍﻧﻴﺴـــــــﻲ

239. Salaamun alaa Taha al-Ameeni Jaleesii *** Salaamun alaa l Badri l Muneeri Aneesii

239. May peace (of Allah) be upon Taha al-Amin, my associate and may peace (of Allah) be upon the emitting moon, my boon companion.

240. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﺋــﻴـــــــــــــــــﺲ *ﺑﻮﻗﺖ ﻗﻴﺎﻣﻲ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻭﻗﺖ ﺟﻠﻮﺳﻲ

240. Salaamun alaa aadhaa n-Nabiyyi r-Ra'eesi *** bi waqti qiyaamii mithla waqti juluusii

240. May peace (of Allah), in every situation I find myself, be upon this incumbent Apostle.

241. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺩﻱ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻧﺤﻮﺱ *** ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺀﻱ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻧﻔﻴﺲ

241. Salaamun alaa l muzdii likulli nuhuusi *** Salaamun alaa l Jaa'ii bikulli nafeesi

241. May peace (of Allah) be upon the eradicator of all misers, and may peace (of Allah) be upon who comes with all valuable things.

242. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻠﻲ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻃﺮﻭﺱ *** ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺪﻱ ﺑﻬﺎﺀ ﻧﻔﻮﺳﻲ

242. Salaamun alaa l Mughnii likulli turuusii *** Salaamun alaa l Mubdii bahaa'un nuquusi

242. May peace (of Allah) be upon him whose praise is beyond recording, and may peace (of Allah) be upon the principal radiant of my inks.

243. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺯﻱ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻃﺮﻭﺱ *** ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺪﻯ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻧﻔﻮﺱ

243. Salaamun alaa l Ghaazii bikulli khamiisi *** Salaamun alaa l Mufdii bikulli nufuusi

243. May peace (of Allah) be upon the warrior that defeated allied forces, and may peace (of Allah) be upon the redeemer of all souls.

244. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺎﺝ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻋــــــــــــﺮﻭ ﺱ *** ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻲ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺑﻤﺴﻴﺲ

244. Salaamun alaa Taajin likulli 'aruusi *** Salaamun alaa Shaafii faqat bi-masiisi

244. May peace (of Allah) be upon the Crown of all brides, and may peace (of Allah) be upon who heals me by mere touching.

245. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺮﺑﻲ ﻭ ﺍﺭﺽ ﻏﺮﻭﺳﻲ *** ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻏﺮﺳﻲ ﻭ ﺑﻴﺮ ﺍﺭﻳــــــــــﺱ

245. Salaamun alaa turbii wa'rdi ghuruusii *** Salaamun alaa gharsii wa biiri ariisi

245. May peace (of Allah) be upon my hometown, my farmland and may peace (of Allah) be upon well of Gars and Aris.

246. ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭﻱ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺩﺭﻭﺱ *** ﺳﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻄﻲ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﻣﻘﻴﺲ

246. Salaamun alaa d-Daarii bi-duuni duruusi *** Salaamun alaa l Mu'utii bi-duuni maqiisi

246. May peace (of Allah) be upon the adroit who is unlettered, and may peace (of Allah) be upon my bestower without estimation.

247. ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺻﻼﺓ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺛﻢ ﺳﻼﻣــــــــــــــــــــــﻪ *** ﻭ ﺁﻝ ﻭ ﺻﺤﺐ ﻫﻢ ﺭﺅﻭﺱ ﺭﺅﻭﺱ

247. 'Alayhi salaatu-llahi thumma salaamuhu *** wa Aali wa sah'bin hum ru'uusu ru'uusi

247. May blessing and peace (of Allah) be upon him, his household and his companions, the pivot leaders.

Ameen thumma Ameen….

Annotated Translation from Arabic into English by:

Khalifah (Dr.) Awwal Baba Taofiq

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