Couplets in praise of the Mother of the believers - Aisha RA

[Khalid Saifullah]

By Ibn Bahij Al-Andalusi

ما شَانُ أُمِّ المؤمنين وشَاني”=”هُدِيَ المُحِبُّ لها وضَلَّ الشَّاني
What’s the case with the mother of the believers and her hater? ***
Guided is her lover, and astray is her hater

إِنِّي أَقُولُ مُبيِّناً عَنْ فَضْلِها”=” ومُتَرْجِماً عَنْ قَوْلِها بِلِسَاني
Truly, I am saying this, clarifying her high position
And it is as if she is speaking through my tongue

يا مُبْغِضِي لا تَأتِ قَبْرَ مُحَمَّدٍ”=”فالبَيْتُ بَيْتي والمَكانُ مَكاني
O my hater, don’t come near the grave of Muhammad,
For that house is my house, and the place is mine

إِنِّي خُصِصْتُ على نِساءِ مُحَمَّدٍ”=”بِصِفاتِ بِرٍّ تَحْتَهُنَّ مَعاني
I was chosen above the wives of Muhammad,
By way of special attributes [each] carrying many meanings

وَسَبَقْتُهُنَّ إلي الفَضَائِلِ كُلِّها”=”فالسَّبقُ سَبقي والعِنَانُ عِنَاني
And I surpassed them in all the good
So the advance is mine and it is as far as the sight reaches

مَرِضَ النَّبِيُّ وماتَ بينَ تَرَائِبي”=”فالْيَوْم يَوْمي والزَّمانُ زَماني
The prophet became sick and died on my chest* *(lit. between my ribs)
So that’s my day and that moment is exclusively mine

زَوْجي رَسولُ اللهِ لَمْ أَرَ غَيْرَهُ”=”اللهُ زَوَّجني بهِ وحَبَاني
My husband is the messenger of Allaah, never have I seen someone else
Allaah is the One Who married me to him and gave me this privilege

أنا بِكْرُهُ العَذْراءُ عِنْدي سِرُّهُ”=”وضَجيعُهُ في مَنْزلي قَمَرانِ
I am his virgin and with me are his secrets
and his roommate, in my house are two moons * *(abu Bakr and Umar)

وتَكلم اللهُ العظيمُ بحُجَّتي”=”وبَرَاءَتِي في مُحكمِ القُرآنِ
And Allaah the Supreme spoke [in my case] with overwhelming proof
[speaking out] my innocence in the clear [verses] of the Quran

واللهُ حَفَّرَني وعَظَّمَ حُرْمَتي”=” وعلى لِسَانِ نبِيِّهِ بَرَّاني
And Allaah defended me and praised/honored my chastity
And through the tongue of His prophet He declared me innocent

واللهُ وبَّخَ منْ أراد تَنقُّصي”=”إفْكاً وسَبَّحَ نفسهُ في شاني
And Allaah rebuked who wanted to defame me
[with] Forged lies! And [Allaah] glorified Himself in my case

إني لَمُحْصَنةُ الإزارِ بَرِيئَةُ”=”ودليلُ حُسنِ طَهارتي إحْصاني
Surely, I am chaste, pure and innocent, no doubt
And a role model for the modest and chaste [women]
or: And the proof of my modesty is my [continues] marriage (with the prophet till his death)

واللهُ أحصنَني بخاتِمِ رُسْلِهِ”=”وأذلَّ أهلَ الإفْكِ والبُهتانِ
And Allaah secured my honor through my marriage with the seal of prophets
And He humiliated the people of lies and false accusations

وسَمِعْتُ وَحيَ الله عِندَ مُحمدٍ”=”من جِبْرَئيلَ ونُورُه يَغْشاني
And I heard the revelation of Allaah while I was with Mohammed
From Jibreel while his Noor (light) encompasses me

أَوْحى إليهِ وكُنتَ تَحتَ ثِيابِهِ”=”فَحَنى عليَّ بِثَوْبهِ وخبَّاني
He revealed to him [Muhammad] while I was under the same blanket
And he [Muhammad] came near to me bringing his garment around me, hiding me

مَنْ ذا يُفاخِرُني وينْكِرُ صُحبتي”=” ومُحَمَّدٌ في حِجْره رَبَّاني؟
So who can boast like me or deny my companionship
While Muhammad in his house brought me up!

وأخذتُ عن أبوي دينَ محمدٍ”=”وهُما على الإسلامِ مُصطَحِبانيِ
And I took from my parents the religion of Muhammad
And they are one of the first to believe in it

وأبي أقامَ الدِّين بَعْدَ مُحمدٍ”=”فالنَّصْلُ نصلي والسِّنان سِناني
And my father strengthened Islam after Muhammad
So I have a share in the struggle and honor, [his victory] was a triumph for me

والفَخرُ فخري والخلافةُ في أبي”=” حَسبي بهذا مَفْخَراً وكَفاني
And the boasting (honor) is mine, and the Khilafah was for my father
sufficient for me is this to boast about, it’s enough (honor)

وأنا ابْنَةُ الصِّديقِ صاحبِ أحمدٍ”=”وحَبيبهِ في السِّرِّ والإعلانِ
And I am the daughter of as-Siddeeq the companion of Ahmad!!!
His best friend from the beginning to the end

نصرَ النبيَّ بمالهِ وفِعاله”=”وخُروجهِ مَعَهُ من الأوطانِ
He aided the prophet with his wealth and deeds
and in his immigration with him from the land (Makkah)

ثانيه في الغارِ الذي سَدَّ الكُوَى”=”بِردائهِ أكرِم بِهِ منْ ثانِ
The second of two in the cave, the one who filled the holes
with his clothes, honoring the one who deserves this [honor]

وجفا الغِنى حتى تَخلل بالعبا”=”زُهداُ وأذعانَ أيَّما إذعانِ
And he exhausted his wealth until he lived
ascetic, and all the things he did are just soo amazing

وتخللتْ مَعَهُ ملائكةُ السما”=”وأتتهُ بُشرى الهِ بالرضوانِ
And [even] the angels of the heaven kept him company
And gave him the glad tidings of Allah’s Pleasure

وهو الذي لم يخشَ لَومةً لائمٍ”=”في قتلِ أهلِ البَغْيِ والعُدوانِ
And he is the one who never feared the blame of the pointing fingers
[Even when he made] his decision to fight against the tyrants and transgressors

قتلَ الأُلى مَنَعوا الزكاة بكُفْرهم”=” وأذل أهلَ الكُفر والطُّغيانِ
He waged war against those who refused to pay Zakat out of their Kufr (unbelief)
And he humiliated the unbelievers and tyrants

سَبقَ الصَّحابةَ والقَرابةَ للهدى”=”هو شَيْخُهُم في الفضلِ والإحسانِ
He surpassed the companions and family members in the guidance
He is their Shaykh (leader, role model) in the good and virtues

واللهِ ما استبَقُوا لنيلِ فضيلةٍ”=”مَثلَ استباقِ الخيل يومَ رهانِ
And by Allaah, nobody comes even near his virtue
[remember] when he advanced them the day of ‘Rihan’

إلا وطارَ أبي إلي عليائِها”=” فمكانُه منها أجلُّ مكانِ
Nothing was accepted, except that my father flew to the highest
His abode [in Paradise] is one of the most honored places

ويلٌ لِعبدٍ خانَ آلَ مُحمدٍ”=” بعَداوةِ الأزواجِ والأختانِ
Woe to a servant who betrays ahlul bayt
[by] showing enmity to the wives and the two sisters (Aisha and Asma)

طُُوبى لمن والى جماعةَ صحبهِ”=” ويكون مِن أحبابه الحسنانِ
Tooba for the one who allies the companions
and becomes someone who loves them and wishes good for them

بينَ الصحابةِ والقرابةِ أُلْفَةٌ”=” لا تستحيلُ بنزغَةِ الشيطانِ
Between the companions and ahlul bayt is such a [strong] love
The shaytan cannot break it or come between it

هُمْ كالأَصابعِ في اليدينِ تواصُلاً”=” هل يستوي كَفٌ بغير بَنانِ؟
[For] they are like the fingers on the two hands, connected
Is this then like a hand who has no fingers?

حصرتْ صُدورُ الكافرين بوالدي”=”وقُلوبُهُمْ مُلِئَتْ من الأضغانِ
The breasts of the unbelievers constricted because of my father
And their hearts were filled with poisoned hate and envy

حُبُّ البتولِ وبعلها لم يختلِفْ”=”مِن مِلَّة الإسلامِ فيه اثنانِ
There is no difference in the loving of ahlul bayt and the companions
From the Islamic perspective, it includes both

أكرم بأربعةٍ أئمةِ شرعنا”=”فهُمُ لبيتِ الدينِ كالأركانِ
Honored with four imam Khulafa* *(abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali)
They are for the house of our religion like a strong pillar

نُسجتْ مودتهم سدىٍ في لُحمةٍ”=”فبناؤها من أثبتِ البُنيانِ
Their love and alliance is like a strong wall
It’s building is [one of] the strongest building

اللهُ ألفَ بين وُدِّ قلوبهم”=”ليغيظَ كُلَّ مُنافق طعانِ
Allaah is the One Who brought their hearts together with mutual love
That it may anger every slandering hypocrite

رُحماء بينهمُ صفت أخلاقُهُمْ”=”وخلت قُلُوبهمُ من الشنآن
‘Merciful among themselves’ is their description [in the Quran]
And their hearts are empty of hating and envy

فدُخولهم بين الأحبة كُلفةٌ”=”وسبابهم سببٌ إلي الحرمان
Entering the [community of the] beloved ones is the sign of true love
And cursing them is risking exclusion (from the Mercy of Allah)

جمع الإلهُ المسلمين على أبي”=”واستُبدلوا من خوفهم بأمان
God gathered the Muslims under my father
And their fear changed in to security [and honor]

وإذا أراد اللهُ نُصرة عبده”=”من ذا يُطيقُ لهُ على خذلانِ
And when Allah wants and decrees victory for His servant
Who is it then who can stop that with betrayal?

من حبيني فليجتنب من سبني”=”إن كانَ صان محبتي ورعاني
Who loves me should shun who curses me [and keep distance from him]
If his love for me is true and he really cares about me and defends me

وإذا محبي قد ألظَّ بمُبغضي”=”فكلاهما في البُغض مُستويانِ
And if my lover still keeps sticking to my hater
Then they are both carriers [of the sin] of hating me and of no difference

إني لطيبةُ خُلقتُ لطيب”=”ونساءُ أحمدَ أطيبُ النِّسوان
Truly, I am a good woman created for [a] good [man]
And the wives of Ahmad are the best women

إني لأمُ المؤمنين فمن أبى”=”حُبي فسوف يبُوءُ بالخسران
Verily, I am the mother of the believers, so who refuses
to love his mother will soon meet loss

اللهُ حببني لِقلبِ نبيه”=”وإلي الصراطِ المستقيمِ هداني
Allah gave/made me a place of love in the heart of His prophet
And to the straight Path He guided me

واللهُ يُكرمُ من أراد كرامتي”=”ويُهين ربي من أراد هواني
And Allah honors who keeps up my honor
And He brings down who want to bring me down

والله أسألُهُ زيادة فضله”=”وحَمِدْتُهُ شمراً لِما أولاني
And Allah is the One Whom I ask for more favors
And I praise Him and thank Him for the position He gave me

يا من يلوذُ بأهل بيت مُحمد”=” يرجو بذلك رحمةَ الرحمان
O you who hides behind the ahlul bayt (family of Muhammad)
Hoping thereby to attain the Mercy of the most Merciful

صل أمهاتِ المؤمنين ولا تَحُدْ”=”عنَّا فتُسلب حُلت الإيمان
Uphold your ties with the mothers of the believer and don’t exclude us
for [if you cut us off] the sweetness of Imaan (belief) may be snatched from you

إني لصادقة المقالِ كريمةٌ”=”أي والذي ذلتْ له الثقلانِ
Really, I am honest in what I am saying, dignified
No doubt, by the One to Who the two (Jinn and mankind) submitted

خُذها إليكَ فإنما هي روضةٌ”=”محفوفة بالروح والريحان
Take it! For it is a beautiful garden
Full of Pleasants, peace and scent

صلَّى الإلهُ على النبي وآله”=”فبهمْ تُشمُّ أزهرُ البُستان
God send his blessings upon the prophet and his family
For by them the flowers [in your] garden give smell