In Praise of Nobility (Eleven)

Is he sane him who the Qur’an hate?

Must he this noble book burn?

Shame on him whom with his pen draws

A man, praised, noble, blessed

Shut your mouth you yeller of insults

Nay! You do not know this man whom you slander

Abraha and his troupe still stand a lesson

Had they not perished even in the year of his birth?

It was to him that this beauty was sent

Salaam and Rahma upon him should rain

Should I tell to your ears what this beauty is?

The most reliable handle to hold

The teacher of guidance onto the right path

The divine decree of life’s purpose

The spiritual banquet for the slave

It was to him that this beauty was revealed

Salaam and Rahma upon him should rain

Should I tell to your eyes what this beauty is?

The opener of the door of reflection

This beauty that Osman Nuri Topbas describes

Show me the adherents of this beauty

Show me men and women of dignity and honour

It is the music to which the wise soul sings

The rhythm to which the ponderer dances

It was to him that this beauty was unwrapped

Salaam and Rahma upon him should rain

Should I tell to your heart what this beauty is?

This beauty was the Qur’an

It is the word that grips the strong with fear

Fear of a day when there shall be no questions but answers

It is the sound that fills weak minds with hope

Hope of a day when His Mercy in abundance will fall

If this is not beauty, what is?

It was to him that this beauty was unravelled

Salaam and Rahma upon him should rain

And Aysh, she was asked

What is the life of this noble one?

The Qur’an! The Qur’an! The Qur’an

The life of this blessed one is this beauty

In love he had lived with this beauty

In love he had died in this beauty

In love he had left with his sahaaba this beauty

And in love they lived and died in this beauty

It was to him that this beauty was given

Salaam and Rahma upon him should rain

Read this man, read this beauty

Learn this man, learn this beauty

Walk this man, talk this man

Walk this beauty, talk this beauty

He was this man, he was this beauty

It was to him that this Qur’an was disclosed

Salaam and Rahm upon him should rain

This is the nobility about which I sing

This is the nobility I live to praise

This is the nobility whose love drunken me

This is the nobility I wish to see

This is the nobility I pray to touch

Salaam and Rahma upon him should rain

RMRS (July, 2014, Ramadaan Eleven)

A poem each day of Ramadaan in praise of the Rasuulul Laah suallal Laahu alayhi wa sallam entitled: IN PRAISE OF NOBILITY