The Commentary of al-Qasidah ňIJČ ٖ ◌ D E 3 % !"#$" &'()*+ Urdu cover title of the book printed by Ash-Shirkatul-Islamiyyah Limited, Rabwah The Commentary of al-Qasidah ňIJČ The English translation and commentary of an Arabic poem by the Promised Messiahas, in praise of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa Commentary by Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shams ň IJČ ThTheThee Commentary of alal----QaQQaaQasiiiddaahhdah (((An(AAnnAn English rendering of ‘‘SharSShhaarrSharhhhululul-ul---QaQQaaQasisisiddaahhdah’)dah’)’)’) Written by Hadrat Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Shams English Translation from Urdu by Falah-ud-Din Shams Copyright 2013 by Islam International Publications Ltd. First published in U.K. in 2013 Published by Islam International Publications Ltd. ‘Islamabad’, Sheephatch Lane Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ Printed at Raqeem Press Islamabad, Tilford, Surrey ISBN 978-1-84880-090-8 Contents System of transliteration ........................................................................ ix Foreword ............................................................................................ xiii Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 Introduction to Al-Qasidah ............................................. 5 Thei Qas dah with Translation ........................................ 7 Commentary of the Qasidah ......................................... 25 The Beloved In The Eyes of The Lover ..................................... 25 Exceeding All Others in Love ...................................................... 27 To Show Envy for Ones Beloved ................................................. 28 Intensity of Love ........................................................................... 29 To Mold Oneself Like The Beloved ........................................... 30 Everlasting Life .............................................................................. 33 Thei Qas dah ..................................................................... 35 COUPLET 1 .............................................................................. 35 COUPLET 2 .............................................................................. 44 COUPLET 3 .............................................................................. 45 COUPLET 4 .............................................................................. 49 COUPLETS 5 and 6...................................................................... 52 vi The commentary of al-Qasidah COUPLET 7 .............................................................................. 53 COUPLETS 8 and 9...................................................................... 57 COUPLET 10 .............................................................................. 62 COUPLET 11 .............................................................................. 66 COUPLET 12 .............................................................................. 68 COUPLET 13 .............................................................................. 71 COUPLET 14 .............................................................................. 74 COUPLET 15 .............................................................................. 75 COUPLET 16 .............................................................................. 78 COUPLET 17 .............................................................................. 79 COUPLETS 18 and 19 ................................................................. 80 COUPLET 20 .............................................................................. 84 COUPLET 21 .............................................................................. 85 COUPLET 22 .............................................................................. 86 COUPLET 23 .............................................................................. 88 COUPLET 24 .............................................................................. 88 COUPLET 25 .............................................................................. 95 COUPLET 26 .............................................................................. 95 COUPLET 27 .............................................................................. 97 COUPLET 28 ............................................................................ 101 COUPLET 29 ............................................................................ 101 COUPLET 30 ............................................................................ 102 COUPLET 31 ............................................................................ 103 COUPLET 32 ............................................................................ 106 COUPLET 33 ............................................................................ 107 COUPLET 34 ............................................................................ 107 COUPLET 35 ............................................................................ 107 COUPLET 36 ............................................................................ 108 COUPLET 37 ............................................................................ 108 Contents vii COUPLETS 38 and 39 ............................................................... 110 COUPLET 40 ............................................................................ 121 COUPLET 41 ............................................................................ 121 COUPLET 42 ............................................................................ 124 COUPLET 43 ............................................................................ 125 COUPLET 44 ............................................................................ 126 COUPLET 45 ............................................................................ 128 COUPLET 46 ............................................................................ 129 COUPLET 47 ............................................................................ 140 COUPLET 48 ............................................................................ 143 COUPLET 49 ............................................................................ 144 COUPLET 50 ............................................................................ 147 COUPLET 51 ............................................................................ 148 COUPLET 52 ............................................................................ 149 COUPLET 53 ............................................................................ 150 COUPLET 54 ............................................................................ 152 COUPLETS 55, 56 and 57 ......................................................... 160 COUPLET 58 ............................................................................ 161 COUPLET 59 ............................................................................ 172 COUPLET 60 ............................................................................ 173 COUPLET 61 ............................................................................ 174 COUPLET 62 ............................................................................ 179 COUPLET 63 ............................................................................ 185 COUPLET 64 ............................................................................ 187 COUPLET 65 ............................................................................ 191 COUPLET 66 ............................................................................ 193 COUPLET 67 ............................................................................ 193 COUPLET 68 ............................................................................ 194 COUPLET 69 ............................................................................ 196 viii The commentary of al-Qasidah COUPLET 70 ............................................................................ 196 A BEAUTIFUL FINISH ............................................................ 197 AN ADMISSION ........................................................................ 197 A FINAL WORD ........................................................................ 198 Qai s dah ........................................................................ 201 System of transliteration The name of Muhammadsa, the Holy Prophet of Islam, has been followed by the symbol sa, which is an abbreviation for the salutation ( ) Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The names of other Prophets and Messengers are followed by the symbol as, an abbreviation for ( / ) ‘Alaihissalam / ‘Alaihimussalam (on whom be peace). The actual salutations have not generally been set out in full, but they should nevertheless, be understood as being repeated in full in each case. The symbol ra is used with the name of the Companions of the Holy Prophetsa and those of the Promised Messiahas. It stands for ( / / ) Radiyallahu ‘anhu/‘anha/‘anhum (May Allah be pleased with him/with her/with them). rh stands for ( ) Rahimahullahu Ta‘ala (may Allah’s blessing be on him). aa stands for ( ) Ayyadahullahu Ta‘ala (May Allah be his Helper). In transliterating Arabic words we have followed the following system adopted by the Royal Asiatic Society: at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a, i, u preceded ا by a very slight aspiration, like h in the English word honour. x The commentary of al-Qasidah .th, pronounced like th in the English word thing ث .h, a guttural aspirate, stronger than