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حَبِيبِي يَا رَسُولَ الله

Habibi Ya Rasula Allah

حَبِيبِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهطَبِيبِي يَا حَبِيبَ الله

Ḥabībī yā rasūla Allāh, Ṭabībī yā ḥabība Allāh

My beloved, O Messenger of Allah, my physician, O beloved of Allah!

لِطَيْبَةْ سَارَتِ الرُّكْبَانلِطَيْبَةْ القَلْبُ وَلْهَان

Liṭayba sārati ar-rukbān, Liṭayba al-qalbu walhān

To Tayba the riders have set out; for Tayba the heart is lovesick;

لِطَيْبَة لِلنَّبِي العَدْنَانسَاكِنْهَا حِبِّ رَسُولِ الله

Liṭayba lilnnabī al-ʿadnān, Sākinhā ḥibbi rasūli Allāh

To Tayba, to the Prophet of 'Adnan, whose dweller is the beloved, the Messenger of Allah.

حَيَاتِي مِنْ وِصَالِكُممَمَاتِي مِنْ فِرَاقِكُم

Ḥayātī min wiṣālikum, Mamātī min firāqikum

My life is from union with you, my death from parting with you,

وَرُوحِي هِي فِدَائُكُمشَفَاعَةْ يَا رَسُولَ الله

Warūḥī hī fidāʾukum, Shafāʿa yā rasūla Allāh

And my spirit is your ransom; intercession, O Messenger of Allah!

فُؤَادِي لِلنَّبِي مُشْتَاقوَبْرُوحِي تَلْتَهِبْ الأَشْوَاق

Fuʾādī lilnnabī mushtāq, Wabrūḥī taltahib al-ʾashwāq

My heart longs for the Prophet, and longings blaze in my spirit.

مُنَيَاي أَلْزَمِ الشُّبَّاكوَأُنَادِي يَا حَبِيبَ الله

Munayaī alzami ash-shubbāk, Waʾunādī yā ḥabība Allāh

My wish is to cling to the window and call out: "O beloved of Allah!"

حَبِيبِي يَا أَبَا الزَّاهْرَطَبِيبِي نَرْتَجِي نَظْرَةْ

Ḥabībī yā abā az-zāhra, Ṭabībī nartajī naẓra

My beloved, O father of al-Zahra', my physician, we hope for a glance;

مُحَمَّدْ يَا أَبَا الزَّاهْرَدَخِيلَكْ يَا رَسُولَ الله

Muḥammad yā abā az-zāhra, Dakhīlak yā rasūla Allāh

Muhammad, O father of al-Zahra', I seek your protection, O Messenger of Allah!

مُحَمَّدْ يَا أَبَا القَاسِمطَبِيبِي إِنَّنِي هَائِم

Muḥammad yā abā al-qāsim, Ṭabībī innanī hāʾim

Muhammad, O father of al-Qasim, my physician, I am distraught;

مُحَمَّدْ حُبُّكُم لَازِمشَفَاعَةْ يَا رَسُولَ الله

Muḥammad ḥubbukum lāzim, Shafāʿa yā rasūla Allāh

Muhammad, love for you is a duty; intercession, O Messenger of Allah!

The poet is not named in the source. Arabic text from Qasida Collection (qasidacollection.com), used with permission.

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