Al-Uqud al-Durriyya - Ibn Abd al-Hadi - (الكتاب/487)

And the anthem on every tongue as they escorted his bier was tasbih, tahlil, and takbir (1).

When the procession moved on, narratives of it travelled far—tales whose own resurrection will last until the Day all are raised.

The nights may vanish and the ages pass, yet his memory among mankind is ever renewed.

In this world he was a shining crescent; every finger pointed toward him.

His funeral, by Allah, has never had an equal anywhere in creation.

A marvel it was: in its silence it spoke of what lay hidden and concealed.

Whoever walked behind that bier returned with every sin forgiven.

Such is the manifest grace; these are favors for which our Lord is thanked.

May Allah never leave existence bereft of the one whose presence made the lonely graves feel at ease.

To the gardens of Allah his spirit has gone; from them joy and gladness greet him.

Blessed is the dead who lies beside the grave that holds that Taymī youth.

Indeed, those who have taken up residence near him have truly won, for the generous host keeps his neighbor safe.

From his blessings they will draw until the Resurrection, and upon them will descend mercy and delight.

O Lord, unite us with him in the Garden of Refuge; You have power over whatever You will.

It is finished, comprising thirty-six lines (3).

(1) Al-Kawakib inserts two further couplets: Wa-laqad sara fawqa al-riqab sariruhu — faʿajibtu kayfa al-rasiyatu tasiru “His bier travelled above the necks, and I wondered how the steadfast ones could move.” Ma kuntu aʿlamu qabla yawmi wafatihi — anna al-bihara al-zakhirata taghuru “Before the day of his death I did not know that the swelling seas could recede.” (2) The base manuscript has li-sayrihi; the reading adopted here follows Al-Kawakib. (3) Rather, thirty-seven.

وشعارُ كلِّ مُشَيِّعٍ لسريره: ... التسبيحُ والتهليلُ والتكبيرُ (١) ولقد سَرَت لسريره (٢) لما سرى ... سِيَرٌ لها حتى النشورِ نشورُ تفنى الليالي والزمانُ وذِكْرُهُ ... مُتجدِّدٌ بين الورى مذكورُ قد كان في الدنيا هلالًا لائحًا ... كلٌّ إليه بالبنان يُشيرُ وكذا جنازته تعالى الله لم ... يُنْظَر لها في العالمين نظيرُ ومن العجائب أنها نطقت على ... صمتٍ بما هو كامنٌ مستورُ إنَّ المشيِّع للجنازة لم يعد ... إلا وسائرُ ذَنْبه مغفورُ هذا هو الفضل المبين وهذه ... نِعَمٌ عليها ربُّنا مشكورُ لا أوحشَ الله الوجودَ من الذي ... أنِسَتْ به في الموحِشَاتِ قبورُ وإلى جِنانِ الله راحت روحُه ... يلقاه منها بَهْجةٌ وسرورُ طوبَى لميْتٍ جاور القبرَ الذي ... فيه فتى تيميَّةٍ مقبور بل فاز نُزَّالٌ ثووا بجنابِه ... إنَّ الكريمَ نزيلُه مَخْفورُ فينال حتى الحشرِ من بركاته ... وعليه ينزلُ رحمةٌ وحُبورُ يا ربِّ فاجمع بيننا في جنة الـ ... ـمأوى فأنتَ لِمَا تشاءُ قديرُ تمّت، وهي ستةٌ وثلاثون بيتًا (٣).

(١) بعده بيتان في «الكواكب» وهي: ولقد سرى فوق الرقاب سريرُه ... فعجبتُ كيف الراسيات تسيرُ ما كنت أعلم قبل يوم وفاته ... أن البحار الزاخرات تغور (٢) الأصل: «لسيره» والمثبت من «الكواكب». (٣) بل سبعة وثلاثون.