A poem for Kheir al-Din and Nali.
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Kheir al-Din and Nali:
"And say: He is Allah, One, the Unique, the One. Exalted is He; He has no partner and no child.
And say: He is Allah; do not associate anyone with Him. How can one associate with the Merciful one who is lacking?
Creation perishes, but the Face of its Creator remains. The command belongs to Allah, and He is the Ruling, the Self-Sufficient.
Every tyrant, other than the idols, is doomed. The truth prevails, and the sun of truth blazes.
A blind man may deny the light, for he does not see it, and ... his eyelid is afflicted with a cataract.
But it is manifest, and Allah is its supporter. Even if one stretches out hope against falsehood.
Allah does not forgive the association of partners with Him in any way. Indeed, shirk (associating partners with Allah) nullifies what they have done and what they have established.
And shirk takes away the deeds, scattering them like ashes when the wind blows them away at harvest time.
Allah does not leave man in his ignorance. Reason is a light upon which the messengers rely.
And Allah sends to the peoples their messenger, to guide people if they have strayed and if they have gone astray.
He is the Subtle One with His creation when He formed it, and He does not leave it trembling in the hands of others.
And say: He is the Chosen, the Selected, our Ahmad, the seal of those who came with the gathered signs.
Muhammad, the master of all mankind, the model for people, with no measure and no guide.
Muhammad came while the peoples were bent over statues, calling upon them and believing in them.
So he liberated the mind from the filth of philosophy, and he liberated the heart, for tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is the belief.
He restored the luster to the white fitrah (the innate natural disposition), and he purified the soul from hatred, and how much they hated.
And he called out to the people: "Rise from your slumber, for long sleep does not extend the life of those who sleep."
The sun has risen, and there are no veils beneath it. Neither sleep nor wakefulness will make it shine for you.
The religion calls you, and victory is awaited. The sea roars, and the banners are being raised.
Some of them answered him: "At your service, our messenger." And they pledged allegiance to him, and they became as they were promised.
So Allah made his support through Islam a reality, and the All-Subduer made victory a reality, not the numbers.
And ... the companions were a fortress when they mounted, and in the darkness they were humble, and the heart trembles.
They feared their Lord and did not fear anyone else. ... for Allah, and they worshipped Him.
Their beards were noble, and you were startled by meeting them. The Persians returned to their lands, and they returned.
The army of resolve was not defeated in any group, and one who relies on Allah is not defeated.
If the religion asked them for light, they would give it, and they would return with a blazing torch in every hand.
Or if the religion asked them for all that they owned, they would give it willingly, and you would find no complaint.
They faced hardships without their spears bending, and they struggled in the path of Allah and exerted themselves.
This is Bilal, his bed is the scorching sand, saying: "One, One, the greatest is One."
And this is Sumayyah, she did not fear its consequences, like Yasir, and the torment was blazing.
For Allah they were crucified, for Allah they were dragged, for Allah they did not witness, for Allah they did not find.
I swear by Allah, I do not swear by His creation, and every oath by other than Allah is rejected.
And I swear that the sands of the ... have witnessed honor for none other than the Book of Allah upon which they rely.
I swear that I have not known a likeness to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the plains of the earth and the valleys.
And that his Ummah (the Muslim community) is the best of nations, with them ... the circumambulation to the world with all their effort.
Allah knows how much they sacrificed and how much ... and the earth testifies, and the enemies have testified.
So ask about their justice in Egypt, their age, and ask about Samarkand, and the armies are gathered.
And ask about knowledge and civilization in Andalus, and ask about the crops how much they plowed and how much they harvested.
And ask about the Romans when their darkness was humbled, and ask about the Persians how much they repelled and how much they gathered.
And look at the walls, the walls of China, they refute them, the armies of truth, so the walls tremble.
And on the peaks ... their banners fluttered, and the Atlantic sea rises with foam for them.
... in the sea, the opening, and their fleet sailed, and the waves were gathered.
And the universe and the angels, all of them, repeated: "Allah is the Greatest, the religion of Allah is supported."
And say: It is security and faith that have been spread over the worlds, so how much they praised and how much they thanked.
And say: It is truth and sincerity that have flooded all the lowly places, and hatred and envy have been left behind.
And say: It is generosity and self-sacrifice that have made the religion of noble qualities easy, and the knots have been untied by it.
People are gathered by love and mercy, and the earth is ruled by justice and support.
Ease in the religion, so their capacity is the shaping, and their command among them is by consultation, by which they were happy.
And forgiveness is their habit, and purity is their habit, and nobility is their character, and patience and endurance.
Our noble fathers, no humiliation and no weakness, and our firm people, no arrogance and no hunting.
By the religion they were supported, and Allah preserves them, and the religion moved them after they had become stagnant.
The soul is not rectified except by that by which the ancestors were rectified, and there is no consensus established.
Whoever deviates from the Sunnah of the Guide and His legislation, he is punished here, and the Fire is waiting.
Allah does not support except when we support Him, the shadows of a bent stick do not straighten.
And everyone who claims Islam as a belief without jihad, this is his life is bitter.
And everything that a person plants, he harvests, so the best planting is good when it is harvested.
And every soul is accountable for what it strives for, existence perishes, and the One, the Unique remains ... .
"And say: He is Allah, One, the Unique, the One. Exalted is He; He has no partner and no child.
And say: He is Allah; do not associate anyone with Him. How can one associate with the Merciful one who is lacking?
Creation perishes, but the Face of its Creator remains. The command belongs to Allah, and He is the Ruling, the Self-Sufficient.
Every tyrant, other than the idols, is doomed. The truth prevails, and the sun of truth blazes.
A blind man may deny the light, for he does not see it, and ... his eyelid is afflicted with a cataract.
But it is manifest, and Allah is its supporter. Even if one stretches out hope against falsehood.
Allah does not forgive the association of partners with Him in any way. Indeed, shirk (associating partners with Allah) nullifies what they have done and what they have established.
And shirk takes away the deeds, scattering them like ashes when the wind blows them away at harvest time.
Allah does not leave man in his ignorance. Reason is a light upon which the messengers rely.
And Allah sends to the peoples their messenger, to guide people if they have strayed and if they have gone astray.
He is the Subtle One with His creation when He formed it, and He does not leave it trembling in the hands of others.
And say: He is the Chosen, the Selected, our Ahmad, the seal of those who came with the gathered signs.
Muhammad, the master of all mankind, the model for people, with no measure and no guide.
Muhammad came while the peoples were bent over statues, calling upon them and believing in them.
So he liberated the mind from the filth of philosophy, and he liberated the heart, for tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is the belief.
He restored the luster to the white fitrah (the innate natural disposition), and he purified the soul from hatred, and how much they hated.
And he called out to the people: "Rise from your slumber, for long sleep does not extend the life of those who sleep."
The sun has risen, and there are no veils beneath it. Neither sleep nor wakefulness will make it shine for you.
The religion calls you, and victory is awaited. The sea roars, and the banners are being raised.
Some of them answered him: "At your service, our messenger." And they pledged allegiance to him, and they became as they were promised.
So Allah made his support through Islam a reality, and the All-Subduer made victory a reality, not the numbers.
And ... the companions were a fortress when they mounted, and in the darkness they were humble, and the heart trembles.
They feared their Lord and did not fear anyone else. ... for Allah, and they worshipped Him.
Their beards were noble, and you were startled by meeting them. The Persians returned to their lands, and they returned.
The army of resolve was not defeated in any group, and one who relies on Allah is not defeated.
If the religion asked them for light, they would give it, and they would return with a blazing torch in every hand.
Or if the religion asked them for all that they owned, they would give it willingly, and you would find no complaint.
They faced hardships without their spears bending, and they struggled in the path of Allah and exerted themselves.
This is Bilal, his bed is the scorching sand, saying: "One, One, the greatest is One."
And this is Sumayyah, she did not fear its consequences, like Yasir, and the torment was blazing.
For Allah they were crucified, for Allah they were dragged, for Allah they did not witness, for Allah they did not find.
I swear by Allah, I do not swear by His creation, and every oath by other than Allah is rejected.
And I swear that the sands of the ... have witnessed honor for none other than the Book of Allah upon which they rely.
I swear that I have not known a likeness to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the plains of the earth and the valleys.
And that his Ummah (the Muslim community) is the best of nations, with them ... the circumambulation to the world with all their effort.
Allah knows how much they sacrificed and how much ... and the earth testifies, and the enemies have testified.
So ask about their justice in Egypt, their age, and ask about Samarkand, and the armies are gathered.
And ask about knowledge and civilization in Andalus, and ask about the crops how much they plowed and how much they harvested.
And ask about the Romans when their darkness was humbled, and ask about the Persians how much they repelled and how much they gathered.
And look at the walls, the walls of China, they refute them, the armies of truth, so the walls tremble.
And on the peaks ... their banners fluttered, and the Atlantic sea rises with foam for them.
... in the sea, the opening, and their fleet sailed, and the waves were gathered.
And the universe and the angels, all of them, repeated: "Allah is the Greatest, the religion of Allah is supported."
And say: It is security and faith that have been spread over the worlds, so how much they praised and how much they thanked.
And say: It is truth and sincerity that have flooded all the lowly places, and hatred and envy have been left behind.
And say: It is generosity and self-sacrifice that have made the religion of noble qualities easy, and the knots have been untied by it.
People are gathered by love and mercy, and the earth is ruled by justice and support.
Ease in the religion, so their capacity is the shaping, and their command among them is by consultation, by which they were happy.
And forgiveness is their habit, and purity is their habit, and nobility is their character, and patience and endurance.
Our noble fathers, no humiliation and no weakness, and our firm people, no arrogance and no hunting.
By the religion they were supported, and Allah preserves them, and the religion moved them after they had become stagnant.
The soul is not rectified except by that by which the ancestors were rectified, and there is no consensus established.
Whoever deviates from the Sunnah of the Guide and His legislation, he is punished here, and the Fire is waiting.
Allah does not support except when we support Him, the shadows of a bent stick do not straighten.
And everyone who claims Islam as a belief without jihad, this is his life is bitter.
And everything that a person plants, he harvests, so the best planting is good when it is harvested.
And every soul is accountable for what it strives for, existence perishes, and the One, the Unique remains ... .