Taballagh bi-l-qalīli mina l-qalīli

تَبَلَّغْ بِالْقَلِيلِ مِنَ الْقَلِيلِ

By Imam al-Haddad

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تَبَلَّغْ بِالْقَلِيلِ مِنَ الْقَلِيلِ
وَهَيِّ الزَّادَ لِلسَّفَرِ الطَّوِيلِ

وَلَا تَغْتَرَّ بِالدُّنْيَا وَذَرْهَا
فَمَا الدُّنْيَا بِدَارٍ لِلنَّزِيلِ

وَلَا تَحْسَبْ بِأَنَّكَ سَوْفَ تَبْقَىٰ
فَلَيْسَ إِلَىٰ بَقَاءٍ مِنْ سَبِيلِ

وَلَا تَحْرِصْ عَلَى الْمَالِ الْمُخَلَّىٰ
خِلَافَكَ لِلْقَرِيبِ أَوِ السَّلِيلِ

وَأَنْفِقْ مِنْهُ مَهْمَا كَانَ مَالًا
وَقَدِّمْ مِنْهُ لِلْيَوْمِ الثَّقِيلِ

وَخَيْرُ الزَّادِ تَقْوَى اللهِ فَاعْلَمْ
وَشَمِّرْ وَاعْدُ عَنْ قَالٍ وَقِيلِ

وَحَقُّ اللهِ أَعْظَمُ كُلِّ حَقٍّ
فَقُمْ بِالْحَقِّ لِلْمَلِكِ الْجَلِيلِ

وَطَاعَتُهُ غِنَى الدَّارَيْنِ فَالْزَمْ
وَفِيهَا الْعِزُّ لِلْعَبْدِ الذَّلِيلِ

وَفِي عِصْيَانِهِ عَارٌ وَنَارٌ
وَفِيهِ الْبُعْدُ مَعْ خِزْيٍ وَبِيلِ

فَلَا تَعْصِ إِلَـٰهَكَ وَأَطِعْهُ
دَوَاماً عَلَّ تَحْظَىٰ بِالْقَبُولِ

وَبِالرِّضْوَانِ مِنْ رَبٍّ كَرِيمٍ
عَظِيمِ الْفَضْلِ وَهَّابِ الْجَزِيلِ

وَصَلَّىٰ رَبُّنَا فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ
وَسَلَّمَ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَبِالْأَصِيلِ

عَلَىٰ طَهَ الْبَشِيرِ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ
خِتَامِ الرُّسْلِ وَالْهَادِي الدَّلِيلِ

Transliteration

Taballagh bi-l-qalīli mina l-qalīli
Wa-hayi z-zāda li-s-safari ṭ-ṭawīli

Wa-lā taghtarra bi-d-dunyā wa-dharhā
Fa-mā d-dunyā bi-dārin li-n-nazīli

Wa-lā taḥsab bi-ʾannaka sawfa tabqā
Fa-laysa ʾilā baqāʾin min sabīli

Wa-lā taḥriṣ ʿalā l-māli l-mukhallā
Khilāfaka li-l-qarībi awi s-salīli

Wa-anfiq minhu mahmā kāna mālan
Wa-qaddim minhu li-l-yawmi th-thaqīli

Wa-khayru z-zādi taqwā Allāhi fa-ʿlam
Wa-shammir wa-ʿdu ʿan qālin wa-qīli

Wa-ḥaqqu Allāhi aʿẓamu kulli ḥaqqin
Fa-qum bi-l-ḥaqqi li-l-maliki l-jalīli

Wa-ṭāʿatuhu ghinā d-dārayni fa-lzam
Wa-fīhā l-ʿizzu li-l-ʿabdi dh-dhalīli

Wa-fī ʿiṣyānihi ʿārun wa-nārun
Wa-fīhi l-buʿdu maʿ khizyin wabīli

Fa-lā taʿṣi ʾilāhaka wa-aṭiʿhu
Dawāman ʿalla taḥẓā bi-l-qabūli

Wa-bi-r-riḍwāni min rabbin karīmin
ʿAẓīmi l-faḍli wahhābi l-jazīli

Wa-ṣallā rabbunā fī kulli ḥīnin
Wa-sallama bi-l-ghuduwwi wa-bi-l-aṣīli

ʿAlā Ṭāhā l-bashīri bi-kulli khayrin
Khitāmi r-rusli wa-l-hādī d-dalīli

English translation

Make do with a little,
And prepare your provision for the long journey ahead.

Do not be deceived by this world, but leave it,
For this world is no lasting home for any guest.

Do not suppose that you shall remain forever,
For there is no path that leads to permanence here.

Do not be eager for wealth that you will leave behind,
For relatives or for your own offspring after you.

Spend from it, whatever wealth it may be,
And send some ahead for the Day of great severity.

The finest provision is the fear of Allah, so know this!
Strive earnestly, and turn away from idle talk and hearsay.

The right of Allah is greater than every other right,
So fulfil what is due to the Majestic King.

Obedience to Him is the wealth of both abodes, so hold fast to it;
Within it lies honour for the lowly servant.

In disobedience to Him are shame and Fire,
And in it are remoteness, disgrace, and grievous ruin.

So do not disobey your God, but obey Him always,
That perhaps you may be blessed with acceptance,

And with the pleasure of a Generous Lord,
Vast in bounty, the Bestower of abundant gifts.

May our Lord send His blessings at every moment,
And grant peace in the morning and the evening,

Upon Taha, the bearer of glad tidings of every good,
The Seal of the Messengers, the guide who shows the way.

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