بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَمِمَّا زَادَنِي شَرَفًا وَتِيهًا
وَكِدْتُ بِأَخْمَصِي أَطَأُ الثُّرَيَّا
دُخُولِي تَحْتَ قَوْلِكَ «يَا عِبَادِي»
وَأَنْ صَيَّرْتَ أَحْمَدَ لِي نَبِيَّا
Meaning
And among what increased my honor, pride and bewilderment
That my feet almost tread upon the stars
Is my being embraced in Your statement, “O My slaves”
And You chose Ahmad (ﷺ) as a prophet for me
Language
Arabic
Transliteration
Wa mimma zaadani sharafan wa teeha
Wa kidtu bi-akhmasi atauth thurayaa
Dukhooli tahta qawlika “ya 'ibadee”
Wa an sayyarta Ahmada ﷺ lee Nabiyya
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Brief Explanation
Two of the greatest blessings bestowed upon believers by the Almighty are that He chose us from among His slaves and made us part of the ummah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Background
Qadi ‘Iyad ibn Musa (1083–1149), a famous scholar and one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh, is supposed to have said these verses, which should be the pride of every Muslim. His most famous work, Kitāb al-Shifā bi Tárīfi Ĥuqūq al-Muşţafā, is considered one of the finest biographies of the Prophet ﷺ. He was also a prominent ĥadīth scholar, Mālikī jurist, and author of many other important works, but he is best known as the author of Shifā.
