Born 561 A.H.
Died: 614 A.H.
يشهد للفارس المعلم
: و من خصه باللوا الاعظم
بنى عمنا ان يوم الغدير
ابونا على وصى الرسول
1. O cousins, the day of Ghadeer testifies for the intelligent and wise
man. 2. My father, Ali, is the successor of Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) and
is one, whom the Prophet handed the great standard. 3. You possess sanctity
for being related to him, and we are from his flesh and blood. 4. If Hashim
gathers all of us; but where are the humps of camels and where are his
ankles?! 5. If you are like the stars of heavens, we are crescent moons. 6.
And we are the sons of his daughter and you are not as such; and we are the
sons of his Muslim uncle.
The poet composed this Qasida in Jamadiul Awwal, 602 A.H. in response to
‘Qasida Maimiya’ of Ibne Motaz. Its starting lines are as follows:
“O cousins repay our love and tour upon firm and established practices.
We have source of pride and you also have source of pride and one, who
chooses the truth is not regretful. You are the sons of his daughter, but we
are not as such. We are the sons of his Muslim cousin.”
Introduction to the poet
He was Mansur billaah Abdullah bin Hamza…bin Hasan bin Imam Ali Ibne
Abi Talib (a.s.). He was leader of the Zaidiyyah in Yemen. He had noble lineage,
acquired greatness and in addition to academic nobility, possessed exceeding
knowledge. He wrote valuable books on different subjects: like jurisprudence,
principles of jurisprudence, scholasticism, traditions, religion and literature. Sixty
pages are devoted to his biography in the book Al-Hadaiqul Wardiya.1
57. Majduddeen bin Jamil
Died: 616 A.H.
صريح المجد والشرف والقدامي
اداء ا بعد ما ثنيت الثاما
: ثلاث لم يذق فيها طعاما
و من اعطاه يوم غدير خم
و من ردت ذكاء له فصلى
و آثر بالعظام وقد توالت
1. One whom the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) bestowed clear honor and
nobility on the day of Ghadeer Khum. 2. And one for whom, the sun
returned after setting and he performed his prayer. 3. And he gave away his food, although he had not eaten for three days. 4. He was not satisfied,
except that his diet should be only a loaf of bread of unrefined grain with
salt. 5. And the Prophet recalled the sun for him and added another feather
to his cap.
Introduction to the poet
Majduddin Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Mansur bin Jamil Jabai – and Jabi
is also mentioned – he was famous as Ibne Jamil Fuzari. He was a writer poet, an
expert littérateur, who had command over Arabic grammar and prosody. He
occupies numerous pages in books about accounts of important poets and in
ranks of grammarians also, he has left his name among greatest personalities of
this field. Aspects of the history of this poet – which were forgotten – are
highlighted by Dr. Mustafa Jawad Baghdadi in his biography in the journal of
Ghurra Najafiya al-Ghurra, No. 16, Year 7.2
58. Shawwa Kufi Halabi
Born 562 A.H. approx.
Died: 653 A.H.
1. I am the guarantee of one, who is fearful of divine chastisement if he
is loyal to Abu Turab, successor of Prophet. 2. That on Judgment Day he
would see the forgiving Lord and on day of recompense, the interceding
master. 3. The valiant man, whose nobility and valor has filled the world, his
neighbors are powerful and his surroundings are green. 4. During peace, the
cloud of generosity was seen with him and during war, he was a ferocious
lion. 5. When he moves his sword for the battle, he would show lightning to
you flashing from the clouds. 6. Successor of Mustafa and father of his sons,
and among his companions, he is the husband of Fatima. 7. He has
clarification of the day of Ghadeer Khum and he has the excellence, which is
mentioned in Quran.
Introduction to the poet
Abul Mahasin Yusuf bin Ismail bin Ali bin Ahmad bin Husain bin Ibrahim,
famous as Shawwa and having the title of Shahabuddin Halabi Kufi, was born in
Aleppo. He lived there all his life and passed away there. He was a senior poet
and writer and his fame had spread all over the country. He was having strong
beliefs, righteous intentions, and natural flair for poetry. He possessed great
expertise of versification and composed verses, which were clear as well as
compact.
It is mentioned in the history of Ibne Khallikan:3
“He displayed extremist tendencies in Shiaism. He was born around 562 A.H. and passed away on Friday, 19 Mohurrum, year 653 in Aleppo.”