QASIDAH AT-TAWBAH (ODE OF REPENTANCE)
{A View on the Sufi Concept of Tawbah (Repentance)}
By: Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse
"Translated by:
Dr. Abdul-Razaq Solagberu
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QASIDAH AT-TAWBAH (ODE OF REPENTANCE)
{A View on the Sufi Concept of Tawbah (Repentance)}
By: Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse
Translated by:
{A View on the Sufi Concept of Tawbah (Repentance)}
By: Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse
Translated by:
Qasidah at-Tawbah, an Ode of Repentance, is made up of nineteen stanzas, and available in a leaflet circulated to the general public. It also forms appendix to another work of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse entitled, Risalat at-Tawbah.
Shaykh
Ibrahim Niasse clarified in Risalat at-Tawbah (Epistle of Repentance) about the
ode that;
"It
is a secret conversation with my Lord (composed) with a humble tongue of
religiosity and on the perfect kind of humility and complete dependance on
Allah the Exalted.
"I
said it once upon a year while I was in a plane on my way back home after my
sixth hajj (in 1377AH/1957CE)...
"I
am very grateful to Allah and pray for his constant acceptance of my and your
worship.
"The
short poem contains nineteen stanzas (lines) which came into existence
effortlessly..
"I
repeated the phrase "tubtu/I repent" fifteen times in the Ode. It was
delibrate and intentional.
"This
is a short poem of Repentance. There are
so many of such statements, actions and (spiritual) conditions which servants
(of Allah) have on repentance and spiritual conversation with Allah.
"One
of Allah's servants guided by Allah to perform Hajj and 'Umra with faith and
sincerity; and on his way back to his town his feelings bubbled and his thought
grew and his secret conversation sprang up and he composed the poem in which he
puts together some of his feelings, love, hope, humility and returning back to
Allah. He was about melting in awe of Allah's majesty, glory be to Him".
The
Ode reads as follows:
باسم الإله تبت إني تبت ** تبت لما فعلت أو ما قلتُ
1. Bismil ilahi tubtu innii tubtu ** Tubtu
limaa fa'altu aw maa qultu
1. In the
name of Allah I repent, surely I repent ** I repent of what I did or what I
said.
تبت أيا رحمان يا رحيم ** لم ترني في حالة تليمُ
2. Tubtu ayaa Rahmaanu yaa Raheemu ** Lam
taranii fii haalatin tuleemu
2. I repent Oh the Gracious, the Merciful ** You
never see me on a blame-worthy situation.
تبت أيا غفار يا حنان ** تبت أيا ربى ويا منانُ
3. Tubtu ayaa Ghaffaaru yaa Hanaanu **
Tubtu ayaa Rabbii wa yaa Manaanu
3. I repent Oh the Most-Forgiving, the
Compassionate ** I repent Oh my Lord, Oh the Generous.
تبت حقيقة وكم نكثت ** لي توبة واليوم حقاً تبتُ
4. Tubtu haqeeqatan wa kam nakath'tu ** lii
tawbatun wal yawma haqqaan tubtu
4. I repent truly, how often have I betrayed **
the repentance, But today I sincerely repent.
تبت لدى البيت وبين الجبلين ** والخيف والمشعر بين العلمين
5. Tubtu ladaa l bayti wa bayna l jabalayni
** wal khayfi wal mash'ari bayna l 'aalamayni
5. I repent at the house (of Ka'aba) and between
the two mountains, ** I also repent at the Khayf and at the Mash'ar between the
two points.
تبت لدى الوقوف يا عليم ** ويا عفو رب يا كريمُ
6. Tubtu ladaa l wuquufi yaa 'Aleemu ** wa
yaa 'Afuwwu Rabbi yaa Kareemu
6. I repent while standing (on 'Arafah) Oh the
Omniscient ** Oh the Oft-Forgiving, my Lord; the Generous.
أنا ضعيف حارب الجبارا ** أنبت يومي أقتفى الأبرار
7. Anaa da'eefu haaraba l jabbaaraa **
Anabtu yawmii aqtafii l abraaraa
7. I am a weak person waging war against the
irresistible, ** Today, I have repented emulating the righteous ones.
تبت وكم ضيعت حق اللهِ ** وحق خلقه بلا تناهِ
8. Tubtu wa kam dayya'atu haqqa-Allahi **
wa haqqi khalqihi bilaa tanaahi
8. I repent, how often have I neglected Allah's
duty, ** As well as that of his creatures endlessly.
تغفر لي ولتتحمل عنى ** فاغفر خطيئتى أزلها مني
9. Taghfir lii wal'tatahammala 'anii **
faghfir khatee'atii azil'haa minnii
9. Please
forgive me and bear with me, ** Forgive me my sins and erase them for me.
تبت من الأقوال والأفعال ** والحركات بل من الأحوال
10. Tubtu mina l aqwaali wa l af'aali **
wal harakaatibal mina l ahwaali
10. I repent
of all talks and actions, ** Nay of all activities and all conditions.
جئت إلى البيت وما استقمتُ ** وجئته
وجئتُه وجئتُ
11. Ji'itu ilaa l bayti wa maa-s-taqamtu **
wa ji'ituhu wa ji'ituhu wa ji'itu
11. I visited the house (of Ka'aba) without being
upright, ** I visited it (the Ka'aba) severally (for the purpose of
repentance).
وجئته وجئت سادساً وقد ** أخلصت توبتي وأنحو للرَّشدْ
12. Wa ji'ituhu wa ji'ituhu saadisaan wa
qad ** akhlastu tawbatii wa an'huu li-r-Rashad
12. I visited it for the sixth time, I made **
sincere repentance and intend to follow the path of righteousness.
تبت لدى النبيِّ بالنبيِّ ** ترفعنى لخُلق سني
13. Tubtu ladaa n Nabiyy bi n Nabiyy **
tarfa'unii li khuluqin saniyyi
13. I repent
near (the grave of) the Prophet by the grace of the Prophet, ** (Hoping that)
You will raise me up with shining morals.
تبت ولا أعود لا أعودُ ** ولا يكون غير ما تريد
14. Tubtu walaa a'uudu walaa a'uudu ** walaa
yakuunu ghayra maa tureedu
14. I repent
and I will never go back (to commiting the sin), ** Nothing shall happen,
except that which He (Allah) wishes.
طال اشتياقي للمتاب تبت ** فإنني يومي له أنبت
15. Taala-shtiyaaqii lil-mataabi tubtu **
fa innanii yawmii lahu anabtu
15. For long
I have been longing to repent, I now repent, ** I am indeed today
returning to Him (Allah).
قد تاب سمعي ولساني والبصرْ ** وتاب كل طرَف عما شجرْ
16. Qad taaba sam'ii walisaanii wal
basar ** wa taaba kullu tarfin 'amaa shajar
16. My hearing, my tongue and my sight have
repented, ** Every part (of mine) has repented of all that (it) has committed.
رجعت للإله دهري لم أزل ** ببابه من أبد إلى الأزل
17. Raja'atu lil-ilahi dahrii lam azal **
bibaabihi min abadin ilaa l azal
17. I forever return to my Lord and will ever
remain, ** Standing at his threshold forever
ثم الصلاة والسلام سرمداً ** على النبيِّ المصطفى محمداً
18. Thumma s salaatu wa s salaamu sarmadaan
** 'alaa n Nabiyyi l Mustafaa Muhammadaa
18. Then, May the perpetual blessing and
everlasting peace (of Allah) ** Be upon the chosen Prophet Muhammad.
وآله وصحبة الأبرارِ ** ما كُوِّر الليلُ على النهارِ
19. Wa aalihi wa sah'bihi l abraari ** maa
kuwwira l laylu 'alaa n nahaari
19. And
(also) upon his household and righteous companions, ** As long as the night
revolves round the day.
....Ameen thumma Ameen!!!!
وكتب إبراهيم بن الحاج عبد الله نياس الكولخي لطف الله به آمين
عام جاء خيرنا وسرنا . 1377
عام جاء خيرنا وسرنا . 1377
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"Translation
& Commentary on Risalat at-Tawbah (Epistle of Repentance) of Shaykh Ibrahim
Niyass al-Kawlakhi" - 133 pages
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THREE DEGREES OF REPENTANCE
(The Perception of the Sufis/Esotericists on Tawba
or Repentance)
By: Shaykh Al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA)
1. Tawbat al-‘Amm (Repentance of the common person)
= “Muslim”
2. Tawbat al-Khass (Repentance of the spiritual
elect) = “Mu'min”
3. Tawbat Khass al-Khass (Repentance of the elect
of the elect), and this is the reality of repentance (Haqiqat at-Tawbah) = “Muhsin”
Repentance (Tawba) is to (firstly) abandon
ingratitude for the blessings of Allah (Kufr an-Ni’mat), for every blessing is
due gratitude and thanksgiving to the Bestower. The opposite of gratitude is
unbelief (Didu Shukr Kufr).
The Ulama among the Sufis have said it (repentance)
is to abandon every base characteristic for every sublime attribute.
However, I say the reality of base characteristics
for the common person (Al-‘Amm) is to leave off the religious obligations
(Al-Fara’id) and to commit acts which are prohibited (Al-Muharamat),
But for the spiritual elect (Al-Khass) it is to
leave the praiseworthy deeds (Al-Fada’il) and to do what is disliked
(Al-Makruhat).
For the elect of the elect (Khass al-Khass), it is
to turn away from the Divine Presence and that is heedlessness or forgetfulness
(Al-Ghafla), and this repentance is the reality of Tawba – which is to kill
one’s ego – as Allah Ta’ala says, “So repent to your Creator and kill
yourselves, that is better for you with your Creator.” (2:54).
The reality of killing one’s ego is to not see any
action or spiritual state or station as belonging to the “self”--and that is
repentance from repentance! “Verily, Allah loves those who turn to Him in
repentance.” (2:222), meaning to repent from repentance!
The Reality of Repentance (Tawba) is to repent from
repentance.
“Know that Allah accepts repentance from His
servants and takes the Sadaqa, and that Allah Alone is the One Who forgives and
accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.” (9:104).
TAWBA (REPENTANCE) AND MA'RIFA (DIVINE GNOSIS)
Divine Gnosis (Ma’rifa) is the last station of the
Deen and Repentance (Tawba) is the first, but Tawba is better than Ma’rifa
because Gnosis is the result of repentance – although the reality of repentance
is repentance from repentance – and this is not possible without Ma‘rifa!
This is what was alluded to by Shaykh al-Khatm
Ahmad al-Tijani(RA) when he said, “I did not achieve the degree of
repentance.”, meaning that he was repentant from seeing his Tawba. As long as
the servant sees himself in the act of repentance, he has not achieved the
(real) degree of Tawba!"
— Taken from “THE THREE STATIONS OF THE DEEN
(MAQAAMAAT AD-DEEN ATH-THALAATHA)”
By: Shaykh Al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA)
Sourced from: Kitab Jawahir ar-Rasa’il (The Book of Essential Letters)
Compiled by: Shaykh Ahmad Abu’l Fat’hi
Interpreted from the Arabic by: Imam Muhammad Abdullahi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi
Interpreted from the Arabic by: Imam Muhammad Abdullahi al-Tijani al-Ibrahimi
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