{"id":3000,"date":"2019-03-13T19:52:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T00:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=3000"},"modified":"2019-03-19T09:53:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T14:53:49","slug":"loving-taha-is-delightful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2019\/03\/13\/loving-taha-is-delightful\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving TaHa is Delightful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/236x\/dc\/39\/72\/dc39723b50a6e44b7576b39d350e7c5f.jpg?w=584&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite poems in praise of the Prophet, from Mauritania:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0gKkS3B42ko?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Translation (a bit of liberty taken to approximate the metre of the original poem):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Loving TaHa is delightful&#8230;How lovely is that Great Noble!<\/h6>\n<h6>He&#8217;s the treasure of creation, and to all goodness, a doorway<\/h6>\n<h6>And he&#8217;s peace and our protection, and he&#8217;s food and our refreshment<\/h6>\n<h6>He&#8217;s a pearl and he&#8217;s a treasure, he&#8217;s the kernel and quintessence<\/h6>\n<h6>The land without love of TaHa&#8230;is a wasteland so forsaken<\/h6>\n<h6>And hearts without love of TaHa&#8230;are ruins, wrecked and desolated<\/h6>\n<h6>And in each and every heart is&#8230;.a portion from TaHa&#8217;s passion<\/h6>\n<h6>He&#8217;s the soul&#8217;s enchantment, truly&#8230;and he is the answered prayer<\/h6>\n<h6>No beloved can distract you&#8230;.from him, nor hearts, nor violins<\/h6>\n<h6>Without that, I don&#8217;t care at all&#8230;for any blessing or torment<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/images-11.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3002\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2019\/03\/13\/loving-taha-is-delightful\/images-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/images-11.jpeg?fit=230%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"230,219\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images (11)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/images-11.jpeg?fit=230%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/images-11.jpeg?resize=230%2C219\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-J_lEGfJBdA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Original:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u064f\u062d\u0628\u064f \u0637\u0647 \u064a\u064f\u0633\u062a\u0637\u0627\u0628 .. \u062d\u0628\u0651\u0630\u0627 \u0630\u0627\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0641\u0647\u0648 \u0630\u062e\u0631\u064c \u0644\u0644\u0628\u0631\u0627\u064a\u0627 .. \u0648 \u0647\u0648 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0648 \u0647\u0648 \u0623\u0645\u0646\u064c \u0648 \u0623\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064c .. \u0648 \u0637\u0639\u0627\u0645\u064c \u0648 \u0634\u0631\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0648 \u0647\u0648 \u062f\u0631\u064c \u0648 \u0647\u0648 \u0643\u0646\u0632\u064c .. \u0648 \u0647\u0648 \u0644\u0628\u0651\u064c \u0648 \u0644\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0625\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0623\u0631\u0636\u0627\u064b \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 .. \u062d\u0628\u064f \u0637\u0647\u064e \u0644\u064a\u064e\u0628\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0648 \u0642\u0644\u0648\u0628\u0627\u064b \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 .. \u062d\u0628\u064f \u0637\u0647 \u0644\u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0641\u0644\u064a\u0643\u0646\u0652 \u0641\u064a \u0643\u0644 \u0642\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064d .. \u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0648\u0649\u064e \u0637\u0647\u064e \u0646\u0635\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0641\u0647\u0648 \u0631\u064f\u0642\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0641\u0633\u0650 \u062d\u0642\u0627\u064b .. \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0639\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u064f\u0645\u0644\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0645 \u0639\u0646\u0647 \u0645\u064a\u0651\u064c .. \u0623\u0648 \u0644\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0628\u064c \u0623\u0648 \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0627\u0628 ..<br \/>\n\u064f\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0628\u0627\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0628\u0646\u0639\u064a\u0645\u064d .. \u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0630\u0627\u0643\u064e \u0623\u0648 \u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628 ..<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3_V1gEbg88?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WsLV2hLwMPY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/ijazahmaghribia1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2019\/03\/13\/loving-taha-is-delightful\/ijazahmaghribia1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/ijazahmaghribia1.jpg?fit=450%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,669\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ijazah+maghribi+a1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/ijazahmaghribia1.jpg?fit=450%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/ijazahmaghribia1.jpg?resize=450%2C669\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/ijazahmaghribia1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2019\/03\/ijazahmaghribia1.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite poems in praise of the Prophet, from Mauritania: Translation (a bit of liberty taken to approximate the metre of the original poem): Loving TaHa is delightful&#8230;How lovely is that Great Noble! He&#8217;s the treasure of creation, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2019\/03\/13\/loving-taha-is-delightful\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4522,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[620],"tags":[65693],"class_list":["post-3000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arabic","tag-arabic-sufi-poetry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7NI4C-Mo","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3000"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3008,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3000\/revisions\/3008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}