The Qadiri March

[AbdalQadir]

On the auspicious occasion of Giyarhwhin Shareef, a humble little translation for all fellow Qadiri brothers and sisters. This is a simple, sweet, concise, yet enormously power-packed description of what a true Qadiri is and what we should aspire to be. Read it, enjoy it, say the Fatihah for Imam Abdul Qadir Jilani radzi Allahu 3anhu, and please also remember me & all Muslims in your prayers.

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The Qadiri March

The Qadiri warriors have come!
Their echos flood the venue,
Their abodes are Jannah -
The heavens chanting “Hu”!

Like a falcon we descend,
Like a sword is our laceration,
As winds sweep mountains,
We work in every nation!

We roar like lions;
“Hu, Hu” emerge our chants;
On being commanded,
We twist iron like bands!

Like lightning we strike,
Mountain stones we fry!
To stars we ascend;
The entire world we eye!

We’re champing at the bit,
To our cause, fastened tightly;
Thanking 'n praising always
Our Creator, The Lord Almighty!

We’re dead in Shaykh’s* hands;
Yet also in lively standing!
The world may be ruined,
But we ain't lost nothing!

A spiritual battalion, we are
The Almighty’s slaves;
Unto RasulAllah
Our Halisiyye** craves!

We've no servant on the path,
Us the world can’t trouble;
We live by dhikru(A)llah,
Therefore, it’s my struggle!

There’s no ostentation in us,
Sincerity to The Lord is our desire;
We do not forget our Sustainer,
Whether we gasp or respire!

His dhikr we never forget,
A haram morsel we do not swallow;
Even if our hands are bloodied,
Of prayers***, we're not hollow!

*My guess is it refers to Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani radi Allahu 3anhu.

**Halisiyye is the Turkish name of the particular chain of the Qadiri path that the author, Abdullah Demircioglu belongs to. It is a proper noun and doesn't have a specific meaning in Turkish. The verse says that our chain reaches until RasulAllah. Might have something to do with the Arabic word 'khalis' (pure); perhaps the origin of the name is the Arabic word 'khalisiyyah', wouldn't be surprised.

*** Namaz, as stated in the original Turkish. The idiom 'hands being in blood' in Turkish, refers to being in war. We do not skip prayers even in war.

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Translated from the Turkish on this page: http://www.muridan.com/siirler_detay.php?haber_id=529 . The author has not enabled copying and pasting the Turkish poem. It's an even better read in Turkish despite its conciseness.

Any brother/sister is free to improvise on it (the English) please, as poetry really isn't my thing.