The Hamziyya: Selected Verses (Arabic Text, English Translation & Transliteration)

The Hamziyya – Selected Verses is a new translation from the works of Imam al-Busiri, a poet of 13 th century Egypt, who wrote many poems in praise of the Prophet Muhammad which have been sung throughout the Muslim world through the centuries right up to the present day. The most famous of these poems are the Burda, the Mudariyya and the Muhammadiyya. The Hamziyya is a much longer poem and less well known, but also tremendous in its power and beauty.

The selections in this volume have been chosen as an introduction to the Hamziyya, representing the parts of the poem that are most often sung, with the original Arabic, an English translation and transliteration to make recitation easier for non-Arabic speakers.