مَنْ لِّيْ بِرَدِّ جِمَــاحٍ مِّنْ غَوَايتِهَــا كَمَا يُرَدُّ جِماَحُ الْخَيْــلِ بِاللُّـجُمِ
16/4. Is there anyone who can restrain my wayward self from its waywardness, just as a wild horse is restrained by reins?
The nafs is compared to an unruly, wild horse. This metaphor has also been used by some Sufis:
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Commentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 35
Post date: Tue, 12/08/1446 - 15:42لَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَـمُ أنِّي مَـا أُوَقِّرُهُ كَتَمْتُ سِـرَّا بَـدَا لِيْ مِنْهُ بِالْكَتَمِ 15/3. If I had known that I would not (be able to) honour (this guest viz. old age) I would have concealed my secret, which has become exposed, by dyeing it with katam (a black plant which has within it a reddish colour). In this portion,... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 34
Post date: Tue, 12/08/1446 - 15:34وَلاَأعَدَّتْ مِنَ الْفِعْلِ الْجَمِيْلِ قِرَى ضَيْفٍ أَلَمَّ بِرَأسِـيْ غَيْرَ مُحْتَشِـمِ 14/2. And my nafs has not prepared adequately (by performing righteous deeds) to host the guest (old age) which has lodged on my head without any shame (i.e. it is not thinking of leaving) Here Allamah Buseeri Rahimahullaah explains another evil of the... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 33
Post date: Tue, 12/08/1446 - 15:31AMAZING MANNER OF INTROSPECTION AND ARGUING WITH THE NAFS Yazeed Raqqaashi Rahimahullaah used to address himself, “O Yazeed! Woe to you! Who will perform salaah on your behalf after your demise? Who will fast on your behalf after you pass away? Who will please Your Sustainer on your behalf after death?” What he meant was that if he remains in negligence, then who will act on his behalf... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 32
Post date: Tue, 12/08/1446 - 15:27فَاِنَّ أمَّارَتِيْ بِالسُّوْءِ مـَا اتَّعَظَتْ مِنْ جَهْلِهَا بِنَذَيْرِ الشَّيْبِ وَالْهَـرَمِ 13/1. For verily, my soul (Nafs Ammarah) which calls me to evil, due to its ignorance, did not pay (any) attention to the advice from two warners: grey hair and old age. Prior to this, Allaamah Buseeri Rahimahullaah stated that he did not heed the advice of the sincere and... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 31
Post date: Tue, 12/08/1446 - 15:26SECTION TWO CONTROLLING OF THE CARNAL DESIRES The nafs of a person is his internal enemy and Shaytaan is his external enemy. The nafs encourages a person to fulfil his passions and carnal desires, whilst Shaytaan constantly suggests and introduces evil thoughts and ideas. For this reason, a lot of emphasis has been placed in the Noble Quraan and Ahaadeeth for a person to control his nafs.... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 30
Post date: Tue, 12/08/1446 - 15:24عَدَتْكَ حَالِيْ لاَ سِـرِّي بِمُسْـتَتِرٍ عَنِ الْوُشَـاةِ وَلاَ دَائِي بِمُنْحَسِـمِ 10/10. My state (of love) has reached you, (now) my secret is no longer concealed from those who malign (me), nor is my sickness coming to an end. عَدَتْكَ حَالِيْ- My state (of love) has reached you. If this meaning is taken, then this is an informative sentence (al-jumlatul-khabariyyah... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 29
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 12:02يَا لائِمِيْ فِي الْهَوٰى الْعُذْرِيِّ مَعْذِرَةً مِّنِّي إِلَيْكَ وَلَوْ أنْصَفْـتَ لَمْ تَلُـمِ 9/9. O you who reproach me regarding my love like the Banu Adhrah, accept my excuse which I present to you. And if you were just, you would not reproach me. ... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 28
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:38نَعَمْ سَرٰى طَيْفُ مَنْ أَهْوٰى فَـأَرَّقَنِي وَالْحُبُّ يَعْتَـرِضُ اللَّـذَّاتِ بِالأَلَـمِ 8/8. Yes! (I affirm my love for Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam.) Thoughts of my beloved came to me at night and kept me awake (and made me restless); and (indeed) love transforms pleasure into pain. In the previous portion, the poet had denied that he was smitten with the sickness of... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 27
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:35وَأَثْبَتَ الْوَجْدُ خَطَّيْ عَبْرَةٍ وَّ ضَـنًى مِّثْلَ الْبَهَـارِ عَلىٰ خَدَّيْكَ وَالْعَنَـمِ 7/7. And sorrow (deep love) has carved two lines of weakness and (constantly shedding) tears (due to grief and fear) on your cheeks like yellow rose and the reddish tree (hence, your face is withered). The previous portion and this portion have a... more