
15/06/2025
BIRTHDAY @87
This Poem is entitled "فيوضات الرحمان", or
"Floods of Mercy" written by Sheikh Yahayal Amin in Eulogizing his teacher and mentor [National Chief Imam of Ghana] over fourty years ago in Accra.
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So would remembrance of a people
Cause me excessive blame
You stay without sleep
Yahayal Amin
Yes, I remembered
The one I love
That I got straightened(guided)
With for many years
That is my mentor(teacher)
Successor of my love
Favorite of the beloved
Of the Lord of the worlds
He is Usmanu a doctor
Of the thoughtful hearts
He is a beloved of Barhama
Would anyone seek clarity
He is a philanthropist(generous)
Pious and perspicuous(neat)
Generous and bounteous
Protector of the Deen(religion)
Lamp of Knowledge
Gate of (intellectual)Understanding
Eliminator of grievances
Away from those seeking refuge
Orally eloquent
Brave and courageous
Gracious and bountiful
Who connects those who make wusul(to know the reality of Allah)
He is articulate in speech
A crown of honor
He is a venom for the rascals
Except the righteous
So Usman is a rainfall (replete with benefits)
An embodiment of kindness in manifold
He is a guide towards
Allah in every moment
He cleanses hearts
Like Issah and Musah(messengers of Allah)
He leads the suns (of faith)
With a solid robe
When a murid is in need
He comes to benefit(from him)
With(the word) take what you want
Says the helper(Imam Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu)
Would he rest
When the wind(of leisure) blew up
He drives comfort
In loving the pious(people)
I revere(respect) the leader
A sociable companion
A precious and priceless pearl
An impenetrable fortress
He had protected me since infancy
Both on the land and on the sea (from all angles)
May He reward him with goodness
Lord of the worlds
O Lord of creatures
Help out the beneficial(man)
Founder of the Organizaton
Of Ansaru Deen(helpers of the religion)
O Allah safeguard him
And bless him with a heir(an inheritor)
O Lord help him
For you are the Helper
And do not forget my Lord
Friend of my trainer (mentor)
He is (Malam) Harun my love
Trustworthy friend
Same goes my Lord
To the love of my heart
And to the One who protects me
And the One who already helps
My (poetic) composition ends here
And it seemed to be the end of it
And this is without conceal (not hidden)
For the trustworthy creator
Your litany (prayers) last always
Upon the one who is called
Ahmad the seal(final leader)
Of the (entire) messengers
And his household and companions
And Barhama (Niass) my love
And Usmanu (Chief Imam) doctor
Of the tranquil(soothing)hearts
NB:
Folks, this is the end of this poem eulogizing our National Chief Imam Sheikh Usmanu Nuhu Sharubutu. In the coming days, i will be translating excerpts from the awesome and amazing qasidah/poem from the book, "Tuhfatul Hushaq", "Unique Gift from Lovers", which was written by the same author eulogizing Maulana Baye Niass. And i will also translate eulogies written by our Chief Imam Sheikh Usmanu and his friend Sheikh Haruna Rashid commending the author for his exceptional and extraordinary composition of this poem.
Written By: Sheikh Al-Ustaz Al-Allamah Yahayal Amin, Accra-Ghana