← All poemsSign in to saveShareImam AliImam Ali — Sayyid HimyariSayyid Himyari·September 17, 2026Sayyid Himyari’s famous poem about Imam Ali:She birthed him in God’s sanctum amidوَلَدتْهُ فِي حَرَمِ الإِلٰهِ وَأَمْنِهِHis House’s courtyard and its Masjidوَالْبَيْتِ حَيْثُ فِنَاؤُهُ وَالْمَسْجِدُOf purest dress, with her shining nobilityبَيْضَاءُ طَاهِرَةُ الثِّيَابِ كَرِيْمَةٌHow blessed a mother, babe, and nativity!طَابَتْ وَطَابَ وَلِيْدُهَا وَالْمَوْلِدُOn a night devoid of zodiacs ruinous—فِي لَيْلَةٍ غَابَتْ نُحُوْسُ نُجُوْمِهَاIts lunar glow spelling fortunes so luminousوَبَدَتْ مَعَ الْقَمَرِ الْمُنِيْرِ الْأَسْعُدُEnwrapped in such splendid beginnings was noneمَا لُفَّ فِي خِرَقِ الْقَوابِلِ مِثْلُهُExcept for Muhammad: Aminah’s son!إِلاَّ ابْنُ آمِنَةَ النّبِيُّ مُحَمَّدُReflectionsReflections are reviewed before they appear publicly.Sign in to share a reflection.
