Abstract:

Qaṣeeda-i Burdah written by Egyptian sufi poet Busīrī (d. 695/1296) as an eulogy for Beloved Messenger Muhammad has received great attention in the Islamic world. This work has been recited both in cultural/social ceremonies such as weddings, holidays and funerals. On the other hand, it was also anotated, translated, and takhmīs, tesdīs, tesbī' and taşṭīr were written to it by the pen of scholars and literators in literary circles. These activities, which have been carried out over and over again, have been going on from the 15th century to the present day. Not only the reputed people, but also the unknown or those whose names were later forgotten have tried to translate it to their own language. The subject of the study is one of this type of poetic translations of the eulogy. Like its translator, the date of this poetic translation is also unknown. This work was written in the remel baḥr type of 'arūż in 162 verses using the spelling of the classical period. Although a significant portion of the rhyme words was adapted from the source text, it has a more understandable style than its counterpart. In terms of poetry, it is above the average. The translator decorated the meaning that he borrowed from the original text with his own poetic ability and tried to express it in a unique way. For this purpose, it is more literary, lyrical and successful than most other translations of Kaṣeeda-i Burdah. In the present study, the text of the mentioned work was given with transcription along with mentioning some of its features.

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