هَا قَدْ بَلَغْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللهِ شَعْبَانَا
فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَحْيَانَا وَأَوْلَانَا
Here we have reached, by God’s great grace, Sha‘ban,
All praise to Allah, who gave us life and endless care.
شَهْرٌ بِهِ بِذْرَةُ الْخَيْرَاتِ طَيِّبَةٌ
وَسَوْفَ تُثْمِرُ أَغْصَانًا وَأَفْنَانَا
A month where seeds of goodness grow in blessed soil,
And soon will bloom as branches lush and fair.
مَنْ يُبْذِرِ الْخَيْرَ يَجْنِ الْخَيْرَ يَانِعَةً
ثِمَارُهُ حِينَ شَهْرُ الصَّوْمِ يَغْشَانَا
Whoever plants good deeds shall reap their ripened fruit,
When Ramadan arrives and shades us with its light.
كَانَ الرَّسُولُ يَصُومُ الشَّهْرَ أَجْمَعَهُ
إِلَّا قَلِيلًا وَذَا يُعْلِي لَهُ الشَّانَا
The Prophet used to fast in Sha‘ban nearly all of it,
And that exalted his rank and his noble state.
وَفِيهِ تُرْفَعُ أَعْمَالُ الْعِبَادِ إِلَى
رَبِّ الْعِبَادِ فَيُولِينَا عَطَايَانَا
In it, the deeds of people are raised to the Lord of all,
Who then bestows upon us His generous gifts.
وَكَانَ أَسْلَافُنَا يُعْلُونَ قِيمَتَهُ
حَتَّى غَدَا كُلُّهُ ذِكْرًا وَقُرْآنَا
Our righteous forefathers held it in high esteem,
Until it became all remembrance and Qur’an.
يُسْمُونَهُ “شَهْرَ قُرَّاءٍ” لِأَنَّ لَهُمْ
إِلَى الْمَصَاحِفِ فِي شَعْبَانَ تَحْنَانَا
They called it “the month of reciters,” for their hearts
Yearned for the Qur’an throughout the days of Sha‘ban.
فَعَمِّرُوا شَهْرَكُمْ بِالْخَيْرِ وَاسْتَبِقُوا
صَوْمًا وَجُودًا وَقُرْآنًا وَإِحْسَانَا
So fill your month with goodness, and hasten to do deeds—
Fasting, generosity, Qur’an, and acts of kindness.
وَمَنْ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاءٌ صَامَهُ عَجِلًا
كَيْ لَا يُرَى فِي حُلُولِ الشَّهْرِ نَدْمَانَا
And he who owes fasts—let him hasten to fulfill them,
Lest Ramadan come and find him in regret.
تَفَقَّدُوا فِيهِ ذَا فَقْرٍ وَمَسْغَبَةٍ
وَأَطْعِمُوا فِيهِ أَرْحَامًا وَجِيرَانَا
Seek out the poor and the hungry in this month,
And feed your kin and neighbors with compassion.
لَا خَيْرَ فِيمَنْ لَهُ جَارٌ بِمَخْمَصَةٍ
يَبِيتُ مِنْ دُونِهِ رَيَّانَ شَبْعَانَا
No good is there in one whose neighbor sleeps in hunger,
While he himself rests full and satisfied.
وَاسْتَكْثِرُوا مِنْ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ عَلَّكُمُ
تَلْقَوْنَهُ لَيْلَ شَهْرِ الصَّوْمِ مِعْوَانَا
Increase your night prayers, so that perhaps you’ll find,
In Ramadan’s nights, His help and guidance near.
مَنْ يَزْرَعِ الْخَيْرَ فِي شَعْبَانَ يَحْظَ بِهِ
فِيمَا يَلِيهِ ثِمَارًا طِيبُهَا بَانَا
He who plants goodness in Sha‘ban shall be rewarded,
With fruits so pure and clear in the coming month.
وَمَنْ يَكُنْ عَاصِيًا فَاللهُ يَقْبَلُهُ
فَتُبْ إِلَى اللهِ تَلْقَ اللهَ فَرْحَانَا
And he who sinned—Allah will still accept him,
Repent to God, and meet Him full of joy.
وَلَا تَقُلْ “سَوْفَ” كَمْ حَيٍّ بِلَا سَقَمٍ
قَدْ أُدْرِجُوهُ عَلَى الْعِصْيَانِ أَكْفَانَا
And never say “later,” for how many a healthy soul
Was wrapped in shrouds while still in sin and heedlessness.
فَمُدَّنَا رَبَّنَا بِالْعَوْنِ مِنْكَ عَسَى
نَزْدَادَ فِيهِ بِفَضْلٍ مِنْكَ إِيمَانَا
So grant us, our Lord, Your aid and mercy,
That we may grow in faith by Your grace in this month.
وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَاحْمِنَا مِنْ شَرِّ أَنْفُسِنَا
وَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا قَطُّ شَيْطَانَا
Forgive us, protect us from the evil within ourselves,
And never let a devil have power over us again.
The poem “Hā Qad Balaghnā Bi-Faḍli Allāhi Sha‘bānā” is a religious, admonitory poem. It welcomes the month of Sha‘ban and expresses gratitude to Allah for reaching it. The poem highlights its status in Islam and calls for making good use of it through acts of obedience and sowing good deeds in preparation for Ramadan, while also pointing out its virtue as a month in which deeds are raised to Allah.
The poem is written by the contemporary poet Majid Al-Shaibah, who specializes in religious and exhortative poetry. Majid Al-Shaibah is considered one of the poetic voices that have contributed to reviving purposeful admonitory poetry using language that is close and accessible to people. As for the reciter, his performance helped convey the meanings of the poem in an emotional style that brought it even closer to the hearts of listeners.
قَصِيدَةُ «هَا قَدْ بَلَغْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللهِ شَعْبَانَا» هِيَ قَصِيدَةٌ دِينِيَّةٌ وَعْظِيَّةٌ. تُرَحِّبُ القَصِيدَةُ بِشَهْرِ شَعْبَانَ، وَتُعَبِّرُ عَنِ الحَمْدِ لِلَّهِ عَلَى بُلُوغِهِ، وَتَتَنَاوَلُ مَكَانَتَهُ فِي الإِسْلَامِ، كَمَا أَنَّهَا تَدْعُو إِلَى اسْتِغْلَالِهِ فِي الطَّاعَاتِ وَبَذْرِ الخَيْرَاتِ اسْتِعْدَادًا لِرَمَضَانَ، مَعَ الإِشَارَةِ إِلَى فَضْلِهِ كَشَهْرٍ تُرْفَعُ فِيهِ الأَعْمَالُ.
وَالقَصِيدَةُ مِنْ كَلِمَاتِ الشَّاعِرِ مَاجِدِ الشَّيْبَةِ، وَهُوَ شَاعِرٌ مُعَاصِرٌ يَكْتُبُ فِي الشِّعْرِ الدِّينِيِّ وَالوَعْظِيِّ. وَيُعَدُّ مَاجِدُ الشَّيْبَةِ مِنَ الأَصْوَاتِ الشِّعْرِيَّةِ الَّتِي أَسْهَمَتْ فِي إِحْيَاءِ الشِّعْرِ الوَعْظِيِّ الهَادِفِ بِلُغَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ. أَمَّا عَنِ المُنْشِدِ، فَقَدْ أَسْهَمَ بِصَوْتِهِ فِي إِيصَالِ مَعَانِي القَصِيدَةِ بِأُسْلُوبٍ مُؤَثِّرٍ يَزِيدُهَا قُرْبًا مِنَ القُلُوبِ.