Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Kutub Kassam -- A Biographical Chronology of al-Mu'ayyad -- Diwan al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din da'i al-du'at: The Diwan of the chief da'i al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din -- First Lines of the Qasidas -- 1. Praise be to the Lord, the victorious Authority -- 2. Abundance of praise and unique thanks are due -- 3. Old age has eradicated the evidence of youth -- 4. He said: 'Ask him, you two, if his departure was -- 5. He said: 'When the load was carried for decamping -- 6. O two companions! May you greet your -- 7. May Allah confer victory upon the banner -- 8. O (the way of) exile, how appalling is your malady! -- 9. Impossible has become the separation in our love! -- 10. Greeting to those beloved to us -- 11. Is is good to rejuvenate after reaching old age -- 12. The pen has provided me with good fortune -- 13. I have been tormented in my love for a long time -- 14. Allah's religion has been invigorated by al-Zahir -- 15. O companion of the heart, near and afar! -- 16. Welcome be to those who dwell in my heart -- 17. O Eastern breeze! Pass by Persia on coming back -- 18. May my life be sacrificed for the guide of the world -- 19. A glory so exalted it became a sky for the heavens -- 20. Verily, Egypt and Syria have come to know -- 21. O Lord, You are my (only) hope! -- 22. A crescent moon appeared out of the darkness -- 23. O why is it that the sky does not move to and fro -- 24. Who will take pity on a body emaciated by passion -- 25. Who is there to take pity on an old man -- 26. O my Lord! I have made my devotions to You -- 27. O my God, it is my hope to receive salvation by -- 28. O God! If I am always complaining about -- 29. I swear by God, (the One) who has no partner -- 30. A soul whose ornaments are the engraving of its Lord's Oneness -- 31. O my two companions! May you be secure.

32. I permitted the sanctuary of my blood to be spilled for their sake -- 33. High above the stars of Ursa Major is a palace established -- 34. O descendants of Taha! May I be sacrificed for you! -- 35. O God, how weary have become of myself -- 36. I have been guided by Ma'add to the ways of my return -- 37. O companions! Let us prepare the camels for departure -- 38. I I were a contemporary of Prophert Muhammad -- 39. I am pleased with the hard bitter life -- 40. Generous are my eyes in making the tears flow -- 41. May peace be upon (the Prophet's) pure progeny -- 42. O inquisitor who questions me about myself! -- 43. O You who beholds a gnat spreading its wings -- 44. I dissociate myself from the first Hubal -- 45. O Abu'l-Hassan! O he who is like the Warner (Muhammad) -- 46. Come to the holy land, the dwelling place -- 47. O conspirator! Plot actively as much as you can! -- 48. Justice has become evident in the Imam's domain -- 49. My love for Ahmad and 'Ali suffices me -- 50. They took my heart away when they departed -- 51. God's eye has taken care of you wherever you have settled -- 52. By (the grace of) our lord, Imam Abu Tamim -- 53. Allah alone suffices me -- 54. I have mounted the stallions of hope -- 55. She saw me when grey hair was dawning upon my head -- 56. O friends! Separation has become so long for us -- 57. O community that put up a cruel idol as her arbiter! -- 58. The burdens of Time can be difficult or easy -- 59. O Time, how much enmity and prejudice is there between us! -- 60. I swear by Allah that if you were to crown me -- 61. O Thursday morning, welcome be to you -- 62. My tongue begins with Your name, O God -- Selected Bibliography.