The Mawlid al-Barzanji is the famous book of Mawlid, composed by Ja'far ibn al-Hasan al-Barzanji. In elegant rhyming prose, with occasional verses, it describes the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and episodes from his birth and early life, telling the story in a form crafted for its subject.

This edition presents the complete Arabic text with a full English translation by Muhammad Isa Waley, whose background lies in translating and editing classical Islamic texts. The translation is made accessible to English-speaking readers, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, so that the story can be followed by those already familiar with it and by those coming to it for the first time.

For a reader who wants to encounter this well-known text directly, in the language it was composed and in careful English rendering, this edition offers both together in one volume.