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O son of Ali, you have risen high, if what

يا ابن علي علوت إن كان ما

1. O son of Ali, you have risen high, if what
you said is true, and blame is enough for you.

١. يا اِبنَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَوتَ إِن كانَ ما
حَدَّثتَ حَقّاً وَحَسبُكَ التُهَمُ

2. The one who escaped from the office like a gazelle
when the pen slipped from above his ear,

٢. وَصلُ الَّذي راحَ كَالغَزالِ مِنَ ال
ديوانِ مِن فَوقِ أُذنِهِ قَلَمُ

3. Whether intentionally or not, one of the two
blamed when boredom incited him.

٣. قَد حَلَّ سَهواً أَو عامِداً أَحَدَ ال
زَرَّينِ لَمّا اِستَفَزَّهُ السَأَمُ

4. Then his unique uncle appeared who
has no intimate friend or shelter.

٤. ثُمَّ بَدا خالُهُ الفَريدُ الَّذي
لَيسَ لَهُ مُؤنِسٌ وَلا رَهِمُ

5. Far be it from me! I lowered my sight
out of generosity, for my trait is generosity.

٥. حاشايَ إِنّي غَضَضتُ مِن بَصَري
تَكَرُّماً إِنَّ شيمَتي الكَرَمُ

6. So no envious eye afflicts you,
nor are bounties disturbed by it.

٦. فَلا أَصابَتكَ عَينُ ذي حَسَدٍ
فيهِ وَلا كُدِّرَت بِهِ النِعَمُ