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When I sought help against adversities through the righteous

لما استعنت على الخطوب بصالح

1. When I sought help against adversities through the righteous,
Its paths led to the best outcome.

١. لَمّا اِستَعَنتُ عَلى الخُطوبِ بِصالِحٍ
سَلَكَت هَواديها التَريقَ الأَمثَلا

2. Stop at its two chambers, for if tomorrow comes,
It comes as mighty lions and cubs.

٢. تَقِفُ المَوالي حَجرَتَيهِ فَإِن غَدا
أَغدى أُسوداً ما تُرامُ وَأَشبُلا

3. It drove the Caliph away from his kingdom,
And sufficed the Caliphate what worried and busied it.

٣. نَسَحَ الخَليفَةَ ذائِداً عَن مُلكِهِ
وَكَفى الخِلافَةَ ما أَهَمَّ وَأَعضَلا

4. A sword against its enemies does not sheathe,
The darkness of black adversities until it is fought off.

٤. سَيفٌ عَلى أَعدائِهِ لا تَنجَلي
ظُلَمُ الخُطوبِ السودِ حَتّى يُجتَلى

5. Its early beginnings are bent by deliberation, and sometimes
Its resolve moves on and becomes impetuous.

٥. تَثني بَوادِرَهُ الأَناةُ وَرُبَّما
سارَت عَزيمَتُهُ فَكانَت جَحفَلا

6. The rents have reached its nature, so it rose high,
And the splendor of its face radiated and glanced.

٦. خِرقٌ سَمَت أَخلاقُهُ فَتَرَفَّعَت
وَأَضاءَ رَونَقُ وَجهِهِ فَتَهَلَّلا

7. No blemishes in it, nor can one see
In it any inclination between betrayal and chastity.

٧. لا تَثلِمُ الأَطماعُ فيهِ وَلا يُرى
بَينَ الخِيانَةِ وَالعَفافِ مُمَيَّلا

8. Its doctrines prevailed, so it flowed refined
Like a shining star, it rose and reached the apex.

٨. صَحَّت مَذاهِبُهُ فَآضَ مُهَذَّباً
كَالكَوكَبِ الدُرِيِّ أَشرَقَ وَاِعتَلى

9. And a loyal ally who does not see to transgress,
Boasting of generosity until he excels.

٩. وَحَليفُ جودٍ لا يَرى أَن يَغتَدي
مُتَكَنِّياً بِالفَضلِ حَتّى يُفضِلا

10. O One of perfect generosity, whom his acts
Have attained the utmost generosity and sublimity!

١٠. يا واحِدَ الكَرَمِ الَّذي ضَمِنَت لَهُ
أَفعالُهُ دَرَكَ المَكارِمِ وَالعُلا

11. Indeed, the Caliph only seeks through what
I requested that you say, “So shall it be done!”

١١. إِنَّ الخَليفَةَ لَيسَ يَرقُبُ بِالَّذي
طالَبتُ إِلّا أَن تَقولَ فَيَفعَلا