Sol 6.1

  1. يا حافظاً طاولَ السِّماكَ عُلاَ

    ومَنْ له جوهرُ القريض حَلا

    O Hafiz, who rivaled al-Simāk in loftiness,

    And you, for whom the jewel of verse is sweet:

  2. قد زُرْتُ بالأَمس رَوْضَةً أُنُفاً

    قد أَلْبَسَتْهَا يدُ الحَيَا حُلَلا

    Yesterday I visited an untouched meadow,

    Which the hand of rain had clothed in robes.

  3. يروق أَوراقُها بنَضْرَتِها

    ويعطف النُّورُ نًوْرَها خَجَلا

    Its leaves delight with their freshness,

    And light makes its blossoms bow in bashfulness.

  4. فقلت إِنَّ الإِمامَ آثَرها

    بِصَيِّبٍ من يمينهِ انْهَمَلا

    So I said: The Imam has favored it

    With a downpour streaming from his right hand.

  5. فقالَ صَحْبِي نَزِّهْ جُفونَكَ في

    رياضِ حُسْنٍ تكسو الرُّبا حُلَلا

    My companions said: Let your eyelids roam through

    Gardens of beauty that clothe the hills in robes.

  6. فالنَّشْر والبِشْرُ والظِّلالُ وطِي

    بُ المُجْتَنَى من صفاتِه نُقِلا

    For fragrance, cheer, shade, and the sweetness

    Of gathered fruit were borrowed from his qualities.

  7. ولم أَقِسْ منظرَ الرياضِ به

    حُسْناً ولكن ضَرَبْتُها مَثَلا

    Nor did I compare the sight of the gardens with him

    In beauty; I merely offered them as a likeness.

  8. ذاكَ حديثٌ إِن اسْتَرَبْتَ به

    فإِنَّ ذا الشِّعْرَ يعرِفُ الحِيلا

    Such is the tale; if you doubt it,

    Then surely this verse knows trickery.

  9. وبعد هذا فنحنُ أَربَعَةٌ

    أَحييت منا الأَذهانَ والأَملا

    And after this, we are four;

    You have revived our minds and hope.

  10. فخُذْ لكلٍّ مِنَّا بأَربعةٍ

    من بعض جارِيهِ أَو أَقَلَّ ولا

    So claim four for each of us,

    From some of his regular allowance—or less—and not...