Sol 6.1

  1. رأيتُ منكسر السكَّانِ ظاهرُهُ

    هَوْلٌ وتأويلُه فألٌ لمنجاكا

    I saw the broken rudder; its outward appearance

    was terror, yet its interpretation was a good omen of your deliverance.

  2. كسرٌ لناكِس دارٍ كنْتَ تحذَرُهُ

    وصحّةٌ لك تُحيينا بمحياكا

    A defeat for a house-toppler you had feared,

    and health for you, reviving us through your life.

  3. لأن لفظة سُكَّان إذا قُلبَتْ

    حروفها ناكس لا شك في ذاكا

    For when the word 'sukkān' ('rudder') is reversed,

    its letters spell 'nākis' ('overturner')—no doubt of that.

  4. فازجره ناكسَ داءٍ هَدَّ قوَّتَه

    لك المليكُ الذي ما زال مولاكا

    So read it as an omen of a disease's overthrow, its strength shattered

    for you by the Sovereign who has always been your protector.

  5. ولا يرُعْكَ رجوعٌ بعد مُعتزَم

    ففي رُجوعك تبشيرٌ برُجْعاكا

    Let no turning back after firm resolve alarm you;

    for your turning back brings glad tidings of your homecoming.

  6. رجعتَ حين نهاك اللَّهُ مُزْدَجراً

    وكيف تَمضي ورب الناس يَنهاكا

    You turned back, deterred, when God forbade you;

    and how could you proceed while the Lord of humankind forbids you?

  7. نهاكَ بالريح حتى حلّ مَنْحسة

    من المناحس ما كانت لتلقاكا

    He restrained you through the wind until He dispelled a misfortune,

    one among misfortunes that was never to befall you.

  8. فإن أقمتَ ففي خفضٍ وفي دعةٍ

    وإن ظعنتَ فربُّ الناس يرعاكا

    So if you remain, you will be in ease and repose;

    and if you depart, the Lord of humankind watches over you.

  9. لا زلْتَ في كلّ أمرٍ أنت فاعلُه

    مبارك البدءِ مغبوطاً بعقباكا

    May you always be, in every deed you undertake,

    blessed at the outset and envied for your outcome.