Poems
- ابن نهيا رأس علي ثقيلSon of Nihya, a head weighs heavily upon me;
- أتذكر داراً بين دمخ ومنوراDo you remember a dwelling between Damkh and Manwar?
- أجدك ما لعينك لا تنامTell me in earnest: what ails your eye that it does not sleep?
- أشاقتك أطلال بوجرة درسHave the worn ruins at Wajrah stirred your longing,
- أشاقك بالملا دمن عوافHave faded campsite traces at al-Malā stirred your longing?
- أشاقك بالمنتصى منزلHas a dwelling at al-Muntasa stirred your longing?
- أشاقك من عهد الخليط مغانHave dwellings from your companions’ days stirred your longing,
- الحمد لله على الإسلامPraise be to God for Islam.
- أمست هموم ثقال قد تأوبنيAt evening, heavy sorrows have returned to me,
- أيا عين جودي ولا تسأميO eye, pour forth tears and do not grow weary.
- بأبي شبيه بالنبيMay my father be his ransom—he resembles the Prophet.
- تعدون قتلاً في الحرام عظيمةYou deem a killing in the sacred month a grave offense;
- تولى الجود وانقرض الكرامGenerosity has departed, and the noble have perished.
- جبت لما أسرى الإله بعبده[I marveled] when God took His servant by night,
- حمى نبي الهدى بالسيف منصلتاًThe Prophet's zeal was guarded by the sword unsheathed
- حين ولى الناس وانخذلواWhen the people turned away and lost heart,
- رب ريح لأناس عصفتMany a wind has raged over people,
- صحا من سكره وسلاHe sobered from his drunkenness and found solace,
- عجبت بإزراء العيي بنفسهI marveled at the inarticulate man's belittling himself,
- عرفت دياراً بالحمى فشرائثEnglish translation unavailable
- عزروا الأملاك في دهرهمThey honored the kings in their time,
- عين جودي فإن ذاك شفائيO eye, pour forth tears, for that is my cure.
- قال النبي ولم أجزع يوقرنيThe Prophet spoke; I did not lose heart, and he treated me with honor:
- كل امرىء مصبح في أهلهEvery man is greeted in the morning among his family;
- لما رأيت نبينا متحملاًWhen I saw our Prophet being borne away,
- هنيئاً زادك الرحمن خيراًJoy to you! May the All-Merciful grant you more good.
- وقد زاد نفسي واطمأنت وآمنتAnd indeed my soul gained strength, grew tranquil, and believed
- ولقد عجبت لأهل هذا الطائفAnd indeed I have marveled at the people of this Taif,
- يا رب ما يخشى ولا يضيرOh, many a thing is feared, yet does no harm
- يا عوف ويحك هلا قلت عارفةO Awf, woe to you! Why did you not utter something kind
- يـاعين فابكى ولاتسـأَمىO eye, weep, and do not tire.
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