Sol 6.1

  1. لما أتى المنازل بوادي الطلح من نعمان

    ومن ثم نازل عسى أحيبابي بها سكان

    When he reached the dwellings in Nuʿman’s acacia valley,

    and alighted there—perhaps my dear ones dwell there—

  2. حويدي البوازل رويدا حط بالأظغان

    حصل ما تحاول وزال الصدّ والهجران

    O dear driver of the full-grown camels, gently set down the travelers’ litters.

    What you seek has been attained, and rejection and estrangement have ceased.

  3. وللّه نفحات تزيل الهمّ والبلوى

    وفي العمر ساعات بكلّ العمر قد تسوي

    And God has breaths of grace that dispel worry and affliction.

    And in life are hours that may be worth a whole lifetime.

  4. وفي الدهر فلتات تفاجي بالذي تهوى

    فكم غصن ذابل قد أورق وارتعش ريان

    And time has sudden turns that surprise you with what you desire.

    For many a withered bough has put forth leaves and quivered, lush with moisture.

  5. تلالا ضياها جنان بشار بالأنوار

    رعى اللَه ضياها وما فيها من الأقمار

    Bashshar’s gardens glittered, their radiance aglow with lights.

    May God guard their radiance and the moons within them.

  6. براني هواها عسى نفحه من الجبار

    يقع شمل شامل ونسلو الهمّ والأحزان

    Longing for them has worn me thin; may a breath of grace come from the Almighty.

    May a full reunion come about, and may we forget worry and sorrows.

  7. ولا شيء أبعد عن المطلوب كاليأس

    وذو العجز أنكد ومصحوب بالإفلاس

    And nothing is farther from the desired goal than despair.

    And the helpless man is more wretched and dogged by destitution.

  8. ولا أنجح ولا أسعد من الصابر في الناس

    فكن ليث باسل فعقبى الذلة الحرمان

    And among people none is more successful or happier than the patient.

    So be a valiant lion, for abasement ends in deprivation.