Sol 6.1

  1. قُل لِلأَميرِ أَبي سَعيدٍ ذي النَدى

    وَالمَجدِ زادَ اللَهُ في إِكرامِهِ

    Say to the emir Abu Sa‘id, possessor of generosity

    and glory—may God honor him ever more:

  2. يا واهِبَ العيسِ الهَموسِ بِرَحلِها

    وَالأَعوَجِيِّ بِسَرجِهِ وَلِجامِهِ

    O giver of pale, soft-treading camels with their saddles,

    and the A‘waji steed with its saddle and bridle;

  3. وَالحامِلَ الأَقوامَ فَوقَ سَلاهِبٍ

    وَالحاكِيَ الرِئبالَ في إِقدامِهِ

    and who mounts peoples upon tall steeds,

    and matches the lion in its daring;

  4. وَالواهِبَ الصَمّامَةَ السَيفَ الَّذي

    يَجري زُعافُ المَوتِ في إِسطامِهِ

    and giver of al-Ṣammāma, the sword whose

    edge runs with the fatal venom of death.

  5. أَنتَ المُباري الريحَ في نَفَحاتِها

    وَالمُستَهينُ مَعَ النَدى بِمَلامِهِ

    You rival the wind in its gusts,

    and, in your generosity, disdain reproach for it.

  6. فَمِن أَينَ أَرهَبُ أَن يَراني راجِلاً

    أَحَدٌ وَما أَرجو سِوى أَيّامِهِ

    So how could I fear being seen on foot

    by anyone, when my hopes rest only in his days?

  7. اِحمِل هَداكَ اللَهُ رِجلي يابنَ مَن

    جادَت يَداهُ بِنَهدِهِ وَغُلامِهِ

    Give my foot a mount—may God guide you—O son of one

    whose hands freely gave his sturdy steed and his young servant.

  8. قُسِمَ الحَياءُ عَلى الأَنامِ جَميعِهِم

    فَذَهَبتَ أَنتَ فَقُدتَهُ بِزِمامِهِ

    Modesty was apportioned among all humankind,

    but you went off and led it by its rein.

  9. وَتَقَسَّمَ الناسُ السَخاءَ مُجَزَّأً

    وَذَهَبتَ أَنتَ بِرَأسِهِ وَسَنامِهِ

    And people shared out generosity in portions,

    and you went off with its head and hump;

  10. وَتَرَكتَ لِلناسِ الإِهابَ وَما بَقي

    مِن فَرثِهِ وَعُروقِهِ وَعِظامِهِ

    and left the people the hide and what remained

    of its gut contents, its veins, and its bones.