Sol 6.1

  1. أهلا بأكرم قادم

    كنا له نترقب

    Welcome to the most generous newcomer,

    whom we had been awaiting.

  2. فأضت به غدر السرور لنا

    وكادت تنضب

    Through him, our pools of joy overflowed,

    though they had nearly run dry.

  3. وافى وجيش النصر حو

    ل ركابه يتكتب

    He arrived, victory's army around

    his stirrups, forming into ranks.

  4. طارت للقياه القلو

    ب ولم يعقها مارب

    Hearts took flight to meet him,

    and no aim held them back.

  5. اني ومارب حبه

    هو خير ما تستحقب

    How could it, when the desire for his love

    is the finest provision you can carry?

  6. هذا المليك المرتجى

    هذا السرى الانجب

    This is the king in whom hopes rest,

    this, the noblest of noblemen.

  7. ان كان يحجب وجهه

    فعطاؤه لا يحجب

    If he veils his face,

    his bounty is not veiled.

  8. الماجد ابن الماجد

    ابن الماجد المستوهب

    The illustrious son of the illustrious,

    son of the illustrious, whose gifts are sought.

  9. لو صورت اخلاقه

    لاضاء منها الغيهب

    If his virtues were depicted,

    they would light the deepest darkness.

  10. نفس مطهرة وقلب

    لم يشبه تقلب

    A purified soul, and a heart

    untainted by fickleness.

  11. نفع العباد اليفه

    وعشيقه المتحبب

    Benefiting mankind is his companion

    and his beloved, ever endearing.

  12. يثنى على جدوى يديه

    مشرق ومغرب

    The bounty of his hands wins praise

    from those in East and West.

  13. سيان فيها موجز

    عند المديح ومطنب

    Alike before it are those concise

    in praise and those who speak at length.

  14. اذ كان انزرها يشو

    ق السامعين ويعجب

    For even its smallest share enthralls

    the listeners and amazes them.

  15. قد احسبت وحسابها

    من فرطه لا يحسب

    It has amply sufficed; yet its total,

    through sheer abundance, cannot be reckoned.

  16. اني وامثالي على

    آلائه نتقلب

    Indeed, I and others like me

    live amid his bounties.

  17. فثنا ذلك واجب

    والشكر فرض اوجب

    So praise for this is a duty,

    and gratitude a still more binding obligation.

  18. لولاه لم يك في القريض

    سوى مديح يكذب

    Were it not for him, poetry would hold

    nothing but praise that lies,

  19. او وصف خمر او مليح

    او رداح تخلب

    or depictions of wine, or a handsome man,

    or a full-hipped woman who bewitches.

  20. وجميع ذلك محنة

    لاولى النهى لا تعتب

    And all of that is an ordeal

    for men of sense, with no relief.

  21. ان كان هذا مذهب

    الشعراء وهو محبب

    If this is the path

    of poets, a path they cherish,

  22. فمديح اسماعيل لي

    ان قلت شعرا مذهب

    then praising Ismail, for me,

    is the path whenever I compose verse.

  23. واللَه احمد انني

    ما غيره استعذب

    And I praise God that I

    find sweetness in him alone.

  24. فهو المنى لي كلها

    والمبتغى والمكسب

    For he is all my wishes,

    my aim and my gain.

  25. وهو الذي يدني المطا

    لب ان تباعد مطلب

    He it is who brings aspirations near,

    when a goal lies far away.

  26. وهو الذي يوتي البيا

    ن له المعاني تجنب

    He it is who grants eloquence;

    to him, meanings are led.

  27. بله التفاخر في الورى

    يرضى حسيب يحسب

    Set aside boasting among mankind:

    a nobleman is content to be reckoned so.

  28. رب احرسن مقامه

    من كل عين تلحب

    O Lord, surely guard his station

    from every blighting eye.

  29. ولحق دينك ابقه

    سندا يعز ويغلب

    And for the cause of Your faith, preserve him

    as a mighty, victorious support;

  30. ولاهل دينك انه

    لهم متى عوزوا اب

    and for the people of Your faith: he is

    a father to them whenever they are in need.

  31. ندعو بطول بقائه

    ما ذر ليلا كوكب

    We pray for his long life,

    as long as a star rises in the night.