خيال سعد أسعف بالمزار — Al Burai

خَيال سعد أسعف بالمزار

فَزار من الغوير بلا ازورار

Sa'd's apparition favored me with a visit.

He came from al-Ghuwayr without turning away.

سَرى تهديه نسمة ريح نجد

جعلت فداه من سار وَساري

He traveled by night, guided by a breath of Najd's wind.

I made every traveler and night-traveler his ransom.

سَرى من أبرق العلمين وَهنا

خَفي الشخص مأمون الاثار

He traveled from Abraq al-'Alamayn, some way into the night.

His form concealed, his traces giving no cause for fear.

ألم بمضجَعي نفظرت منه

بما ظفر الفرزدق من نوار

He visited my bed, and from him I gained [reading uncertain]

What al-Farazdaq gained from Nawar.

تنمّ به رياح المسك عرفا

وَشمس الحسن من خلف الخمار

The winds of musk betray him by their fragrance,

And so does beauty's sun from behind the veil.

بِنَفسي من علقت به غَراما

فبعت القلب منه بلا خيار

My soul be the ransom of the one to whom I clung in love;

I sold him my heart without a right of withdrawal.

أَذوب صبابة وأحن وَجدا

اليه يَفيض أَجفان غزار

I melt with longing and yearn with passion

For him, my eyelids pouring copious tears.

عَسى علم عن العلمين أوعن

وَسيمات المَحاسن من نزار

May there be news of al-'Alamayn, or of

The fair-featured women of Nizar.

فبين البان والاثلات ربع

لظبي الانس لا ظبي الصحاري

For between the moringa trees and tamarisks lies a dwelling

For a gazelle of humankind, not a gazelle of the deserts.

تسفهني العَواذِل فيه جهلا

وَما عذري سوى خلق العذار

My reproachers ignorantly call me foolish over him,

And my only excuse is the cheek-down's form [phrase uncertain].

أخى سر منهجي واصبر كَصَبري

لشرب الملح أَو رعي المرار

My brother, follow my path and be patient as I am,

In drinking brine or grazing on bitter herbs.

فاني قد مشيت بكل فج

وَقاسيت الملمات الطواري

For I have walked through every mountain pass

And endured sudden calamities.

وَذقت مَرارة التَجريب حَتّى

تبينت النحاس من النضار

And I tasted the bitterness of experience until

I distinguished copper from pure gold.

فخل معاشرات الناس تسلم

وَعاملهم بحلم واِصطبار

So leave people's company, and you will be safe;

And deal with them with forbearance and patience.

وان ضاق الخناق عليك فانزل

بسيدنا ابن سيدنا النَهاري

And if the noose tightens upon you, seek shelter

With our master, son of our master, al-Nahari.

كَريم تعلق الآمال منه

بعز الجار مَحمود الجوار

A generous man in whom hopes are lodged

For a neighbor's honor, praised for his protection.

امام قائم بالحق ساع

بنصح الخلق بحر الاعتبار

An imam upholding the truth, striving

To counsel creation, an ocean of reflection.

عماد المتقين وَمنتقاهم

وَقطب الدين مرتفع الفخار

The pillar of the God-fearing and their chosen one,

And religion's pole, lofty in glory.

هو العلم المَلىء بكل علم

هو البحر المحيط عَلى البحار

He is the beacon filled with every kind of knowledge;

He is the ocean encompassing all seas.

هُوَ النجم المضيء لكل سار

هُوَ القمر المنزه عَن سرار

He is the star that lights every night-traveler;

He is the moon spared the darkness of month's end.

مَلاذ مؤمل وَغياث راج

وَغاية مصلب وَغَني افتقار

A refuge for the hopeful and succor for the expectant,

And the goal of a quest [reading uncertain], and wealth against poverty.

وَسيف في يَمين اللَه يَقفو

بهمته طَريقة ذي الفقار

And a sword in God's right hand, following

With his resolve the way of Dhu al-Fiqar.

ربت في ريف رأفته البرايا

وَطيرا الجوبل وحش القفار

Creatures flourished in the lush land of his compassion,

And birds of the air—indeed, the wild beasts of the wastelands.

نما من دوحة فيها تَسامَت

فروع الدين ثابتة النحار

He grew from a great tree in which rose high

The branches of religion, firmly rooted [last word uncertain].

وَجيه لَو جه ذو كرم عَريض

وَذو صفح تَراه عَلى اِقتدار

A dignitary [unclear phrase], possessed of vast generosity,

And forgiving, as you see, even when he has power.

وَشمس علاه لَيسَ لها أفول

وَزند نده في الازمات وارى

And the sun of his eminence knows no setting;

And the firestick of his bounty blazes in crises.

يَلوذ بجاهه من خاف ظلما

فَيَلقاه قَريب الانتصار

Whoever fears injustice seeks refuge in his standing,

And finds him swift to secure redress.

غمام المكرمات لكل راج

وَثملان السَكينة وَالوقار

A cloud of generous deeds for everyone who hopes,

And Thamlan of tranquility and dignity [name uncertain].

وأسرع من يجاب له دعاء

اذا رمق السماء بلا اِفتخار

And the swiftest of those whose prayers are answered,

When he gazes at heaven without pride.

يَرى بطلائع الانوار مالا

تَراه العين سرا كالجهار

By the first gleams of light he sees what

The eye cannot see: the hidden as plainly as the manifest.

وَكل الكوندون حياط قاف

بمرأى منه متضح المنار

And all the universe this side of Qaf's enclosure

Lies in his sight, its landmarks clear.

لَقَد شرف الوجود بنور احيا

مَوات الدين مشتهر الشعار

Truly, existence was ennobled by a light that revived

Religion's dead ground, with a widely known emblem.

قَصير لوعد وافى لعهد جاوي

مَقاليد الهدى عف الازار

Prompt in promise, faithful to a pledge, holding [word uncertain]

The keys of guidance, chaste beneath his waistcloth.

لدنى العلوم يجيب عنه

لسان حَقيقة الحبر الحواري

Divinely endowed in knowledge; answering for him is

The tongue of truth of the learned, devoted disciple.

أَجبني يا فَتىعمر بن موسى

أَقلني يا محمد من عثارى

Answer me, O son of 'Umar ibn Musa;

Lift me from my stumbling, O Muhammad.

فَكَم لك من يد وَرَهين جود

وَمَولى نعمة وَعتيق نار

For how many favors are yours, and captives of your generosity,

And clients of grace, and souls freed from fire!

سمى أَبيك جاركفيكما لي

ظنون حماية وَجوار جار

Your father's namesake is your neighbor; in you both I place

Hopes of protection and a neighbor's shelter.

فَقَوما بي وَقَولا أَنتَ منا

اذا النيران طائرة الشرار

So uphold me, both of you, and say, 'You are one of us,'

When the fires scatter flying sparks.

فَكَم أَنقذتما بهداكما من

شفا جرف من النيران هارى

For how many have you two saved, through your guidance, from

The edge of a crumbling bank of flames!

وان مكرت بي الاعداء ظلما

فَكونا نصرتي وَخذا بثاري

And if my enemies unjustly scheme against me,

Be my support, both of you, and avenge me.

وان خفت الذنوب فبشراني

بعقبي الدار في دار القرار

And if I fear my sins, give me glad tidings, both of you,

Of the abode's final reward, in the dwelling of permanence.

وَها هي من لسان مهاجري

أَجازَ بها عَلى بعد الديار

And here it is, from an emigrant's tongue [ending uncertain],

Who carried it across despite the distance of the lands,

ليلقى راحة الدارين فيها

وَيعطى الامن في اَهل ودار

To find in it the comfort of both abodes,

And be granted safety for his family and home.

وَجاد ثراكما في كل حين

غزيرات الغوادي وَالسَواري

And may your soil be drenched at every hour

By copious showers of morning and night.

وَباتَت كل والفة وَظلت

عَلى الحرم المعظم في قعار

And may every devoted bird spend night and day

Upon the revered sanctuary in Qa'ar.