Sol 6.1

  1. فديناك من وجهِ عن الحجّ صادرِ

    بأسعد ما فالٍ واسعدِ طائِرِ

    We would ransom you, a face returning from the pilgrimage,

    with the happiest omen and the most auspicious bird of augury.

  2. وحيّيتَ من وجهٍ تجشّم خُطّة

    بقطع الفلا بين الدُّجى والهواجِرِ

    And may you be greeted, a face that undertook an arduous task,

    crossing deserts amid night's darkness and midday heat.

  3. وأَهلاً به من قادمٍ وَفدتْ به

    عَلينا مسّراتُ المنى والبشائِرِ

    And welcome to him, a newcomer with whom have come

    to us the joys of hopes and glad tidings.

  4. فاحسَنَ تأويلاً به كلُّ حالمٍ

    وأَوجبَ فيه نَذْرَهُ كلُّ ناذرِ

    So every dreamer interpreted him favorably,

    and every maker of vows made his vow binding for him.

  5. سعى سعيه لله مُحْتسباً له

    بإِخبات قَلبٍ طيّب الخيم طاهِرِ

    He strove for God, seeking reward from Him,

    with a humble heart, good in nature and pure.

  6. أَبا حسن يا أَحسنَ النّاس مذهباً

    بحسن المساعي عن صفاء السرائِرِ

    Abū Ḥasan, best of men in the path you follow,

    through noble endeavors born of inward purity.

  7. لك اللهُ هادٍ من جواد بماله

    ومهجته في الله عن فعل شاكرِ

    God is your guide—how generous you are with your wealth

    and your lifeblood in God's cause, acting in gratitude.

  8. ويهنيك من خوَّلته من كرامةٍ

    موفَّرة في صالحات الذَّخائِرِ

    And may he whom you have endowed with honor wish you joy—

    honor abundant among the goodly treasures.

  9. لقد كنتَ خير النّاسِ حجاًّ وعُمْرَة

    وكنت لذاكَ القبر أَكرمَ زائِرِ

    You were indeed the best of men in Hajj and ʿumrah,

    and you were the noblest visitor to that tomb.

  10. وفيت بفرض الحجِّ لله قاضياً

    مناسكَه ما بين تلك المشاعِرِ

    You fulfilled the duty of pilgrimage to God, performing

    its rites amid those sacred sites.

  11. وعُدت حميداً حزتَ كل فضيلة

    وكنت لدى التوديع أَفضلَ سائرِ

    And you returned praised, having attained every virtue,

    and at the farewell you were the finest traveler.

  12. ولقيت أَثقال السُّرى وحَمَلتها

    على يَعملاتٍ كالقسيِّ ضوامِرِ

    And you faced the burdens of night travel and bore them

    on swift she-camels, lean as bows.

  13. إذا حثّها الحادي بإِسمك أَوجفت

    بأخفافها تحت الحمول السّوائِرِ

    When the camel-driver urged them on with your name, they sped

    on their padded feet beneath the traveling loads.

  14. صبحت لحرّ الشمس في رونق الضحى

    ألا إنّما قابلت إحدى الضرائِرِ

    You met the sun's heat in the splendor of forenoon—

    behold, you merely faced one of the rival wives.

  15. وجُبتَ ظلام الليل في الركب سارياً

    فجلَّيته عنهم بابلجَ زاهرِ

    And you crossed night's darkness, traveling with the caravan,

    so you dispelled it for them with your bright, radiant brow.

  16. وسرت بأجواز الفلا فسقيتها

    سجايا سَحابٍ من ثناياك طاهِرِ

    And you traveled through the deserts' midst and watered them

    with a pure cloud's bounty from your front teeth.

  17. كذلك ياذهلٌ سجاياكَ لم تزل

    نولك مبذولا لبادٍ وحاضِرِ

    Such, O Dhuhl, are your ways: ever

    your bounty has been freely given to nomad and townsman.

  18. فللّمحسن المرضي كرامةُ منَعم

    وللخاطئ الجاني إقالةُ غادِرِ

    For the well-approved doer of good, a benefactor's honor;

    and for the erring offender, pardon even for a traitor.

  19. غذيت بدَرِّ المكرمات ولم تزل

    مُطاعاً مرجىّ سيداً في العشائِرِ

    You were nourished on the milk of noble deeds, and have ever been

    obeyed, looked to with hope, a lord among the clans.

  20. أبوك ابنُ نبهان إلى العلى

    وجَدك خير النّاس عمر وبن عامرِ

    Your father is Ibn Nabhān, bound for eminence,

    and your grandfather, best of men, is ʿUmar and a son of ʿĀmir.

  21. هُم معدنُ الحسنَى ومرتَبَع العُلى

    ومنتجَع العافي وحِصن المجاورِ

    They are the source of goodness, the spring pasture of eminence,

    the bounty-seeker's resort and the neighbor's fortress.

  22. وجادوا بوسميِّ من الغيث وابلٍ

    وجاؤوا بآذيّ من البحر زاخرِ

    And they lavished a downpour of the first seasonal rains,

    and came with a mighty wave from a swelling sea.

  23. وهذا ثناءٌ من وليّكَ أنهُ

    ونعماك أوفى خادم لك شاعِر

    And this is praise from your devoted friend; indeed, he is—

    by your bounty!—your most faithful servant, a poet.

  24. خُذِ الصّدقَ منه وانبُذ المَلَق الَّذي

    تراه وبي سامِ الملوك وفاخرِ

    Take the truth from him, and cast aside the flattery that

    you see; through me, rival kings in loftiness and vie in glory.

  25. محَلَّكَ في قلبي سُويدآؤهُ الَّذي

    يكنّ ومن عيني السّواد وناظري

    Your place in my heart is its dark inner core, which

    it shelters; and in my eye, its dark center and my pupil.

  26. بسطت لساني بالثناء عليكم

    وأولتكمُ حباً بدائعُ خاطري

    I loosed my tongue in praise of you,

    and the marvels of my thought have bestowed love upon you.

  27. فعشتَ سعيداً يا أَبا الحسن الرّضى

    وأُعطيت أَسبابَ العُلى والمآثرِ

    So may you live happily, O Abū al-Ḥasan, well-pleasing one,

    and be granted the means to eminence and glorious deeds.

  28. ودونكَها غرَّاءَ عَذْرآءَ وشّحِتْ

    سُمُوط نُضارٍ فُصِّلَت بِجواهِرِ

    And take her, a radiant virgin, adorned

    with necklaces of pure gold interspersed with jewels.

  29. فأصْفِ لمصفيها رِضاكَ وجُدْ لهُ

    بعائدَةٍ من برّك المُتواتِرِ

    So grant your pure favor to him who offers her sincerely, and bestow on him

    a reward from your unceasing kindness.