Sol 6.1

  1. يمناك بالمعروف معروفه

    والكرم التالد موصوفَه

    Your right hand is renowned for kindness,

    and distinguished by time-honored generosity.

  2. يا ملكا همته لم تزل

    إلى بني يالآمال مصروفه

    O king, whose aspiration has always been

    directed toward the sons of hope [wording unclear].

  3. بذلك ما تملكه دائما

    سجية عندك مألوفة

    Your constant giving of whatever you possess

    is a customary, natural trait in you.

  4. يا من له كف كصوب الحيا

    عن العطايا غير مكفوفه

    O you whose hand is like a downpour of rain,

    never held back from giving,

  5. محمودة الباطن يوم الندى

    ملثومة الظاهر مرشوفَه

    its palm is praised on the day of bounty,

    its back kissed and tenderly sipped.

  6. آمالنا الدهر بأنوائعها

    مربوعة طورا ومخروفَه

    Our hopes, throughout time, in all their kinds [reading uncertain],

    are watered now by spring rain, now by autumn rain.

  7. فيا أبا الفضل الذي نفسه

    نفس بحب بالجود مشعوفَه

    So, Abu al-Fadl, you whose soul

    is a soul consumed with love of generosity:

  8. رباع من أرضاك معمورة

    وأرض من ناواك مخسوفَه

    the homes of whoever pleases you are flourishing,

    and the land of whoever opposes you is swallowed up.

  9. مقلته بالذل مطروفة

    وشمسه بالذعر مكسوفَه

    His eye is struck by humiliation,

    and his sun eclipsed by terror.

  10. يا خير خرق مسعف منصف

    أمواله غير مجروفَه

    O best of generous men, helpful and just,

    whose riches are never drained;

  11. يا مكرم الضيف ويا من له

    عزيمة كالسيف مرهوفَه

    O you who honor guests, O you whose

    resolve is sharpened like a sword:

  12. ما قصرت جدواك يا منعما

    قصوره بالوفد محفوفَه

    your bounty has never fallen short, O benefactor

    whose palaces are surrounded by delegations.

  13. كم لك عندي من ندي ثيّب

    ومنّة عذراء مسلوفَه

    How much wedded bounty I owe you,

    and how many maiden favors already bestowed!

  14. أغثت بالعدل وبذل اللهى

    منا قلوبا جد ملهوفَه

    You brought relief through justice and the giving of gifts,

    to hearts among us sorely distressed.

  15. سيرتك القصد فما إن ترى

    رعية بالجور معسوفَه

    Your conduct is moderation, so you never see

    subjects oppressed by injustice.

  16. حتى ظباء القاع في كنسها

    من أذؤب الردهة منصوفَه

    Even the gazelles of the plain, in their lairs,

    are given justice against the wolves of the hollow.

  17. يا مورد الهامات هيم الظبا

    حيث صفوف الروع مصفوفَه

    O you who bring heads to thirsty sword-edges,

    where the ranks of terror stand arrayed,

  18. ووامق الحرب التي أصبحت

    خوفا إلى الشجعان معيوفَه

    and lover of war, which has become

    shunned by the brave out of fear,

  19. حيث حدود البيض مثلومة

    وصعدة الأسمر مقصوفَه

    where the edges of bright swords are nicked,

    and the shaft of the brown spear is snapped:

  20. أسمع بها أحسن من وجنة

    وردتها باللحظ مقطوفَه

    Hear her—lovelier than a cheek

    whose rose is plucked by a glance.

  21. ذات معان سهلة صعبة

    عقودها كالدر مرصوفَه

    Possessed of meanings both easy and difficult,

    her necklaces are strung like pearls.

  22. أضحت وقد أصبحت خطبا لها

    كفوا على مجدك مزفوفَه

    She has become—now that you are her suitor,

    her worthy match—a bride escorted to your glory.

  23. بقيت مجد الدين في دولة

    بالنصر والتأييد مكنوفَه

    May you endure, Majd al-Din, in a realm

    sheltered by victory and support,

  24. تخلف ما توعده رحمة

    وما وعود الجود مخلوفه

    leaving your threats unfulfilled out of mercy,

    while promises of bounty are never broken;

  25. جذلان بسام ثغور العلى

    وأعين الحساد مذروفَه

    joyous, with the mouths of glory ever smiling,

    while the eyes of the envious stream with tears;

  26. مثقف الآراء ما أن تني

    عداتك الباغون مثقوفه

    with keenly honed judgments, never slackening,

    your aggressive enemies pierced,

  27. ما فوق الروض حيا مزنة

    وما بدت في ظفر فوفه

    so long as a raincloud's rain waters the meadow,

    and so long as a white fleck appears on a fingernail.