Sol 6.1

  1. ونبئت أنَّ الليث قد شُدَّ أزرهُ

    بشبلٍ فعاش الليث ما شاء والشبلُ

    And I was told the lion's back had been strengthened

    By a cub—may lion and cub live as long as they wish.

  2. وأنَّ السيوف القاصليَّة أصبحتْ

    وقدزاد فيها من صوارمها نصْلُ

    And that the cleaving swords now stand

    With another blade added among their keen-edged swords.

  3. فيُسني نموُّ الماجدين بلاغتي

    إِلى الشكر حتى كاد يستنفد الفضل

    Thus the increase of the noble raises my eloquence

    To gratitude, until bounty almost exhausts it.

  4. وقرَّتْ عيون الفخر بابن مكارمٍ

    له مجد فخر الدين اِذ ينتمي أصلُ

    And pride's eyes are gladdened by a son of noble deeds,

    Whose root, when he traces his lineage, is the glory of Fakhr al-Din.