Sol 6.1

  1. قَد أَهبِطُ الرَودَةَ الزَهراءَ عارِيَةً

    سَدّى لَها الغَيثُ نسجاً فَالنَباتُ سَدِ

    I sometimes descend to the radiant meadow while it lies bare;

    Rain has laid a cloth's warp for it, and the plants are moist.

  2. تُمسي لشَقائِقُ فيها وَهيَ قانِيَةٌ

    مِمّا سَقاها رُعافُ الجَديِ وَالأَسَدِ

    By evening the anemones there are deep crimson,

    From the nosebleed of the Goat and the Lion that watered them.

  3. يَغنى بَنو المُلكِ إِن حَلّوا بِساحَتِها

    عَن الزَرابيّ وَالأَنماطِ وَالوَسُدِ

    Princes, if they settle in its grounds, have no need

    Of carpets, patterned coverlets, and cushions.

  4. لا حِسٌّ لِلجِسمِ بَعدَ الرَوحِ نَعلَمُهُ

    فَهَل تَحِسُّ إِذا بانَت عَنِ الجَسَدِ

    We know of no sensation in the body once the soul departs;

    So does it feel when it has parted from the body?

  5. وَالطَبعُ يَهوي إِلى ما شانَ يَطلُبُهُ

    لَكِن يُجَرُّ إِلى ما زانَ بِالمَسَدِ

    And nature plunges toward what debases it, seeking it,

    But is dragged by a twisted rope toward what ennobles it.

  6. وَفي الغَرائِزِ أَخلاقٌ مُذَمَّمَةٌ

    فَهَل نُلامُ عَلى النَكراءِ وَالحَسَدِ

    And in innate dispositions lie blameworthy traits;

    So are we blamed for guile and envy?

  7. أَهَكَذا كانَ أَهلُ الأَرضِ قَبلَكُمُ

    أَم غَيَّروا بِسَجايا مِنهُمُ فُسُدِ

    Were the people of the earth like this before you,

    Or did they alter things through corrupt traits of their own?