Sol 6.1

  1. وَسَحّارِ الجُفونِ يُريكَ ناراً

    بِأَمواهِ البِحارِ تَزيدُ وَقدا

    And one with bewitching eyelids shows you a fire

    That burns more fiercely with the waters of the seas;

  2. وَفي الظِلِّ الحَرورِ وَفي الفِيافي

    بِلا ظِلٍّ لِحَرِّ الشَمسِ بَردا

    And in the shade, scorching heat; and in the deserts,

    Without shade, coolness against the sun's heat;

  3. وَكُلُّ الكُلِّ في الأَبعاضِ بَعضاً

    وَقَبلَ القَبلِ بَعدَ البُعدِ بُعدا

    And the whole of the whole as a part within the parts,

    And before the before, remoteness beyond remoteness.

  4. فَأَربابُ العَلاءِ لَهُ عَبيدٌ

    وَلي وَلَهُ غَدا مَولىً وَعَبدا

    So the lords of eminence are his slaves,

    And to me and to him, he became master and slave.

  5. وَأَعجَبُ حالِهِ في القُربِ مِنهُ

    إِلى رائيهِ عَنهُ يَزيدُ بُعدا

    And most wondrous in his state: as one draws near to him,

    To his beholder, he grows ever farther away.

  6. فَمِنهُ بِالجُنونِ مُنِحتُ عَقلاً

    وَفيهِ بِالضَلالِ وَجدتُ رُشدا

    So from him, through madness, I was granted reason,

    And in him, through error, I found guidance.

  7. لِذاكَ حِماهُ غَدَت سَبيلي

    سَبيلاً مَن تَعَدّاها تَعَدّا

    Thus his sanctuary became my path,

    A path: whoever goes beyond it transgresses.

  8. لِأَنَّ وَلِيَّ أَمري في زَماني

    عَلى أَهلِ التَحَدّي قَد تَحَدّا

    For the guardian of my affairs in my time

    Has indeed challenged those who challenge.

  9. فَمَوعودُ المُنى مِنهُ لِغَيري

    بِحالِ الوَقتِ لي قَد صارَ نَقدا

    So the hopes he promises to fulfill for others

    Have, in the present moment, already become ready cash for me.