Sol 6.1

  1. لِلصَّاحِبِ النَّدْبِ عِزٌ لا يَبيدُ فَقُلْ

    عِزٌّ يَدومُ وإقْبالٌ لِصَاحبهِ

    The noble patron has glory that never perishes, so say:

    Enduring glory, and good fortune for its possessor.

  2. إذا الأَباعِدُ أَعْداها الوَزِيرُ عُلاً

    حَقّاً فَلِمْ لا تَراها في أَقاربهِ

    If the vizier has spread eminence to distant folk,

    Truly, then why do you not see it among his kin?

  3. في قَبعتي اليومَ دَهْرٌ يا بني أَسَدٍ

    قَدْ كان أَرْوَغَ عنّي مِن ثَعَالبهِ

    Time lies in my cap today, O sons of Asad,

    Though once it eluded me more cunningly than its foxes.

  4. وَمُذْ رآني يَتيماً تَحتَ رايتِكُم

    فَمَا نَوَى ليَّ شَرّاً مِن نوائبهِ

    And since it saw me, an orphan, beneath your banner,

    It has meant me no harm through its calamities.

  5. عَلَوتُمُ رُتْبةً تَختالُ مِن فَرَحٍ

    والطِّرْفُ يَمْرَحُ مُختالاً بِراكبهِ

    You have attained a rank that struts with joy,

    And the noble steed prances, proud of its rider.

  6. قَدْ قَدَّمَ اللَّهُ مِقداماً وأَوطأَهُ

    ما مَهَّدَتْهُ المَعَالي مِن مراتِبهِ

    God has indeed advanced a bold champion and set him upon

    The ranks that noble deeds have paved for him.

  7. وَجَاءَ يَتلُو المُجَلّي في يَدَيْ كَرَمٍ

    تَأَخَّرَ النَّاسُ عَن أَدنَى مَواهبهِ

    And he came following the front-runner, in generosity's hands,

    People falling short of even the least of his gifts.

  8. أَغرُّ يَهدِيكَ لأْلاءٌ بِغُرَّتهِ

    والخَطْبُ أَغُطَشُ لَيْلاً مِن غَيَاهبهِ

    Bright-browed—a radiance upon his forehead guides you,

    While calamity's night is pitch-dark with its deep shadows.