Sol 6.1

  1. شِيَمُ الصوارمِ أن تُقرِّبَ ما نأى

    لكنْ على مَنْ عَزْمُه كظُباتها

    It is the way of sharp swords to bring the distant near,

    but only for one whose resolve is as keen as their edges.

  2. أخلصتَ للرحمن نيّةَ عالمٍ

    أنَّ النُّفوسَ له على نيَّاتها

    You made your intention sincere for the Most Merciful, knowing

    that, with Him, souls are judged according to their intentions.

  3. وجعلتَ تقوى اللهِ شِكَّتك التي

    نزلتْ قلوبُ الرُّوم رَهْنَ شكاتها

    And you made the fear of God your armor,

    whose sting held the Romans’ hearts captive.

  4. أوطأتَ أرضَ المُشركين كتائباً

    كادت تميدُ الأرضُ من وَطآتها

    You made battalions tread the land of the polytheists;

    the earth almost reeled beneath their tread.

  5. كالبحرِ يطفحُ موجهُ جَرْياً إذا

    هبَّتْ رياحُ النَّصرِ في راياتها

    Like the sea, its waves surging onward when

    the winds of victory blew through their banners.

  6. جاءت تَرومُ الشُّهبَ في أبراجها

    وتهابها الآسادُ في أجماتها

    They came seeking the bright stars in their towers,

    and lions feared them in their thickets.

  7. قد كان غَرَّ الرومَ صفحُكَ قادراً

    حتَّى وضعتَ السَّيفَ في صَفَحاتها

    Your forbearance, despite your power, had deceived the Romans,

    until you drove the sword into their flanks.

  8. ظَنُّوكَ لا تسطيعُ دَفْعَ كُماتها

    إذ لم تُطِقْ بالجودِ ردَّ عُفاتها

    They thought you could not repel their champions,

    since, in your generosity, you could not bear to turn their suppliants away.

  9. تُزْهى بك الأيَّامُ وهيَ جديدةٌ

    مثلَ الجيادِ زَهَتْ بحُسْنِ شِياتِها

    The days take pride in you, fresh and new,

    as fine steeds glory in the beauty of their markings.

  10. فاسْلمْ على مرِّ اللَّيالي إنَّها

    لتَحوطُ عِقْداً منك في لَبّاتها

    So remain safe through the passing nights, for they

    surely guard you, a necklace at their throats.