Sol 6.1

  1. سَلامٌ عَلى بَدرٍ له السَعدُ مطلعُ

    وَشَمسٍ سَناها بالمناقب يَسطعُ

    Peace upon a full moon whose rising-place is good fortune,

    And a sun whose radiance shines with noble virtues.

  2. عَلى غرَّة العَليا عَلى هامَة العُلى

    على من له المَجدُ المؤثَّل أَجمَعُ

    Upon the radiant brow of eminence, upon the crown of greatness,

    Upon him to whom all deep-rooted glory belongs.

  3. عَلى من حَوى دَرَّ المكارم يافِعاً

    عَلى من أَوى حجرَ العُلى وهو يَرضَعُ

    Upon him who gathered the pearls of noble deeds while still a youth,

    Upon him who sheltered in greatness's lap while still suckling.

  4. سلامَ محبٍّ كلَّما عنَّ ذكرُهُ

    تَكادُ حشاه بالأسى تتصدَّعُ

    A lover's greeting—whenever the thought of him arises,

    His inmost heart almost breaks apart with sorrow.

  5. يذكِّره ضوءُ الصَباح جبينه

    وَنشرُ الصبا ريّاه إِذ يتضوَّعُ

    The morning light reminds him of his brow,

    And the east wind's scent, as it wafts, recalls his fragrance.

  6. أَلا لَيتَ شِعري هَل دَرى مِن وداده

    له مهجَتي دونَ الأَحبَّة مربَعُ

    Ah, would that I knew whether he knows—he whose love

    Has my very soul as its springtime home, shared with no other beloved—

  7. بأَنّي عَلى عَهدي له الدَهرَ ثابِتٌ

    وإِن راحَ صَبري بعده يتضَعضَعُ

    That I remain forever steadfast in my pledge to him,

    Though my patience has begun to crumble since his departure.

  8. أَمرُّ عَلى رَبع به كانَ نازِلاً

    فيخطُر لي ذاكَ الجنابُ الممنَّعُ

    I pass a dwelling where he once stayed,

    And that inviolable presence comes to mind.

  9. إِذا اِكتحلت عيني بآثار رَبعه

    تحدَّر منها أَربعونَ وأَربعُ

    When my eye wears the traces of his dwelling as kohl,

    Forty and four stream down from it.

  10. أَلا أَيُّها الندبُ الهمام السميدعُ ال

    أَغرُّ التقيُّ الأَروع المتورِّعُ

    Ah, you noble, valiant, generous lord,

    Radiant, God-fearing, awe-inspiring, and scrupulously devout!

  11. لك اللَه إِنّي للأذمَّة حافِظٌ

    فَلا ترَ أَنّي غادِرٌ أَو مضيِّعُ

    God keep you! I am faithful to my pledges,

    So do not deem me treacherous or neglectful.

  12. لئن غِبتَ عَن عَيني فشخصُك حاضِرٌ

    بِباليَ لم أَبرَح أَراك وأَسمَعُ

    Though you are absent from my sight, your person is present

    In my mind; I have never ceased to see and hear you.

  13. وإِن شبَّ في قَلبي الغَضا بعدك الفضا

    فَبالمنحنى من أَضلعي لك موضعُ

    Though ghada-wood burns in my spacious heart in your absence,

    Still, within the curve of my ribs, there is a place for you.

  14. أَتاني كتابٌ منك يُشرق نورُهُ

    كأَنَّ عَلى أَعطافِهِ الشَمسُ تلمعُ

    A letter from you reached me, its light shining,

    As though the sun were gleaming upon its folds.

  15. تنوّع من نظمٍ ونثرٍ كأَنَّه

    رياضٌ غدت أَزهارُها تتنوَّعُ

    It varies in verse and prose, as though it were

    Gardens whose flowers have grown diverse.

  16. فَفي كلِّ سَطرٍ منه وشي منمنمٌ

    وفي كلِّ فصل منه عِقدٌ مرصَّعُ

    For in every line of it is finely patterned brocade,

    And in every section of it, a necklace set with gems.

  17. طربت به لفظاً ومعنىً كأَنَّما

    أديرَ عليَّ البابليُّ المشَعشَعُ

    I was enraptured by its words and meaning, as though

    Babylonian wine, tempered with water, had been passed round to me.