حذار فالحاظ الحسان جوارِح — محمد الغلامي 29 قصيدة

حذار فالحاظ الحسان جَوارِح

وَقَد كلمت منها الحشا وَالجوارِح

Beware, for the glances of the fair inflict wounds;

my heart and limbs have been wounded by them.

حداد لها فعل الظبا كُلَمّا اِنتضَت

فَما لِلظَبي الا اللحاظ صَفائح

Sharp, they do the work of sword-edges whenever unsheathed;

the gazelle's only sword-blades are its glances.

حموا عَن عيون المستهام رِقاده

فَهَل مانِع اللذات للنوم مانح

They kept sleep from the eyes of the lovesick;

would one who withholds delights bestow sleep?

حَلالي طباق النظم فيهم فَكُلَمّا

كَتمت الهوى جفني بذياك بائح

The antithesis of verse about them delights me: whenever

I conceal my passion, my eyelid proclaims it.

حسان أَساءوا بالصدود وَأَفسَدوا

فؤادي وَهَذا الفعل في الحب صالح

Fair ones wronged me by spurning me and ruined

my heart; yet in love, this deed is good.

حَياتي بأن أَقضي بشيء سوى الجفا

فاغضى عَلى جور لهم وأسامح

My life lies in dying of anything but estrangement;

so I close my eyes to their injustice and forgive.

حسام من الأَحداق أَدمى جوانحا

اليهم سوى كل الملاح جوانح

A sword from their eyes has bloodied my ribs,

inclining toward them rather than all the other fair ones.

حَنيني لهم باد وَقَلبي لطائِر

مداماً عَلى غصن الصبابة صادح

My longing for them is plain, and my heart is indeed a bird,

ever singing on the branch of ardent love.

حفاظي قَديم في الهَوى غير حادِث

وَفادح ذاكَ الوجد كالزند قادح

My fidelity in love is longstanding, not new;

and the crushing burden of that longing strikes sparks like a fire-stick.

حظى كل طرف بالرقاد وَلَم يَزَل

لطفل الكرى سيف من السهد ذابح

Every eye has enjoyed sleep, yet still

a sword of sleeplessness slaughters the infant of slumber.

حمام اللوى كن لي عَلى الهجر مسعداً

لأَنَّ حمامى آن مِمّا أُكافِح

Doves of al-Liwa, be my comfort in separation,

for my death is near because of what I struggle against.

حَرامأ يَروا نَومي وَقَتلى محللا

نعم حكمهم في الحب للجور راجع

They deem my sleep forbidden, and killing me lawful;

yes, their judgment in love turns toward injustice.

حشائي لهم دون الأَنام مسارح

وَفيض دموع العين غدر طوافح

My heart is their pasture, theirs alone among humankind;

and the tears streaming from my eyes form overflowing pools.

حَكى جود مَولانا الوَزير أَخا العلا

يظل وَيمسي وهو في الأَرض سائح

It mirrors the bounty of our lord the minister, brother to greatness,

flowing across the earth by day and evening.

حَكيم لدآه الملك بالفضل أَحمد

حَليم اذا خفّ الحلوم الواجح

A sage whose excellence makes kingship more praiseworthy;

forbearing when weighty minds grow flighty.

حوى دون أَملاك الملا كل مفخر

لِهَذا تَرى دون الفخار يناضح

He has gathered every distinction, surpassing the kings of humankind;

thus you see him striving in defense of glory.

حجاب العلا أُرخى نمت خلاله

كذا المسك يخفى جرمه وَهُوَ فائح

The veil of eminence was lowered, yet his virtues revealed it;

likewise, musk's substance is hidden while its fragrance spreads.

حَسيب تَرى الوفاد تَسعى لداره

صنوفاً فمن غاد هناك وَرائح

A man of noble lineage—you see visitors hurrying to his house,

of many kinds, some going there in the morning, others in the evening.

حباني بفضل لا أَقوم بشكره

فَكَيفَ وَقَد عزَّت لدى المنائح

He granted me bounty for which I cannot give due thanks;

how could I, when gifts have been scarce for me?

حلى مقولي تزهو بتطرير مدحه

وَكَم زينت نظم القَريض المدائح

The ornaments of my speech shine, embroidered with his praise;

and how often praise-poems have adorned the composition of verse!

حَليف الحجا أَما علاه فبين

وأما سناه فهو كالصبح لائح

An ally of reason: as for his eminence, it is plain;

and as for his radiance, it shines like dawn.

حريص عَلى كسب الكَمال مصمم

وَلكنه في صفقة المجد رابِح

Eager to gain perfection, resolute,

yet he profits in the bargain of glory.

حيا جوده أَحيا موات خصاصى

فأَثرت به آكامها والأَباطح

The rain of his bounty revived the dead land of my poverty,

so its hills and valley flats grew rich through it.

حَقيق بما قد نال قدراً وَرِفعة

وَهَل تَختَفي ذياكَ والأَمر واضح

Worthy of the rank and eminence he has attained;

and could that be hidden, when the matter is clear?

حمى الدين محمىّ بصارم عزمه

اذا ما حمى ربع العشيرة رامح

Religion's sanctuary is guarded by the sword of his resolve,

whenever a spearman protects the clan's dwelling.

حَديث الندا عَلى راحتيه مسلسل

صَحيح وَلَم يلف لذلك جارح

The tradition of generosity runs in an unbroken chain through his palms,

authentic, with no critic found to impugn it.

حثثنا لناديه الركاب وَكلنا

له نظر نحو المَكارِم طامح

We urged our riding camels toward his assembly, and each of us

has a gaze aspiring toward noble favors.

خططنا عَلى باب الرجآء رحالنا

فَفي النفس حاجات وَفيك المصالح

We set down our saddles at the gate of hope,

for the soul has needs, and in you lie the means to meet them.

حييت مدى الأَزمان ما أم قاصد

وَما نضمت عقد القَريض المدائح

May you live through all ages, as long as a seeker comes,

and as long as praise-poems string the necklace of verse.