Sol 6.1

  1. مُتَّسِعُ الصَدرِ مُطيقٌ لِما

    يُحارُ فيهِ الحُوَّلُ القَلبُ

    Broad of heart, I can bear what

    bewilders even the wily, resourceful man.

  2. راجَعَ بِالعُتبى فَأَعتَبتُهُ

    وَرُبَّما أَعتَبَكَ المُذنِبُ

    He returned with amends, and I reconciled with him;

    and sometimes the offender makes amends to you.

  3. أَجَل وَفي الدَهرِ عَلى أَنَّهُ

    مُوَكَّلٌ بِالبَينِ مُستَعتَبُ

    Yes, and in time, though it is

    charged with parting, there is room for reconciliation.

  4. سَقياً وَرَعياً لِزَمانٍ مَضى

    عَنّي وَسَهمُ الشامِتِ الأَخيَبُ

    Rain and care upon a time that has passed

    away from me—and the gloater's arrow is the surest to miss.

  5. قَد جاءَني مِنكَ مُوَيلٌ فَلَم

    أَعرِض لَهُ وَالحُرُّ لا يَكذِبُ

    A little money has reached me from you, but I did not

    reach for it—and a freeborn man does not lie.

  6. أَخذِيَ مالاً مِنكَ بَعدَ الَّذي

    أَودَعتِنَيهِ مَركَبٌ يَصعُبُ

    My taking money from you after what

    you lodged within me is a mount hard to ride.

  7. أَبَيتُ أَن أَشرَبَ عِندَ الرِضا

    وَالسُخطِ إِلّا مَشرَباً يَعذُبُ

    I have refused to drink, whether content

    or displeased, except from a source that is sweet.

  8. أَعَزَّني اليَأسُ وَأَغنى فَما

    أَرجو سِوى اللَهِ وَلا أَهرُبُ

    Despair has made me strong and self-sufficient, so I do not

    hope in any but God, nor do I flee.

  9. قارونُ عِندي في الغِنى مُعدَمٌ

    وَهِمَّتي ما فَوقَها مَذهَبُ

    In wealth, Qarun is a pauper beside me,

    and no goal lies above my aspiration.

  10. فَأَيُّ هاتَينِ تَراني بِها

    أَصبو إِلى مالِكَ أَو أَرغَبُ

    So which of these two, do you think, would make me

    yearn for your money, or covet it?