Sol 6.1

  1. أُهدي الإِمامَ عابدَ الرّحمنِ

    تَحِيّةً مِن ربِّنا المنّانِ

    I offer the Imam, Abid al-Rahman,

    a greeting from our Lord, the Bountiful Giver,

  2. وأَكمَل السّلامِ مِن مُحبٍّ

    وَما صَفا مِنَ الدّعاء القلبي

    and the fullest peace from a loving friend,

    and all that is pure in prayer from the heart,

  3. وَأَجملَ الثَناءِ وَالمَديحِ

    بِكلِّ لَفظٍ حَسنٍ فَصيحِ

    and the fairest praise and commendation,

    in every fine and eloquent word.

  4. وَأَشتَكي مِن لاعِجِ الأَشواقِ

    ما ضاقَ عنه باطِنُ الأَوراقِ

    And I lament such burning longings

    as the inner spaces of pages cannot contain.

  5. وَبعدُ فَالمَعروضُ لِلجَنابِ

    مِن بَعدِ لَثمِ أَشرَفِ الأَعتابِ

    And now, here is what is submitted to Your Honor,

    after kissing the noblest thresholds,

  6. وَغِبَّ تَقبيلِ الأكُفِّ وَالقدَمْ

    مِنَ المَشوقِ المكتَسي ثَوبَ العَدم

    and after kissing the hands and the foot,

    from the yearning one, clad in the robe of nothingness:

  7. إِنّ كِتابَكم إِلَينا وَصَلا

    فسرَّني ونِلت منه الأمَلا

    Indeed, your letter has reached us;

    so it delighted me, and from it I gained what I hoped for;

  8. وحفَّني بالدّرَرِ الثمينَهْ

    وفرَّحَ الأفئدةَ الحزينهْ

    and it surrounded me with precious pearls,

    and gladdened sorrowful hearts.

  9. قَرأته بِأَلسُن الأفكارِ

    وَشِمْتُ ما حَوى مِن الأَبكارِ

    I read it with the tongues of thought,

    and beheld the virgin ideas it contained.

  10. فَمِن مَعانيهِ اِرتَشفتُ سُكرا

    وَمِن مَبانيه اِلتَقطتُ جوهَرا

    So from its meanings I sipped sugar,

    and from its wording I gathered gems.

  11. بَلِ اِنتشقتُ المِسكَ من خِتامهِ

    وشِمْتُ رَوضَ الحسْنِ في نظامهِ

    Rather, I inhaled musk from its seal,

    and beheld the garden of beauty in its composition.

  12. وَقَد حَمدتُ اللَّهَ ذا الجَلالِ

    والمَنِّ والإنعامِ والنوالِ

    And I have praised God, possessed of majesty,

    and bounty, beneficence, and gifts.

  13. وَكلُّ ما أَومى إِلَيهِ السيِّدُ

    فَهمتُهُ وَفي خَيالي يوجدِ

    And all to which the master alluded,

    I understood; it is present in my mind.

  14. وَلَيسَ يَنأى مِنهُ عَن خَيالي

    شيءٌ لأن ذا منَ المُحالِ

    Nor does any of it recede from my mind—

    not a thing, for that would be impossible.

  15. بَل لا يَزالُ ماكِثاً في فِكرَتي

    كَالسَّيِّدِ المِفْضالِ عالي الهمّةِ

    Rather, it remains dwelling in my thoughts,

    like the generous master of lofty resolve.

  16. وَإِنَّني بِما حَواه عامِلُ

    وَإِنَّني لما قَصدتُ آملُ

    And I act upon what it contains,

    and I hope for what I have sought.

  17. بَل ذاكَ غايَةُ المَقصودِ

    ولا يزال الدهرَ في وُجودُ

    Rather, that is the ultimate aim,

    and it remains in being through all time.

  18. وَإِنَّني لمُرتَجي الجَناب

    عدولَه عَن مثلِ ذا الخطابِ

    And indeed I entreat Your Honor

    to refrain from such an address,

  19. فَإِنّني لَستُ لَهُ بِأَهلِ

    وَلَيسَ ذا مِنكُم بِحدِّ مثلي

    for I am not worthy of it,

    and this from you is beyond the station of one like me.

  20. فَإِنَّني إِلَيكُمُ مَنسوبُ

    وَإِنَّني عَلَيكمُ مَحسوبُ

    For I am affiliated with you,

    and I am reckoned as one of your own.

  21. واللَّهُ يَجزيكُم جَميلَ الخَيرِ

    فَضلاً وَيَكفيكُم جَميعَ الضَّيرِ

    And may God reward you with the finest good,

    in His grace, and shield you from all harm.

  22. وَأَرتَجي التّشريفَ بِالمُراسَله

    لِأَنّها مِن أَكمَلِ المُواصَله

    And I hope to be honored by your correspondence,

    for it is among the fullest forms of fellowship,

  23. وَأَن أَكونَ مِنْ أَعزِّ خاطرِ

    لَدى شَريفِ البالِ ثمّ الخاطرِ

    and that I may be among your dearest thoughts,

    within your noble mind and memory.

  24. وَأَن تُبلغوا السّلامَ الوافي

    لِسيّدي الأُستاذِ ذي الإِنصافِ

    And that you convey my fullest greetings of peace

    to my master, the fair-minded teacher.

  25. وَإِنّني مُقبِّلٌ أَقدامَهُ

    وَلَم أَزَلْ بَينَ الوَرى خدّامَهُ

    And indeed I kiss his feet,

    and have ever been his servant among humankind.

  26. وَأَرتَجي دُعاءَهُ الخيريّا

    وَأَرتَجي رِضاءهُ السنيّا

    And I hope for his benevolent prayers,

    and I hope for his exalted approval.

  27. وَأَرتَجي إِهداءَكم سَلامي

    لِلصِّنْوِ مَع أَنجالِكَ الكِرامِ

    And I hope you will convey my greetings

    to your brother, together with your noble sons,

  28. ثُمّ إِلى الأَحبابِ وَالإِخوانِ

    وَأَصدِقائِنا مَعَ الخِلّانِ

    then to the loved ones and the brethren,

    and our friends, along with close companions.

  29. وَهَذِهِ الأُرجوزَةُ المَنظومه

    مِنَ الفصاحَةِ أَتَت مَعصومَه

    And this composed rajaz poem

    has come untouched by eloquence—

  30. نَظمُ غَبيٍّ عاجِزٍ ضَعيفِ

    أَعني الفَقيرَ عابدَ اللطيفِ

    the verse of a dull, helpless, feeble man:

    I mean the poor one, Abid al-Latif,

  31. أَعني اِبنَ فَتحِ اللَّه ذي الآلاءِ

    وَالفَضلِ وَالإِحسانِ والعطاءِ

    I mean Ibn Fath Allah—God, Lord of blessings,

    and of bounty, beneficence, and giving.

  32. جاءَتكَ تَرتَجي القَبولَ مَنّا

    وَتَلثِمُ الكفَّ النديَّ عنّا

    It has come to you, hoping for acceptance as a favor,

    and kisses your generous hand on our behalf.

  33. وَاِسلَمْ وَدُمْ في العِزِّ وَالإِكرامِ

    ما فاحَ عَرْفُ عَنبرِ الخِتامِ

    And be safe, and ever remain in glory and honor,

    as long as the closing ambergris wafts its scent.