Sol 6.1

  1. يا أَحنَفَ الحِلمِ الّذي

    في حِلمهِ صحَّ النّظامْ

    O Ahnaf of forbearance, whose

    forbearance has made order sound,

  2. يا حاكِياً عَدلَ الأَشج

    جِ بِعَدلِهِ بَينَ الأَنام

    O you who emulate al-Ashajj's justice

    through your justice among humankind,

  3. يا مَفخَرَ الوزراءِ يا

    تاجَ الأَكارِمِ وَالفَخام

    O pride of ministers, O

    crown of the noble and the eminent,

  4. يا ذا الوَزير المُعتَلي

    فَوقَ السُّهى بَدر التّمام

    O you, the minister who rises

    above al-Suha, a moon at the full,

  5. يا أَيُّها اللّيثُ الهِزب

    رُ وَذَا العَوالي وَالحُسام

    O lion, mighty lion,

    and bearer of lances and the sword,

  6. يا صاحِبَ القَلبِ الرّقي

    قِ وَمَن هوَ الشّهم الهُمام

    O possessor of a tender heart,

    and you, the noble, valiant man,

  7. عَفواً خدينَ مراحمٍ

    فَالعَفوُ مِن شَأنِ العِظام

    Grant pardon, companion of mercy,

    for pardon is the practice of the great.

  8. رَبّي العَفوُّ يُحِبُّه

    لا شَكّ في هَذا الكَلام

    My Lord, the All-Pardoning, loves it;

    there is no doubt about these words.

  9. وَاِصفَح خَدينَ مَكارِمٍ

    فَالصّفحُ مِن شِيَمِ الكِرام

    And forgive, companion of noble virtues,

    for forgiveness is among the traits of the noble.

  10. إِنّي عُبَيدكَ سَيّدي

    إِنّي رَقيقك وَالغُلام

    Indeed, I am your humble servant, my master;

    indeed, I am your bondman and serving-boy.

  11. أَرجو مَراحِمَك الّتي

    بِرَجائِها نَيلُ المَرام

    I hope for your mercies,

    through hope of which the goal is attained,

  12. بِالعَفوِ عَمَّن أُرسلوا

    بِالجدّ ثمَّ الاِهتِمام

    by pardoning those who were sent,

    with earnestness, then diligence,

  13. بَحراً لأَروادَ الّتي

    فيها لَهُم ضيقُ المَقام

    by sea to Arwad, where

    their quarters are cramped,

  14. في أَمرِكَ العالي الشَّري

    فِ وذاكَ أَمضى مِن حسام

    under your lofty, noble command—

    and that is sharper than a sword.

  15. يَكفيهِمُ زَجراً لَهم

    حَبسٌ وَنَفيٌ مَع مَلام

    Enough to deter them are

    imprisonment and exile, with reproach,

  16. إِنْ صَحَّ عَنهم أَو إِذا

    ما صَحَّ ذيّاك الكَلام

    whether it is true of them, or whether

    that report is untrue.

  17. فَاِرحَم لِأَطفالٍ لَهُم

    في حَلقِهِم مُرُّ الطّعام

    Then have mercy on their children,

    in whose throats food is bitter.

  18. وَاِغنَم دُعا أَولادِهِم

    وَعِيالِهم أَيّ اِغتِنام

    And gain the prayers of their children

    and their dependents—what a gain!

  19. وَاِحلم وَمُنَّ بِرَدِّهم

    يا بَحرَ حِلمٍ في الأَنام

    And be forbearing; graciously return them,

    O sea of forbearance among humankind.

  20. وَاِجبُر لِخاطِرِ مُرتَجٍ

    في رَفعِ هَذا الاِنتِقام

    And soothe the heart of one who hopes

    for this retribution to be lifted.

  21. فَلَقَد تَجاسَرَ بِالرّجا

    وَقَبولهُ عينُ المَرام

    For he has indeed ventured to hope,

    and its acceptance is the very goal.

  22. إِنّ الشّفاعَةَ قَد أَتى

    في فَضلِها خَيرُ الكَلام

    Indeed, concerning intercession there has come

    the finest speech about its merit.

  23. في الحِلمِ قَد أَطمَعتَني

    وَالحِلم يُطمَعُ وَالسّلام

    You have made me hopeful of forbearance,

    and forbearance is hoped for. Peace.

  24. أَبقاكَ ربّي دائِماً

    وَأَدامَك المَولى أَدام

    May my Lord preserve you always,

    and may the Lord sustain you—sustain you!

  25. وَأدامَ دَولَتَكَ الّتي

    في عَدلِها عاشَ الكِرام

    And may He perpetuate your rule, under which

    the noble have lived in justice,

  26. وَحَباكَ فيها دائِماً

    حُسنَ النِّظامِ مَعَ اِنتِظام

    and always grant you within it

    good order and regularity,

  27. ما ماسَ غُصنٌ في الرُّبى

    ما فَوقهُ غَنّى حَمام

    as long as a bough sways upon the hills,

    as long as doves sing above it.

  28. وَاللَّهَ أَسأَلُ أَنَّه

    يَمَتنُّ في حُسنِ الخِتام

    And I ask God that He

    graciously grant a good ending.