Poems
- أأنصف ممن طبعهم من مقابحAm I to be treated fairly by those whose nature is made of vices?
- أبعد شهابنا نلقى شهاباAfter our Shihab, shall we find another Shihab?
- أصبحت بين الورى في الهم ذو أسفI have become sorrowful among humankind, beset by worry.
- القول ما شهد الفعال بصدقهWords are what deeds attest to as true.
- تبسم الدهر عن حسن وإحسانTime has smiled, revealing beauty and beneficence.
- جعل الرقاد لكي يواصل موعداHe made sleep a rendezvous, that he might find union.
- حمدت سجاياه المطلة بالبشرI praised his virtues, shining forth with good cheer.
- خفاجية قد صاغها الفكر مدحةA Khafaji poem that thought has fashioned in praise
- راح من الجود فيك الله أثبتهاA wine of generosity—God has firmly rooted it in you.
- سل الأفق بالزهر الكواكب حالياAsk the horizon, adorned with radiant stars,
- سلام كما حيتك عاطرة النشرGreetings, as a sweet-scented one greeted you,
- سلام كما حيتك عاطرة النشرA greeting, as the sweet-scented one greeted you,
- ضياء تجلى في سماء كمالهA radiance shone forth in the sky of his perfection.
- عسى تعرف العلياء ذنبي إلى الدهرPerhaps lofty glory will recognize my offense against Time;
- فكم أمسى بما ألقى حزيناSo often I pass the evening saddened by what I endure,
- قدمت قدوم النيل يا زينة العصرYou have come like the Nile, O adornment of the age,
- قلت إن القضيب يحكيك عطفاI said: the supple bough resembles you in its graceful bending,
- لا نأمن الدهر إن الدهر خوانWe cannot trust time, for time is a betrayer
- لحا الله كتابا بمنصورة الواليMay God curse a letter from the governor at Mansura;
- لك في سموات المحامد مقعدYou have a seat in the heavens of praise.
- ما لي وللأيام ويح صروفهاWhat have I to do with the days? Woe for their vicissitudes—
- مكارمه تفوح بكل وادHis noble deeds spread their fragrance in every valley.
- من مثل أحمد في الحقيقة أحمدWho is like Ahmad, truly most worthy of praise?
- هل أنت فرعون تمثيلا وتشبهاAre you Pharaoh in likeness and imitation,
- هي الليالي فلا تغتر بالأملSuch are the nights, so do not be deceived by hope.
- وافى فوافانا السرور الأكبرHe arrived, and the greatest joy came to us.
- ولقد نظمت الشعر شيمة معشرAnd indeed I have composed poetry in the tradition of a people
- وماذا تبتغي الأيام منىAnd what do the days seek from me?
- ومن حقكم شكرا آلائكمAnd you are owed gratitude for your bounties,
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