Sol 6.1

  1. كانت خراسان أرضا إذ يزيد بها

    وكل باب من الخيرات مفتوح

    Khorasan was a land indeed when Yazid was there,

    and every door to good things stood open.

  2. فاستبدلت قتبا جعدا أنامله

    كأنما وجهه بالخل منضوح

    Then she took a pack-saddle in his stead, whose fingers were clenched,

    as though his face were splashed with vinegar.

  3. هبت شمالا خريقا أسقطت ورقا

    واصفر بالقاع بعد الخضرة الشيخ

    A fierce north wind blew, bringing down leaves,

    and on the plain, after the greenness, the old man turned yellow.

  4. فارحل هديت ولا تجعل غنيمتنا

    ثلجا تصفقه بالترمذ الريح

    So depart—may you be guided—and do not make our booty

    snow that the wind buffets at Termez.

  5. إن الشتاء عدو لا تقابله

    فارحل هديت وثوب الدفء مطروح

    Indeed, winter is an enemy; do not confront it.

    So depart—may you be guided—while warmth's cloak is laid out.