اليوم أصبحَ فيك الوقتُ منتظماً

وهوَّنَ الله أمراً كانَ قد عَظُما

Today time has become organized in you,

And God has facilitated what was so difficult.

أمست عمانُ وأنت الشهم سيدها

لا يُستباح لها في الحادثات حمى

Oman has become happy with you as its noble master,

None can violate its sanctity in calamities.

مدت إليها يد الجاني فما ظفرت

إلاَّ بما أعقب الخسران والندما

The hand of the wrongdoer reached out to it, but did not succeed,

Except in that which regret and loss followed.

من بعد ما هاج شراً من مكانته

وكاد يوقد في أطرافها ضرما

After the evildoer became restless in his position,

And almost ignited flames around its edges.

تمسكاً بحبال الشمس من طمع

ومورداً من سراب لا يبلّ ظما

Clinging to the ropes of the sun out of greed,

And heading to a mirage that does not quench thirst.

فلم يُوَفَّقْ إلى نجح يؤمِّله

والمرء إنْ فقد التوفيق أو عدما

So he was not guided to success that gives him hope,

And when one loses direction, nothing avails him.

لم يهده الرأي إلاَّ للضلال ولا

يزيده عدم التوفيق غير عمى

Nothing guided him but misguidance,

And losing direction increases him in nothing but blindness.

أضلَّ مسعاه تركي في غوايته

كأنه اختار عن وجدانه العدما

His efforts led him astray in his seduction,

As if he chose oblivion over consciousness.

نصحته وبذلتَ النصح تنذره

مستعملاً بالنذير السيف والقلما

I advised him and gave him advice warning him,

Using both the sword and the pen as warners.

فما ارعوى لك عن وهم توهمه

كأنَّ في أُذْنِه عن ناصح صمما

But he did not heed the advice about his delusion,

As if his ears were deaf towards the advisor.

أرادَ في زعمه أنْ يستطيل على

عمان قهراً فلم يظفر بما زعما

He wanted, in his claim, to gain power

Over Oman by force, but did not attain what he claimed.

وكان غايته الحرمان يومئذٍ

ولو أطاعك واسترضاك ما حرما

His ultimate goal that day was deprivation,

Had he obeyed and pleased you, he would not have been deprived.

خيَّرته قبل هذا اليوم في نعم

ولم يكن ثمَّ ممن يشكر النعما

You gave him bounty before this day,

But he was not among those who thank for bounty.

وجاء يطلب مُلكاً منك ليس له

فقيل خصمان في إرثِ العُلى اختصما

And he came seeking a kingdom from you that was not his,

So the two opponents argued over the lofty inheritance.

حتَّى إذا كانَ لا يصغي إلى حكم

حكمتما الصارم الهندي بينكما

Until when he would not listen to judgment,

You two judged between yourselves with the Indian scimitar.

قضى لك السيف فيما قد قضى ومضى

فيا له حَككَمٌ عدلٌ إذا حكما

It decreed for you what it decreed and passed,

What a just judgment it was when it judged!

وما تجاوزت الإنصاف شفرته

وما أضلَّ بمظلوم وإن ظُلِما

Its blade did not transgress justice,

Nor did it wrong the wronged, even if he was wronged.

وقالت الناس باديها وحاضرها

ما جار سالم في حكم ولا ظلما

The people, both present and absent, said,

“Salem did not wrong in his rule or oppress.”

أنزلَته من منيعات الحصون ولو

تركت تركي رهين الحصن مات ظما

It brought him down from the fortresses, and had

You left Turki hostage in the fort, he would have died thirsty.

أراد مستعصماً فيه ومعتصماً

وما رأى في منيع الحصن معتصما

He wanted protected and sheltered in it,

But did not find in the fortress a shelter.

ولم يجد سلَّما يرقى السماء به

ولو رمى نفسه في البحر لالتُقما

He did not find a ladder to ascend to the sky with,

And had he thrown himself into the sea, he would have drowned.

وإنَّه قبل إعطاء الأمان له

ما استشعر الموت حتَّى استشعر الندما

And indeed, before giving him amnesty,

He had not felt death until he felt regret.

وغرَّه مَن دعاه في خيانته

فجاءها عقبات الموت واقتحما

And he was fooled by those who called him to betrayal,

So he faced obstacles of death and plunged in.

أذقته العفو حُلواً عن جنايته

وكان عفوك عمَّن قد جنى كراما

I made him taste sweet pardon for his crime,

And your pardon of one who transgressed is generous.

عفَوْت عنه ولكن عفوَ مقتدرٍ

والعفو أقرب للتقوى كما عُلما

You pardoned him, but the pardon of the Capable,

And pardon is closer to piety, as is known.

وما هتكت وأيم الله حرمته

وكان عندك حتَّى زال محترما

By God, you did not violate his sanctity,

And he remained respected with you until he passed away.

وربما لامك اللّوام عن سَفَهٍ

وقد يلومك بين الناس من لؤما

Perhaps the critic blames you out of foolishness,

And among people, the wrongdoer may blame you.

أما وربِّك لو أربى طغى وبغى

وما عفا مثلما تعفو بل انتقما

But, by your Lord, had he become tyrannical and unjust,

And did not pardon as you pardon, but instead took revenge,

رحمته ولو استولى عليك لما

أبقى عليك ولم يلحق بمن رحما

I would have pitied him even if he had gained power over you,

For he would not have spared you or joined those you pitied.

أراد ربُّك أنْ تعفو بقدرته

ليظهر الفضل والتمييز بينكما

Your Lord willed that you pardon with His power,

To manifest grace and distinction between you.

والله يَعْلَمُ والدنيا بأجمعها

لو نال من سالمٍ تركي لما سلما

And Allah knows, and the whole world,

Had Turki attained anything from Salem, he would not have been safe.

لا زال يولي جميلاً من صنائعه

وهكذا كرم الشهم الَّذي كرما

He continues to generously reward from his feats,

Thus the noble one rewarded nobility.

من سيّدٍ بالغٍ رشد الشيوخ نُهىً

رضيع ثدي المعالي قبل أن فطما

He and his fortunate grandfather competed

In what they attained of honorable character and shared it.

تبارك الله ما أبهى سناه فتىً

كالنجم يهدي سبيل الرشد مذ نجما

How excellent is his youthful appearance, a young man

Like a star guiding the path of righteousness since it rose!

الثابت الجأش في سِلْم ومعترك

في موطن الفخر قد أرسى له قدما

Firm, bold, perfectly composed in war and battle,

He established himself in the abode of pride with stability.

الباسم الثغر والهيجاء عابسة

والسيف يقطر من هام الكماة دما

A smiling face, and a frowning, awe-inspiring demeanor,

And a sword dripping blood from the brow of heroes.

فمن صدور العوالي ما يرى وصباً

ومن نفوس المعالي ما شفى سقما

From the breasts of loftiness is what is seen as downpour,

And from the souls of nobility is what cured sickness.

تساهما هو والجد السعيد بما

حازاه من كرم الأخلاق واقتسما

They share what they attained of honored character and divided it,

What an excellent son he is, I mean his son,

ويا له ولد أعنيه من ولدٍ

أحيى له ذكره الماضي وإنْ قدما

Who revived his past memory though it is old!

Noble chiefs of Oman venerate him,

تحفُّه من عمان سادةٌ نجبٌ

تسمو لهم في سماوات العلاء سما

Their stature rising to the heavens' heights.

They protect their master from every affliction,

يحمون سيّدهم من كلّ نازلة

بفيصل يغلق الهامات والقمما

With Faisal who locks both anxiety and summit.

None protected his realm when dangers came threatening

ولم يكن غيره الحامي لحوزتها

إذا ادلهمّ من الأخطار ما دهما

Except him. Oman’s lions guard it like sheep at night.

Were it not for your existence this disease would not have been cured

تبيت لا كملوك الهند تكلأها

ترعى الأسود وهم يرعونها غنما

And that crack, were it not for you, would not have healed.

A subtle grace from God in you He manifested,

لولا وجودك هذا الداء ما حسما

وذلك الصدع لولا أنت ما التأما

After the subtle grace had been concealed.

It came to us, bringing happiness, as we supplicate God for it,

لطف من الله فيك الله أظهره

من بعد ما كانَ سر اللطف مكتتما

The shining Basra and its souls rejoiced for it,

And the lofty had their happiness renewed and smiled.

وافت إلينا فوافت بالسرور كما

ندعو من الله فيها فاغرين فما

God made an order easy which you actualized,

And God has wisdom in His decree.

سرَّت بها البصرة الفيحاء وابتهجت

منها النفوس وأنف الصند قد رغما

You continue to excel in generosity and beneficence,

Like rain wherever it poured, and sea wherever it surged.

بشارة عمَّت الدنيا مسرّتها

واهتز منها العلى والمجد وابتسما

Among your merits are those that adorn the stars,

And among your grants are those that would shame seas.

قد يَسَّرَ الله أمراً أنت فعله

وإن لله في تقديره حِكَما

I have never ceased composing my words about you,

Just as drops of rain succeed each other in rhythm and harmony.

لا زلت بالجود والإحسان مبتدراً

كالغيث حيث همى والبحر حيث طمى

فمن مزاياك ما تكسو النجوم سناً

ومن عطاياك ما قد يخجل الديما

ولم أزل كلماتي فيك أنظمها

كما تتابع قطر المزن وانسجما