باح وجداً بهواه
حين لم يعط مناه
He confessed the passion of his love
He was consumed by passion when denied his desire
when he was denied his desire:
A lover made more ardent by the one who inflamed his passion
مغرم أغرى به السق
م فما يرجى شفاه
a lovesick man whom illness beset—
His body grew emaciated from lovesickness
what hope, then, is there for his cure?
Had he wished to hide it from the eyes, his emaciation would have revealed it
كاد يخفيه نحول ال
جسم حتى لا تراه
He was nearly hidden by the wasting of his—
Blessed be Al-Rasheed, my master
body, until you could no longer see him.
The people were pleased with his rule
لو ضنا يخفى عن العي
ن لأخفاه ضناه
If one wasted away could vanish from the ey—
May God make his enemies
—e, his wasting would have hidden him.
Suffer evil instead of him
حبذا الرسي مولى
رضي الناس ولاه
How excellent a master is al-Rassī,
He was certain that wealth lies
whose rule has pleased the people!
In spreading his riches
جعل الله أعادي
ه من السوء فداه
May God make his enem—
He climbed high until he reached
—ies ransom him from every evil.
The pinnacle with his ascent
فلقد أيقن بالثر
وة من حل ذراه
For surely he is assured of wea—
But missed attaining the heights
—lth who shelters beneath his heights.
Of glory and greatness
من رقى حتى تناهى
في المعالي مرتقاه
He rose until his ascent reached its utmost
He has reigned with authority
in the heights of honor.
And protected his subjects
فات أن يبلغ في السؤ
ددوالمجد مداه
None could reach, in sovereign—
An ocean of generosity, unknown
—ty and glory, the bounds he attained.
Where his limits lie
ملك مذ كان بالسط
وةممنوع حماه
A king whose sanctuary, since he wielded pow—
He did not fail, like Abraham
—er, has remained inviolate.
To have hope in people
بحر جود ليس يدري
أين منه منهاه
An ocean of generosity that does not know
Time does not change one
where its furthest shore may lie.
Who withstands if time hardens
لم يضع من كان إبرا
هيم في الناس رجاه
Never was one disappointed whose hope among men was Ibra—
He sufficed against the woes
—him.
Of days and fate protected him
لا ولا يفرق من صر
ف زمن إن عره
No; nor does he fear the vicissitudes of ti—
How can I not praise one whose
—me, should they assail him.
Character lacked no virtues
من به استكفى أذى الأي
ام والدهر كفاه
Whoever seeks sufficiency through him is spared the harm of the da—
—ys, and he is shielded from Time itself.
كيف لا أمدح من لم
يخل خلق من نداه
How could I fail to praise one when no—
—creature is untouched by his bounty?
Sol 5.6