أسكرتني سكراً بغير شرابِ
وأتتْ إذْ أتتْ بأمر عُجابِ
She intoxicated me—an intoxication without wine;
Intoxicated me without any drink
and when she came, she brought a wondrous thing.
And came when she came with a wondrous affair
لم تُرجِّعْ بآيةٍ من كتاب الل
ه حتى نَسيتُ أُمَّ الكتابِ
She did not chant a verse from the Book of Go—
Did not return with any verse from Allah's book
—d before I forgot the Mother of the Book.
Until I forgot the mother of the book
أذكرتني بصوتها صوتَ داو
د يُقَرِّي الزَّبور في المحرابِ
Her voice recalled to me the voice of Davi—
Reminded me with her voice the voice of David
—d reciting the Psalms in the sanctuary.
Reciting the Psalms in the shrine
آبَ أمرُ الإسلام خيرَ مآبهْ
وغدا الملكُ ثابتاً في نصابهْ
The cause of Islam returned to the best of homes,
Went the matter of Islam, the best of its outcomes
and sovereignty stood firm in its rightful place;
And the kingdom became stable in its pillars
مستقرّاً قرارُهُ مطمئناً
آهلاً بعد نأيه واغترابهْ
its seat established, secure and serene—
Settled its settlement, reassured
welcome home after its distance and exile.
Populated after its remoteness and estrangement
فاحمد الله وحده والتمس بالعفو
عمن هفا جزيل ثوابهْ
So praise God alone, and seek, through pardoning
So thank Allah alone and seek forgiveness
those who stumble, the fullness of His reward.
For whom plentiful reward awaits
Sol 5.6