تَيَمَّن بِها مِن غُرَّةٍ نورُها الشَمسُ
أَنارَت دجى الأَيامِ فارتفَعَ اللَبس
Take a good omen from her radiant brow, whose light is the sun.
It lit the darkness of the days, and confusion cleared.
وَأَلمِم بمُغني دَولَةٍ ناصِرِيَّةٍ
تَكنَّفَها الاقبالُ وَالنَصرُ وَالأُنسُ
And visit the one who sustains a Nasiriyya state,
Surrounded by good fortune, victory, and companionship.
تَولّى لَها التَدبيرَ أَروَعُ ماجدٌ
كَثيرُ التَوقّي شَأنُهُ الجودُ وَالبَأسُ
A splendid, noble man took charge of its affairs,
Ever watchful, marked by generosity and courage.
وَمَن يَكُ سَيفُ الدينِ نائِبَ مُلكِهِ
يَنَم وَجُفونُ الدَهرِ عَن مُلكِهِ نُعسُ
Whoever has Sayf al-Din as deputy over his kingdom
May sleep while the eyes of time grow drowsy over it.
أَميرٌ خَبيرٌ ذو وَغىً وَسِياسَةٍ
تَغايرَ في عَليائِهِ الطَرف وَالطِرسُ
An experienced prince, skilled in battle and government,
In whose high station the steed and the written page compete.
كَأَنَّ الوَرى جِسمٌ لَدَيكَ شِفاؤُهُ
وَأَمرُكَ في تَدبيرِهِ الروحُ وَالنَفسُ
It is as though humankind were a body whose cure rests with you,
And your command in governing it were its spirit and soul.
إِلَيهِ اِنتَمَت كُلُّ المَكارِمِ وَاِنتَهَت
فَبِالشَخصِ مِنهُ يَفخَرُ النَوعُ وَالجِنسُ
To him all noble qualities trace their lineage and come to rest,
So in his person humankind, kind and kin alike, takes pride.
مُميت نُفوسٍ إِن عَصَت وَمُفيدُها
إِذا ما أَطاعَت فَهوَ يجرح أَو يَأسُو
He takes lives when they rebel and benefits them
When they obey; thus he wounds or heals.
يقَصِّرُ عَن إِدراكِهِ كُلُّ واصفٍ
وَلَو أَنَّهُ بَكرٌ وَساعدهُ قَسُّ
Every describer falls short of grasping him,
Even if he were Bakr and Quss lent him aid.
Sol 6