أَبا حَسَنٍ وَالمَرءُ يُخلَقُ صورَةً
تُخَبِّرُ عَمّا ضَمَّنَتهُ الغَرائِزُ
O Abu Hasan, man is fashioned into a form
revealing what his inborn traits have lodged within him.
إِذا كُنتَ لا تُرجى لِنَفعِ مُعَجَّلٍ
وَأَمرُكَ بَينَ الشَرقِ وَالغَربِ جائِزُ
If you cannot be looked to for an immediate boon,
though your writ runs from east to west,
وَلَم تَكُ يَومَ الحَشرِ فينا مُشَفَّعاً
فَرَأيُ الَّذي يَرجوكَ لِلنَفعِ عاجِزُ
and if, on the Day of Gathering, you are no accepted intercessor for us,
then the judgment of one who looks to you for help is feeble.
عَلِيّ بنَ عيسى خَيرُ يَومَيكَ أَن تُرى
وَفَضلُكَ مَأمولٌ وَوَعدُكَ ناجِزُ
Ali ibn Isa—the better of your two days is when you are seen
with your bounty hoped for and your promise fulfilled.
وَإِنّي لِأَخشى بَعدَ هَذا بِأَن تُرى
وَبَينَ الَّذي تَهوى وَبَينَكَ حاجِزُ
Yet after this, I truly fear that you may be seen
with a barrier standing between you and what you desire.
Sol 5.6