يا أُلى الفَضلِ وَالكَمالِ وَيا قُرَّ
ةَ عينِ الوَفا وَعينِ الودادِ
O possessors of virtue and perfection, O delight
O you of excellence and perfection, O delight of loyalty's eye and affection's eye,
of fidelity's eye, and the eye of affection,
By Him who adorned and distinguished you with knowledge, patience, guidance, and integrity,
بِالذي زانَكم وَميَّزَكُم بِال
عِلمِ وَالحِلمِ وَالهُدى وَالرَشادِ
By the One who adorned you and distinguished you with
Do me justice from your kindness, for separation has surely left me wandering without heart,
knowledge, forbearance, guidance, and sound judgment,
And keep my old pact, for I keep your pact despite the distance,
أَنصِفوني من لُطفِكُم فَلَقَد غا
دَرَني راحِلا بِغَير فُؤاد
Grant me redress against your kindness, for indeed it has
When souls are brought close by harmony, then separation of bodies is slight to me.
left me, as I depart, without a heart.
وَاِحفَظوا عهدي القَديمَ فَإني
حافظٌ عهدَكم بِرَغم البِعاد
And keep my old covenant, for I
keep your covenant despite the distance.
فَإِذا قَرَّبَ النفوسَ اِئتِلافٌ
هان عِندي تفرُّقُ الأَجسادِ
For when harmony draws souls close,
the separation of bodies means little to me.
Sol 6.1