مَن لصَبٍّ تصاعدت حسراتُه
ومُحبٍّ تساقطت عَبَرَاتُه
One whose longing arose in grief,
whose lover's tears fell,
مَن له إن رماه بالهجر وال
بين حبيبٌ معشوقةٌ لمحاتُه
one whose beloved's glances revived him when estranged,
my soul is stirred by his tread, like a wandering gazelle,
وبنفسي الظبيُ الأغَنُّ إذا ما
قامَ يمشى تهزُّني خطراتُه
if he stirs his lips with a word,
our bodies swoon at his motions.
وإذا حرَّكَ الشفاهَ بلفظٍ
منه أضنت جسومَنا حركاتُه
I'm his victim of passion and ecstasy,
and the companion of passion - his life cannot be hoped for.
أنا منه قتيلُ شوقٍ ووَجْدٍ
وأَخو الشوق ليس تُرْجَى حياتُه
Wondrous is he who denies the slain,
while my witnesses against him are his spear-thrusts.
عجباً منه كيف ينكِرُ قتلى
وشُهودِي عليه لي وَجَنَاتُه
I'm drunk with love like him, but
his intoxications do him no harm.
أنا سكرانُ مثله في الهَوى لك
نّه لا تضرُّه سكراتُه
I'm delighted by him, but he was bent
in youth by the flexing of his figure.
أنا نشوانُ منه لكنه زا
نَتْ بعطِفَيْه في الصبا نشواتُه
His glances kill the lovers if he unsheathes
a sword from their lives for a moment.
يقتلُ العاشقين إن سلَّ سيفاً
مِن جفونِ حياتهم لحظاتُه
A beloved who increases my love when he spurns me
after nearness with affection then estrangement.
وحبيبٍ يزيدُني إن جفاني
بعدَ قُرْبٍ مودةً جفواتُه
My death is his abandonment and turning away,
and my life is in his intimacy after turning toward me.
فمماتي هجرانُه ونَوَاهُ
وحياتي بعدَ النَّوَى خلواتُه
How sweet is meeting him after being apart,
were it not for his enviers and slanderers.
ما أَحْلَى لقاءَه بعد بَيْنِ
منه لولا حُسَّاُده ووشاتُه
My heart is weakened with love for him had it not been for his love
that gave me the wine of passion to drink.
أَنا مُضْنَي الفؤاد لولا هواه
ما سقتني كاسَ الغرامِ سقاتُه
Perhaps one day I'll be successful in meeting him
and his melodies will revive my joyousness,
فلعلى أَفوزُ يوما بلقيا
هُ وتُحيى حَشاشتي نغماتُه
by a miser I sent my tears toward his rainclouds
and his meadows were watered.
وبخيلٍ بالوصل أَرسلْتُ دمعي
نحو مَغْناه فارتوت عرصاتُه
As if the Imam Sultan bestowed generosity,
for generosity is his nature.
فكأن الإمامَ سلطانَ أعدا
هُ سخاءً فإنما الجودُ ذاتُه
Comfort, dew, favor, kindness, glory and loftiness
are his habits.
والنَّدَى والإنعامُ والفضلُ والإ
حسانُ والمجدُ والعُلا عاداتُه
The heart finds rest with him though empty
of wealth, family, and oases.
راحةُ القلبِ عنده إن خَلَتْ من
ماله أو لُجَيْنِه واحاتُه
He is the lord of dew, lord of generous hands,
feared by the deer for his raids.
هو ربُّ الندى وربُّ الأيادي
الغُرِّ مرهوبةُ الظبا غاراتُه
A just imam who is unjust with wealth,
generously, as if it were his disobedience.
وإمامٌ عدل يجورُ على الأموا
لِ جُوداً كأنهن عُصاتُه
A governor good in rule, spending freely -
obedience to God among people is his obedience.
وولىٌّ يولى جميلا ويسخو
طاعةُ الله في الورى طاعاتُه
Pleased, whose pleasure is God’s pleasure,
and devout, whose deeds are desired.
ورضىٌّ رضا الإله رضاه
وتقيٌّ أَعمالُه مرضاتُه
A sovereign whose sovereigns are servants,
generous, the meadows are his open hands.
ومليكٌ له الملوكُ عبيدٌ
وسخىٌّ كل البرايا عُفاتُه
Valiant, who wades into the sea of death,
his firmness not weakened by its waves.
وشجاعٌ يخوضُ بحر المنايا
لم تَهِلْهُ من الردى غمراتُه
Stalwart, who withstands souls with power,
in a dark battle whose raids are blackened.
وقويٌّ يجشِّمُ النفس بأْساً
في وَطيسٍ مسودةٍ غاراتُه
Stout of heart, who has no peer,
his famous generosity widely known.
باسِلُ القلبِ ما له من نظير
في سَظاهُ مشهورةٌ كرَّاتُه
He leads the nomads, enslaves the settled,
his grace and affection hoped for.
يعربىّ الأعراب يستعبدُ الأح
رار تُرْجَى أفضالُه وصِلاتُه
His concern is the rule of kingdoms -
his struggle, fasting, and prayers.
هَمُّه تدبيرُ الممالك في
الملك اجتهاداً وصومُه وصلاتُه
His state is one whether prosperous or wretched,
his states are equal in both.
حالُه في السراءِ حالٌ وفي الضرَّا
ءِ سيانِ فيهما حالاتُه
For glory he is an asset, and for the heights
his aims in the land are endless.
فهْو للمجد غلةٌ والمعالي
في البرايا لا تنتهى غاياتُه
To him belong grandeur, kingdom, and praise -
flags exalted and renowned.
وله الكِبْرياءُ والملكُ والحمدُ
علاءٌ مشهورةٌ راياتُه
Descriptors fall short describing him,
his attributes too majestic for them.
يعجزُ الواصفونَ أن يصفره
بصفاتٍ تجلٌّ عنهم صفاتُه
Through him our age was adorned and by his
law, his words about our religion clarified.
فبه زانَ دهرَنا وتجلَّتْ
بسناه عن ديننا كلماتُه
The times grew straight after crookedness
and its nights were illuminated by his justice.
واستقامَ الزمانُ بعدَ اعوجاجِ
وأنارت بعدله ليلاتُه
The pillar of the deceitful collapsed,
their courts emptied and abandoned.
وبه انهدَّ ركْنُ أهل المخازي
فتداعَى وأقفرت ساحاتُه
Justice prevailed in the regions
through his judgments, and his governors were set right.
وغدا العدلُ في النواحي عميماً
بقضاياه واستقامت ولاتُه
Passion faded, and its people censured ignorance
and injustice, and its term expired.
واضمحلَّ الهوى وأهلوه أه
لُ الجورِ والجهل وانقضَى ميقاتُه
Whoever supports him is always laden
with good deeds on his balance.
إن مَن والاه على كل حالِ
ثقلت في مَعاده حسناتُه
Whoever disobeys the imams in religion
grave are his stumbles.
إن مَن عَصَى الأئمة في الدي
ن الحنبفيِّ عظيمةٌ زَلاَّتُه
Whoever breaks from them is misguided,
his life and death equal.
ومَن انسلَّ عنهمُ فهو مَغْبو
نٌ سواءٌ حياتُه وحماتُه
His nearness enriched me with his generosity,
and dispelled my heart's doubts - without his justice
قرَّبتْني زُلْفَى إليه فأمسيتُ
غنيّاً بجوده قرباتُه
doubts would not have been dispelled.
My heart desires none but praising him
وانجلت شبهةُ الفؤاد ولولا
عدلُه الحقُّ ما انجلت شبهاتُه
and praising him is its passion.
O Imam of the people, Sultan of the sword,
إن قلبي لا يشتهي غير مدحيه
وإنِّي ومدحَه شهواتُه
through you our time was adorned and its moments made virtuous.
You are the best imam for us, for
يا إمامَ الأنامِ سلطانَ سيفِ
بِكَ زانت زماننا أوقاتُه
the times were defiant with troubles.
So decide in life what you will, for
أنتَ نِعْمَ الإمامُ فينا لأن
الدهرَ عنَّا مأْسورةٌ آفاتُه
life is a submissive slave whose steps are controlled.
O finest of the noble, blessed is the age
فاقضِ في الدهر ما تشاء فإنّ
الدهرَ عبدٌ مقِهورةٌ خطواتُه
for you are its masters today in the world.
For you are the imams of justice in religion,
يا فَتى الأكرمين طُوبَى لدهرِ
أنتمُ اليومَ في الورى ساداتُه
its shelter and guardians.
For you are its cavaliers and governors,
ولأنتم أئمةُ العدلِ في الدين
وأنتم ليونُه وحماتُه
its stalwarts and guardians.
O nobles of mankind, an age grew mighty
ولأنتم قصاتُه وولاتُه
ولأنتم شجعانُه وكُماتُه
when you reformed it, for you are its nobles.
O suns of time, were it not for you,
يا سراةَ الأنامِ عزَّ زمانٌ
قد أقمتم به وأنتم سَراتُه
time would be stripped of light and its splendor darkened.
For our religion was made straight,
يا شموسَ الزمانِ لولاكُمُ
الدهرُ تَعَرَّى وأظلمت بهجاتُه
and its fruits ripened for us.
May God eternalize your kingdom and be pleased with you
ولما كان دينُنا مستقيماً
ولما أينعت لنا ثمراتُه
in an age adorned by your groups.
Our age fears you - if you abandoned it,
خلَّدَ الله ملككم وارتضاكُم
في زمانٍ زانت بكم جُمْعَاتُه
none of its hours would flow.
How can time disobey you while you are
هابكم دهرنا فلو أنكم تَنْهَوْ
نَه لم تَجُرْ بنا ساعاتُه
its party, even its champions and guardians?
Command it, for it obeys you in all
كيف يعصيكم الزمانُ وأنتم
حِزْبه بل لُيوثه وكُماتُه
you order - none of its moments disobey.
Shall I blame time when justice
فمُرُوه فهْوَ المطيعُ لكم في
ما أمرتم وليس تُعْصَى سُعاتُه
reigns among us and you are its confidants?
Time is in your hands, as are its people,
أأذمُّ الزمانَ والعدلُ فيه
قائمٌ بيننا وأنتم ثِقاتُه
as are its life and death.
Advance in peace to the highest degree,
وبأيديكم الزمانُ وأهلوهُ
ومنكم حياتُه ومماتُه
for the Highest degree belongs to you.
The earth and time are adorned with you, and
وارفقوا سالمين في دَرَج العَليا
فإن العُلَى لكم درجاتُه
knowledge - its scattered parts collected through you.
its breaths exuded musk,
زانت الأرض والزمانُ بكم والْ
عِلْمُ صارت مجموعةً أشتاتُه
In lines as if hidden pearls,
adorned by its components.
هاكَ مدحاً يا ابن الكرام كأن
المسك منه تضوَّعَت نفحاتُه
With folds telling of the folds of a beloved,
nay, depicted by its sips.
بقَوَافٍ كأنها اللؤلؤ المكنون
نظماً قد زينته مَهاتُه
It is sweeter than rest for the loyal,
and for foes, its heat suffices you.
وثنايا تحكى ثنايا حبيبٍ
بل حكَتْه من ثغره رشفاتُه
It surpassed all poetry, and people busied
themselves with interpreting it, while its narrations wandered.
فهو أحلى من المُنَى للموالي
والمعادي تكفيكمُ حُرقاتُه
Truly, composing poetry is little,
many are its narrations and links.
فاقَ كل القريض فاشتغل النا
سُ بتفسيره وتاهت رُواتُه
إنما صاغَةُ القريض قليلٌ
وكثيرٌ رُواتُه وشُداتُه
