لقد آنَ أنْ توفَي العهودُ السوالفُ
لمنعهم موعودٌ ويأمن خائفُ
The time has come to honor the pledges of old.
Their refusal has an appointed end, and the fearful shall feel safe.
فأوفِ بوعدٍ سالفٍ كان بيننا
فإبقاؤُه للبَرْحِ والهم كاشفُ
So honor an earlier promise once made between us.
For upholding it will dispel anguish and care.
ومثلُك لا ينسَى وإن طالت المَدى
ولا ينكرُ الشىءَ الذي هو عارفُ
A man like you does not forget, however long the span may grow,
nor will one who knows deny noble qualities.
أذكرك العهدَ الذي كانَ بيننَا
وإنْ كنتَ لم تنسَ الذي أنا واصِفُ
I remind you of the pledge once made between us,
though you have not forgotten what I am describing.
ومن عجبي أنِّي أعرِّفُك الوفا
وأنت بحمدِ اللهِ بالحال عارفُ
And it amazes me that I should teach you fidelity,
when, praise be to God, you know the circumstances well.
فأوفِ وبادر واعلُ واشرفْ وقل وعِد
ومرْ واسترحْ وارفُقْ وبئس المخالفُ
Fulfill it; make haste, rise and be noble; speak, and promise.
Command, rest easy, and be gentle—wretched is the one who breaks his word.
Sol 5.6