إِلى كَم أُوافى الصَبرَ وَالوَعدُ واجبُ
وَمَولاي لا تَخفى عَلَيهِ المَطالبُ
How long must I keep faith with patience, when longing is imperative?
My lord is one from whom no request is hidden.
وإني لَأَمرٍ مِنكَ قَد جئت سائِلاً
فَكَم بِكَ تَدنو في السُؤال المَراكب
Indeed, for a favor from him I have come asking;
how many conveyances draw near to you, bearing petitions!
وَعَدتَ بطقمٍ كاملٍ وَركوبةٍ
وَأَنتَ بِما أَوعدتنيه مُطالب
You promised a complete outfit and a mount,
and you are answerable for what you promised me.
وَلو كانَ هَذا مِن سواك تَرَكتُه
وَلَكنَّني في جُود كَفيك راغب
Had this come from anyone but you, I would have let it go,
but I desire the bounty of your two hands.
وَقطع الرَجا مِن ذي الوَفا متعذِّرٌ
وَأَنتَ أَميرٌ لِلمَطامع غالب
To abandon hope in one true to his word is impossible,
and you are a prince who prevails over every aspiration.
وَقد شاعَ بَينَ الناس وَعدٌ وَعدتَه
فَتنجيزه يا أَوحد العَصر واجب
My promise has already spread among the people—and I have pledged it;
so fulfilling it, O peerless man of the age, is incumbent.
عَلى أَنَّني لِلبَذل وَالمَنع شاكرٌ
وَفي كُل حال لِلوَفاء مراقب
Yet I am grateful whether you give or withhold,
and in every circumstance I watch for fulfillment.
وَما القَصد مِن طَقمٍ وَلا مِن رَكوبةٍ
سِوى حوز تَشريف لَهُ أَنا طالب
My purpose is neither an outfit nor a mount,
but to gain an honor—that alone I seek.
فَعَجّل بِهَذا البرّ يا كَعبة النَدى
وَيا مَن بِهِ ازدادت وَعَمّت مَواهب
So hasten this kindness, O Kaaba of generosity,
O you through whom gifts have increased and become universal!
فَأَنتَ أَميرٌ من أَمير مهذب
حَليم كَريم كافل نعم حاسب
For you are a prince descended from a prince, refined,
forbearing, generous, a guardian of blessings who takes due account.
عَلَيهِ مِن الرَحمن تَنهلّ رَحمة
تُلازمه ما سارَ ماش وَراكب
May mercy from the All-Merciful pour down upon him,
remaining with him as long as traveler on foot and rider journey,
وَما طافَ بِالبَيت العَتيق وَزَمزم
عَبيدٌ وَأَحرارٌ وَكَهل وَشائب
and as long as the Ancient House is circled and Zamzam visited
by bondsmen and free, mature men and graybeards.
فلا زِلت بِالمَعروف في الناس آمِراً
وَعَن منكرٍ تَنهى وَأَنتَ المخاطب
May you never cease enjoining what is right among the people,
and forbidding what is wrong—you are the one I address.
وَلا زالَ جَيش السَعد والمَجد خادِماً
لِطلعتك الغَراء ما فازَ ناجب
And may the hosts of good fortune and glory never cease to serve
your radiant countenance, as long as any noble soul succeeds.
وَلا زِلت تَهدي بِالمَحامد وَالثَنا
وَبِالشُكر ما لاحَت بِأُفقٍ كَواكب
May you never cease to guide through praiseworthy deeds and acclaim,
and through gratitude, as long as stars gleam upon the horizon.
Sol 5.6