ما صبوحي وما تبلُّجُ صبحي
بعد ما فارق الكنانة صبحي
My dawn has not brightened, nor has my dawn become radiant,
Since the beloved departed, my dawn has faded.
سار ركب الوزير عنا نهاراً
فعرانا من الدجى ألف جنح
The convoy of the minister set out from us one day,
Leaving us in the darkness of night bereft.
يا رعى اللَه والياً قادح الزن
د سليم الخلال من كل قدح
O Lord protect the minister, purifier of glory,
Soleem Al Khillal is pure from all impurity.
يشرح الصدر بالبشاشة والجو
د ويغْني الوفود عن كل شرح
He relieves the chest with joy and congeniality,
His generosity makes gifts unnecessary for all.
جاده جوده بحلية مجد
صاغها من نضار حمد ومدح
His generosity flows with splendor and glory,
Forged from the brilliance of praise and eulogy.
فهو ليثٌ دحى به اللَه ضرّي
وهو غيث محا به اللَه كدحي
He is a lion made great by God,
A rain that God sent to end the drought.
وهو نورٌ به توقد ذهني
وهو سورٌ به تمرد صرحي
He is a light that ignites my mind,
He is a wall against which my castle rests.
صار قِدحي به الأشم المعلى
بعد ما كان تالياً كل قدح
He made my wine glass the highest constellation,
After it had followed behind every glass.
وبجدوى يديه صار عديم ال
جاه ذا صولة وسيف ورمح
Through his bounty, the deprived gained glory,
Becoming men of stature, sword and spear.
جلق استبشري بعودة والٍ
جوده للعسار أول ممح
Rejoice, my heart, at the return of the generous minister,
His kindness is rain after drought.
أوليس الوزير صبحاً وللصب
ح رجوع يكون بعد التنحي
Is not the minister the dawn, and for the dawn
Is not return inevitable after departure?
لا أطال الإله عمر بعادي
عن وزير أطال بالخير نجحي
May God prolong the life of my absent one,
Who achieved success through benevolence.
كنت أشفيت من صروف اليالي
فشفاني به وأدمل جرحي
I was healed from the turns of night,
But he healed me and stitched my wounds.
أيها الرحل المقيم بقلبي
دمت سمحاً مفاخراً كل سمح
O you who settled in my heart,
Remain forever gentle, surpassing all gentleness.
سر وعد فالحيا يروح ويغدو
ليعم الورى بخيرٍ وربح
Fulfill your promise, so life may ebb and flow,
And spread goodness and profit in the land.
