ما هاجَ مِن مَنزِلٍ بِذي عَلَمِ
بَينَ لِوى المَنجَنونِ فَالثَلَمِ
None has departed from an abode with a banner,
Between the twists of Al-Manjanoun, so straight and upright,
فَبِئرُ قَوٍّ عَفَت مَعارِفَ مَب
داكِ بِها الغادِياتُ بِالرِهَمِ
The well of Qaww has been deprived of the water of knowledge.
Those passing by used to be guided by it through the wilderness.
لَم تُبقِ مِنها الرِياحُ مَعلَمَةً
إِلّا بَقايا الثُمامِ وَالحُمَمِ
The winds have left no landmarks standing
Except remnants of pillars and tent pegs.
وَقَفتُ بِالدارِ ما أُبَيِّنُها
إِلّا اِدِّكاراً تَوَهُّمَ الحُلُمِ
I stood at the abode, unable to discern it,
Except through memories that conjure up dreams.
بادَت وَأَقوَت مِنَ الأَنيسِ كَما
أَقوَت مَحاريبُ دارِسِ الأُمَمِ
It has perished and lost all its dear inhabitants,
Just as the sanctuaries of persecuted nations perished.
وَاِستَبدَلَ الحَيُّ بَعدَها إِضَماً
هَيهاتَ غَمرُ الفُراتِ مِن إِضَمِ
After it, the living replaced delight with gloom -
Alas! The flooding of the Euphrates cannot make up for gloom.
دارٌ بِدارٍ وَجيرَةٌ حَدُثوا
وَاللَهُ يَقضي فَضائِلَ الطِعَمِ
House after house - neighbors have told tales,
Yet God decides the superiority of food.
أَحَلَّكَ اللَهُ وَالخَليفَةُ بِال
غوطَةِ داراً بِها بَنو الحَكَمِ
May God and the Caliph grant you Ghouta as abode -
In it live the clan of Hakam.
المانِعو الجارَ أَن يُضامَ فَما
جارٌ دَعا فيهِمُ بِمُهتَضَمِ
They prevent harm to a neighbor; thus no
Complaining neighbor calls out among them.
وَالوارِثو مِنبَرَ الخِلافَةِ وَال
موفونَ عِندَ العُهودِ بِالذِمَمِ
They are heirs of the Caliphate’s pulpit yet remain
Trustworthy, loyal to their covenants.
وَالجابِرو كَسرَ مَن أَرادوا وَما ال
كَسرُ الَّذي أَوهَنوا بِمُلتَإِمِ
They break the resistance of those they want;
never has resistance weakened their firm resolve.
فَهُم إِذا جَلَّلَت مُدَجِّيَّةٌ
نُجومُ لَيلٍ تُنيرُ في الظُلَمِ
When the starry night adorns itself with its diadem,
The stars illuminate the darkness.
الكاشِفو غَمرَةً إِذا نَزَلَت
بِالناسِ إِحدى الجَوائِحِ العُظَمِ
They dispel any gloom that befalls the people -
One of the great calamities -
لَيسوا يَمُنّونَ فَضلَهُم وَلَهُم
فَضلٌ عَلَينا بِأَحسَنِ النِعَمِ
They do not boast of their virtues, yet virtues they have
Over us, with the best of blessings.
تُحِبُّهُم عُوَّذُ النِساءِ إِذا
أَبدى العَذارى مَواضِعَ الخَدَمِ
The chaste women love them, when
The virgins reveal places of piercing beauty.
وَأَنكَرَ الكَلبُ أَهلَهُ وَبَدَت
حَربٌ عَوانٌ تُشَبُّ بِالضَرَمِ
Even the dog disowns its people, and
Bitter war flares up, fueled with embers.
مِنهُم إِمامُ الهُدى لَهُ نِعَمٌ
عِندي وَأَيدٍ تَصوبُ بِالدِيَمِ
Among them is the Imam of Guidance - favors he has
That I treasure, and hands that hurl blood.
خَليفَةٌ يُقتَدى بِسُنَّتِهِ
في إِرثِ مَجدِ الثَراءِ وَالكَرَمِ
A Caliph to be followed in the ways
Of inheriting the glory of wealth and generosity.
وَالغُرُّ مِن قَومِهِم إِذا ذُكِرَت
أَيّامُهُم في الغَناءِ وَالقُدُمِ
Pride overwhelms their people when
Their days are recalled, in song and history.
أَنتَ البِطاحِيُّ مِن أُمَيَّةَ في ال
بَيتِ الَّذي عَزَّ ساكِنَ الحَرَمِ
You are of the Bani Umayyah, in a house
Whose dweller sanctified the Sacred House.
لَمّا رَأَوا بَغيَ قَومِهِم لَهُمُ
إِذ قَطَعوا مِن شَوابِكِ الرَحِمِ
When they saw the transgression of their people against them
As they severed ties of kinship,
كانَت حُصوناً لَهُم سُيوفُهُمُ
وَكُلُّ حامي الحِفاظِ مُستَلِمِ
Their swords became fortresses for them.
And every protector of sanctuaries took hold of them.
كُلُّ فَتى مِرَّةٍ تُشَبِّهُهُ
بِالقَرمِ وَسطَ الهَجائِنِ القَطِمِ
Every strong young man resembling
A speckled stallion amidst charging steeds.
ضَرّابِ بَيضِ المُدَجَّجينَ إِذا ال
فُرسانُ هابوا مَواقِفَ البُهَمِ
Vanquisher of the armored horses when the
Horsemen shrink from the arenas of courage.
بَيتا مَعَدٍّ تَكَنَّفاكَ إِلى
ذُروَةِ مَجدٍ مُشَرَّفٍ سَنِمِ
The house of Ma’add surrounds you, up
To the peak of glorious honor most sublime.
الواهِبُ البيضَ كَالظِباءِ عَلَي
ها الرَيطُ وَالشاحِياتِ في اللُجُمِ
Bestowing white steeds like the mountain gazelles, upon
Which the winds blow and the does wander in the thickets.
وَالمِئَةَ المُصطَفاةَ يَحفِزُها ال
راعي وَبِالفَحلِ وَسطَها السَدِمِ
And the selected hundred spurred by the
Herdsman amidst them is the muscular stallion.
أَمسى عِيالاً لَهُ البَرِيَّةُ في
أَكنافِ لا ضَيِّقٍ وَلا بَرِمِ
The wilderness has become his dependents,
In vast plains of no confinement or limitation.
يَرُبُّ مَعروفَهُ الجَزيلَ فَلا
يَنقُصُهُ بَعدَ قُوَّةِ الوَذَمِ
He nurtures his abundant goodness, never
Decreasing after reaching the peak of glory.
نَفسي فِداءٌ لَهُ وَما عَظُمَت
مِن فاجِعاتِ الحُتوفِ وَالسَقَمِ
My soul is ransomed for him, though no
Misfortunes of loss and disease have befallen me.
مَنِ الَّذي بَعدَهُ يَعِزُّ بِهِ
ضامِنُ حاجاتِنا وَمِن عَدَمِ
After him, who can bring us pride?
Who can secure our needs in times of adversity?
في شِدَّةِ العَيشِ وَالزَمانِ وَما
يَأتي بِهِ دَهرُنا مِنَ القُحَمِ
In the hardship of life and times, and what
Our age brings of ruin and decay.
وَأَنتَ لِلصَيدِ مِن مُلوكِهِمُ ال
بانينَ لِلمَجدِ ثابِتَ الدِعَمِ
You are, among their kings, one steadfast
In building glory on solid foundations.
