1. A verse of eloquence's exquisite magic,

    perfected, then expounded in Oman.

  2. Those who believe in poetry as kinship,

    and to them the science of meanings traces its lineage.

  3. The unbowed, the champions in every age—

    her people stand in the vanguard of horsemen.

  4. The earth's sunrise and morning light in her hands

    are like a bracelet radiant with the lustre of pearls.

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    Muscat, a home of wisdom and exquisite artistry,

    for Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, the artist.

  6. A haven toward which the seas swim,

    and where the sciences of language reached their culmination.

  7. ()

    And the lofty sky yearns for Nizwa,

    its heart full of affection and tenderness.

  8. ()

    The blue morning rainclouds have alighted in Oman,

    and lightning inscribes the marriage contract.

  9. ()، ،

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    Muscat, the clouds' landing place and the cradle of

    thought, the wellspring where the thirsty drink.

  10. Her pride is the pride of letters that vie

    in the beauty of arts and boughs.

  11. In the mountains' mouths, the tattoo of rhymes—

    kisses that have stirred my sorrows here.

  12. ،

    And in wild passion—to whom can I complain of wild passion?

    How can I be granted safety from the beauties,

  13. my slayers with their glances, fair-skinned and dark-skinned?

    The beauties—how much the beauties have made me swallow!

  14. Do not ask me, Oman, about what I suffer,

    or what the cares of my time suffer at my hands.

  15. I am on a journey whose extent I did not know;

    a lifetime has passed—nothing but seconds.

  16. And the smoke of the blaze lies beneath my ribs;

    how often I hide it, scoffing at my smoke.

  17. An Arab in eloquence and expression

    no longer belongs to the human species.

  18. ،

    Everyone with Arab identity on their lips has become

    a symbol of terror, abasement, and humiliation.

  19. What color is left in what remains of my life,

    with lights and colors gone?

  20. You two, let me speak of what has grieved me,

    so perhaps I may move the crowds to sorrow—perhaps I may.

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    And you two, ask me of youth and maidens,

    and the clouds' smile in Ghumdan,

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    and the lovely cheeks, while jasmine tends

    the palaces' lovelorn maidens from Ayban.

  23. The clouds kiss her cheeks,

    enamored of her fragrance and the sweetness of the place.

  24. The hearts of maidens complain of her enchantment;

    Sana'a's enchantment has no equal.

  25. And time, which her hands have governed—

    who can rival time, or who can come close?

  26. Who can blame me if I sing my love for her,

    and take pride in being a Sana'ani?

  27. I have come to sing to Oman of my love for her,

    and to her wedding I bear congratulations,

  28. and a fragrance that India and Sindh breathe in,

    called the perfume of the Yemeni beloved.

Sol 6.1