وائِلوا بي إِلى أغَرَّ هِجانٍ
من بني النَّضْر يخْضِبُ المشرفيَّةْ
Seek refuge with me in an illustrious, pure-bred lord—
one of Banū al-Naḍr, who stains Mashrafī blades with blood.
عندَهُ للنِّزالِ والسَّلْمِ بأسٌ
يابِس فتْكُه وكَفُّ نَديَّهْ
For combat and for peace alike, he possesses might:
unyielding is his deadly assault, while his palm is generous.
يكتفي من بديهةِ القوْلِ عمَّا
خَمَّرَتْهُ أفكارُه والرَّويَّهْ
The first inspiration of speech suffices him in place of what
his thoughts and deliberate reflection have left to ferment.
عزْمهُ والتُّقي اذا هَمَّ بالأمْ
رِ سِلاحٌ وجُنَّةٌ سابريَّهْ
His resolve and piety, whenever he sets his mind upon a mat—
—ter, are his weapon and the protection of his Sābirī armor.
فيه لينٌ على النِّدامِ فانْ سي
مَ دَنيّاً فَشمْخةٌ هاشميَّهْ
He is gentle toward boon companions; but if he is made—
—to endure something base, his Hāshimite pride makes him tower.
هو في الحِلْمِ شامخٌ ذو هِضاب
وبهِ في نَزالهِ خِضْرِمِيَّهْ
In forbearance he towers, a man of lofty plateaus;
and in combat his prowess has the vastness of the sea.
Sol 5.6