يا سادةٌ قد كَمُلوا
خَلْقا وخُلْقا وشَرَفْ
O lords who have attained perfection
in form, in character, and in honor,
أظن دهري نادما
على الذي كان اقترف
I think my Fate has grown remorseful
for what it had committed.
رأى عظيم ذنبه
عندي فتاب واعترف
It saw how grave its offense against me was,
so it repented and confessed.
وقد حَباني بكم
كفَّارةً لِما سلف
Indeed, it bestowed you upon me
as atonement for all that had gone before.
ولو دَرَى مقدارَ ما
أهدى من هَذي التُّحَف
Had it known the worth of what
it bestowed—these rare treasures—
لانقضتْ قوّتُه
ومات غيظاً وأسف
its strength would have been spent,
and it would have died of rage and grief.
Sol 5.6