Sol 5.6

  1. Longing deceived my heart, and it was deceived.

    Will it not desist a little and restrain itself?

  2. Then, when its bird alighted in love’s snare,

    After all its caution, it fell.

  3. God ordained for it, on the day of separation,

    A fire that inflamed it until it broke apart.

  4. O dear Arab folk of the valley in Wadi al-Naqa,

    May rain drench your hills and quench them.

  5. Patience has worn threadbare, and in its garment

    By God, no use remains for me—ever.

  6. I said: I had parted only from my youth,

    But behold—the world and all within it followed.

  7. Can this separation ever end in reunion,

    Or can this hope ever return?

  8. My soul coveted a false promise that deluded it,

    And now it reaps the consequence of desire.

  9. By Him who made me thirst: had He willed, He would have given drink;

    And He who parted us, had He willed, would reunite us.

  10. O breeze, if you reach the protected abode

    After a cloud has spread across it and risen,

  11. And linger around the outskirts of Salā,

    Now lifting the great trees a little, now lowering them,

  12. Say to Wadi al-Ghabt: Is there any return

    By which companionship may mend what separation severed?

  13. Or one passing visit to Marj Hammam—

    No thought of it crosses my mind but my heart gathers itself—

  14. Or an evening’s conversation for us at Asmir,

    Or a gathering upon its lookout?

  15. May a copious rain-cloud water Shalla,

    Pouring and streaming over its dwelling places;

  16. And the Ribat al-Fath—O living rain!—

    And all that al-Mansur built and devised there;

  17. And Riyad al-Shaykh—how many sights we had there

    That humbled the intellect, and how many things heard!

  18. Rain embroidered its green hills,

    As it pleased, adorning and embellishing them.

  19. When the east wind’s greetings arrived,

    The great trees prostrated humbly and bowed.

  20. Their branches wearied of the east wind’s debt,

    So they repaid it in installment after installment,

  21. Scattering the blossoms’ leaves over us,

    Upon which creation had engraved and imprinted its designs:

  22. God’s own coinage—glory be to Him

    Who ordained change, gave, and withheld.

  23. Through Abu al-Asi, wishes proved obedient—

    How many doors toward companionship he opened!

  24. And upon the grave to its east

    Be God’s mercy—for how much virtue it gathered.

  25. There I entrusted my heart to the earth,

    And donned grief as a garment, if only that could help.

  26. If my heart finds consolation after Salā,

    Then undoubtedly it has inclined toward betrayal.

  27. The fruit of my heart I left there;

    Where can my heart seek pasture after her?

  28. Time let me enjoy her while it was heedless,

    Then, realizing its lapse, it took her away.

  29. Whenever I visit dwellings after hers,

    God alone knows what He does with my heart.

  30. Convey to my companions there a greeting of pure devotion,

    Whose fragrance challenged musk until it failed.

  31. Begin with Wali Allah, and be measured:

    The peerless one among the peerless in devotion.

  32. Then turn to Abd al-Aziz, and you will find

    A worshipper humbled before God and humankind.

  33. Turn toward the lofty zawiya,

    For it is the dwelling of whoever renounces error.

  34. Tell the beloved friends on my behalf that

    Separation surprised my heart and struck it with grief.

  35. Greet Ibn Radi with divine favor on my behalf,

    A branch of glory that reached glory’s summit.

  36. Through him the tradition of excellence stands, while

    Through his excellence new marvels have arisen within it.

  37. A pure lineage and a free soul,

    And qualities no natural taint has stained.

  38. Hasten to Ibn Hamdin with my praise—

    What a champion raised the rampart’s banner!

  39. A house of learning, judgment, and high rank,

    Where good deeds came singly and in pairs.

  40. Hasten to Ibn Dawud with my affection,

    For in friendship he is a dawn that has shone.

  41. The Hakamī of the house, within his retreat—

    The master of wisdom slept through an art and lay down.

  42. And Ibn Ghiyath is succor and healing;

    Through him God benefited all creation.

  43. Relate on my behalf to Uthman and his son

    My faithful affection, nursed as the pearl of care.

  44. Mention al-Sabbagh, Abd Allah, when

    He repeats his song and chants in remembrance.

  45. Describe Shaqrun as fortunate; and if

    Asked, “Which fortune?” say, “Saʿd Bulaʿ.”

  46. What noble lords they are! Separation from them

    Made me swallow draughts of bitter pain.

  47. They planted kindness in me and reaped it;

    Does a person harvest anything but what he sowed?

  48. May God send peace upon the people of Salā

    Whenever morning gleams or lightning flashes.

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