Sol 6.1

  1. قِفي وَدِّعينا قَبلَ وَشكِ التَفَرُّقِ

    فَما أَنا مِن يَحيا إِلى حينَ نَلتَقي

    Halt and bid us farewell before our imminent parting,

    for I am not one who will live until we meet.

  2. قَضَيتُ وَما أَودى الحِمامُ بِمُهجَتي

    وَشِبتُ وَما حَلَّ البَياضُ بِمَفرِقي

    I have died, though death has not carried off my lifeblood,

    and grown gray, though whiteness has not settled on my hair's parting.

  3. قَضيتِ لَنا في الذُلِّ في مَذهَبِ الهَوى

    وَلَم تَفرِقي بَينَ المُنَعَّمِ وَالشَقي

    You decreed abasement for us in the creed of love,

    and did not distinguish the favored from the wretched.

  4. قَرَنتِ الرِضى بِالسُخطِ وَالقُربَ بِالنَوى

    وَمَزَّقتِ شَملَ الوَصلِ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقِ

    You joined favor to displeasure, and nearness to separation,

    and tore the bonds of union utterly to shreds.

  5. قَبِلتِ وَصايا الهَجرِ مِن غَيرِ ناصِحٍ

    وَأَحيَيتِ قَولَ الهَجرِ مِن غَيرِ مُشفِقِ

    You accepted estrangement's counsels from no sincere adviser,

    and revived estrangement's words from one without compassion.

  6. قَطَعتِ زَماني بِالصُدودِ وَزُرتِني

    عَشِيَّةَ زُمَّت لِلتَرَحُّلِ أَينُقي

    You wore away my days with rejection, and visited me

    on the evening my she-camels were haltered for departure.

  7. قَضى الدَهرُ بِالتَفريقِ فَاِصطَبِري لَهُ

    وَلا تَذمُمي أَفعالَهُ وَتَرَفَّقي

    Time decreed separation, so endure it patiently,

    and do not revile its deeds; be gentle.

  8. قَبيحٌ بِنا ذَمُّ الزَمانِ وَإِن جَنى

    إِذا كانَ فيهِ مِثلُ غازي بنِ أُرتُقِ

    It ill becomes us to revile Time, even if it does us harm,

    when within it is one like Ghazi ibn Artuq.

  9. قِوامٌ لِدينِ اللَهِ قَد حَفِظَ الوَرى

    بِعَينٍ مَتى تَنظُر إِلى الدَهرِ يُطرِقِ

    A mainstay of God's faith, he has protected humankind

    with an eye that, whenever it gazes at Time, makes Time bow its head.

  10. قَريبٌ إِذا نودي بَعيدٌ إِذا اِنتَمى

    عَبوسٌ إِذا لاقى ضَحوكٌ إِذا لُقي

    Near when called upon, far above others when he names his lineage;

    scowling when he confronts, smiling when approached.

  11. قَسا قَلبُهُ جوداً عَلى المالِ فَاِغتَدى

    يَجورُ عَلى أَموالِهِ جَورَ مُحنَقِ

    His heart hardened against wealth through generosity, so he began

    to oppress his riches like an enraged man.

  12. قَلائِدُ أَعناقِ الرِجالِ هِباتُهُ

    تَرى الناسَ مِنها كَالحَمامِ المُطَوَّقِ

    His gifts are necklaces around men's necks;

    because of them, you see people like ring-necked doves.

  13. قَضى بِتِلافِ المالِ في مَذهَبِ العَطا

    فَجادَ إِلى أَن قالَ سائِلُهُ اِرفُقِ

    He decreed wealth's destruction in the creed of giving,

    and gave until his petitioner said, 'Go gently!'

  14. قَضَت عَنهُ قَومٌ إِذ رَأَت فَيضَ جودِهِ

    وَمَن لَم يَبِن عَن مَهبِطِ السَيلِ يَغرَقِ

    Some people withdrew from him when they saw his generosity's flood,

    and whoever does not leave where the torrent falls will drown.

  15. قَويُّ السَطا لَو خاصَمَ الدَهرُ بَأسَهُ

    غَدا خاسِراً في دِرعِهِ المُتَمَزِّقِ

    Mighty in assault—were Time to challenge his martial strength,

    it would end defeated in its torn armor.

  16. قَصيرُ الخُطى نَحوَ المَعاصي وَإِنَّها

    طِوالٌ إِذا ماجالَ في صَدرِ فَيلَقِ

    His strides toward sins are short, yet they

    are long whenever he charges at an army's front.

  17. قَديرٌ عَلى جَيشِ اللُهى غَيرُ قادِرٍ

    تَقِيٌّ لِأَهوالِ الوَغى غَيرُ مُتَّقِ

    Able to command an army of gifts, yet never stinting;

    pious, yet unafraid of the horrors of battle.

  18. قَنى الحَمدَ ثَوباً لِلفَذخارِ وَإِنَّهُ

    عَلى جِدَّةِ الأَيّامِ لَم يَتَخَرَّقِ

    He won praise as a robe of glory, and indeed it

    has not worn through as the days renew themselves.

  19. قُدِ العَزمَ وَاِبقَ يا أَبا الفَتحِ سالِماً

    فَقَد خَفَضَ الدَهرُ الجَناحَ لِتَرتَقي

    Lead with resolve, and remain safe, O Abu al-Fath,

    for Time has lowered its wing so that you may ascend.

  20. قَدِ اِستَبشَرَت مِنكَ اللَيالي وَإِنَّما

    بَشاشَتُها في غَيرِكُم لِلتَمَلُّقِ

    The nights have rejoiced in you; and only

    for flattery do they smile upon anyone but you.

  21. قَريبٌ مِنَ الداعي فَمَن يَبغِ نُصرَةً

    يَجِدكَ وَمَن يَطلِبكَ في الضيقِ يَلحَقِ

    Near to the caller: whoever seeks support

    finds you, and whoever seeks you in distress reaches you.

  22. قَسَمتَ عَلى الوُرّادِ رِزقاً قَسَمتَهُ

    وَقُلتَ لَها مِمّا رَزَقناكِ أَنفِقي

    You shared among those who came the sustenance you had allotted,

    and said to her, 'Spend from what we have provided you.'

  23. قَصَدناكَ يا نَجمَ المُلوكِ لِأَنَّنا

    رَأَينا الوَرى مِن بَحرِ جودِكَ تَستَقي

    We sought you, O star of kings, because we

    saw humankind drawing water from the sea of your generosity.

  24. قَطَعنا إِلَيكَ البيدَ نُهدي مَدائِحاً

    جَواهِرُها مِن بَحرِكَ المُتَدَفِّقِ

    We crossed the deserts to you, bringing poems of praise,

    whose jewels come from your surging sea.

  25. قَصائِدُ في أَبياتِهِنَّ مَقاصِدٌ

    تَرَدَّدَ في أَحداقِها سِحرُ مَنطِقِ

    Poems whose verses hold intentions;

    the magic of speech plays within their pupils.

  26. قَوافٍ إِذا ما جُزنَ في سَمعِ ناقِدٍ

    فَعَلنَ بِهِ فِعلَ السُلافِ المُعَتَّقِ

    Rhymes that, whenever they enter a critic's hearing,

    affect him as fine, aged wine does.

  27. قَدِمتُ بِمَدحي زائِراً فَلَقيتَني

    بُحُسنِ قَبولٍ لِلرَجاءِ مُحَقِّقِ

    I came visiting with my praise, and you received me

    with gracious acceptance that fulfilled my hope.

  28. قَليلٌ إِلى أَرضِ العِراقِ تَطَلُّعي

    وَجودُكَ قَيدٌ بِالمَكارِمِ موثِقي

    My longing for the land of Iraq is slight,

    and your generosity is a fetter binding me with noble deeds.

  29. قَصَرَت بِمَغناكَ الحَوادِثُ إِذ رَأَت

    بِحَبلِكَ مِن دونِ الأَنامِ تَعَلُّقي

    Misfortunes fell short at your abode when they saw

    my clinging to your rope rather than to the rest of humankind.