1. ذَكَرَ العُهودَ فَأَسهَرَ الطَرفَ القَذَيَّ

    صَبٌّ بِغَيرِ حَديثِكُم لا يَغتَذي

    He recalled the pledges and kept his mote-troubled eye awake—

    a lovesick man who feeds on nothing but talk of you.

  2. ذاقَ الهَوى صِرفاً فَأَعقَبَ قَلبَهُ

    فِكرَ الصُحاةِ وَسَكرَةَ المُتَنَبِّذِ

    He tasted love unmixed, and it left his heart with

    the thoughts of sober men and the intoxication of a wine-drinker.

  3. ذَمَّ الهَوى لَمّا تَذَكَّرَ إِلفَهُ

    بِالجامِعَينِ وَحَبلَهُ لَم يُجذَذِ

    He blamed love when he remembered his beloved

    at al-Jami'ayn, though his cord had not been severed.

  4. ذَرَّ النَسيمُ عَلَيهِ مِن أَكنافِهِ

    نَشرَ العَبيرِ فَشاقَهُ العَرفُ الشَذي

    From its environs, the breeze scattered over him

    the fragrance of perfume, and the sweet scent stirred his longing.

  5. ذابَت بِكُم يا أَهلَ بابِلَ مُهجَتي

    فَتَنَغَّصَت بِالعَيشِ بَعدَ تَلَذُّذِ

    My lifeblood melted for you, O people of Babylon,

    and grew embittered with life after delight.

  6. ذَهَبَ الوَفا بَعدَ الصَفاءِ فَما عَدا

    وَوَعَدتُموني بِالوِصالِ فَما الَّذي

    Faithfulness vanished after harmony—what intervened?

    And you promised me union—what, then, has happened?

  7. ذَبُلَت غُصونُ الوُدِّ فيما بَينَنا

    وَجَرى الَّذي قَد كانَ مِنهُ تَعَوُّذي

    The branches of affection between us withered,

    and what I had sought refuge from came to pass.

  8. ذابَ الكَرى عَن ناظِري بِفُراقِكُم

    وَلَكُم جَلَوتُ بِنورِكُم طَرفي القَذي

    Sleep melted away from my eye at parting from you,

    and for you I cleared my mote-troubled eye with your light.

  9. ذَلَّت بِكُم روحي وَكُنتُ مُمَنَّعاً

    في صَفوِ عَيشٍ عِزَّهُ لَم يُفلَذِ

    My soul was humbled by you, though I had been unassailable,

    in a serene life whose honor had never been chipped away.

  10. ذُلٌّ عَلاني وَالعُداةُ عَزيزَةٌ

    لَو لَم يَكُن جودُ اِبنِ أَرتَقَ مُنقِذي

    Humiliation would have overwhelmed me while my foes stood mighty,

    had Ibn Artuq's generosity not been my rescuer.

  11. ذاكَ الَّذي بَسَطَ المُهَيمِنُ كَفَّهُ

    في أَنعُمِ الدُنيا وَقالَ لَها خُذي

    He is the one whose hand the Guardian stretched out

    among the world's blessings, and told it, 'Take!'

  12. ذو راحَتَينِ هُما المَنِيَّةُ وَالمُنى

    يَسطو بِتِلكَ وَيَبذُلُ النُعمى بِذي

    He has two palms: they are death and hopes;

    with that one he strikes, and with this he bestows bounty.

  13. ذاكي العَزائِمِ في جَلابيبِ التُقى

    ناشٍ وَمِن ثَديِ الفَضائِلِ يَغتَذي

    Fiery in resolve, in the robes of piety

    he grew up, and feeds at the breast of virtues.

  14. ذَخَرَت خَزائِنُهُ فَقالَ لَها اِنفِدي

    وَذَكَت عَزائِمُهُ فَقالَ لَها اِنفُذي

    His treasuries filled, so he told them, 'Be emptied!'

    And his resolves blazed, so he told them, 'Pierce through!'

  15. ذَلِقُ الفَضائِلِ هَكَذا فَضلُ التُقى

    غَدِقُ البِنانِ عَلى الفَصاحَةِ قَد غُذي

    Eloquent in virtues—such is the excellence of piety—

    bountiful of fingertips, he has been nourished on eloquence.

  16. ذِمَمُ الزَمانِ بِعَدلِهِ مَحفوظَةٌ

    فَذِمامُهُ مِن غَيرِهِ لَم يُؤخَذِ

    Time's covenants are safeguarded by his justice,

    so its pledge of protection was obtained from no other.

  17. ذاعَت سَرائِرُ فَضلِهِ بَينَ الوَرى

    وَسَما الأَنامُ بِجودِهِ المُستَحوَذِ

    The secrets of his excellence became known among humankind,

    and humanity rose through his all-commanding generosity.

  18. ذُرَواتُ مَجدٍ لا تُنالُ وَهِمَّةٌ

    طالَت فَكادَت لِلكَواكِبِ تَحتَذي

    Summits of glory beyond reach, and an ambition

    that rose so high it nearly shod itself with the stars.

  19. ذُخرٌ لَنا في النائِباتِ وَمَلجَأٌ

    مَن لَم يَلُذ بِجَنابِهِ لَم يَنفُذِ

    Our treasure in calamities, and our refuge;

    whoever does not seek shelter at his side cannot escape.

  20. ذِكري لَهُ راعَ الخُطوبَ لِأَنَّني

    مِن كَيدِها بِسِواهُ لَم أَتَعَوَّذِ

    My mention of him terrified calamities, for I

    have sought refuge from their malice in no one else.

  21. ذَهَلَت صُروفُ الدَهرِ مِنهُ فَلَم تَجِد

    نَحوي لِأَسهُمِ كَيدِها مِن مَنفَذِ

    The turns of fate were stunned by him, and could not find

    any opening toward me for the arrows of their scheming.

  22. ذُعِرَ الزَمانُ وَقالَ هَل مِن عاصِمٍ

    مِنهُ أَلوذُ بِهِ فَقُلتُ لَهُ لُذِ

    Time was frightened and asked, 'Is there any protector

    from him, in whom I may take refuge?' I said to him, 'Seek refuge!'

  23. ذَرعَنكَ نَجمَ الدينِ أَشباحَ العِدى

    وَعَلى صَميمِ قُلوبِهِم فَاِستَحوِذِ

    Leave aside, Najm al-Din, the bodies of your foes,

    and gain mastery over the very core of their hearts.

  24. ذَكِّر بِهِم سَهمَ القَضاءِ فَإِنَّهُ

    بِسِوى الَّذي تَختارُهُ لَم يَنفُذِ

    Remind fate's arrow of them, for it

    has pierced none but those you choose.

  25. ذَلَّلتَ أَعناقَ الطُغاةِ بِصارِمٍ

    بِسِوى الجَماجِمِ حَدُّهُ لَم يُشحَذِ

    You subdued the tyrants' necks with a keen sword,

    whose edge was sharpened on nothing but skulls.

  26. ذَكِّر إِذا شَكَتِ الظِما شَفَراتُهُ

    في غَيرِ يَمِّ دِمائِهِم لَم يُنبَذِ

    Remind it, when its blades complain of thirst,

    that it has been cast only into the sea of their blood.

  27. ذا السَعيُ قَد قَرَّت بِهِ عَينُ الوَرى

    فَالمُلكُ يَزهو زِهوَةَ المُتَلَذِّذِ

    This endeavor has cooled humankind's eye with joy;

    so sovereignty exults with the pride of one savoring pleasure.

  28. ذُرتَ الزَمانَ عَلى الطُغاةِ وَقَد طَغى

    وَجَلَوتَ طَرفَ المَكرُماتِ وَقَد قَذي

    You roused Time against the tyrants, though it had run wild,

    and cleared the eye of noble deeds when motes had troubled it.

  29. ذَوِيَت عِداكَ وَلا بَرِحتَ مُنعِماً

    عَن رِفدِ طُلّابِ النَدى لَم تُجذَذِ

    Your foes have withered; may you never cease bestowing favors,

    never cut off from aiding those who seek bounty.