Sol 6.1

  1. أَطلقت في مَدح الإِمام الصادقِ

    أَسمى جَواد لِلقَريحة سابقِ

    In praise of Imam al-Sadiq, I loosed

    the loftiest racing steed of poetic inspiration.

  2. فَجَرى بِتُونسَ في مَيادين الثَنا

    خَبباً وَمَصرٌ عَنهُ أَوّل لاحق

    It ran in Tunis through the fields of praise,

    at a trot, with Egypt first to follow it.

  3. وَاِمتاز مِن قصب الرهان بِما بِهِ

    أَنسى بِأَندلسٍ غَنائمَ طارق

    And it won from the race a prize so great

    that it eclipsed Tariq's spoils in al-Andalus.

  4. وَاِزداد تَشريفاً لِنسبته إِلى

    هَذا الإِمام بِمغرب وَمَشارق

    And it gained still greater honor through its association with

    this Imam, in western and eastern lands.

  5. لِمَ لا وَقَد غَمَر الأَنام جَميعهم

    مِن فَيض راحَتِهِ بِغَيث دافق

    Why not? He has flooded all humanity

    with gushing rain from his overflowing palm.

  6. وَمَحا بِنَشر العَدل في أَوطانه

    آثار جورٍ للبرية ماحق

    And by spreading justice in his lands, he erased

    the traces of tyranny that ravaged humankind.

  7. وَتَفاخَرَت أَقطار أَفريقية

    مِنهُ بِسُلطان خَطير حاذق

    And the regions of Africa vied in pride,

    having in him an eminent, skillful sovereign.

  8. وَمَلا بِقاع الأَرض أَمناً بَعدَ ما

    كانَت تَخاف أَذى عَدوّ مارق

    And he filled the earth's expanses with safety, after

    they had feared harm from a renegade foe.

  9. وَزهَت بِدَولته رِياض مَدارسٍ

    دَرست مَعالم جاهل وَمُنافق

    And under his rule the gardens of schools flourished,

    effacing the traces of the ignorant and the hypocrite.

  10. وَطَوى بِساط المُلحدين بِصارم

    في لَيل مضمار الفَجاعة بارق

    And he rolled up the heretics' carpet with a keen sword

    flashing in the night of calamity's arena.

  11. وَرَمى مبيراً ضل عَن طرق الهُدى

    حَتّى أَباد جُنودَهُ بِصَواعق

    And he assailed a ravager who strayed from the paths of guidance,

    until he annihilated his troops with thunderbolts.

  12. وَقَضى عَلى مَن كانَ يَعمل فكره

    في جَمع أَموال بِقَطع عَلائق

    And he put an end to whoever bent his mind

    on amassing wealth by severing ties.

  13. وَاِختارَ خَير الدين صَدراً للملا

    في ملكه فَجَلا جُموع السارق

    And he chose Khayr al-Din as chief minister for the people

    in his realm; he then scattered the thieves' bands.

  14. وَصَفت بِهِ للعالمين مَواردٌ

    لَولاه ما جادَت بِماء رائق

    And through him, water sources grew clear for all people;

    without him, they would not have yielded limpid water.

  15. وَبِأَمر حَضرته العليه جدّ في

    حل المَشاكل بَعدَ كَشف حَقائق

    And by command of His Exalted Highness, he strove to

    solve problems after bringing the facts to light.

  16. وَبِنَفسه وَهُوَ الإِمام المرتضى

    يَهدي لِما فيهِ رضاء الخالق

    And he himself—the chosen Imam—

    guides toward whatever wins the Creator's pleasure.

  17. وَيُباشر الأحكام مِنهُ بِهمة

    مِن دُونِها همم الرَشيد وَواثق

    And he administers judgments with a resolve

    surpassing that of al-Rashid and Wathiq.

  18. وَيَقوم للشرع الشَريف بِواجب

    أَبَداً وَيَدفع عَنهُ شَرّ الفاسق

    And he fulfills his duty to the noble sacred law

    always, and protects it from the evildoer's harm.

  19. وَيَعظم العلماء وَهوَ أَجلهم

    قَدراً وَيكرم كُل حبر فائق

    And he reveres scholars, though he is their most eminent

    in standing, and honors every outstanding scholar.

  20. وَيدبر الأَحوال مِنهُ بِيقظة

    أَنوارها تَبدو لِعَين الرامق

    And he manages affairs with a vigilance

    whose lights appear to the beholder's eye.

  21. وَيَغض إِلا عَن عُقوبة مجرم

    وَيَردّ مظلمة بَدَت مِن فاسق

    And he is lenient, save in punishing a criminal,

    and redresses a wrong arising from an evildoer.

  22. وَيعم مِنهُ بِرَأفة أَبوية

    كُلَّ العِباد عَلى بَديع تناسق

    And he embraces with his fatherly compassion

    all people in wondrous harmony.

  23. وَيَصون أَموال اليَتيم بحفظها

    مِن طامع في أَكلِها وَمماذق

    And he protects the orphan's wealth by keeping it safe

    from anyone eager to devour it, and from false friends.

  24. وَيحلُّ بِالتَقوى وَمَعْها قَد نَشا

    في رَأس طودٍ للعبادة شاهق

    And through piety, with which he grew up, he dwells

    at the summit of a towering mountain of worship.

  25. وَبحسن سيرته يَهيم مؤمِّلٌ

    لِلعَفو عَن عَبدٍ مُسيء آبق

    And his fine conduct enraptures one who hopes

    for pardon for an erring, runaway servant.

  26. لا زالَ في تَخت الإِمامة جالِساً

    ما اِزدانَت الدُنيا بِطَلعة شارق

    May he ever remain seated upon the throne of the imamate,

    as long as the world is adorned by the rising sun's face,

  27. أَو ما أَتى العام الجَديد مهنّئاً

    فيهِ الهِلال لَهُ بِمدحة وامق

    or as long as the new year comes with greetings,

    its crescent hailing him with a loving admirer's praise;

  28. أَو قلت بِالإِخلاص فيهِ مؤرِّخاً

    عام أَضاء لأنس وَجهِ الصادق

    or I speak sincerely of him in this chronogram:

    "A year shone with the joy of al-Sadiq's face."