هَنَّأَتنَا بك الليالي وسُرَّت
بك أعيادُ دَهرنا والشهورُ
The nights congratulated us on you; and gladdened
By you were our age’s festivals and the months.
ومن العجزِ أن يُهنَّى بيومٍ
مَن بأيامِهِ تَحلَّى الدهورُ
And it is a failing to offer congratulations for a single day
To one whose days adorn the ages.
ما لِشَمسُ الضُّحَى اختصاصٌ بوقتٍ
فيه تَعلُو على الورى أو تُنيرُ
The midmorning sun is not confined to a time
In which it rises above humankind or shines.
Sol 6.1