Sol 6.1

  1. لَئِن قَلَّ أَربابُ المَكارِمِ وَالعُلا

    لِيَحيى كَثيرٌ في العُلا وَالمَكارِمِ

    Though the masters of noble deeds and eminence are few,

    Yahya abounds in eminence and noble deeds.

  2. يَذكُرُني جودَ الغَمائِمِ جودُهُ

    وَشُكري لَهُ شُكرُ الثَرى لِلغَمائِمِ

    His generosity reminds me of the generosity of clouds,

    And my gratitude to him is the soil's gratitude to the clouds.

  3. تَخالُ بِهِ بَدراً مَعَ اللَيلِ باهِراً

    يَلوحُ عَلى عُرفٍ مِنَ اللَيلِ فاحِمِ

    In him you imagine a dazzling full moon amid the night,

    Gleaming above a coal-black mane of night.

  4. يُديلُ مِنَ الأَيّامِ وَالدَهرُ مُنصِفٌ

    بِعَزمٍ عَلى الأَيّامِ وَالدَهرِ حاكِمِ

    He exacts redress from the days, and time is just,

    With a resolve that rules the days and time.

  5. يَبُزُّ مِنَ الأَنجادِ كُلَّ مُساوِرٍ

    وَيَعلو مِنَ الأَمجادِ كُلَّ مُكارِمِ

    He surpasses every challenger among the valiant,

    And outshines every rival in generosity among the illustrious.

  6. بِخَلقٍ كَمَتنِ الصَخرِ في كَفِّ لامِسٍ

    وَطورٌ كَجَريِ الماءِ في عَينِ صائِمِ

    With a nature like rock's surface in a touching palm,

    And at times like flowing water to the eye of one who fasts;

  7. وَرَأيٍ كَصَدرِ الراغِبِيَّةِ شارِعٍ

    وَعَزمٍ كَحَدِّ المَشرَفِيَّةِ صارِمِ

    And judgment projecting like a Raghibiyya vessel's prow,

    And resolve as keen as the edge of a Mashrafi sword,

  8. عَلى بَلدَةٍ يَسقي الضَراغِمَ ماؤُها

    وَيُسقى بِها الأَعلى دِماءَ الضَراغِمِ

    Over a town whose water gives lions drink,

    And where the loftiest is given lions' blood to drink.