Sol 6.1

  1. هوَ السَعدُ قَد وافى إِلىَ تونِسَ الخَضرا

    وَحَلَّ ذُراها بِالمَسَرَّةِ وَالبُشرى

    Good fortune itself has come to verdant Tunis,

    and alighted on her heights with joy and glad tidings.

  2. فَهَزَّت لَهُ أَعطافَها وَتَزَيَنَّت

    وَعَمَّ الهَنا في قُطرِها عِندَما أَثرى

    So she swayed her flanks for him and adorned herself,

    and joy filled her land as it grew prosperous.

  3. جَهِلنا المُهَنيّ وَالمُهَنَّى وَإِنَّما

    نَرى الكُلَّ مِنهُم باسِمَ الثَغرِ مُفتَرا

    We could not distinguish congratulator from congratulated; rather,

    we see them all smiling, their lips parted wide,

  4. كَأَنَّهُم نَشوى وِصالِ مُماطِلٍ

    سَقاهُم عُقَيب الصَدِّ مَشمولَةً بِكرا

    as though drunk on union with an elusive beloved

    who, just after rejection, gave them virgin wine cooled by the north wind.

  5. وَلِم لا وَقَد ناطَ المُعَظَّمُ بابنِها

    وَبابنِ أَياديهِ وِزارَتَهُ الكُبرى

    And why not, when the august ruler has entrusted her son—

    the child of his own beneficence—with his grand vizierate?

  6. هوَ المُصطَفى بنُ الصادِقِ الوَعدِ وَالَّذي

    زَكا مَحتِداً ذا عِزَّةٍ وَسَما نَجرا

    He is Mustafa, son of the one true to his promise, and one who

    is noble in ancestry, possessed of might, and lofty in lineage.

  7. وَقَلَّدَهُ نيشانَ بَيتِهِمُ الَّذي

    بِهِ صارَ سِلماً نالَها وَحَوى الفَخرا

    And he invested him with their house's insignia,

    through which he found peace, attained that rank, and won glory.

  8. تَخَيَّرَهُ المَولى هِلالاً فَصاغَهُ

    وَأَبدَعَ فيهِ الصَنعَ حَتّى غَدا بَدرا

    The sovereign chose him as a crescent and fashioned him,

    and worked such artistry upon him that he became a full moon,

  9. يُضيءُ لِمَن يَسعى لِشامِخِ عِزِّهِ

    وَيَسري لِعيدَيهِ فَسُبحانَ مَن أَسرى

    shining for whoever strives toward his towering glory

    and journeys by night to his two festivals—glory to Him who led by night!

  10. وَلا بِدعَ أَن أَولاهُ خالِصَ وِدِّهِ

    وَشَدَّ بِهِ أَزاراً وَأَشرَكَهُ أَمراً

    Nor is it strange that he bestowed his pure affection on him,

    and girded himself with him, sharing command with him,

  11. وَأَبداهُ سَهماً مِن كِنانَتِهِ الَّتي

    بِباطِنِ ما تَحويهِ دونَ الوَرى أَدرى

    and brought him forth as an arrow from his quiver, whose

    inmost contents he knows better than anyone else.

  12. وَجَرَّدَهُ سَيفا صَقيلاً وَصَعدَة

    فَغالَبَ لَمّا هَزَّهُ البيضَ وَالسَمرا

    And he unsheathed him as a polished sword and a straight spear;

    so, once brandished, he outmatched white blades and brown spears.

  13. وَأَجراهُ في يَومِ الرِهانِ مُجَلِّياً

    فَكانَ بِهِ دونَ المُصَلّي بِهِ أَحرى

    And he set him racing on the day of contest as the winner,

    so he, not the runner-up, was more worthy of it.

  14. هوَ الصادِقُ الباشا المُشيرُ مُحَمَّدٌ

    أَعَزَّ الوَرى صيتاً وَأَعلاهُمُ قَدرا

    He is Muhammad al-Sadiq, the Pasha, the Marshal,

    the most illustrious of mankind in renown and highest in rank,

  15. وَأَكمَلُهُم خَلقاً وَخُلقاً وَهَيبَةً

    يُقصر عَنها قَيصَرٌ وَكَذا كِسرى

    and most perfect in form, character, and majesty,

    which Caesar cannot match, nor can Khosrow.

  16. إِذا ظَفِرَت مِنهُ العُيونُ بِنَظرَةٍ

    يُشيرُ بِها لِلترب يَقلِبُهُ تِبرا

    When eyes are granted a glance from him,

    he directs it toward dust and turns it into gold.

  17. وَإِن قارَعَ الأَضدادَ طالِعُ سَعدِهِ

    فَما أَكثَرَ القَتلى وَما أَرخَصَ الأَسرى

    And if his lucky star clashes with his adversaries,

    how numerous the slain, how cheap the captives!

  18. أَقامَ الأَنامَ في أَمانٍ وَغِبطَةٍ

    فَذا رافِعٌ كَفّاً وَذا ساجِدٌ شكرا

    He has settled humankind in safety and happiness,

    so one raises a palm, another prostrates in thanks.

  19. وَأَلحَفَهُم ثَوبَ الحَنانِ وَمَن بِهِ

    تَرَدّى فَلا يَخشى المَعَرَّةَ أَو يَعرى

    He has clothed them in compassion's robe; whoever

    wraps himself in it fears neither disgrace nor nakedness.

  20. أَلا يا مُجير المُلتَجينَ وَمَن لَهُ

    فَخامَةُ مُلكٍ يَملأ القَلبَ وَالصَدرا

    O protector of those seeking refuge, you who possess

    a majesty of kingship that fills heart and breast,

  21. وَمالِكَ رِقيِ سَيِّدي وَابنَ سَيدي

    وَلَستُ بِباغٍ أَن أُرى بَعدَهُ حُرّا

    and master of my bondage, my lord and son of my lord—

    and I have no wish to be seen free after him.

  22. تَهَنّ أَيا فَخرَ المُلوكِ بِدَولَةٍ

    وَعِزٍّ وَإِسعادٍ وَأَنتَ بِهِ أَحرى

    Rejoice, O pride of kings, in dominion,

    and might and good fortune, of which you are most worthy.

  23. وَلا بَرِحَت أَيّامُ دَهرِكَ كُلها

    بِآثارِكَ الحَسنا مُحَجَّلَةً غَرّا

    And may all the days of your life ever remain

    white-stockinged and white-blazed with your fair deeds,

  24. إِلىَ أَن تَرى هَذا الوَزيرَ كَما تَشا

    وَلا وَزَرٌ يَخشاهُ بَعدُ وَلا وِزرا

    until you see this minister just as you wish,

    with no mountain left for him to fear thereafter, nor any burden.

  25. بِجاهِ رسولِ اللَهِ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ

    وَآلٍ وَصَحبٍ وَالَّذين غَزوا بَدرا

    By the rank of the Messenger of God—exalted be His majesty—

    and his family, his companions, and those who fought at Badr,

  26. عَلَيهِ صَلاةٌ مَع سَلام يَعُمهم

    وَيُرضيهِم عَنّا بِذي الدارِ وَالأُخرى

    blessings and peace upon him, embracing them all,

    and winning their favor for us in this abode and the next.