Sol 6.1

  1. أَبْصَرتُ أن لا عندَ غيركَ مَطلَبُ

    وكذاك ليس ورآءَ ذلك مَذهبُ

    I have seen that what I seek lies with no one but you;

    And likewise, beyond that there is no path to take.

  2. فَيبنُ لي أنَّ البَسيطة كلَّها

    سَمدٌ وأنّ النّاسَ طُراً يعَربُ

    So it becomes clear to me that all the earth

    Is Samad, and that all people are Ya'rub.

  3. ما ذاكَ إلا أنّ جودك شاملٌ

    بنوالهِ ولأنَ رَبعكَ مُخصِبُ

    That is only because your generosity embraces all

    With its bounty, and because your abode is fertile.

  4. وبِكلّ قومٍ في رحَابكَ عيشةٌ

    ولِكلّ أْرض من سَمائك صَيّبُ

    And every people has a livelihood within your spacious courts;

    And every land has a downpour from your sky.

  5. للنَاسِ أفئدةٌ بحبُّكَ تمتلي

    فَرحاً وألْسنةٌ بحمدك تخْطُبُ

    People have hearts that, through love of you, fill

    With joy, and tongues that proclaim your praise.

  6. يا ابنَ الملوك من العَتيك أبعَد ذا

    حَسَبٌ يَظنُ المدّعي أو يحسِبُ

    O son of the kings of al-'Atik—beyond this, is there

    Any noble lineage a claimant might imagine or reckon?

  7. بصفاتك التَّشبيهُ مابينَ الوَرى

    وبجوِدك الأمثالُ فيهم تُضْرَبُ

    Your qualities are the measure of comparison among mankind;

    And your generosity is cited among them in proverbs.

  8. وكفاكَ فضلاً أن جَدَّك ماجدٌ

    ونَداكَ مبذولٌ وخيمك طَيَّبُ

    And it is distinction enough for you that your grandfather is noble,

    And your bounty is freely bestowed and your nature is good.

  9. أثْني عليك بحُسنِ ما تأتي به

    فكأنّما تُملي عَليَّ واكتُبُ

    I praise you for the excellence of what you do;

    It is as though you dictate to me, and I write.

  10. فبقَيت مُعطىً يا أبا العَرَب الغِنَى

    إن البقآء مع الغِنى لك طيّبُ

    So may you live on, endowed with wealth, O Abu al-'Arab;

    Indeed, life with wealth is sweet for you.

  11. لولا ندى يعْربٍ فتَى العَرَب

    لما حمدنا إصابَة الأدبِ

    Were it not for the bounty of Ya'rub, the Arabs' noble youth,

    We would not have praised success in literary art.

  12. أوسَعَنا بَّرهُ فأمكَننَا

    حسنُ ثنآء يَبقى مدى الحقبِ

    His kindness enriched us, making possible for us

    Fine praise that endures throughout the ages.

  13. وَعنَّ للنَّفس مَطلبٌ فغدا

    لنُجحهِ الشعرُ خيرَ ما حسَبِ

    And a desire arose in the soul, so there came to be

    For its fulfillment, poetry—the best recourse one could reckon.

  14. والشعرُ وَشْيٌ وجوهر وهُمُا

    لُبْسُ المعالي وحِيلةُ الحَسبِ

    And poetry is embroidery and jewels, and the two

    Are the attire of high distinction and a resource for noble lineage.

  15. وحبَّذا الشعرُ حين نبعثهُ

    امامَ حاجاتِنا إلى الطَّلبِ

    And how fine is poetry when we send it forth

    Ahead of our needs, to make our request,

  16. إذا وَجدنا له أخا كَرَمٍ

    كالسيِّد المرتجى أبي العَرَبِ

    When we find for it a man of generosity,

    Like the lord we look to in hope, Abu al-'Arab,

  17. من لَم يزْل سَيّبُ جود راحِتهِ

    عَوناً لآمالنا على النُّوَبِ

    Whose palm's stream of generosity has never ceased to be

    A help to our hopes against misfortunes.

  18. ولم تزَل في العلى له هِممُ

    تَعلو وتسمو لأشرفِ الرُّتبِ

    And ever, in the heights of glory, his aspirations

    Rise and soar toward the noblest ranks.

  19. صَفَت وطابت خِلالهُ وزكَتْ

    فهي رضىً في الرِّضى وفي الغَضَبِ

    His traits are pure, good, and virtuous;

    So they are pleasing in contentment and in anger.

  20. وهو كماء الغَمام تمزُجهُ

    بالراحِ أو كاللجين في الذَّهبِ

    And he is like rainwater that you mingle

    With wine, or like silver in gold.