Sol 6.1

  1. وإِني ومَدْحَ الفارس الشَّهْمِ يَزْدنٍ

    فَتى المَجْدِ مِنْ بأسٍ مَهيبٍ وأنْعُمِ

    And I, in praising the gallant knight Yazdan,

    A man of glory, of awe-inspiring might and bounty—

  2. وإنْ كُنتُ صَيَّادَ الغَرائبِ بالحِجا

    ومُنْهِضَها بالرَّأي منْ كُلِّ مَجْثَمِ

    Though I hunt rare conceits with my wit,

    And rouse them with judgment from every roost,

  3. وشايَعَني في الحَمْدِ حتى أصُوغَهُ

    وَلاءٌ كَحُبِّ العامِريِّ المُتَيَّمِ

    And am aided in praise, until I fashion it,

    By devotion like the love of the love-stricken al-ʿAmiri—

  4. كواصِف ضوء الصُّبْحِ والشمس جَوْنَةٌ

    يُشارِكُهُ في وصْفِهِ كُلُّ ذي فَمِ

    Am like one describing dawn's light while the sun is radiant:

    Everyone with a mouth joins him in describing it.

  5. عَميمُ فِعالِ الخيرِ غيرُ مُخَصَّصٍ

    كَصَوْبِ الحَيا ساقي غِنِيٍّ ومُعْدمِ

    His good deeds reach all, without restriction,

    Like pouring rain that waters rich and destitute.

  6. يُقِرُّ لهُ في يومِ سَلْمٍ ومَعْرَكٍ

    كَمِيٌّ وحَبْرٌ عالمٌ بالتَّقَدُّمِ

    In days of peace and battle, he is acknowledged

    By armored warrior and learned scholar as foremost.

  7. فحُجَّتُهُ يومَ الجِدالِ كَسيْفِهِ

    إذا اهْتَزَّ في رأسِ الكَمِيِّ المُصَمِّمِ

    For his argument in debate is like his sword

    When it quivers in the head of a resolute warrior.

  8. مُظَفَّرُ دينِ اللّهِ والعَلَمُ الذي

    بهِ يُقْتَدى في نَجْدَةٍ وتكَرُّمِ

    Victorious champion of God's faith, and the banner

    By which one is guided in valor and generosity.

  9. فهُنِّىءِ بالشَّهْرِ الحَرامِ مُصاحِباً

    لأمْثالِهِ ما عَزَّ رُمْحٌ بِلَهْذَمِ

    So may you be blessed with the sacred month, living to greet

    Others like it, as long as a sharp spearhead gives a spear its might.