Sol 6.1

  1. يُذِلُّ الجحفلَ الجرَّارَ بأساً

    ويطمعُ في مكارمه الرَّجاءُ

    He humbles the vast host with his valor,

    and hope longs for his noble gifts.

  2. فللعافين بالنُّعْمى نَعيمٌ

    وللأعْداءِ بالمَلْقى شَقاءُ تلفى

    So bounty-seekers find bliss in his favors,

    and for enemies, at the encounter, you find misery.

  3. إذا هدمَ الطُّلى ضربٌ طِلخْفٌ

    بنى المجد التَّألُّفُ والعطاءُ

    When a crushing blow shatters necks,

    winning hearts and giving build glory.

  4. فمُنتهب السَّنابكِ والعطايا

    بيوميه ثَراه والثَّراءُ

    Thus what hooves and gifts plunder

    on his two days is his soil and wealth.

  5. يمدُّ الأيْهمانِ براحتيه

    دُجىً وضُحىً نَوالٌ أو دماءُ

    The two untamable forces surge from his palms,

    by night and morning: bounty or blood.

  6. فمطعانٌ إذا اشْتجرَ العوالي

    ومِطعامٌ إذا هَرَّ الشتاءُ

    Thus he is a fierce lancer when the tall spears cross,

    and a generous host when winter growls.

  7. تنكُّرهُ زعازعُ عاصِفاتٌ

    وريحُ رضاهُ ساكنةٌ رُخاءُ

    His displeasure is a tempest of raging gusts,

    and the wind of his favor is calm and gentle.

  8. وسمٌّ في أعاديهِ ذُعافٌ

    وعند وداده عَسلٌ وماءُ

    And he is deadly poison to his enemies,

    and in his friendship, honey and water.

  9. طليقُ الوجه من عُليا تميمٍ

    عليه من مناقبهِ بَهاءُ

    Cheerful of face, from the noblest of Tamim,

    upon him lies the splendor of his virtues.

  10. مُشارٌ في دُسوتِ المجدِ صدرٌ

    ومتبوعٌ إذا رُفعَ اللَّواءُ

    Singled out as foremost in glory's seats of honor,

    and followed when the banner is raised.

  11. غِناهُ وذُخْره حمدٌ مُقيمٌ

    على الأيام لا نَعَمٌ وشاءُ

    His wealth and treasure are enduring praise

    through the days—not livestock and sheep.

  12. لَبيقُ العِطْفِ بالنَّعماءِ زَوْلٌ

    كأنَّ سَنا مُحيَّاهُ ذَكاءُ

    A remarkable man whose bearing befits prosperity,

    as though the radiance of his face were the sun.

  13. أرى تاج الملوكِ وزير فضلٍ

    واِحسانٍ يليقُ به البَقاءُ

    I see Taj al-Muluk, a minister of virtue

    and beneficence, worthy of enduring life,

  14. ومختارُ الاِمامة وهي أهْدى

    لما يرضى بخيرتهِ العَلاءُ

    and the Imamate's chosen one, for it is better guided

    to what eminence approves in his selection.

  15. بلتْهُ فاصطفتهُ على يقينٍ

    كما أنْبا عن السيفِ المَضاءُ

    It tested him, then chose him with certainty,

    as sharpness reveals a sword's worth.

  16. فأقبلَ سالماً من كل عيبٍ

    مشاهِدُه وغيبتهُ سَواءُ

    So he came forth free from every flaw;

    his presence and his absence are alike.

  17. يُطيعُ هواجس الآراءِ سَبْقاً

    إِلى ما يبتغيه وما يشاءُ

    He heeds the promptings of thought, hastening

    toward what he seeks and what he wills.

  18. ويُمضي الأمر في المنطوقِ حتى

    كأنَّ الأمر من فمه قَضاءُ

    And he puts commands into effect through speech, so that

    a command from his mouth seems a decree of fate.

  19. ويُعْرِبُ عن مدائحهُ عَشيرٌ

    حميدُ الودِّ شيمتُهُ الوفاءُ

    And his praises are voiced by a companion,

    of praiseworthy affection, whose nature is loyalty.

  20. اذا ما قال قافيةً شَروداً

    تأرَّجَ مِنْ تَضوعِها الفضاءُ

    Whenever he utters a far-ranging rhyme,

    the open air grows fragrant from its spreading scent.

  21. مُهذَّبةٌ مُنقَّحةُ المَعاني

    اذا اعْوجَّت يُقوِّمُها الولاءُ

    Refined, with its meanings polished,

    if it grows crooked, loyalty sets it straight.

  22. عليها الوعرُ سهلٌ حين تَسْري

    ومِنْ عصفِ الرياح لها نَجاء

    Rugged ground is smooth for it as it travels by night,

    and its swiftness comes from the winds' fierce blasts.

  23. جميلُ الذِّكر مغْنمُ كلِّ حُرٍّ

    ويبقى المرءُ ما بقيَ الثَّناءُ

    A good name is every noble man's prize,

    and a man lives on as long as praise endures.