Sol 6.1

  1. أظلُّ مريضاً بالصدى دون وردكم

    واشْقى به والواردونَ رِواءُ

    I remain sick with thirst, kept from your watering place,

    and suffer from it, while those who come to drink have quenched their thirst.

  2. وأحبسُ أعناق المَطي عن السُّرى

    وللشَّوْقِ ما بين الضُّلوعِ مَضاءُ

    And I hold back the riding-camels’ necks from night travel,

    while longing pierces keenly between my ribs.

  3. ولما دنتْ داري اليكم تعرَّضتْ

    موانعُ قَرْبي عندها عُدَواءُ

    And when my dwelling drew near to you, there arose

    barriers that turned my nearness into remoteness.

  4. فللهِ دَرُّ القَيْلِ من آلِ أرتقٍ

    اذا ذكِرَتْ أكْرومةٌ وحَياءُ

    God bless the prince of the house of Artuq,

    whenever noble deeds and modesty are recalled.

  5. يُروِّي رماح الخط من مُهَج العدى

    وجُرْدُ المَذاكي والكماةُ ظِماءُ

    He slakes al-Khatt’s spears with the enemies’ lifeblood,

    while sleek, full-grown steeds and armored warriors thirst.

  6. وتمرحُ في الجأواءِ طيرُ لوائهِ

    اذِ الهامُ أرضٌ والعجاجُ سَماءُ

    And the birds of his banner frolic amid the dark-armored host,

    when skulls are the earth and swirling dust the sky.

  7. كأنَّ حُسام الدين شمس ظهيرةٍ

    لها في جميعِ العالمينَ ضِياءَ

    As though Husam al-Din were a noonday sun,

    whose radiance shines throughout all the worlds.

  8. فتىً شأنُه في كل خطبٍ وأزْمةٍ

    لمُستْصرخيه نجدةٌ وعَطاءٌ

    A youth whose way, in every calamity and crisis,

    is rescue and bounty for those who cry to him for aid.

  9. تودُّ ملوكُ الأرض مسعاهُ للعُلى

    ويحْسدهُ في فضلهِ العُلماءُ

    The kings of the earth long to match his striving for glory,

    and scholars envy him for his excellence.