Sol 6.1

  1. يا مُلوكَ البِلادِ فُزتُم بِنَسءِ ال

    عُمرِ وَالجَورُ شَأنُكُم في النِساءِ

    O kings of the lands, you have gained a prolonging of

    life, while tyranny toward women is your way.

  2. ما لَكُم لا تَرَونَ طُرقَ المَعالي

    قَد يَزورُ الهَيجاءَ وَزيرُ نِساءِ

    Why do you not see the paths to noble heights?

    Even a minister to women may visit the battlefield.

  3. يَرتَجي الناسُ أَن يَقومَ إِمامٌ

    ناطِقٌ في الكَتيبَةِ الخَرساءِ

    The people hope that an imam will arise,

    speaking amid the mute battalion.

  4. كَذَبَ الظَنُّ لا إِمامَ سِوى ال

    عَقلِ مُشيراً في صُبحِهِ وَالمَساءِ

    The expectation proved false: there is no imam but

    reason, counseling morning and evening.

  5. فَإِذا ما أَطَعتَهُ جَلَبَ ال

    رَحمَةَ عِندَ المَسيرِ وَالإِرساءِ

    Then, if you obey it, it brings

    mercy when journeying and when anchoring.

  6. إِنَّما هَذِهِ المَذاهِبُ أَسبا

    بٌ لِجَذبِ الدُنيا إِلى الرُؤَساءِ

    These doctrines are merely means

    for drawing worldly wealth to the leaders.

  7. غَرَضُ القَومِ مُتعَةٌ لا يَرِقّو

    نَ لِدَمعِ الشَيمّاءِ وَالخَنساءِ

    The people's aim is pleasure; they feel no pity

    for the tears of al-Shayma and al-Khansa.

  8. كَالَّذي قامَ يَجمَعُ الزَنجَ بِالبَص

    رَةِ وَالقَرمَطِيَّ بِالأَحساءِ

    Like the one who rose to rally the Zanj in Basra,

    and like al-Qarmati in al-Ahsa.

  9. فَاِنفَرِد ما اِستَطَعتَ فَالقائِلُ الصا

    دِقُ يُضحي ثِقَلاً عَلى الجُلَساءِ

    So keep apart as much as you can, for a speaker

    of truth becomes a burden to his companions.