Sol 6.1

  1. أُهدي سلاماً بعدِّ النَّخْلِ والشَّجَرِ

    وعدِّ ما حوتِ الدقعا من الحَجَرِ

    I offer greetings as many as the date palms and trees,

    And as many as the stones the dusty earth contains,

  2. وعَدْلِ كلِّ منيفٍ والبحورِ معاً

    وعد قطرِ الحَيا والرَملِ والشَعَرِ

    And equal in measure to every lofty height and the seas combined,

    And as many as the raindrops, grains of sand, and hairs.

  3. وطَعْمُه قدْ زرتْ بالشَهد لذتهُ

    ونورُه قد زرى بالشمسِ والقَمَرِ

    And the delight of its flavor has put honey to shame;

    And its radiance has put the sun and moon to shame;

  4. ونَشْرُه يملأ الآفاقَ نفحتُه

    وشمُّسها يُرجعُ العُميان بالبَصَرِ

    And the waft of its fragrance fills the horizons;

    And its sun restores sight to the blind.

  5. إلى الأميرِ فتى سلطان سيّدنا

    ربِّ المعالي وربِّ المجدِ والقَدَرِ

    To the prince, Sultan's young son, our lord,

    Lord of lofty honors, and lord of glory and esteem.

  6. نجل ابن أحمدَ قد زانتْ بطلعته

    دنياي وارتجعتْ بِكْراً من الكِبَرِ

    The scion of Ahmad's son—his countenance has adorned

    My world, which became a maiden again after old age.

  7. هذا سعيد الذي تهمي أناملُهُ

    غيثاً من الذَهَب القاني أو الدُّررِ

    This is Sa'id, whose fingertips pour down

    A rain of deep-red gold or pearls.

  8. قطبٌ عليه رحى الهيجاءِ دائرةٌ

    وجودُهُ للورى يُغْني عن المَطَرِ

    A pivot upon whom the millstone of battle turns;

    And his generosity frees humankind from any need for rain.

  9. يسامرُ الكُتْبَ والأفلاكُ ساريةٌ

    ليلاً وتكتحلُ الأجفانُ بالسَهَر

    He keeps company with books while the celestial spheres journey

    At night, while the eyelids wear wakefulness as kohl.

  10. ودَلَّجَ لُجٌ يسقي دارَه فَغَدَتُ

    خضراءَ زاهيةً بالنَّورِ والزَهَرِ

    And a deep sea journeyed by night, watering his home, which became

    Green, resplendent with blossoms and flowers.