Sol 6.1

  1. أَفَادَتْ وِجْهَتِي بِنَدَاكَ مَالاً

    قَضَى دَيْنِي وَأَصْلَحَ بَعْضَ حَالِي

    My journey, through your bounty, brought me wealth

    That paid my debt and set some of my affairs right.

  2. وَمَتَّعْتُ الْخَوَاطِرَ بِانْشِرَاحٍ

    وَأَطْرَفْتُ النَّوَاظِرَ بِاكْتِحَالِ

    And I gladdened my thoughts with joy,

    And treated my eyes to kohl.

  3. وَأُبْتُ خَفِيفَ ظَهْرٍ وَالْمَطَايَا

    بِجَاهِكِ تَشْتَكِي ثِقَلَ الرِّحَالِ

    And I returned with a lightened back, while the mounts,

    Through your influence, complain of the weight of their loads.

  4. وَشَأْنِي لِلْمَعَالِمِ غَيْرُ شَانِي

    وَحَالِي بالْمَكَارِمِ جِدُّ حَالِي

    And my quest for the landmarks brings me no disgrace,

    And my condition is richly adorned with noble favors.

  5. فَحُبُّ عُلاَكَ إيمَانِي وَعَقْدِي

    وَشُكْرُ نَدَاكَ دِينِي وَانْتِحَالِي

    For love of your eminence is my faith and conviction,

    And gratitude for your bounty is my religion and professed creed.

  6. كَأَنْ قَدْ صَحَّ لِلَّهِ انْقِطَاعِي

    بِتَأمِيلِي جَنَابَك وَارْتِحَالِي

    As though my devotion to God had proved genuine

    By placing my hopes in your court and making my journey.

  7. وَمَا يَبْقَى سِوَى فِعْلٍ جَمِيلٍ

    وَحَالُ الدَّهْرِ لاَ تَبْقَى بِحَالِ

    And nothing endures but a noble deed,

    And time's condition never stays the same.

  8. وَكُلُّ بِدَايَةٍ فَإِلَى انْتِهَاءٍ

    وَكُلُّ إِقَامَةٍ فَإِلَى ارْتِحَالِ

    And every beginning leads to an end,

    And every stay leads to departure.

  9. وَمَنْ سَامَ الْزَّمَانَ دَوَامَ أَمْرٍ

    فَقَدْ وَقَفَ الرَّجَاءَ عَلَى الْمُحَالِ

    And whoever demands of time that anything endure

    Has surely set his hope on the impossible.