Sol 6.1

  1. هَذي ثَمانٌ قد قَطَعْنَ الدُّجى

    في سَيْرِها مُعْتَبَرٌ للحِجا

    These eight have traversed the night's darkness;

    in their journey lies a lesson for the intellect.

  2. مرّتْ وقدْ نالَ بها آمِلٌ

    ما شاءَ منْ أوطارِهِ وارْتَجى

    They passed, and through them a hopeful man had attained

    whatever he wished and hoped for among his desires.

  3. فجَرّدَ العَزْمَ الذي ما نَبا

    والتَحَف الليلَ الذي قد سَجا

    So he unsheathed the resolve that never faltered,

    and cloaked himself in the night that had grown still.

  4. يردُّهُ الخَوْفُ ويَدْعو بِهِ

    إذا أطاعَ الخَوفَ داعِي الرَّجا

    Fear turns him back, yet he is summoned,

    when he heeds fear, by the herald of hope.

  5. قدْ قَطَعَ البَرَّ فقال الوَجَى

    واقْتَحَمَ البحْرَ فقالَ النَّجا

    He crossed the land, then footsoreness spoke;

    and plunged into the sea, then deliverance spoke.

  6. والْتَذّ بالباقِي فحَثَّ الخُطَى

    ومَرّ بالفانِي فَما عَرَّجا

    And he delighted in what endures, so quickened his steps,

    and passed by what perishes without turning aside.

  7. موْلايَ هذا نَهْجُ أهْلِ الهَوى

    فاسْمَحْ لمَنْ قارَبَ أو لَجّجا

    My lord, this is the way of those who love;

    so be gracious to whoever draws near or ventures into the deep.

  8. واسْلُكْ منَ السّيْرِ بهِ مَنْهَجاً

    عنْ مادِحٍ جلَّ وعمّنْ هَجا

    And follow, in your dealings with him, a path

    that rises above a praiser and whoever satirizes.

  9. ولتَقْرَأ النُّسْخَةَ واتْرُكْ الى

    سِرِّ المَعاني خَطَّها المُدْمَجا

    And read the copy, setting aside—in favor of

    the secret of its meanings—its densely packed script.

  10. وكيفَ لا يُحْرِزْ إرثَ العُلَى

    منْ وَرِثَ الأنْصارَ والخَزْرَجا

    And how could he fail to gain the inheritance of glory,

    he who is heir to the Ansar and the Khazraj?