Sol 6.1

  1. اليوم يوم سروري

    بالموصلي الذنوب

    Today is the day of my delight

    in the long-tailed Mosuli steed,

  2. من عند قرمٍ كريمٍ

    جزل العطاء لبيب

    from a noble, generous lord,

    lavish in giving, discerning.

  3. آدابه جعلتهُ

    يُعنى بكل أديب

    His refinement has made him

    care for every man of letters.

  4. ركبت فيه القوافي

    فجاد بالمركوب

    I rode the rhymes in his praise,

    so he generously bestowed a mount:

  5. ذو غرةٍ يتلالا

    في حالكٍ غربيب

    a white-blazed steed, gleaming

    in deepest, raven black.

  6. ولن الشباب عليه

    مع غرةٍ كالمشيب

    And [the hue of] youth is upon him,

    with a blaze like graying hair.

  7. صهيله جوف إذني

    ولا غناء غريب

    His neighing within my ear—

    rather than Gharib's singing.

  8. وروثه المسك طيباً

    بين اللحى والجيوب

    And his dung is musk in fragrance,

    between beards and bosoms.

  9. لولا اضطراري إليه

    نزهته عن ركوبي

    Were it not for my need of him,

    I would deem him too noble for me to ride.