Sol 6.1

  1. هُو الفَتحُ حَقَّا مَا عَلى الشَّمسِ كَاتِمُ

    فَمَن لَجَّ بِالهِندِيّ خصمٌ وحَاكِمُ

    It is victory indeed; no veil can cover the sun.

    Whoever presses his claim with Indian steel is both adversary and judge.

  2. نَجمُ الأمِيرِ الأوحَدِي وَسَيفُهُ

    كَذا تَنجَلِي الظَّلمَا وتُكفَى العَظَائِمُ

    The peerless emir's star and his sword—

    Thus darkness clears and grave dangers are averted.

  3. تَغَايَرتِ الأقطَارُ فِيك كَأنَّهَا

    ضرائِرُ تَمشِي بَينَهُنَّ النَّمَائِمُ

    The regions grew jealous over you, as though they were

    Co-wives among whom malicious tales circulate.

  4. بُعِثت مَسِيحاً لِلبِلادِ وقَد فَشَا

    بِأرجَائِهَا داءُ الرَّدى المُتفَاقِمُ

    You were sent as a Messiah to the lands, when already

    The worsening sickness of destruction had spread throughout their reaches.

  5. وداويت حمصاً من جُنُونِ اعتِزالِهَا

    كَأنَّ المَسَاعِي الصَّالِحَاتِ تَمَائِمُ

    And you cured Hims of the madness of its withdrawal,

    As though righteous endeavors were amulets.

  6. أنَار بِك الإظلامُ فَالغَربُ مُشرِقٌ

    وأخصب مِنك الجَدبُ فالصَّلدُ نَاعِمُ

    Through you darkness brightened, so the West is radiant;

    And through you barrenness grew fertile, so hard rock is soft.

  7. فَلَولا هُداك الصَّلتُ لَم يُهد حَائِرٌ

    ولَولا نَداك الغَمرُ لَم يُرو حَائِمُ

    But for your radiant guidance, no bewildered wanderer would be guided;

    And but for your overflowing bounty, no thirsty wanderer would be quenched.

  8. فَمَا دام للِسَّيفِ المُهَنَّدِ قَائِمُ

    بِكَفِّكَ فَالتَّوحِيدُ بِالأرضِ قَائِمُ

    So long as the hilt of the Indian-forged sword remains

    In your palm, faith in God's oneness stands firm on earth.

  9. ومَا المُلكُ إلاَّ مَفرقٌ أنت تَاجُهُ

    ويُمنَى يَدٍ فَِيهَا عُلاك خَواتِمُ

    Sovereignty is but a head whose crown you are,

    And a right hand whose rings are your exalted glory.

  10. فَمَأ لِنَجَأحِ راش عَزمَك هَايِضٌ

    ولا لِعُرًى شَدَّت سُعُودك فَاصِمُ

    So none can cripple the success that gave your resolve wings,

    Nor can any sever bonds your good fortunes have fastened.

  11. سَتُورِثُ هَذا المَجد فَرعَك مِثلَمَا

    قَد اورثَك المَجد الجُدُودُ الأكَارِمُ

    You will bequeath this glory to your branch, just as

    Your noble forefathers have bequeathed glory to you.

  12. زكَا تُربُ مَنشَاهُ وطَابَت أصُولُهُ

    وأينَع زهرٌ فِيهِ كَالنَّجمِ نَاجِمُ

    The soil of his origin is pure, and his roots are good;

    And a blossom has flourished in him, rising like a star.

  13. أ آل خَلاصٍ أنتُمُ نُكتَةُ الورى

    وهَل شَرفُ الأيَّامِ إلا المَواسِمُ

    O house of Khalas, you are the choicest of humankind;

    And are feast days not the glory of all days?

  14. أنَاسٌ هُمُ لِلاَّئِذِين سَواحِلُ

    ولِلمُعتَفِي الجَدوى بُحُورٌ خَضارِمُ

    A people who are shores to those seeking refuge,

    And vast oceans to the seeker of bounty.

  15. شُمُوسٌ وأخداثُ الزَّمَانِ غَيَاهِبُ

    ظِلالٌ وأنفَاسُ الخُطُوبِ سَمَائِمُ

    Suns, while the events of Time are deepest darkness;

    Shade, while the breaths of calamity are scorching winds.

  16. تٌُزرُّ عَلَى أسدِ العَرِين دُرُوعُهُم

    وتُلوى عَلَى شُهبِ الظَّلامِ العَمَائِمُ

    Their coats of mail are fastened upon lions of the lair,

    And turbans are wound around the shooting stars of darkness.

  17. أجَاز البِحَار الخُضر سَهلاً فَرُبَّمَا

    أخَلَّت بِلُح البَحرِ تِلك المَكَأرِمُ

    He crossed the green seas with ease; perhaps

    Those noble gifts had diminished the sea's depths.

  18. وَمَا يَستَوِي بَحرُ أجَاجٌ مُقَطِّبٌ

    واخَرُ مَعسُولُ المَوارِدِ بَاسِمُ

    Nor are they equal: a briny, scowling sea

    And another, honey-sweet at its watering places, smiling.

  19. لَئِن كَأن بَحراً لِلغَمَائِمِ مُنشِئاً

    فَمَن أعذبِ البَحرينِ تَنشَا الغَمائِمُ

    If he is a sea that brings clouds into being,

    It is from the sweeter of the two seas that clouds arise.

  20. صيَالك حتف لا تَقُوم لَهُ العدا

    وسِربُك وقَّادٌ وعُرفُكض سَاجِمُ

    Your onslaught is death, which no foes can withstand;

    And your host is fiery, while your bounty pours down.

  21. كَأنَّكَ نَجمُ الأفقِ أحرق مَارداً

    بِهِ وارتَوى مَحلٌ ونُور فَاحِمُ

    As though you were the horizon's star that burned a rebellious demon;

    By it, parched ground was watered and pitch-darkness illumined.

  22. هُمُامٌ ثَنَاحُرُّ الثَّنَا نَحو بَابِه

    نَدى حَاتِمٍ إذ لَيس يُذكَرُ حَاتِمُ

    A noble lord: the choicest praise is drawn toward his door

    By Hatim's bounty, now that Hatim himself goes unmentioned.

  23. لَقَد فَتَقَ المَدَّاحُ مِسكَةَ حَمدِهِ

    فَطَارت بِرَيَّاهَأ الريَاحُ النَّواسِمُ

    The panegyrist has split the musk-pod of his praise,

    And gentle winds have flown bearing its fragrance.

  24. يُغَالِبُ بِالجدوى اشتِطَاط عُفَاتِهِ

    فَتَفنَى أمَانِيهِم وتَبقَى المَكَارِمُ

    With bounty he outdoes the excess of his petitioners;

    Their wishes are exhausted, while his generous deeds remain.

  25. يَرُوقُك فِي مَثنَى الوزارةِ مَجدُهُ

    كَمَا راق فِي مَتنِ الحَمَالَةِ صارِمُ

    His glory delights you in the double vizierate,

    As a keen sword looks splendid on its baldric.

  26. لَقَد شُفِعَت فِيهِفَزادت جَلالَهُ

    كَمَا زان أفراد الَّلالِىءِ نَاظِمُ

    It was doubled in him, and so increased his majesty,

    As a stringer adorns individual pearls.

  27. عَلَى رُتَبٍ يَخفَى السُّهَا حَسَداً لَهَا

    ويَصفَرُّ وجهُ البَدرِ والبَدرُ راغِمُ

    Upon ranks that make Suha hide in envy,

    And the full moon's face turns yellow, the full moon humbled.

  28. يَرى أنَّهُ لَو صار مَطلَعُهُ الثَّرى

    وقَبَّل يُمنَاهُ السَّعِيدة غَانِمُ

    It deems that, if its rising-place became the dust

    And it kissed his blessed right hand, it would be the gainer.

  29. لَقَد صاد مِنهُ صُحبَة الدَّهرِ حَاطِمٌ

    وقَارع مِنهُ صعدة البَغيِ خَأطِمُ

    A crusher in him has indeed won Time's companionship;

    And a bridler in him has clashed with tyranny's spear.

  30. سَمَا مَعشَرٌ كَي يَلحَقُوهُ فَبَرَّزت

    بِهِ غُررٌ مَشهُورةٌ وعَلائِم

    A company rose to catch him, but he was borne ahead

    By renowned blazes and distinguishing marks.

  31. ولَيس القَنَا لَولا الوغَى غَيرُ أغصُنٍ

    ولا الأسدُ لَولا البَطشُ إلاَّ بَهَائِمُ

    And spears, but for battle, would be nothing but branches;

    And lions, but for their fierceness, would be mere beasts.

  32. وكَيف تُقُاسُ الأنجُمُ الزُّهرُ بِالحَصى

    وكَيف تَسَامَى بِالأنُوفِ المَنَاسِمُ

    How can bright stars be measured against pebbles?

    And how can camels' soles rival noses in height?

  33. إلَى الحَسَنِ الوهَّابِ أعمَلتُ عَزمَةً

    تُنَافِسُهَا فِيمَا انتَحَتهُ العَزائِمُ

    I set my resolve toward al-Hasan the Bestower,

    A resolve others rival in the goal it sought.

  34. خَطَت بِي لَهُ المَوج الأشَمَّ سَفَائِن

    كَمَا وخَدت فَوق الرَّواسِي الرَّواسِمُ

    Ships strode with me toward him over towering waves,

    As swift camels stride over firmly rooted mountains.

  35. فَبَشَّرتُ آمَالِي بِحَضرةِ أوحَدٍ

    تُبَاعُ المُنَى فِيهَا وتُحمَى المحارِمُ

    So I gave my hopes glad tidings of a peerless one's court,

    Where wishes are sold and sacred things protected.

  36. بِلادُ كَرِيمِ تُربُهَا يُنبِتُ الغِنَى

    وقُطرٌ عَدُوُّ الدَّهرِ فِيهِ مُسَالِمُ

    A generous man's lands, whose soil brings forth wealth,

    And a country where hostile Time makes peace.

  37. فَقَبَّلتُ مِنهُ الجود فِي بَطنِ راحَةٍ

    تُنَاجِي المُنَى فِيهَا الثُّغُورُ اللَّواثِمُ

    So I kissed his generosity in the hollow of a palm,

    Where kissing mouths whisper to wishes.

  38. وأوطَأنِي نَجم السُّرى مِن بِسَاطِهِ

    ثَرًى تَحسِدُ الأقدامَ فِيهِ المَنَاسِمُ

    And the star of night travel set my feet upon his carpet,

    On soil where camels' soles envy human feet.

  39. وقُلتُ لِنَفسِي بَعد جُهدٍ تَودَّعِي

    فَقَد كَفَّرت ذنب الحُرُوبِ المَغَانِمُ

    And after toil I told my soul, 'Take your ease:'

    For the spoils have expiated the sin of wars.

  40. تَيَقَّظ لِي مَعرُوفُهُ واعتِنَاؤُهُ

    وسَعيِي وسنَانٌ وحِرصِيَ نَائِمُ

    His kindness and care stayed awake for me,

    While my striving was drowsy and my eagerness asleep.

  41. صَبا جُودُهُ حَتَّى عَجِبتُ لِظَامِىء

    يَحِنُّ إلَيهِ العارِضُ المَتَراكِمُ

    His bounty grew enamored, till I marveled at a thirsty man

    For whom the towering raincloud yearns.

  42. ولَم أدرِ أنَّ الجُود صبُّ بِآمِلٍ

    وأنَّ النَّدى فِيمَن يُرجِّيهِ هَائِمُ

    I did not know that generosity loved a hopeful seeker,

    And that bounty was love-maddened over one who hopes for it.

  43. بَذلتُ لِمَا أهواهُ نَفسِي ولم تَهُن

    عَلَيَّ ولَكِن عَزَّ فِيهَا المُسَاوِمُ

    I offered my soul for what I love; it was not cheap

    To me, but the bidder for it was precious.

  44. فَغَرَّدتُ فِي ظِلِّ المَواهِبِ مِثلَمَا

    تُغَرّدُ فِي أطواقِهِنَّ الحَمَائِمُ

    So I sang in the shade of gifts, just as

    Doves sing within their collars.

  45. فَدُونَك مِن مَدحِي أزاهِير روضةٍ

    تُشَقُّ مِن الأفكَارِ عنهَا كَمَائِمُ

    Take, then, from my praise the blossoms of a garden,

    Whose sheaths of thought are split open.

  46. نَظمتُ بِهَا دُرَّا وبَاعِي مُقَصّرٌ

    ولَو أنَّنِي فِيك الدَّرارِي نَاظِمُ

    With it I strung pearls, though my reach falls short,

    Even were I stringing radiant stars in your praise.

  47. لَئِن كَان فَرضُ الحَجِّ يَمحُو مَآثِماً

    فَلُقيَاك حَجُّ والخُطُوبُ مَآثِمُ

    If the obligatory pilgrimage effaces sins,

    Then meeting you is pilgrimage, and hardships are sins.

  48. فَكُلُّ اقتِراحِ عِند جُودِك صادقٌ

    وكُلُّ رجاً لا يَضمَنُ النُّجح غَارِمُ

    So every request before your generosity comes true,

    And every hope that fails to guarantee success is a debtor.