Sol 6.1

  1. إن سطا الدهرُ واعتدى

    أو عدا نحوك الردى

    If Time assails and oppresses,

    Or death rushes toward you,

  2. لذ ببابٍ لملتجٍ

    ظلّ درعاً مزرّدا

    Seek refuge at a gate that, for one seeking shelter,

    Remains a coat of interlinked mail.

  3. وهو بابٌ لذي العلا

    طاب في الصدر موردا

    It is the gate of one of lofty rank,

    A welcome place of recourse within the heart.

  4. حلّه من غدت له

    حضرة القرب مشهدا

    There dwelt one for whom

    The court of nearness became a place of vision.

  5. علَمُ الفضل في الحمى

    مفردٌ خُصّ بالندا

    A beacon of virtue within the sanctuary,

    Peerless, specially endowed with generosity.

  6. خيرُ شهمٍ لديننا

    كان ركناً مشيّدا

    The best of noble men, who for our faith

    Was a firmly built pillar.

  7. ابن عمّ النبيّ من

    نوره لاح بالهدى

    The Prophet’s cousin, whose

    Light shone with guidance.

  8. وانح بالمدح بابه

    وله انعَت موكّدا

    And turn with praise toward his gate,

    And describe him with assurance:

  9. إذ رأوها برفعةٍ

    خبر الفتح مبتدا

    When they saw it exalted,

    The news of the opening was the starting point.

  10. قد زها في لجينه

    رونقاً مذ تجدّدا

    It has gleamed in its silver,

    With splendor ever since it was renewed.

  11. صاغه الضيغم الّذي

    في الوغى غالِبُ العدا

    It was fashioned by the lion who

    Vanquishes foes in battle:

  12. المليك الشريف من

    طاب أصلاً ومحتدا

    The noble sovereign, whose

    Origin and lineage are noble.

  13. عند ما تمّ محكماً

    مثل عقدٍ تنضّدا

    When it was finished, firmly wrought,

    Like a necklace strung in order,

  14. فيه أرخت طبتمُ

    ادخلوا الباب سجّدا

    For it I composed this chronogram: “Well have you fared;

    Enter the gate in prostration.”