Sol 6.1

  1. هُوَ الدهرُ لا يخشى القَنا والقواضِبَا

    ولكن يهابُ الدهرُ منكَ المَوَاهِبَا

    It is Time, which fears neither spears nor keen swords,

    Yet Time fears the gifts within you.

  2. فَلا تَكُ مَغرُوراً بنفسكَ غافِلاً

    حَقِيقَتَها فَاعلَم وَحدّ العَوَاقِبَا

    So do not be conceited about yourself and heedless;

    Know its true nature, and determine the consequences.

  3. ولا تَكُ ممّن طَيّشتَه مَطامِع

    فَيَأبى بأن يَقضي لدى الحَقّ واجِبَا

    Nor be among those whom ambitions have made reckless,

    And who therefore refuse to fulfill a duty owed to truth.

  4. عَلى أثَري يا مَن أرَاهُ مُجَاهِداً

    لِيَبلُغَ في هذا الزّمانِ الرّغائِبَا

    Follow in my footsteps, you whom I see striving

    To attain what you desire in this age.

  5. فَما أنا بالشّاني ولكن أنا الّذي

    عَلى منبرِ الإخلاصِ ما زالَ خاطِبَا

    For I am no hater; rather, I am the one

    Who has never ceased speaking from the pulpit of sincerity.

  6. فَمِن دَرَكاتِ الذلّ تصبحُ صَاعِداً

    عَلى دَرَجاتِ العِزِّ تَعلو مَراتِبا

    Then from humiliation's depths you will ascend,

    Upon the steps of dignity, rising through the ranks.

  7. فَقَد جَمَعَتني وَاللّيالي حَوَادِثٌ

    فكانَت مَوَاثِيقُ اللَيَالي كَوَاذبَأ

    For events have brought me together with the nights,

    And the nights' pledges proved false.

  8. فَنَكّبتُ عن صِدقِ الزّمانِ لأنّني

    رأيتُ زماني عن هوَى الصّدقِ ناكبا

    So I gave up trusting Time's truthfulness, because I

    Saw my time turn aside from love of truth.

  9. وقَد صَحِبَتني هشمّةٌ لا تخُونني

    وَلَو أنشَبَت فيّ الخُطوبُ مَخَالِبَا

    And resolve has accompanied me, never betraying me,

    Even if calamities sank their claws into me.

  10. إِذا لم يكن لي غيرُ نَفسٍ أبِيّةٍ

    أبى اللهُ إِلاّ أن تُلَبّي المَطالِبَا

    If I have nothing but an unbowed soul,

    God insists that it meet the demands.

  11. فَحَسبي افتخاراً أن أجوُدَ بِبَذلها

    لِخدمَةِ خَلقِ اللهِ والعَدلِ راغِبَا

    It is pride enough for me to give it freely,

    Eager to serve God's creatures and justice.

  12. فَمَا قَصَبَاتُ السبقِ إِلاّ لمَن غَدا

    بميدان هذا الدّهرِ للدّهرِ حاسبَا

    For the reeds of victory belong only to one who stands

    In this age's arena, reckoning with Time.

  13. وما المَرءُ ِإلاّ مَن تَرَاهُ مُدافِعاً

    عَنِ الوَطَنِ المَحبوبش قَلباً وقالبَا

    And a man is only one you see defending

    The beloved homeland, with heart and body.

  14. فَقُل للّذي يَبغي اهتِضَامَ حُقوقِنَا

    ستُصبِحُ مَغلُوباً وإن كنتَ غَالِبَا

    So tell whoever seeks to violate our rights:

    You will be defeated, even if you are victorious.

  15. فَما هيَ إِلاّ النّفس نسمَة خَالِق

    فَحاشا لها أن تَستَلِذّ المَصَائِبَا

    For it is only the soul—a Creator's breath—

    So far be it from the soul to delight in calamities.

  16. وَكُن فَطِناً يا مَن مَلَكَتَ عنانها

    إِذا جَمَحَت مادَت بهَا الأرضُ جانبَا

    And be discerning, you who hold its reins:

    If it bolts, the earth sways to one side with it.

  17. فَلَيسوا بقَومي مَن ترَاهم أذِلّةً

    ولكِن قَومي مَن أذَلّوا المَصاعِبَا

    For those you see abased are not my people;

    But my people are those who have humbled hardships.

  18. لَنا كلّ قَلبٍ فِيهِ كلّ عزيمَة

    تَجَرّدُ مِنهَا للدّفاعِ كَتائِبَا

    Ours is every heart, with every resolve within it,

    From which battalions are mustered for defense.

  19. فنحنُ بَنو الأعرَابِ كُنّا ولم نَزَل

    بما خَصّنضا المَولى نَفُوقُ الأجَانِبَا

    For we, sons of the desert Arabs, have been and still are

    Surpassing foreigners through what the Lord bestowed on us.

  20. فَمَن يا ترى أعلى الوَرَى كمحَمّدٍ

    وأرفَعهُم مَجداً وأسمى مَنَاقِبَا

    Who among mortals, I wonder, is as exalted as Muhammad,

    As high in glory and as lofty in virtues?

  21. وَمَن مِثل مَن قادوا الخلافةَ بعده

    وكانوا لِصرحِ العَدلِ مِنهُ جَوَانِبَا

    And who is like those who led the caliphate after him,

    And formed the sides of the edifice of justice that came from him?

  22. ألَسنَا الألى سادوا العِبادَ ودَوّخوا ال

    بِلادَ وأبدَوا في الحُرُوبِ عَجَائِبَا

    Are we not those who ruled humankind and subdued the

    Lands, and displayed wonders in wars?

  23. وقَصّرَ عن إِدرَاكِهم كلُّ لاحِقِ

    غَداةَ امتَطوا ظِهرَ العُلى والمَناكِبَا

    And every follower fell short of catching them,

    The morning they mounted glory's back and shoulders.

  24. فَكَم دولَةٍ شدنا وسُدنا بِهمّةٍ

    أحَدّ مِنَ البِيضِ الرّقاقِ مضارِبَا

    For how many a state have we built and ruled with resolve

    Sharper-edged than slender, gleaming swords!

  25. وَكُنّا قديماً مثلما اليوم قومُنَا

    إِذا صُفّتِ الأقوامُ نَعلو المَناصِبَا

    And long ago we were as our people are today:

    When peoples are arrayed, we rise through the ranks.

  26. فما رَوَتِ الأيامُ من عَهدِ آدمٍ

    إِلى اليَومِ عن شَعبٍ يفوق الأعاربَا

    For the days have never told, from Adam's time

    To this day, of a people who surpass the Arabs.

  27. كَذاكَ بَنَينَا للعُلُومِ مَعاهِداً

    وَشدنا لأهلِ الأرضِ فِيهَا مكاتِبَا

    Thus we built institutes for the sciences,

    And raised schools there for the people of the earth.

  28. وقد أخذَت عَنّا الشعوبُ مَعارِفاً

    كما أخَذت عَنّا قديماً مَذاهِبَا

    And peoples have acquired knowledge from us,

    As long ago they acquired doctrines from us.

  29. ونحنُ الألى في النّثرِ فاقوا بَلاغَةً

    وأبدوا لَدى نَظمِ القَريضِ غَرَائِبَا

    And we are those who excelled in eloquence in prose,

    And displayed marvels in composing poetry.

  30. وسارَت بِنَا الأمثَالُ من فرطِ جودنا

    فَكُنّا بُحُوراً بِالنّدى وَسحائِبَا

    And proverbs about us spread through our immense generosity,

    So in bounty we were seas and clouds.

  31. كذا قَد وَرَدنَا في الأصُولِ وعِندنا

    نُفُوسٌ أبِيّاتٌ تَنَالُ المآربَا

    Thus we are recorded in the sources; and we have

    Unbowed souls that attain their aims.

  32. بموطِنِنَا لَولا الّذي جلّ عرشُهُ

    لَفَاخَرَتِ الأرضُ السما والكواكِبَا

    Through our homeland—were it not for Him whose throne is exalted—

    The earth would boast over the sky and stars.

  33. جَنى شَرفاً من فضلِ عيسى واحمد

    يَجُرّ عَلى هَامِ الثّرَيّا ذوَائِبَا

    It gained honor through the grace of Isa and Ahmad,

    Trailing its locks upon the heads of the Pleiades.

  34. مَطَالِعُ أنوَارٍ وَمَهبطُ حِكمَةٍ

    وَآياتُ إِلهَامٍ تَظَلّ نَجَائِبَا

    Dawning places of light and a place where wisdom descends,

    And signs of inspiration that remain noble.

  35. فَيَا وَطَني لا زلتَ أوّلَ بُقعَةٍ

    من الأرضِ أبدَت للبَرَايا عَجَائِبَا

    So, O my homeland, may you remain the first spot

    On earth to reveal wonders to humankind.

  36. طَوَيتَ من الآثارِ ما لو نشرتَهُ

    لضاقت بِهِ الدّنيَا حِجىً ومَوَاهبَا

    You have enfolded relics; were you to unfold them,

    The world would be too small for them, in intellect and talent.

  37. فَلا تحسَبَنّ القومَ شَطّ مَزَارُهُم

    ولا تحسَبَنّ البَحرَ أصبحَ حاجِبَا

    So do not think the people too distant to visit,

    Nor suppose the sea has become a barrier.

  38. جَذبَتَ قلوبَ الناس حتى رَأيتهُم

    يَحُجّونَ أفوَاجاً فَحَسبكَ جَاذبَا

    You drew people's hearts until you saw them

    Making pilgrimage in throngs—you are attraction enough.

  39. وَحُرمَةِ عَهدٍ بَينَنَا قَد عهدتها

    وَعِزّةِ نَفسٍ لا تَهَابُ التّجارِبَا

    And by the sanctity of a covenant between us that I have known,

    And by the dignity of a soul that fears no trials,

  40. لأنتَ مَنيعٌ وَسطَ مَن قد عرَفتهم

    يَصُدّونَ بالأروَاحِ منكَ النّوَائِبَا

    You are surely unassailable among those you have known,

    Who fend calamities from you with their lives.

  41. كماة لَقَد صاغوا النفوس أسِنّةً

    ومن عَزمِهم سَلّوا قناً وقَوَاضِبَا

    Warriors who have indeed forged their souls into spearheads,

    And from their resolve drawn forth spears and keen swords.

  42. وَحقِّك يا حرّية قَد عَشِقتُها

    وأنفَقتُ عمري في هوَاها محاربَا

    And by your right, O Liberty, whom I have loved,

    And spent my life fighting for love of her,

  43. وسرِّ جَمالٍ فِيك هامَ بحبّه

    بنو الشرقِ إِجلالاً فَحَلّوا المَغارِبَا

    And by the mystery of beauty in you, whose love enraptured

    The sons of the East in reverence, so they settled in western lands,

  44. وحسن انعِطافٍ منك يعذُبُ دونهُ

    عَذابٌ لقد أمسى على الناس واصبَا

    And by the beauty of your kindness, for whose sake grows sweet

    A torment that has become unceasing for the people,

  45. وَوَصف سَنَاءٍ لاحَ مِنك حَسِبتهُ

    شهاباً عَلى وَجهِ البسيطَةِ ثاقِبَا

    And by the aspect of radiance that shone from you, which I deemed

    A blazing meteor over the face of the earth:

  46. لأنتِ مُنى الدُنيَا وغاية سُؤلها

    وأفضَلُ شيء قد رَأتهُ مُنَاسِبَا

    You are surely the world's desire and its utmost wish,

    And the finest thing it has found fitting.

  47. فلا يُختَشى ظلمٌ وأنت عدالةٌ

    ولا ظُلَمٌ فالنّورُ يمحو الغَيَاهِبَا

    So no injustice is to be feared, for you are justice,

    Nor darkness, for light erases deep gloom.