Sol 6.1

  1. يا ساقي الأَقداح لا تَخشَ المَلا

    مِلْ وَامْلِ لي فَأَنا الأَسير لِمَن مَلا

    O pourer of cups, do not fear the crowd.

    Turn toward me and fill my cup, for I am captive to whoever fills it.

  2. وَامزج حميّاها بَريق قرقفٍ

    يُطفي لَهيباً بِالجَوى قَد أُشعِلا

    And blend its heady fire with the gleam of wine,

    Which quenches a blaze already kindled by burning longing.

  3. نَستَرجع الإِحسان مِن أَيامنا

    لا كانَ يَوم عَن وِصالك أَشغَلا

    We reclaim the goodness of our days;

    May no day ever keep us from union with you.

  4. وَاجلس بِنا نُبدي سَرائر سرّنا

    وَنجدّد الأَفراح جَهراً في المَلا

    And sit with us; let us reveal our secret's innermost depths,

    And renew our joys openly before the crowd.

  5. فَلَقَد أَمنّا بِالعليّ مباركٍ

    سَيف الخِلافة وَالوزارة وَالوَلا

    For we have found safety through the exalted Ali Mubarak,

    The sword of the caliphate, the ministry, and allegiance;

  6. علم السِيادة كهفها وَمَدارها

    مِن كُل فَضل مِن حَلاه تَجملا

    The banner of preeminence, its refuge and its pivot,

    Adorned with every virtue drawn from his own graces;

  7. اللوذعيّ الأَلمعيّ الجهبذي

    تاج الفَخار مِن الزَمان بِهِ عَلا

    The keen-witted, the perceptive, the discerning master,

    Through him, the crown of the age's glory rose high.

  8. هَيهات أَن يُحصي المَديحُ كَمالَه

    بَل فَضله كَالشَمس أَجلى وَاِنجَلى

    Far be it that praise could encompass his perfection;

    Rather, his merit, like the sun, is most evident and shines forth.

  9. يا سَيدي هَذا عبيدك راجِياً

    إِذناً بِهِ يَقضي حويجاتِ فَلا

    O my master, here is your humble servant, hoping

    For leave with which to attend to his little needs; so, never—

  10. لا زلت كَهفاً لِلمَدارس مَلجأً

    بِكَ تَرتَقي درجَ المَراتب وَالعُلا

    May you never cease to be a shelter and refuge for schools;

    Through you they ascend the steps of rank and eminence.