Basatin al-uns 69.66

69.66

"Rejoice in what you desire, for your fortune is obedient / and time is submissive to your command and humble.
The world, from the splendor and fortune of the commander of the world, / resembles the expanse of Iram and the garden of Paradise.
To whichever side you look, there is the display of victory; / to whichever side you lend an ear, there are tidings of security.
By the effect of the sovereign's ever-increasing prosperity and favorable fortune, the crescent-tipped finial of the victory-portending banners rubs its head
against the sky, and the sun-dagger of the army, numerous as the wandering planets, opens a new expanse and realm every day. At times,
from the hooves of steeds of swift wind, it raises dust from the encircling ocean, and at times from the bodies of enemies a watery sea of blood
it causes to flow upon the soil of the battlefield. The boundless ocean, from the heat of the sun of the water-like swords, like
the lips of adversaries, has become dry; and the surface of the revolving heaven, from the moisture of the wave of blood, has become wet like the eyes of the vile. And
from the day of our departure to this day, the kingdoms of Rūm and China and India, and great cities, and firm fortresses and strongholds