علىupon اليمنgood fortune والأقدامand feet مقدمa coming ماwhenever نأواthey journeyed afar
على اليمن والأقدام مقدم ما نأوا
وآبواand they returned وقدhaving already فازواthey succeeded نوًىdeparture وإياباand homecoming
وآبوا وقد فازوا نوًى وإيابا
Blessed with good fortune and auspicious steps is their homecoming, however far they had gone;
Auspicious is their coming on foot, whenever they journey afar,
they returned, having prospered both in journeying afar and in coming home.
and return, having prospered in departure and homecoming.
وطافواand they circumambulated علىaround الأركانthe corners أركانpillars سؤددnobility
وطافوا على الأركان أركان سؤدد
وعلمand learning وفاضواand they poured forth بالحجازin the Hijaz سحاباas clouds
وعلم وفاضوا بالحجاز سحابا
They circled the Kaaba’s Corners—pillars themselves of noble eminence
They circled the corners, themselves pillars of nobility
and learning—and poured across the Hijaz like clouds.
and learning, and poured forth like clouds over the Hijaz.
فإنfor if ملأواthey filled كمَّthe sleeve of المقيمthe resident مكارماًgenerous gifts
فإن ملأوا كمَّ المقيم مكارماً
فقدthen indeed ملأواthey filled حجرthe lap of المقامthe Station ثواباwith reward
فقد ملأوا حجر المقام ثوابا
If they filled the stay-at-home’s sleeve with noble gifts,
For if they filled the resident's sleeve with generous gifts,
they also filled the sacred Station’s lap with reward.
they have indeed filled the Station's lap with reward.
ميامينblessed men حفواthey surrounded الجانبينboth sides منof العلاglory
ميامين حفوا الجانبين من العلا
وتاجاًand a crown علاrose فوقَabove الرؤوسthe heads جناباin dignity
وتاجاً علا فوقَ الرؤوس جنابا
Blessed men, they encircled sublimity’s two flanks
Blessed men, they surrounded glory's two flanks,
and a crown whose dignity towered above all heads.
and a crown whose dignity rose above all heads.
فلاso may they not تركواbe forsaken أعلامbanners علمof learning تراهموyou see them
فلا تركوا أعلام علم تراهمو
بأُفقِon a horizon عليٍّlofty للنجومِto the stars صحاباcompanions
بأُفقِ عليٍّ للنجومِ صحابا
May they never be forsaken—luminaries of learning; you see them
So may they never be forsaken—banners of learning whom you see
in a lofty firmament, companions of the stars.
on a lofty horizon, companions to the stars.
Sol 6.1