علىwith اليمنgood fortune والنعمىand blessing قدومthe arrival أحبّةٍof beloved ones
على اليمن والنعمى قدوم أحبّةٍ
تخبّtrot بهمwith them عيسُpale camels الرّكابthe riding mounts وتوضعand hasten
تخبّ بهم عيسُ الرّكاب وتوضع
With good fortune and blessing come beloved ones,
The arrival of loved ones is blessed
borne by pale riding camels that trot and hasten.
The desert rejoices and makes itself available
لركبهمto their caravan المصريّEgyptian قلبيmy heart هديةa gift
لركبهم المصريّ قلبي هدية
علىdespite أنthe fact that دمعيmy tears بالمسرّةwith joy ينبعwell up
على أن دمعي بالمسرّة ينبع
My heart is a gift to their Egyptian caravan,
My Egyptian heart I give as a gift for their caravan
though my tears well up with joy.
Even though my tears of joy overflow
أمولايَO my lord نورَNur (light) الدينal-Din (the faith) هنئتmay you be blessed حجةًin a pilgrimage
أمولايَ نورَ الدين هنئت حجةً
زَكاwas blessed لكمُfor you فيهاin it مسيرٌan outward journey ومرجعand a return
زَكا لكمُ فيها مسيرٌ ومرجع
O my lord Nur al-Din, blessings on your pilgrimage,
My Lord Nur al-Din, I congratulate your pilgrimage
in which your outward journey and return were blessed.
Your righteous journey and return were pure
أتمتcompleted مساعيكyour endeavors الزّكيةpure نسكهاtheir rites
أتمت مساعيك الزّكية نسكها
وماand not فاتناpassed us by منfrom جودthe bounty كفّكof your hand منجعa benefit
وما فاتنا من جود كفّك منجع
Your pure endeavors have completed their rites,
Your virtuous efforts completed the ritual
and no benefit from your hand’s bounty has passed us by.
And what we missed of your generosity is a place of rest
فإنfor if فازَsucceeded مولاناour lord بحجٍّin a pilgrimage أتمهhe completed it
فإن فازَ مولانا بحجٍّ أتمه
فهاthen behold نحنwe فيin نعمائهhis blessings نتمتّعtake delight
فها نحن في نعمائه نتمتّع
For if our lord has successfully completed a pilgrimage,
If my Lord succeeded in completing the Hajj
then here we are, enjoying his blessings.
And if he did not stop at the communal standing
وإنand even if لمnot يكنit was فيat وقفةٍa ritual standing جمعيّةon a Friday
وإن لم يكن في وقفةٍ جمعيّة
فهاthen behold نحنwe فيكمaround you بالهناwith joy نتجمّعgather together
فها نحن فيكم بالهنا نتجمّع
And even if the standing was not on a Friday,
Our praises of you and the likes of your house
then here we are, gathering around you in joy.
Are duties, and for some people, voluntary
مدائحناour praises فيكمof you وفيand of مثلthe like of بيتكمyour house
مدائحنا فيكم وفي مثل بيتكم
فروضٌobligatory duties وفيand for بعضsome الأنامpeople تطوّعvoluntary devotion
فروضٌ وفي بعض الأنام تطوّع
Our praises of you and of a house such as yours
are obligations; for some people, they are voluntary devotion.
Partial English translation: 12 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1