ماnot سَلامُthe greeting الغُيّابِthose absent هَذاthis السَلامُgreeting
ما سَلامُ الغُيّابِ هَذا السَلامُ
بَلrather عِناقٌan embrace مُواصَلٌunbroken وَالتزامُand a close clasp
بَل عِناقٌ مُواصَلٌ وَالتزامُ
This greeting is no greeting for those who have been away;
Rather, an unbroken embrace and a close clasp,
وَاصطكاكُand the striking together الشِفاهِthe lips باللَثمِin kissing حَتّىuntil
وَاصطكاكُ الشِفاهِ باللَثمِ حَتّى
يَشفيheals الصبَّthe lovesick lover منof صَداهُhis thirst التِثامُkissing
يَشفي الصبَّ من صَداهُ التِثامُ
And lips striking together in kisses, until
Kissing heals the lovesick lover of his thirst.
أَتَظُنُّdo you think الكَلامَspeech يُبريheals كِلاماًwounds
أَتَظُنُّ الكَلامَ يُبري كِلاماً
ماnot بِكلمِby the words of الحَبيبِthe beloved تَبراare healed الكلامُwounds
ما بِكلمِ الحَبيبِ تَبرا الكلامُ
Do you think words can heal wounds?
A beloved's words do not heal wounds.
إِنif تَكُنyou have عِفتَshunned قُبلَةًa kiss وَعِناقاand an embrace
إِن تَكُن عِفتَ قُبلَةً وَعِناقا
فَلَقدthen indeed عِفتَyou have shunned ماwhat يُبيحُpermit الكِرامُthe noble
فَلَقد عِفتَ ما يُبيحُ الكِرامُ
If you have shunned a kiss and an embrace,
Then you have indeed shunned what the noble permit.
أَيُّهذاO you الَّذيwho نَوىintended الحَجَّthe pilgrimage مَهلاwait
أَيُّهذا الَّذي نَوى الحَجَّ مَهلا
أَنتَyou مَحجوجُthe goal of pilgrimage مَنone whom بَراهُhas wasted him السَقامُsickness
أَنتَ مَحجوجُ مَن بَراهُ السَقامُ
O you who have resolved on pilgrimage, wait!
You are the goal of pilgrimage for one whom sickness has wasted.
قَدindeed غَداhe has become مُحرِماًa consecrated pilgrim مُلَبّيanswering the call of حُسنٍbeauty
قَد غَدا مُحرِماً مُلَبّي حُسنٍ
مِنكَfrom you لَمّاwhen دَعاهit called him زادَgrew الهِيامُpassion
مِنكَ لَمّا دَعاه زادَ الهِيامُ
He has become a consecrated pilgrim, answering the call of beauty
From you; when it called him, his passion grew.
شاحِبُpale اللَونِcomplexion غائِرُsunken العَينِthe eye ممّاfrom how
شاحِبُ اللَونِ غائِرُ العَينِ ممّا
شَفَّهُhas worn him thin الحبُّlove والهٌdistraught مُستَهامُlove-crazed
شَفَّهُ الحبُّ والهٌ مُستَهامُ
Pale in complexion, sunken-eyed from the way
Love has worn him thin—distraught, love-crazed.
معملُsetting to work الفِكرِthought فيin مَهامِهِtrackless deserts شَوقٍlonging
معملُ الفِكرِ في مَهامِهِ شَوقٍ
بِمطِيٍّon mounts يَحُثُّهُنَّspurs them onward الغَرامُardent love
بِمطِيٍّ يَحُثُّهُنَّ الغَرامُ
Setting thought to work in the trackless deserts of longing,
On mounts that ardent love spurs onward.
سائِرٌjourneying نَحوَtoward مَكَّةMecca الحُسنbeauty مِنكُمfrom you
سائِرٌ نَحوَ مَكَّة الحُسن مِنكُم
فَأَتاهاso he reached it وَقَدand already بَدَتappeared أَعلامُlandmarks
فَأَتاها وَقَد بَدَت أَعلامُ
Journeying toward your Mecca of beauty,
So he reached it, its landmarks already in view.
كَعبةKaaba الحُسنِbeauty مِنfrom مُحيّاكَyour face تُجلىis unveiled
كَعبة الحُسنِ مِن مُحيّاكَ تُجلى
فَبِهاso around it دائِماًalways يَطُوفُcircles الأَنامُhumankind
فَبِها دائِماً يَطُوفُ الأَنامُ
In your face the Kaaba of beauty is unveiled,
So humankind circles it forever.
كُلُّevery أَركانِهاits corners يَمانِيُّYemeni يُمنٍblessing
كُلُّ أَركانِها يَمانِيُّ يُمنٍ
فَبِكُلٍّso at each مِنهاof them يَكونُthere is اِستلامُritual touching
فَبِكُلٍّ مِنها يَكونُ اِستلامُ
Every corner of it is a Yemeni corner of blessing,
So each of them receives the ritual touch.
قَدindeed صَفاbecame serene وَقتُهُمtheir time بِسَعيِthrough the striving of نُفُوسٍsouls
قَد صَفا وَقتُهُم بِسَعيِ نُفُوسٍ
لِحِماكُمfor your sanctuary وَعَرَّفواand they stood at Arafat وَاِستَقامواand they remained steadfast
لِحِماكُم وَعَرَّفوا وَاِستَقاموا
Their time has grown serene through the striving of souls
For your sanctuary; they stood at Arafat and remained steadfast.
وَمُناهمand their wishes أَنthat قَدalready رَمَواthey cast جمراتٍembers
وَمُناهم أَن قَد رَمَوا جمراتٍ
بِمناكُمat your Mina يَشُبُّهُنَّkindles them ضِرامُa blaze
بِمناكُم يَشُبُّهُنَّ ضِرامُ
And their wish is to have cast embers
At your Mina, where a blaze kindles them.
لاdo not تَخَفfear مِنfrom صَدىًthirst يغرّdeceives وَمنand from قوstart of 'sustenance'
لا تَخَف مِن صَدىً يغرّ وَمن قو
تِend of 'sustenance' مَكانٍa place يَلَذُّis delightful فيهِin it المُقامُdwelling
تِ مَكانٍ يَلَذُّ فيهِ المُقامُ
Do not fear thirst that deceives, nor worry about sustenance
In a place where dwelling is delightful.
فَعُيونٌfor eyes كَزَمزمٍlike Zamzam إِنif وَرَدتُمyou come to drink
فَعُيونٌ كَزَمزمٍ إِن وَرَدتُم
وَقُلوبٌand hearts لَكُمfor you بِهِنَّin them مُقامُa lodging
وَقُلوبٌ لَكُم بِهِنَّ مُقامُ
For eyes are like Zamzam, if you come to drink,
And hearts in which you have a lodging.
وَأَفاضُواand they poured out لَمّاwhen أَفاضُواthey streamed forth إلَيكُمtoward you
وَأَفاضُوا لَمّا أَفاضُوا إلَيكُم
أَدمُعاًtears كُلُّهاall of them رِهامٌfine rain سِجامُflowing freely
أَدمُعاً كُلُّها رِهامٌ سِجامُ
And, as they streamed toward you, they poured out
Tears, all of them fine, freely flowing rain.
عَمَرواthey made flourish أَنفُساًsouls بِوُدٍّwith affection صَحيحٍgenuine
عَمَروا أَنفُساً بِوُدٍّ صَحيحٍ
مِنfrom هَواهُمtheir love فَماso no عَلَيهمupon them ملامُblame
مِن هَواهُم فَما عَلَيهم ملامُ
They made souls flourish with genuine affection
From their love, so no blame falls on them.
وَطَوافُand the circumambulation الوَداعِfarewell قاضٍdooming عَلَيهمupon them
وَطَوافُ الوَداعِ قاضٍ عَلَيهم
فَعَلىso upon الوَصلِunion وَالحَياةِand life السَلامُfarewell
فَعَلى الوَصلِ وَالحَياةِ السَلامُ
And the farewell circumambulation dooms them;
So farewell to union and to life.
أَتراهُمdo you think they يَوماًone day يَزُورونthey visit مَيتاًa dead man
أَتراهُم يَوماً يَزُورون مَيتاً
قَصَدواthey intended هَجرَهُto forsake him فَزادَso grew الحِمامُdeath
قَصَدوا هَجرَهُ فَزادَ الحِمامُ
Do you think they will one day visit a dead man
Whom they meant to forsake, so death grew stronger?
Sol 6.1