معالمُ يفنى كلّ شيء وإنها

معالمُ يفنى كلّ شيء وإنها

مجددة في قلب كلّ موحد

مجددة في قلب كلّ موحد

Landmarks—all things perish, yet they are

All landmarks pass away, yet she

renewed in the heart of every monotheist.

Is ever made anew in each believer's heart.

نلوذ بها حساً ومعنى فننثني

نلوذ بها حساً ومعنى فننثني

بما نشتهيه بين قبر ومسجد

بما نشتهيه بين قبر ومسجد

We seek refuge in them, physically and spiritually, then return

We cling to her for sense and meaning; we bend

with what we desire, between a tomb and a mosque.

To our desire between mosque and tomb.

ومن ذا الذي تُعيِيهِ أوجهُ مطلب

ومن ذا الذي تُعيِيهِ أوجهُ مطلب

تناولها مستشفعاً بمحمد

تناولها مستشفعاً بمحمد

And who could be baffled by the paths to a goal,

And who grows weary of her many faces

having pursued them, seeking intercession through Muhammad?

That he appeals to her in Muhammad's name?