بَكى طَرَباً لَمّا رَآني مُحَمَّدٌ

بَكى طَرَباً لَمّا رَآني مُحَمَّدٌ

كَأَن لا يَراني راجِعاً لِمَعادِ

كَأَن لا يَراني راجِعاً لِمَعادِ

Muhammad wept with emotion when he saw me,

Muhammad wept out of joy when he saw me,

as though he would not see me return again.

As if he would not see me returning to my homeland.

فَبِتُّ يُجافيني تَهَلُّلُ دَمعِهِ

فَبِتُّ يُجافيني تَهَلُّلُ دَمعِهِ

وَعَبرَتُهُ عَن مَضجَعي وَوِسادِ

وَعَبرَتُهُ عَن مَضجَعي وَوِسادِ

So I spent the night kept away by his streaming tears

He spent the night turning away from me while his tears dripped down,

and his weeping, from my bed and pillow.

And his crying dampened my bed and pillow.

فَقُلتُ لَهُ قَرِّب قُتودَكَ وَاِرتَحِل

فَقُلتُ لَهُ قَرِّب قُتودَكَ وَاِرتَحِل

وَلا تَخشَ مِنّي جَفوَةً بِبِلادِ

وَلا تَخشَ مِنّي جَفوَةً بِبِلادِ

So I said to him, "Bring your saddle frames near and set out,

So I said to him, gather your belongings and get ready to leave,

and fear no coldness from me in any land.

Do not fear any estrangement from me in this land.

وَخَلِّ زِمامَ العيسِ وَاِرحَل بِنا مَعاً

وَخَلِّ زِمامَ العيسِ وَاِرحَل بِنا مَعاً

عَلى عَزمَةٍ مِن أَمرِنا وَرَشادِ

عَلى عَزمَةٍ مِن أَمرِنا وَرَشادِ

And release the pale camels' rein, and travel together with us,

And release the reins of the camel and let us travel together,

with firm resolve in our undertaking and sound judgment.

With strong resolve in our matter and proper guidance.

وَرُح رائِحاً في الرائِحينَ مُشَيّعاً

وَرُح رائِحاً في الرائِحينَ مُشَيّعاً

لِذي رَحِمٍ وَالقَومُ غَيرُ بِعادِ

لِذي رَحِمٍ وَالقَومُ غَيرُ بِعادِ

And go forth among those departing, as an escort

And go freely among the traveling folk, bidding farewell

to a kinsman; the company are not far off."

To a kinsman, while the people are not wont to bid farewell.

فُرُحنا مَعَ العيرِ الَّتي راحَ رَكبُها

فُرُحنا مَعَ العيرِ الَّتي راحَ رَكبُها

يَؤُمّونَ مِن غَورَينِ أَرضَ إِيادِ

يَؤُمّونَ مِن غَورَينِ أَرضَ إِيادِ

So we departed with the caravan whose riders set out,

We were happy with the caravan whose riders

heading from Ghawrayn toward the land of Iyad.

Were heading from the valleys of the land of Iyad.