ياO منyou who يلومُreproaches فـؤادَthe heart of صبٍّan ardent lover مُغـرمenamored
يا من يلومُ فـؤادَ صبٍّ مُغـرم
فيin عشقpassionate love of طيبةَTaybah طابَhas become sweet لومُthe reproach of اللوّمِthe reproachers
في عشق طيبةَ طابَ لومُ اللوّمِ
O you who reproach the heart of an ardent, enamored lover
O you who blames the love-sick heart
for loving Taybah—the reproachers' blame is sweet.
For loving the fragrant abode, blame is misplaced
منbecause of فرطِthe intensity of ماhow much أهوىI love الديارَthe dwellings وأهلهاand their people
من فرطِ ما أهوى الديارَ وأهلها
يجدُfinds الحلاوةsweetness منfrom تذكّرهاremembering them فميmy mouth
يجدُ الحلاوة من تذكّرها فمي
So deeply do I love the dwellings and their people
Due to my love of the land and its people
that my mouth tastes sweetness in remembering them.
I find sweetness in remembering it, so my mouth
باللهby God إمّاif ever زرتَyou visit مسجدهاher mosque .. فقفْthen stop
بالله إمّا زرتَ مسجدها .. فقفْ
حيّgreet المآذنthe minarets .. والقبابَand the domes .. وسلّمِand offer salutations
حيّ المآذن .. والقبابَ .. وسلّمِ
By God, if ever you visit her mosque, pause;
By God, if you visit its mosque, then stop
greet the minarets and the domes, and offer salutations.
Greet the living minarets, domes, and greet
Sol 6.1