نذرٌa vow عليّbinding upon me إذاwhen وصلتI reach لطيبةto Taybah
نذرٌ عليّ إذا وصلت لطيبة
ورأيتand I see أنوارlights التهامىthe Tihami تزدهيshine
ورأيت أنوار التهامى تزدهي
A vow binds me: when I reach Taybah,
I vow, when I reach Tayba
And see the Tihami's lights shining,
And see the radiance of its beauty glow
لأمرّغنّI shall surely rub علىupon ثراهاits soil وجنتيmy cheek
لأمرّغنّ على ثراها وجنتي
وأقولand I say هذاthis ماwhat أريدI want وأشتهيand I desire
وأقول هذا ما أريد وأشتهي
I shall surely rub my cheek upon its soil,
To rub my cheeks upon its soil and paradise
And say, "This is what I want and desire."
And say “This is what I want and crave”
وأتيهand I lose myself منfrom طربrapture الوصولarrival لساحةto a courtyard
وأتيه من طرب الوصول لساحة
منthrough حسنthe beauty مرآهاits appearance يطيبbecomes sweet تولّهيmy ardent longing
من حسن مرآها يطيب تولّهي
And lose myself in the rapture of reaching a courtyard,
And come to it, raptured by reaching a place
Whose lovely sight makes my ardent longing sweet.
So fair of aspect to enchant all beings
فيهاin it ثوىrests المختارthe Chosen One أشرفthe noblest موسلunclear; likely 'messenger'
فيها ثوى المختار أشرف موسل
وأجلand the most exalted منthe one who فيهin him المكارمnoble virtues تنتهيculminate
وأجل من فيه المكارم تنتهي
There rests the Chosen One, the noblest [messenger],
Wherein lies the Chosen One, the noblest washer
And the most exalted one, in whom noble virtues culminate.
And most perfect in whom virtues culminate
هوhe خيرthe best جاهprestige; patronage أرتجيهI hope for him لنصرتيfor my aid
هو خير جاه أرتجيه لنصرتي
فيin الدينreligion والدنياand worldly life وكلand all تقوهيunclear; possibly 'my utterance'
في الدين والدنيا وكل تقوهي
He is the best patron I hope will come to my aid,
He is the best spirit I hope will aid me
In religion and worldly life, and in all my [utterances].
In religion and world and all piety
وإليهand to him افزعI seek refuge فيin الحوادثcalamities كلهاall of them
وإليه افزع في الحوادث كلها
وإليهand to him فيin كلّall الأمورaffairs توجّهيmy turning
وإليه في كلّ الأمور توجّهي
And to him I turn for refuge in every calamity,
And unto him I flee in all misfortunes
And to him I turn in all affairs.
And unto him in all affairs I aim
Sol 6.1