بينbetween الحطيمal-Hatim وزمزمٍand Zamzam
بين الحطيم وزمزمٍ
والحجرand the Hijr والحجرand the stone المقبَّلthat is kissed
والحجر والحجر المقبَّل
Between al-Hatim and Zamzam,
Among the ruins and Zamzam
and the Hijr and the stone that is kissed,
And the stone and the stone kissed
للعاشقينfor lovers بنيsons of الهوىpassion
للعاشقين بني الهوى
أبداًalways مصارعplaces of death ليسnot تجهلare unknown
أبداً مصارع ليس تجهل
for lovers, sons of passion,
For the lovers of passion
there are always places of death, not unknown.
Never ignorant battlefields
كمhow many بالمحصبat al-Muhassab منof عليailing (word fragment)
كم بالمحصب من علي
لcompletes the preceding word, 'ailing' هوىlove طريحٍlaid low لاnot يعللis consoled
ل هوى طريحٍ لا يعلل
How many at al-Muhassab lie sick
How much in Muhassab is Ali
with love, laid low and unconsoled;
For the sake of fallen passion that cannot be blamed
وقتيلand one slain بينby parting بينbetween خيKhayf (name fragment)
وقتيل بين بين خي
فcompletes the preceding name, Khayf منىMina وجمعٍand Jam‘ ليسnot يعقلhas understanding
ف منى وجمعٍ ليس يعقل
and many a victim of parting between the Khayf
And a victim between the tents of Mina
of Mina and Jam‘, bereft of reason.
And a crowd that cannot reason
Sol 6.1