لاnay وَالمَطاياby the mounts يَعتَسِفنَtraverse without a path البيداthe desert wastes
لا وَالمَطايا يَعتَسِفنَ البيدا
بَلوىat the sand-bend of زَرودَZarud يَدُسنَthey tread رَملَthe sand of زَروداZarud
بَلوى زَرودَ يَدُسنَ رَملَ زَرودا
Nay, by the mounts striking through the desert wastes,
No, by the camels that roam the desert,
at Zarud's sand-bend, treading the sand of Zarud!
Traversing the sands of Zarud relentlessly,
يَخضُبنَthey stain مُبيَضَّthe whiteness of الحَصىthe pebbles بِمَناسِمٍwith hoof-pads
يَخضُبنَ مُبيَضَّ الحَصى بِمَناسِمٍ
حُمٍّblack تَكادُalmost تُفَتِّتُshatter الجُلموداsolid rock
حُمٍّ تَكادُ تُفَتِّتُ الجُلمودا
They stain the white pebbles with hoof-pads,
Dyeing the pebbles white with their droppings,
dark, almost shattering solid rock.
Hot dung that almost crumbles the solidified sand.
ماnot إِنat all (emphasis) رَأَيناwe saw يَعمَلاتٍswift she-camels قَبلَهاbefore these
ما إِن رَأَينا يَعمَلاتٍ قَبلَها
يَحمِلنَthey carry فيin أَكوارِهِنَّtheir saddles أُسوداlions
يَحمِلنَ في أَكوارِهِنَّ أُسودا
Never before these have we seen swift she-camels
Never before have we seen she-camels
carrying lions in their saddles.
Bearing in their bellies lion cubs.
فَالحَدوُfor the camel-chant ذِكرٌdevotional remembrance وَالحُداةُand the camel-drivers أَئِمَّةٌimams
فَالحَدوُ ذِكرٌ وَالحُداةُ أَئِمَّةٌ
يَحدونَthey drive with chanting رَكباًa caravan رُكَّعاًbowing وَسُجوداand prostrate
يَحدونَ رَكباً رُكَّعاً وَسُجودا
For the camel-chant is remembrance, and the drivers are imams,
So mentioning is a virtue, and the virtuous are imams,
chanting a caravan onward, bowed and prostrate.
Chanting while bowing down and prostrating in prayer.
قَدalready لَوَّحتَهُمscorched them فيin القِفارِthe wastes هَواجِرٌnoonday heats
قَد لَوَّحتَهُم في القِفارِ هَواجِرٌ
مِنهاbecause of them الوُجوهُthe faces البيضُwhite تَبدوappear سوداblack
مِنها الوُجوهُ البيضُ تَبدو سودا
Midday heats have scorched them in the wastes,
Some faces seemed black amongst the sand dunes,
so their white faces appear black.
As white faces peered through the mirages.
مِثلُlike القَشاعِمِaged eagles فيon ذُرىthe tops of الأَكوارِthe saddles كَالlike the
مِثلُ القَشاعِمِ في ذُرى الأَكوارِ كَال
أَوكارِnests شَدّواthey clasped بِالأَكُفِّwith their palms خُدوداcheeks
أَوكارِ شَدّوا بِالأَكُفِّ خُدودا
Like aged eagles atop saddles resembling
Like ostrich eggs scattered in the camel litters,
nests, they clasped their cheeks in their palms.
Their cheeks scraping the ground as they bowed down in prayer.
لاثواthey wound عمائِمَهُمtheir turbans عَلىaround هاماتِهِمtheir heads
لاثوا عمائِمَهُم عَلى هاماتِهِم
وَتَسربَلواand they clothed themselves فَوقَatop الرِكابِthe mounts بُروداstriped cloaks
وَتَسربَلوا فَوقَ الرِكابِ بُرودا
They wound their turbans around their heads,
Wrapping their turbans around their heads,
and donned striped cloaks upon their mounts.
And donning robes over their riding camels.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen بَلَغواthey reached النَبِيَّthe Prophet مُحَمَّداًMuhammad
حَتّى إِذا بَلَغوا النَبِيَّ مُحَمَّداً
فَرَشواthey spread as bedding لِأَوجُهِهِمfor their faces حَصىًpebbles وَصَعيداand earth
فَرَشوا لِأَوجُهِهِم حَصىً وَصَعيدا
Until, when they reached the Prophet Muhammad,
Until they reached Prophet Muhammad,
they made pebbles and earth a bed for their faces.
They laid their faces upon pebbles and sand.
أَمّوهُthey sought him أَنضاءًgaunt men عَلىupon الأَنضاءِgaunt mounts ماnot
أَمّوهُ أَنضاءً عَلى الأَنضاءِ ما
يَبدونَthey appear إِلّاexcept as أَعظُماًbones وَجُلوداand skins
يَبدونَ إِلّا أَعظُماً وَجُلودا
They sought him, gaunt men on gaunt mounts, not
They came to him in multitudes, not just a few,
looking like anything but bones and skin.
Only their foreheads and cheeks visible as they prostrated.
وَكَأَنَّهُمand as though they were عِندَat النِزالِbattle صَوارِمٌkeen swords
وَكَأَنَّهُم عِندَ النِزالِ صَوارِمٌ
قَدalready فارَقَتleft يَومَon the day of النِزالِbattle غُموداscabbards
قَد فارَقَت يَومَ النِزالِ غُمودا
And in battle they are like keen-edged swords,
As if they were swords unsheathed for battle,
that have left their scabbards on the day of combat.
On the day of battle they had cast off their scabbards.
يَتَبَرَّكونَthey seek blessings بِلَثمِby kissing تُربَةِthe earth of خَيرِthe best of مَنthose who
يَتَبَرَّكونَ بِلَثمِ تُربَةِ خَيرِ مَن
قَهَرَvanquished الضَلالَerror وَأَظهَرَand proclaimed التَوحيداGod's oneness
قَهَرَ الضَلالَ وَأَظهَرَ التَوحيدا
They seek blessings by kissing the earth of the best of those who
They sought blessing by kissing the soil
vanquished error and proclaimed God's oneness.
Of the best of mankind, who vanquished misguidance and affirmed God's Oneness.
صَلّىmay He bless عَلَيهِupon him اللَهُGod ماas long as أَبدىreveals الدُجىthe darkness
صَلّى عَلَيهِ اللَهُ ما أَبدى الدُجى
نَجماًa star وَماand as long as رَفَعَraises الصَباحُthe morning عَموداa pillar
نَجماً وَما رَفَعَ الصَباحُ عَمودا
May God bless him as long as the darkness reveals
May God send blessings upon him, for as long as
a star, and as long as morning raises a pillar of light.
The stars shine at night and the dawn brings daylight.
وَكَأَنَّهُمand as though they were شَربٌa drinking-party تَعاطَواthey shared قَرقَفاًwine
وَكَأَنَّهُم شَربٌ تَعاطَوا قَرقَفاً
عُنقودُهاits grape-cluster أَكرِمhow noble بِهِit is (exclamatory) عُنقوداa grape-cluster
عُنقودُها أَكرِم بِهِ عُنقودا
And they are like drinkers who shared wine:
As if they had drunk wine from clustered grapes,
its grape-cluster—what a noble cluster!
The finest clusters for the finest throats.
راحٌwine صَريفينِيَّةٌfrom Sarifin صاغَتfashioned لَهاfor it
راحٌ صَريفينِيَّةٌ صاغَت لَها
كَفُّthe hand of المِزاجِblending مِنَfrom الحَبابِbubbles عُقوداnecklaces
كَفُّ المِزاجِ مِنَ الحَبابِ عُقودا
Wine from Sarifin, for which were fashioned,
Araq of the Sarafeer distilled by the skillful hands
by the hand of blending, necklaces of bubbles.
Of the wine-mixer into perfect beads.
مِنfrom نَشرِهاits fragrance الساقيthe cupbearer يُحَرِّقburns عوداaloeswood
مِن نَشرِها الساقي يُحَرِّق عودا
وَبِشَدوِهِand with his song الشاديthe singer يُحَرِّكَsets vibrating عوداa lute
وَبِشَدوِهِ الشادي يُحَرِّكَ عودا
From its fragrance, the cupbearer burns aloeswood,
With its flowing, the cupbearer sets the lute aflame,
and with his song, the singer sets a lute vibrating.
And with his singing, the crooner sets the lute strings aquiver.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though تُحدىare driven by chanting النِياقُthe she-camels بِمَدحِwith praise of عِزIzz (name begins)
وَكَأَنَّما تُحدى النِياقُ بِمَدحِ عِز
زِcompletion of Izz الدِّينِal-Din (the Faith) إِذas تُحدىthey are driven by chanting فَتَطويand so they traverse البيداthe desert wastes
زِ الدِّينِ إِذ تُحدى فَتَطوي البيدا
And it is as though the she-camels are urged on by praise of Izz
As if the camel litter were challenging with praise of the Honorable,
al-Din, as they are chanted onward and cross the desert wastes.
The Glorious Faith, traversing the desert lands.
لَكَyou have ياO أُسامُUsama (shortened vocative) يَدٌa hand تَعَوَّدَhas become accustomed ظَهرُهاits back
لَكَ يا أُسامُ يَدٌ تَعَوَّدَ ظَهرُها
لَثماًkisses وَباطِنُهاand its palm تَعَوَّدَhas become accustomed جوداgenerosity
لَثماً وَباطِنُها تَعَوَّدَ جودا
You have, O Usama, a hand whose back is accustomed
O Prince Asam, your hand is accustomed to
to kisses, and whose palm is accustomed to generosity.
Stroking with its palm and giving with its back.
وَلَكَand you have الأَياديthe favors البيضُwhite تَدرَأُward off عَنfrom بَنيthe children of الthe
وَلَكَ الأَيادي البيضُ تَدرَأُ عَن بَني ال
آمالِhopes أَنيابَthe fangs of النَوائِبِcalamities سوداblack
آمالِ أَنيابَ النَوائِبِ سودا
And your white-handed favors ward off from the children of
And your white hands ward off from your people
hope the black fangs of calamities.
The clutches of calamities, dark as the night.
أَبَنَيتَhave you built? داراًa house قُلtell لَناus أَمor جَنَّةَthe Garden of الthe
أَبَنَيتَ داراً قُل لَنا أَم جَنَّةَ ال
مَأوىRefuge حَباكَhas granted you بِهاthrough it الإِلَهُGod خُلوداimmortality
مَأوى حَباكَ بِها الإِلَهُ خُلودا
Have you built a house—tell us—or the Garden of
Have you built a house, tell us, or is it Paradise
Refuge, through which God has granted you immortality?
That God has granted you, eternal and forever?
حيطانُهاits walls الذَهَبُgold السَبيكُcast وَماؤُهاand its water
حيطانُها الذَهَبُ السَبيكُ وَماؤُها
ذَوبُmolten اللُجَينِsilver لِمَنfor whoever أَرادَwishes وُروداto come to drink
ذَوبُ اللُجَينِ لِمَن أَرادَ وُرودا
Its walls are cast gold, and its water
Its walls are solid gold and its water
is molten silver for whoever wishes to drink.
Is melted pearls for those who visit it.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though النارِنجُthe bitter oranges فيin بُستانِهاits garden
وَكَأَنَّما النارِنجُ في بُستانِها
يُهديoffers مِنَfrom الغيدِthe graceful women الحِسانِbeautiful نُهوداbreasts
يُهدي مِنَ الغيدِ الحِسانِ نُهودا
And it is as though the bitter oranges in its garden
As if the oranges in its orchards
offer the breasts of lovely, graceful women.
Offer gifts of citrus fruits from laden boughs.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though فيهِin it الغُصونُthe branches موائِساًswaying
وَكَأَنَّما فيهِ الغُصونُ موائِساً
رَنَّحنَthey made sway مِنfrom هَيَفِthe slenderness of الخصورِthe waists قُدوداfigures
رَنَّحنَ مِن هَيَفِ الخصورِ قُدودا
And it is as though the branches there, swaying,
As if its branches are banquet tables
make slender-waisted figures rock to and fro.
Bent by the weight of succulent fruit.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though فيهِin it الرُخامُthe marble الماءُwater سَيّاflowing (word begins)
وَكَأَنَّما فيهِ الرُخامُ الماءُ سَيّا
لاًcompletion of 'flowing' هُريقَwas poured forth فَماso not يُطيقُcan endure جُموداsolidification
لاً هُريقَ فَما يُطيقُ جُمودا
And it is as though the marble there were flowing water,
As if its marble is running water,
poured forth, unable to solidify.
Flowing, unable to remain still.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though النارِنجُthe bitter oranges نارٌa fire أُجِّجَتwas kindled
وَكَأَنَّما النارِنجُ نارٌ أُجِّجَت
لَمdid not تُبدِshow فيamong خُضرِthe green الغُصونِbranches خُموداdying down
لَم تُبدِ في خُضرِ الغُصونِ خُمودا
And it is as though the bitter oranges were a kindled fire,
As if the oranges are a raging fire
never dimming amid the green branches.
Whose flames the green leaves cannot hide.
دارٌa house تديَّرَهاhas made it its home السُرورُjoy فَقَصَّرَتso fell short
دارٌ تديَّرَها السُرورُ فَقَصَّرَت
عَنهاof it القُصورُpalaces وَصدتand you captured فيهاin it الصيداthe proud chiefs
عَنها القُصورُ وَصدت فيها الصيدا
A house that joy has made its home; falling short
A house joy has made its rounds,
of it are palaces, and there you captured the proud chiefs.
While palaces pale in comparison, as do city walls.
كَمhow many مَأَزِقٍa battlefield غادَرتَyou left أَبطالَthe champions of العِداthe enemy
كَم مَأَزِقٍ غادَرتَ أَبطالَ العِدا
فيهِin it ثَعالِبَfoxes إِذwhen أَتَوهُthey entered it أُسوداas lions
فيهِ ثَعالِبَ إِذ أَتَوهُ أُسودا
In how many a battlefield have you left the enemy's champions
How many straits have you rescued your people from,
as foxes there, though they had entered it as lions!
When ravenous wolves besieged them as lambs?
وَرُؤوسهُمand their heads ثَمَراًas fruit وَخِرصانand the spearheads of القَناthe lances
وَرُؤوسهُم ثَمَراً وَخِرصان القَنا
زَهراًas blossoms وَأَوراقَand the leaves of الرِماحِthe spears بُنوداas banners
زَهراً وَأَوراقَ الرِماحِ بُنودا
And their heads as fruit, and the lance-points
Their heads were ripe fruit and their spear handles
as blossoms, and the spears' leaves as banners.
Were blossoming branches and polished lances.
أَطلَعتَyou raised كَوكَبَa star فيin السَماءِthe sky كَأَنَّهُas though it were
أَطلَعتَ كَوكَبَ في السَماءِ كَأَنَّهُ
سَعدُSa'd (Fortune) السُعودِal-Su'ud (Fortunes) فَلاso may you not بَرِحتَcease to be سَعيداfortunate
سَعدُ السُعودِ فَلا بَرِحتَ سَعيدا
You raised a star in the sky, as though it were
You have raised a star in the sky that rivals
Sa'd al-Su'ud; may you always be fortunate!
Saad al-Su'ud, and you have remained always fortunate.
فَيَراهُso he sees it مَنwhoever عاداكَopposes you سَعدَSa'd (Fortune) الذابِحِal-Dhabih (the Slaughterer) الthe
فَيَراهُ مَن عاداكَ سَعدَ الذابِحِ ال
قَطّاعِseverer مِنهُfrom him أَخادِعاًneck-veins وَوَريداand a jugular vein
قَطّاعِ مِنهُ أَخادِعاً وَوَريدا
So whoever opposes you sees it as Sa'd al-Dhabih, the
So your enemies see it as Saad the Slaughterer,
severer of his neck-veins and jugular.
A deceitful backstabber and turncoat.
بِبِناءِby building عَجلونٍAjlun تَهَدَّدتyou threatened العِداthe enemy
بِبِناءِ عَجلونٍ تَهَدَّدت العِدا
عَجلاًswiftly يَهدُّshatters بِلادَهاits lands تَهديداa threat
عَجلاً يَهدُّ بِلادَها تَهديدا
By building Ajlun you threatened the enemy,
With Ajlun Castle you threatened your enemies,
with a threat that swiftly shatters its lands.
A fortress whose height and prominence exhausted their climb.
حِصنٌa fortress سَماrose high بِصُعودِهِthrough its ascent وَسُعودِهِand its good fortunes
حِصنٌ سَما بِصُعودِهِ وَسُعودِهِ
طولاًin height فَأَرهَقَso it burdened منwhoever عَصاكَdefied you صُعوداwith a hard ascent
طولاً فَأَرهَقَ من عَصاكَ صُعودا
A fortress exalted in its rise and its fortunes,
Had it not been for your munificence in desolate places,
lofty, burdening whoever defies you with a punishing climb.
The destitute would have perished in their days.
لَولاwere it not for جِفانُكَyour serving-bowls فيin الفَلاءِthe wilderness لأَصبَحَwould have become الthe
لَولا جِفانُكَ في الفَلاءِ لأَصبَحَ ال
مَوجودُpresent فيin أَيّامِهِhis days مَفقوداmissing
مَوجودُ في أَيّامِهِ مَفقودا
Were it not for your bowls in the wilderness, what
You upheld the rights of orphans and widows,
existed in his days would have vanished.
When no generosity could be found.
عُلتَyou sustained اليَتامىthe orphans وَالأَرامِلَand the widows جائِداًgenerously
عُلتَ اليَتامى وَالأَرامِلَ جائِداً
إِذwhen لَمnot تِكُنwas جودٌgenerosity يُرىseen مَوجوداpresent
إِذ لَم تِكُن جودٌ يُرى مَوجودا
You supported orphans and widows generously,
You drove away the armored horseman amidst the fray
when no generosity could be found.
On the tumultuous day of clamorous thunder.
وَرَدَدتَand you drove back عَنكَfrom you الفارِسَthe horseman الصِنديدَvaliant فيon
وَرَدَدتَ عَنكَ الفارِسَ الصِنديدَ في
يَومِthe day of الهياجِbattle's tumult الفارِقَfrightened الرِّعديداa trembling coward
يَومِ الهياجِ الفارِقَ الرِّعديدا
And you drove the valiant horseman away from you on
My Master, Glory of the Faith, a loyal man's prayer
the day of battle, a frightened, trembling coward.
Continually bestows upon you new praise.
مَولايَmy lord عِزَّIzz الدينِal-Din دَعوَةَa prayer from مُخلِصٍa devoted man
مَولايَ عِزَّ الدينِ دَعوَةَ مُخلِصٍ
مازالَhas continued يَمنَحُكَgiving you الثَناءَpraise جَديداfresh
مازالَ يَمنَحُكَ الثَناءَ جَديدا
My lord Izz al-Din, a prayer from a devoted man
Hear a panegyric, which when I recite it amongst the people,
who continually offers you fresh praise.
Puts the servants in awe of their masters.
اِسمَعhear قَريضاًverse عِندَduring إِنشاديmy recitation لَهُof it
اِسمَع قَريضاً عِندَ إِنشادي لَهُ
فيamong الناسِpeople يَجعَلُmakes فيamong العَبيدِthe slaves عَبيداUbayd (name; pun on slaves)
في الناسِ يَجعَلُ في العَبيدِ عَبيدا
Hear verse that, when I recite it
Weighty yet gentle, transcending in eloquence,
among people, makes Ubayd one of the slaves.
It surpasses Labid in pedestrian verse.
جَزلٌforceful رَقيقُfine in النَسجِweave راقَpleased فَصاحَةًin eloquence
جَزلٌ رَقيقُ النَسجِ راقَ فَصاحَةً
يَثنيrenders لَبيداًLabid فيin القَريضِpoetry بَليداdull
يَثني لَبيداً في القَريضِ بَليدا
Forceful, finely woven, exquisite in eloquence,
You, whom Sword of the Faith and the days
it renders Labid dull in poetry.
Have appointed as heir to the crown and throne.
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one whom أَعطاهُgave him سَيفُSayf (Sword) الدينِal-Din (the Faith) وَالand the
أَنتَ الَّذي أَعطاهُ سَيفُ الدينِ وَال
دنياDunya (World) زِمامَthe reins of المُلكِsovereignty وَالإِقليداand the key
دنيا زِمامَ المُلكِ وَالإِقليدا
You are the one to whom Sayf al-Din wa-l-
You, who have never betrayed a Sultan
Dunya gave the reins of sovereignty and the key.
Or broken a vow or neglected a promise.
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one who ماnot خانَbetrayed سُلطاناًa sultan وَلاnor
أَنتَ الَّذي ما خانَ سُلطاناً وَلا
نَقَضَbroke الوَفاءَfaith وَلاnor أَضاعُneglected عُهوداcovenants
نَقَضَ الوَفاءَ وَلا أَضاعُ عُهودا
You are the one who never betrayed a sultan, nor
You have watered Taybah with the most pristine water,
broke faith, nor neglected covenants.
Surpassing even the sweet, cool water of Al-Uthayb.
أَسقَيتَyou supplied water to طَيبَةَTayba طيبَfine ماءٍwater دونَهُinferior to it
أَسقَيتَ طَيبَةَ طيبَ ماءٍ دونَهُ
ماءُthe water of العُذَيبِal-Udhayb عُذوبَةًin sweetness وَبُروداand coolness
ماءُ العُذَيبِ عُذوبَةً وَبُرودا
You gave Tayba fine water, surpassing
Receive glad tidings of drinking from the Basin,
al-Udhayb's water in sweetness and coolness.
When you are given drink by the Prince of the Faithful himself.
أَبشِرrejoice بِوِردِin drinking at الحَوضِthe Pool إِذwhen تَسقيكَهُgives it to you to drink
أَبشِر بِوِردِ الحَوضِ إِذ تَسقيكَهُ
يُمنىthe right hand of أَميرِthe Commander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful عَتيداready
يُمنى أَميرِ المُؤمِنينَ عَتيدا
Rejoice in drinking from the Pool, when it is served to you
You have left a memory that is sweet in this world
by the right hand of the Commander of the Faithful, ready for you.
And in the next, where the Prophet will bear witness.
أَبقَيتَyou left ذِكراًa remembrance طابَwas sweet فيin الدُنياthis world وَفيand in الthe
أَبقَيتَ ذِكراً طابَ في الدُنيا وَفي ال
أُخرىnext world تَجيءُyou come بِهِwith it النَبِيَّto the Prophet شَهيداas a witness
أُخرى تَجيءُ بِهِ النَبِيَّ شَهيدا
You left a remembrance sweet in this world, and in the
I swear, if the Imam were to attempt
next you will bring it to the Prophet as a witness.
To add to your virtues, he would not be able to.
أَقسَمتُI swear لَوif رامَsought الإِمامُthe Imam زِيادَةًan increase
أَقسَمتُ لَو رامَ الإِمامُ زِيادَةً
مِنfrom فَوقِbeyond فِعلِكَyour deed ماnot اِستَطاعَcould achieve مَزيداmore
مِن فَوقِ فِعلِكَ ما اِستَطاعَ مَزيدا
I swear, if the Imam sought an increase
Glory escapes description, though words try to capture it,
beyond your deed, he could achieve no more.
And God who initiates and repeats, is the Healer.
المَجدُglory مِنbecause of شَكواكَyour illness شاكٍcomplains of بَثَّهُits sorrow
المَجدُ مِن شَكواكَ شاكٍ بَثَّهُ
وَاللَهُand God شافٍa healer مُبدِئاًoriginating وَمُعيداand restoring
وَاللَهُ شافٍ مُبدِئاً وَمُعيدا
Glory, distressed by your illness, voices its sorrow,
So your Lord has clothed you in the garment of wellbeing,
and God is the healer, the Originator and Restorer.
To bring you joy, though it vexes the envious.
فَكَساكَso may He clothe you رَبُّكَyour Lord ثَوبَa robe of عافِيَةٍhealth تَسُرyou gladden (word begins)
فَكَساكَ رَبُّكَ ثَوبَ عافِيَةٍ تَسُر
رُcompletion of 'you gladden' بِهاthrough it وَلِيّاًa friend أَوor تَسوءُyou distress حَسوداan envier
رُ بِها وَلِيّاً أَو تَسوءُ حَسودا
So may your Lord clothe you in a robe of health, that you may gladden
When you are well to us, all will be well,
a friend through it or grieve an envier.
And we will celebrate the recovery of your foot.
فَإِذاso when سَلِمتَyou are well لَناfor us فَكُلٌّthen everyone سالِمٌis well
فَإِذا سَلِمتَ لَنا فَكُلٌّ سالِمٌ
وَبِبُرءِand with the healing of رِجلِكِyour leg نُظهِرُwe proclaim التَعييداfestive celebration
وَبِبُرءِ رِجلِكِ نُظهِرُ التَعييدا
So when you are well for us, all are well,
A foot with which you strove and circumambulated
and at your leg's healing we proclaim a festival.
Noble Mecca, so your striving remains praiseworthy.
قَدَمٌa foot سَعَيتَyou strove بِهاwith it وَطُفتَand you circumambulated بِمَكَّةَin Mecca الthe
قَدَمٌ سَعَيتَ بِها وَطُفتَ بِمَكَّةَ ال
عُظمىgreat فَسَعيُكَso your striving لَمnot يَزَلcease to be مَحموداpraiseworthy
عُظمى فَسَعيُكَ لَم يَزَل مَحمودا
A foot with which you strove and circumambulated in Mecca the
great—your striving has always been praiseworthy.
Partial English translation: 92 of 94 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1