ياO فَرْحَةَjoy of الْبَيْتِthe House الْعَتِيقِthe Ancient إِذاwhen
يا فَرْحَةَ الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ إِذا
ماemphatic particle قِيلَit is said هذاthis is أَحْمَدُAhmad بْنُson of عَلِيAli
ما قِيلَ هذا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِي
Oh, the joy of the Ancient House when
O joy of the ancient house when
it is said, “This is Ahmad ibn Ali!”
It is said this is Ahmad son of Ali
وافاهُcame to it خَيْرُthe finest مُعَرِّسٍtraveler halting to rest وَثَنىand turned
وافاهُ خَيْرُ مُعَرِّسٍ وَثَنى
عَنْهُaway from it الأَزِمَّةَthe reins خَيْرُthe finest مُحْتَمِلِdeparting traveler
عَنْهُ الأَزِمَّةَ خَيْرُ مُحْتَمِلِ
The finest traveler to halt has reached it, and turned
Good fortune met him when he married
the reins away from it—the finest traveler to depart.
And turned away hardship, endured by the steadfast
فَكَأَنَّنِيso it is as though I بِالْعِيسِwith the pale camels قافِلةًreturning
فَكَأَنَّنِي بِالْعِيسِ قافِلةً
بِأَبَرِّwith the most righteous نَزّالٍone who halts وَمُرْتَحِلِand one who departs
بِأَبَرِّ نَزّالٍ وَمُرْتَحِلِ
So I can almost see the pale camels returning,
It's as if I see the caravan returning
bearing the most righteous of those who halt and depart.
With the best lodging and on the move
سِرْgo فِيin ضَمانِthe protection of اللهِGod مُكَتَنَفاًenfolded
سِرْ فِي ضَمانِ اللهِ مُكَتَنَفاً
حَتّىuntil تَعُودَyou return مُبَلَّغَenabled to attain الأَمَلِthe hoped-for goal
حَتّى تَعُودَ مُبَلَّغَ الأَمَلِ
Go, enfolded in God's protection,
Travel safely in God's protection, shrouded
until you return with your hope fulfilled.
Until you spread hope fulfilled
فَلَكَمْfor how often حَجَجْتَyou have made the pilgrimage بِماthrough what تُنَوِّلُهُyou bestow it
فَلَكَمْ حَجَجْتَ بِما تُنَوِّلُهُ
وَأَرَحْتَand you spared أَيْدِيthe forelegs of الْخَيْلِhorses وَالإِبِلِand camels
وَأَرَحْتَ أَيْدِي الْخَيْلِ وَالإِبِلِ
For how often you have made the pilgrimage through what you bestow,
How often you performed the pilgrimage with what
and spared the forelegs of horses and camels.
You bestowed and rested the horses and camels
لوْif كانَit were possible يَغْنىto dispense عَنْwith تَيَمُّمِهِjourneying to it
لوْ كانَ يَغْنى عَنْ تَيَمُّمِهِ
أَحَدٌanyone غَنِيتَyou could dispense with it بِصالِحِthrough righteous الْعَمَلِdeeds
أَحَدٌ غَنِيتَ بِصالِحِ الْعَمَلِ
If anyone could dispense with the journey to it,
If anyone could do without his determination
you could, through your righteous deeds.
You would suffice, with your righteous deeds
Sol 6.1