زبيدZabid إذاif ماever (emphasis) شئتyou wish سكنىdwelling ببلدةin a town
زبيد إذا ما شئت سكنى ببلدة
فماso not ثمthere فيin الأرضينthe lands غيرother than زبيدZabid
فما ثم في الأرضين غير زبيد
Zabid—if ever you wish to dwell in a town,
Zabeed, if I wanted a residence in a city
then there is none in all the lands but Zabid.
There is none on earth other than Zabeed
زبيدZabid هيit الماوىthe haven الذيthat سرgladdened أهلهits people
زبيد هي الماوى الذي سر أهله
سروراًjoy بهthrough it فاقتexcelled بقاعthe lands of زبيدZabid
سروراً به فاقت بقاع زبيد
Zabid is the haven that gladdened its people
Zabeed is the refuge which delighted its people
with a joy through which the lands of Zabid excelled.
With joy surpassing all regions of Zabeed
زبيدZabid هيit السلوانsolace للنفسfor the soul والهوىand love
زبيد هي السلوان للنفس والهوى
فماfor not الهمsorrow مخلوقاًcreated بأرضin the land of زبيدZabid
فما الهم مخلوقاً بأرض زبيد
Zabid is solace for the soul and for love;
Zabeed is the solace for the soul and passion
for sorrow was not created in the land of Zabid.
No worries were created in the land of Zabeed
زبيدZabid ويكفيكand suffices you اسمهاits name عنin place of صفاتهاits qualities
زبيد ويكفيك اسمها عن صفاتها
فماfor no جنةparadise فيon الأرضearth غيرother than زبيدZabid
فما جنة في الأرض غير زبيد
Zabid—its name spares you a description of its qualities;
Zabeed, its name alone describes its traits
for there is no paradise on earth but Zabid.
For there is no paradise on earth but Zabeed
زبيدZabid هيit الجناتthe gardens of Paradise والغيدand the graceful women حورهاits houris
زبيد هي الجنات والغيد حورها
فلاso no عيشlife الاشئتهexcept that you wish for it بزبيدin Zabid
فلا عيش الاشئته بزبيد
Zabid is the gardens of Paradise, and the graceful women are its houris;
Zabeed, its orchards and maidens are bliss
so there is no life you would not wish to live in Zabid.
No life unless you desire it in Zabeed
زبيدZabid بلادa land منfrom هوىthe love of كلevery مهجةheart
زبيد بلاد من هوى كل مهجة
أقيمتwas built فكلso everyone هائمenamored بزبيدof Zabid
أقيمت فكل هائم بزبيد
Zabid is a land that, from the love of every heart,
Zabeed, a land beloved by every infatuated soul
was built; thus everyone is enamored of Zabid.
All the enchanted settled in Zabeed
زبيدZabid لروحfor the soul of المرءa person روحrefreshment وراحةand rest
زبيد لروح المرء روح وراحة
فماso not باتspent the night مرتاحat ease بارضin the land of زبيدZabid
فما بات مرتاح بارض زبيد
Zabid is refreshment and rest for a person's soul;
Zabeed is the spirit and comfort for one’s soul
so no one has spent the night at ease in the land of Zabid.
None has slept at ease except in Zabeed’s land
زبيدZabid بإسماعيلthrough Ismail تزهوflourishes وتزدهيand stands proud
زبيد بإسماعيل تزهو وتزدهي
علىabove كلevery مصرcity فافخرواso take pride, all of you بزبيدin Zabid
على كل مصر فافخروا بزبيد
Zabid, through Ismail, flourishes and stands proud
Zabeed boasts and flourishes with Ismail
above every city; so take pride in Zabid.
Above all of Egypt, so pride in Zabeed
زبيدZabid متىwhenever تقبلyou come بهمكwith your sorrow نحوهاtoward it
زبيد متى تقبل بهمك نحوها
دخلتyou enter وحدand restrains الهمsorrow بابthe gate of زبيدZabid
دخلت وحد الهم باب زبيد
Zabid—whenever you come toward it with your sorrow,
Zabeed, when you journey happily toward it
you enter, and the gate of Zabid holds sorrow back.
You enter alone, worries left at Zabeed’s gate
زبيدZabid تنسيmakes forget منwhoever أتاهاcomes to it بأهلهwith his family
زبيد تنسي من أتاها بأهله
ولاand no أرضland تنسىmakes forget المرءa person أرضthe land of زبيدZabid
ولا أرض تنسى المرء أرض زبيد
Zabid makes whoever comes to it with his family forget;
Zabeed makes one forget, when with family there
and no land makes a person forget the land of Zabid.
No land makes one forget like Zabeed’s land
زبيدZabid هيit الدنياthe world فخذهاso take it غنيمةas a prize
زبيد هي الدنيا فخذها غنيمة
لنفسكfor yourself داراas a home فالهوىfor love بزبيدin Zabid
لنفسك دارا فالهوى بزبيد
Zabid is the world, so take it as a prize,
Zabeed is the world, so take it as a prize
as a home for yourself, for love is in Zabid.
For yourself, a home, as passion is in Zabeed
Sol 6.1