أَلاَAh! عِمْfare well صَبَاحَاًin the morning أَيُّهَاO الرَّبْعُdwelling وَاسْلَمِand be safe
أَلاَ عِمْ صَبَاحَاً أَيُّهَا الرَّبْعُ وَاسْلَمِ
وَدُمْand remain فِيin جِوَارِthe protection of اللهِGod غَيْرَnot مُذَمَّمreproached
وَدُمْ فِي جِوَارِ اللهِ غَيْرَ مُذَمَّم
Ah, may your morning be pleasant, O dwelling, and may you be safe.
And remain in God's protection, free from reproach.
وَلاَand may not عَدِمَتْlack أَرْجَاؤُكَyour precincts النُّورَlight إِنَّهَاfor they are
وَلاَ عَدِمَتْ أَرْجَاؤُكَ النُّورَ إِنَّهَا
مَطَالِعُrising places of أَقْمَارِيmy moons وَآفَاقُand horizons of أَنْجُمِيmy stars
مَطَالِعُ أَقْمَارِي وَآفَاقُ أَنْجُمِي
And may your precincts never lack light, for they are
The rising places of my moons and the horizons of my stars.
إِذَاwhen نَسِيَforget النَّاسُpeople الْعُهُودَpledges وَأَغْفَلُواand neglect
إِذَا نَسِيَ النَّاسُ الْعُهُودَ وَأَغْفَلُوا
فَعَهْدُكَyet your pledge فِيin قَلْبِيmy heart وذِكْرِكَand remembrance of you فِيin فَمِيmy mouth
فَعَهْدُكَ فِي قَلْبِي وذِكْرِكَ فِي فَمِي
When people forget their pledges and grow heedless,
Yet your pledge is in my heart, and remembrance of you on my lips.
وَإِنِّيand indeed I وَإِنْand even though أَزْمَعْتُI have resolved عَنْكَaway from you لطِيَّةfor a journey
وَإِنِّي وَإِنْ أَزْمَعْتُ عَنْكَ لطِيَّة
وَقَوَّضْتُand I struck رَحْلِيmy camp عَنْكَaway from you دُونَwithout تَلَوُّمِdelay
وَقَوَّضْتُ رَحْلِي عَنْكَ دُونَ تَلَوُّمِ
And indeed, though I have resolved to journey away from you,
And struck my camp, leaving you without delay,
فَقَلْبِيyet my heart لَكَfor you الْبَيْتُthe House الْعَتِيقُancient مَقَامُهُits abode
فَقَلْبِي لَكَ الْبَيْتُ الْعَتِيقُ مَقَامُهُ
وَشَوْقِيَand my longing إِحْرَامِيmy pilgrim consecration وَدَمْعِيَand my tears زَمْزَمِيmy Zamzam
وَشَوْقِيَ إِحْرَامِي وَدَمْعِيَ زَمْزَمِي
Yet my heart is yours; the Ancient House is its abode,
And my longing is my pilgrim consecration, and my tears my Zamzam.
Sol 6.1