قُلْتُ يا ناقُ كلُّ مالٍ وَجاهٍ

قُلْتُ يا ناقُ كلُّ مالٍ وَجاهٍ

وعَقارٍ فهُنّ مُترَكاتي

وعَقارٍ فهُنّ مُترَكاتي

I said, “O she-camel, all wealth and rank

I said: O camel, all property and status,

and landed property—these are what I leave behind.

And real estate - these are left behind by me.

فاقْصِدي طِيّةً تَليقُ بقَصْدي

فاقْصِدي طِيّةً تَليقُ بقَصْدي

وسُكوتاً تَهْوي لهُ حَرَكاتي

وسُكوتاً تَهْوي لهُ حَرَكاتي

So head for a destination befitting my purpose,

So head for a hill that suits my intention,

and a stillness for which my movements yearn.”

And a silence to which my movements incline.

فانْبَرَتْ تَقْطَعُ المَفاوِزَ حتّى

فانْبَرَتْ تَقْطَعُ المَفاوِزَ حتّى

برَكَتْ في حِمَى أبِي البَرَكاتِ

برَكَتْ في حِمَى أبِي البَرَكاتِ

Then she set off, crossing the desert wastes, until

Then she set out, crossing the deserts, until

she knelt in the sanctuary of Abu al-Barakat.

She knelt in the sanctuary of the Blessed One.