وَزاحَمَني عِندَ اِستِلامي أَوانِسٌ

وَزاحَمَني عِندَ اِستِلامي أَوانِسٌ

أَتَينَ إِلى التَطوافِ مُعتَجِزاتِ

أَتَينَ إِلى التَطوافِ مُعتَجِزاتِ

And young women jostled me as I touched the Stone;

Crowds jostled me as I received intimates,

They came for the circumambulation, wearing waist-wraps.

Who had come circling in distress.

حَسَرنَ عَنِ أَنوارِ الشُموسِ وَقُلنَ لي

حَسَرنَ عَنِ أَنوارِ الشُموسِ وَقُلنَ لي

تَوَرَّع فَمَوتُ النَفسِ في اللَحظاتِ

تَوَرَّع فَمَوتُ النَفسِ في اللَحظاتِ

They unveiled the radiance of the suns and said to me:

They unveiled the sun's splendor and said to me,

Beware, for the soul's death lies in glances.

"Exercise restraint, for the soul dies in an instant."

وَكَم قَد قَتَلنا بِالمُحَصِّبِ مِن مِنىً

وَكَم قَد قَتَلنا بِالمُحَصِّبِ مِن مِنىً

نُفوساً أَبِيّاتٍ لَدى الجَمَراتِ

نُفوساً أَبِيّاتٍ لَدى الجَمَراتِ

And how many have we slain at al-Muhassab in Mina—

And how many resolute souls have we killed

Unyielding souls beside the Jamarat,

With pebbles, beside the stoning pillars?

وَفي سَرحَةِ الوادي وَأَعلامِ رامَةٍ

وَفي سَرحَةِ الوادي وَأَعلامِ رامَةٍ

وَجَمعٍ وَعِندَ النَفرِ مِن عَرَفاتِ

وَجَمعٍ وَعِندَ النَفرِ مِن عَرَفاتِ

And at the valley's spreading tree and the landmarks of Rama,

In the valley's expanse, the banners of Mina,

And at Jamʿ, and at the departure from Arafat!

The throngs at Arafat, and where pilgrims gather,

أَلَم تَدرِ الحُسنَ يَسلُبُ مَن لُهُ

أَلَم تَدرِ الحُسنَ يَسلُبُ مَن لُهُ

عَفافٌ فَيُدعى سالِبَ الحَسَناتِ

عَفافٌ فَيُدعى سالِبَ الحَسَناتِ

Did you not know that beauty robs whoever has

Do you not know beauty robs those endowed

Chastity, and is thus called the thief of good deeds?

With chastity, who are called pilferers of virtues?

فَمَوعِدُنا بَعدَ الطَوافِ بِزَمزَمٍ

فَمَوعِدُنا بَعدَ الطَوافِ بِزَمزَمٍ

لَدى القُبَّةِ الوُسطى لَدى الصَخَراتِ

لَدى القُبَّةِ الوُسطى لَدى الصَخَراتِ

So our rendezvous is after the circumambulation at Zamzam,

So our appointment, after circling Zamzam,

Beside the central dome, beside the rocks.

Is by the central dome, by the rocks,

هُناكَ مَن قَد شَفَّهُ الوَجدُ يَشتَفي

هُناكَ مَن قَد شَفَّهُ الوَجدُ يَشتَفي

بِما شاءَهُ مِن نِسوَةٍ عَطِراتِ

بِما شاءَهُ مِن نِسوَةٍ عَطِراتِ

There, whoever has been wasted by longing finds healing

Where, maddened by fervor, some slake their thirst

With what he desires from fragrant women.

With whatever scented women they desire.

إِذا خِفنَ أَسدَلنَ الشُعورَ فَهُنَّ مِن

إِذا خِفنَ أَسدَلنَ الشُعورَ فَهُنَّ مِن

غَدائِرِها في أَلحُفِ الظُلُماتِ

غَدائِرِها في أَلحُفِ الظُلُماتِ

When afraid, they let down their hair, and are wrapped by

When night falls, they let down their hair, which, from

Its tresses in blankets of darkness.

Its braids, plunges into darkness' robes.