خَليلَيَّmy two friends عوجاturn aside, you two بِالكَثيبِat the sand dune وَعَرِّجاand stop off, you two
خَليلَيَّ عوجا بِالكَثيبِ وَعَرِّجا
عَلىat لَعلَعٍLa'la' وَاِطلَبَand seek مِياهَthe waters of يَلَملَمِYalamlam
عَلى لَعلَعٍ وَاِطلَبَ مِياهَ يَلَملَمِ
My two friends, turn aside at the sand dune and stop
At La'la', and seek the waters of Yalamlam.
فَإِنَّfor indeed مَنthose whom قَدalready عَلِمتَyou know وَمَنand those لَهُمfor them
فَإِنَّ مَن قَد عَلِمتَ وَمَن لَهُم
صِياميmy fasting وَحُجَّتيand my pilgrimage وَاِعتِماريand my lesser pilgrimage وَمَوسِميand my pilgrimage season
صِيامي وَحُجَّتي وَاِعتِماري وَمَوسِمي
For there are those you know, and those to whom belong
My fasting, my pilgrimage, my lesser pilgrimage, and my pilgrimage season.
فَلاso never أَنسَI forget يَوماًa day بِالمَحَصَّبِat al-Muhassab مِنof مُنىًMina
فَلا أَنسَ يَوماً بِالمَحَصَّبِ مِن مُنىً
وَبِالمَنحَرِand at the place of sacrifice الأَعلىthe upper أُموراًevents وَزَمزَمِand Zamzam
وَبِالمَنحَرِ الأَعلى أُموراً وَزَمزَمِ
So I shall never forget a day at al-Muhassab in Mina,
Nor events at the upper place of sacrifice and at Zamzam.
مُحَصَّبُهُمtheir pebble-strewn ground قَلبيmy heart لِرَميِfor casting جِمارِهِمtheir pebbles
مُحَصَّبُهُم قَلبي لِرَميِ جِمارِهِم
وَمَنحَرُهُمand their place of sacrifice نَفسيmy soul وَمَشرَبِهِمand their drinking-place دَميmy blood
وَمَنحَرُهُم نَفسي وَمَشرَبِهِم دَمي
Their Muhassab is my heart, for the casting of their pebbles;
And their place of sacrifice is my soul, and their drinking-place my blood.
فَياso, O حادِيَdriver of الأَجمالِthe camels إِنif جِئتَyou come حاجِراًHajir
فَيا حادِيَ الأَجمالِ إِن جِئتَ حاجِراً
فَقِفthen halt بِالمَطاياwith the mounts ساعَةًa while ثُمَّthen سَلِّمِoffer greetings
فَقِف بِالمَطايا ساعَةً ثُمَّ سَلِّمِ
So, O camel-driver, if you come to Hajir,
Then halt with the mounts awhile, then offer greetings.
وَنادِand call to القِبابَthe domed tents الحُمرَthe red مِنfrom جانِبِthe side of الحَميthe sanctuary
وَنادِ القِبابَ الحُمرَ مِن جانِبِ الحَمي
تَحِيَّةَa greeting مُشتاقٍone who longs إِلَيكُمto you all مُتَيَّمِenslaved by love
تَحِيَّةَ مُشتاقٍ إِلَيكُم مُتَيَّمِ
And call to the red tents from the sanctuary's edge:
"A greeting from one who longs for you, enslaved by love!"
فَإِنso if سَلَّمواthey offer greetings فَاِهدِthen send السَلامَthe greeting مَعَwith الصَباthe east wind
فَإِن سَلَّموا فَاِهدِ السَلامَ مَعَ الصَبا
وَإِنand if سَكَتواthey remain silent فَاِرحَلthen depart بِهاwith them (the mounts) وَتَقَدَّمand go onward
وَإِن سَكَتوا فَاِرحَل بِها وَتَقَدَّم
So if they offer greetings, send the greeting with the east wind;
And if they remain silent, depart with the mounts and go onward
إِلىto نَهرِthe river of عيسىIsa حَيثُwhere حَلَّتhalted رِكابُهُمtheir riding camels
إِلى نَهرِ عيسى حَيثُ حَلَّت رِكابُهُم
وَحَيثُand where الخِيامِthe tents البيضِthe white مِنfrom جانِبِthe side of الفَمِthe river-mouth
وَحَيثُ الخِيامِ البيضِ مِن جانِبِ الفَمِ
To the River of Isa, where their riding camels have halted,
And where the white tents stand beside the river-mouth.
وَنادِand call بِدَعدٍto Da'd وَالرَبابِand al-Rabab وَزَينَبٍand Zaynab
وَنادِ بِدَعدٍ وَالرَبابِ وَزَينَبٍ
وَهِندٍand Hind وَسَلمىand Salma ثُمَّthen لُبنىLubna وَزَمزَمِand Zamzam
وَهِندٍ وَسَلمى ثُمَّ لُبنى وَزَمزَمِ
And call to Da'd, al-Rabab, and Zaynab,
And Hind and Salma, then Lubna and Zamzam.
وَسَلهُنَّand ask them (the women) هَلwhether بِالحَلبَةِat al-Halba الغادَةُthe graceful maiden الَّتيwho
وَسَلهُنَّ هَل بِالحَلبَةِ الغادَةُ الَّتي
تُريكَshows you سَناthe radiance of البَيضاءِthe white one (the sun) عِندَwhen التَبَسُّمِsmiling
تُريكَ سَنا البَيضاءِ عِندَ التَبَسُّمِ
And ask them: "Is there at al-Halba the graceful maiden who
Shows you the white sun's radiance when she smiles?"
Sol 6.1