أَلاAh! ياO ثَرىsoil نَجدٍNajd تَبارَكتَblessed are you مِنas a نَجدِhighland
أَلا يا ثَرى نَجدٍ تَبارَكتَ مِن نَجدِ
سَقَتكَmay they water you سَحابُclouds المُزنِthe rain clouds جَوداًa downpour عَلىupon جَودِa downpour
سَقَتكَ سَحابُ المُزنِ جَوداً عَلى جَودِ
Ah, soil of Najd, what a blessed highland you are!
May the rain clouds water you, downpour upon downpour.
وَحَيّاكَand may he greet you مِنthe one who (reading مَن) أَحياكَgave you life خَمسينَfifty حِجَّةًyears
وَحَيّاكَ مِن أَحياكَ خَمسينَ حِجَّةً
بِعَودٍwith a return عَلىupon بَدءٍa beginning وَبَدءٍand a beginning عَلىupon عَودِa return
بِعَودٍ عَلى بَدءٍ وَبَدءٍ عَلى عَودِ
And may the one who gave you life greet you for fifty years,
With return upon beginning, and beginning upon return.
قَطَعتُI crossed إِلَيهاto her كُلَّevery قَفرٍbarren tract وَمَهمَهٍand trackless waste
قَطَعتُ إِلَيها كُلَّ قَفرٍ وَمَهمَهٍ
عَلىon الناقَةِthe she-camel الكَوماءِhigh-humped وَالجَمَلِand the male camel العَودِaged
عَلى الناقَةِ الكَوماءِ وَالجَمَلِ العَودِ
I crossed every barren tract and trackless waste to reach her,
On the high-humped she-camel and the aged male camel,
إِلىuntil أَنthat تَراءىcame into view البَرقُthe lightning مِنfrom جانِبِthe direction الحِمىthe protected grounds
إِلى أَن تَراءى البَرقُ مِن جانِبِ الحِمى
وَقَدand indeed زادَنيincreased in me مَسراهُits nighttime passage وَجداًlonging عَلىupon وَجديmy longing
وَقَد زادَني مَسراهُ وَجداً عَلى وَجدي
Until lightning appeared from the direction of the protected grounds,
And its passage through the night had added longing to my longing.
Sol 6.1