يا خَليلَيَّ أَلِمّا بِالحِمى

يا خَليلَيَّ أَلِمّا بِالحِمى

وَاِطلُبا نَجداً وَذاكَ العَلَما

وَاِطلُبا نَجداً وَذاكَ العَلَما

O my two dear friends, stop by the sanctuary,

O my two friends, set out early in the morning

and seek Najd and that mountain.

And seek out Najd and its highlands

وَرِدا ماءً بِخَيماتِ اللَوى

وَرِدا ماءً بِخَيماتِ اللَوى

وَاِستَظِلّا ضالَها وَالسَلَما

وَاِستَظِلّا ضالَها وَالسَلَما

And go down to water by the tents of al-Liwā,

Draw water at the folds of the winding valleys

and take shade beneath its wild lote trees and acacias.

And take shade under the lost one’s acacia trees

فَإِذا ما جِئتُما وادي مِنىً

فَإِذا ما جِئتُما وادي مِنىً

فَالَّذي قَلبي بِهِ قَد خَيَّما

فَالَّذي قَلبي بِهِ قَد خَيَّما

Then, when you two reach the valley of Minā—

And when you come to the valley of Mina

for that is where my heart has already pitched its tent—

Wherein lies that which has filled my heart

أَبلِغا عَنّي تَحِيّاتِ الهَوى

أَبلِغا عَنّي تَحِيّاتِ الهَوى

كُلَّ مَن حَلَّ بِهِ أَو سَلَّما

كُلَّ مَن حَلَّ بِهِ أَو سَلَّما

convey from me the greetings of love

Convey my loving greetings

to everyone who has lodged there or offered greetings.

To all who alight there or pass through

وَاِسمَعا ماذا يُجيبونَ بِهِ

وَاِسمَعا ماذا يُجيبونَ بِهِ

وَاِخبِرا عَن دَنِفِ القَلبِ بِما

وَاِخبِرا عَن دَنِفِ القَلبِ بِما

And listen to what they say in reply,

And listen to how they respond

and tell of the heartsick one and what

And inform me of the plaints of my heart

يَشتَكيهِ مِن صَباباتِ الهَوى

يَشتَكيهِ مِن صَباباتِ الهَوى

مُعلِناً مُستَخبِراً مُستَفهِما

مُعلِناً مُستَخبِراً مُستَفهِما

he complains of—love's ardent longings—

Complaining as it does of the wounds of love

as he speaks openly, seeks news, and asks questions.

Announcing, inquiring, questioning