قدindeed سارَhas journeyed بيwith me هذاthis الزّمانُtime فأوجَفَاand sped along
قد سارَ بي هذا الزّمانُ فأوجَفَا
ومَحاand erased مشيبيmy gray hair منfrom شَبابيmy youth أحرُفاletters
ومَحا مشيبي من شَبابي أحرُفا
Time has carried me onward and sped along,
and my gray hair has erased letters from my youth.
إلاّif not أكُنْI am بلَغَتْhas brought بيَme السّنُّage المَدىthe end
إلاّ أكُنْ بلَغَتْ بيَ السّنُّ المَدى
فلقدthen indeed بلَغْتُI have reached منalong الطّريقِthe road المَنصَفاthe halfway point
فلقد بلَغْتُ من الطّريقِ المَنصَفا
If age has not yet brought me to the end,
I have at least reached the road's halfway point.
فأمَاbut now وقدand already لاحَhas shone الصّباحُthe morning بلمَّتيin my locks
فأمَا وقد لاحَ الصّباحُ بلمَّتي
وانجابَand lifted ليلُthe night عَمايَتيof my blindness وتكشَّفاand cleared away
وانجابَ ليلُ عَمايَتي وتكشَّفا
But now that morning has shone in my locks,
and the night of my blindness has lifted and cleared,
فلئنُthen if indeed لهَوْتُI amuse myself لألهُوَنَّI will surely amuse myself تصنُّعاًfor show
فلئنُ لهَوْتُ لألهُوَنَّ تصنُّعاً
ولئنand if indeed صَبَوتُI yield to youthful passion لأصْبُوَنَّI will surely yield to youthful passion تكلُّفاby forced effort
ولئن صَبَوتُ لأصْبُوَنَّ تكلُّفا
if I amuse myself, it will surely be for show,
and if I yield to youthful passion, it will surely be forced.
ولئنand if indeed ذكرْتُI mention الغانياتِbeautiful women فخَطرةٌthen a passing thought
ولئن ذكرْتُ الغانياتِ فخَطرةٌ
تعتادُrevisits صَبّاًa passionate lover بالحِسانِwith beauties مُكلَّفاinfatuated
تعتادُ صَبّاً بالحِسانِ مُكلَّفا
And if I mention beautiful women, it is a passing thought
that revisits a lover enthralled by beauties.
فلقدfor indeed هَزَزْتُI shook غُصُونَهاtheir boughs بثِمارِهَاwith their fruit
فلقد هَزَزْتُ غُصُونَها بثِمارِهَا
وهَصَرْتُهُنّand I bent them مُهَفْهَفًاa slender-waisted one فمهفهفاthen another slender-waisted one
وهَصَرْتُهُنّ مُهَفْهَفًا فمهفهفا
For I have shaken their boughs, fruit and all,
and bent them toward me, slender beauty after slender beauty.
والبانُand the bān-tree فيamong الكُثبانِthe sand dunes طَوْعُat the command of يديmy hand إذاwhenever
والبانُ في الكُثبانِ طَوْعُ يدي إذا
أومأتُI gestured إيماءًa gesture إليْهِtoward it تعطَّفَاit bent
أومأتُ إيماءً إليْهِ تعطَّفَا
And the bān-tree amid the dunes obeyed my hand: whenever
I made a gesture toward it, it bent.
ولقدand indeed هزَزْتُI swirled الكأسَthe cup فيin يدِa hand مثلِهاlike it
ولقد هزَزْتُ الكأسَ في يدِ مثلِها
وصحَوْتُand I sobered عمّاfrom what رَقّwas delicate منهاof it أوor صَفاwas clear
وصحَوْتُ عمّا رَقّ منها أو صَفا
And I have swirled the cup in a hand resembling it,
and sobered from whatever in it was delicate or clear.
فردَدْتُهَاso I returned it منfrom راحَتَيْهِhis two palms مُزّةًtart
فردَدْتُهَا من راحَتَيْهِ مُزّةً
وشرِبْتُهَاand I drank it منfrom مُقْلَتَيْهِhis two eyes قَرقَفَاheady wine
وشرِبْتُهَا من مُقْلَتَيْهِ قَرقَفَا
So I returned it from his palms as tart wine,
and drank it from his eyes as heady wine.
ماhow كانwould have been أفتَكَنيdeadly I was لوِif اخترَطتْhad drawn يديmy hand
ما كان أفتَكَني لوِ اخترَطتْ يدي
منfrom ناظِرَيْكِyour two eyes علىagainst رقيبِكِyour watcher مرْهَفاa keen-edged blade
من ناظِرَيْكِ على رقيبِكِ مرْهَفا
How deadly I would have been, had my hand drawn
from your eyes a keen blade against your watcher!
وخُدورِand many a bower مثلِكِof one like you قدindeed طرقتُI visited by night لقومِهاto her people
وخُدورِ مثلِكِ قد طرقتُ لقومِها
متعرِّضاًexposing myself ولأرضِهاand across her land متعسِّفاtraveling without a path
متعرِّضاً ولأرضِها متعسِّفا
And many a bower of one like you I visited by night, with her people
to brave, and her land to traverse without a path,
بأقَبَّon a lean-flanked steed لاnot يَدَعُabandons الصّهيلَneighing إلىtoward القَناthe spears
بأقَبَّ لا يَدَعُ الصّهيلَ إلى القَنا
حتىuntil يلوكَit chews خِطامَهاtheir halter المتقصِّفاthe splintering
حتى يلوكَ خِطامَها المتقصِّفا
on a lean-flanked steed that keeps neighing before the spears
until it chews their splintering halter.
يسريit travels by night فأحسبُso I imagine فيin عِنانيmy reins قائفاًa tracker
يسري فأحسبُ في عِناني قائفاً
متفرِّساًkeenly discerning أوor زاجِراًa bird-augur متعيِّفاreading omens
متفرِّساً أو زاجِراً متعيِّفا
It journeys by night; I imagine in my reins a tracker,
keenly discerning, or a bird-diviner reading omens.
يَرميit aims الأنيسَhuman company بمسمَعَيْwith the two ears of وحشيّةٍa wild female beast
يَرمي الأنيسَ بمسمَعَيْ وحشيّةٍ
قدalready أوجساthey sensed منfrom نَبأةٍa faint sound فتشوَّفاso they strained toward it
قد أوجسا من نَبأةٍ فتشوَّفا
It trains a wild beast's two ears on human company;
they sense a faint sound and strain toward it,
فتقدَّمَاthen they thrust forward وتنصّبَاand stood erect وتذلّقَاand grew sharp-tipped
فتقدَّمَا وتنصّبَا وتذلّقَا
وتلطّفَاand grew fine وتشرّفَاand rose high وتحرّفَاand turned aside
وتلطّفَا وتشرّفَا وتحرّفَا
then thrust forward, stand erect, and grow sharp-tipped,
grow fine, rise high, and turn aside.
وتكنّفانيand they flanked me يَنفُضانِshaking away ليَfor me الدّجَىthe darkness
وتكنّفاني يَنفُضانِ ليَ الدّجَى
فإذاand whenever أمِنْتُI felt safe ترصَّداthey kept watch فتخوّفَاthen took alarm
فإذا أمِنْتُ ترصَّدا فتخوّفَا
They flank me, shaking the darkness clear for me;
whenever I feel safe, they keep watch and take alarm.
فكأنّماas though وقعhad come الصّريخُthe cry for help إليهِماto them both
فكأنّما وقع الصّريخُ إليهِما
بحِصارِabout the siege of أنطاكِيّةٍAntioch فاستُرْجِفاand they were made to tremble
بحِصارِ أنطاكِيّةٍ فاستُرْجِفا
It is as though a cry for aid had reached them
telling of Antioch's siege, and set them trembling.
ثَغْرٌa frontier city أضاعَneglected حريمَهُits sacred bounds أربابُهُits masters
ثَغْرٌ أضاعَ حريمَهُ أربابُهُ
حتىuntil أُهينَwas humiliated عزيزهُits mighty one واستُضْعِفاand was deemed weak
حتى أُهينَ عزيزهُ واستُضْعِفا
A frontier city whose masters neglected its sacred bounds,
until its mighty were humiliated and deemed weak.
يَصِلُit joins الرّنينَlamentation إلىto الرّنينِlamentation لحادثٍfor a calamity
يَصِلُ الرّنينَ إلى الرّنينِ لحادثٍ
يربدُّturns dusky منهfrom it البدرُthe full moon حتىuntil يُكسَفاit is eclipsed
يربدُّ منه البدرُ حتى يُكسَفا
It joins lament to lament for a calamity
that darkens the full moon until it is eclipsed.
ماwhat ليis with me رأيتُI have seen الدِّينَthe faith قَلّgrew few نَصيرُهُits defenders
ما لي رأيتُ الدِّينَ قَلّ نَصيرُهُ
بالمَشرِقَينِin the two Easts وذلَّand was abased حتىuntil خُوِّفَاit was intimidated
بالمَشرِقَينِ وذلَّ حتى خُوِّفَا
Why do I see the faith with so few defenders
in the two Easts, abased until it is cowed?
همthey صَيّرُواmade خَدَماًservants تَسوسُgovern أمورَهمtheir affairs
هم صَيّرُوا خَدَماً تَسوسُ أمورَهم
ياO للزّمانِfor the age السِّوءِevil كيْفhow تصرّفَاit has turned
يا للزّمانِ السِّوءِ كيْف تصرّفَا
They have set servants to govern their affairs—
O evil age, how it has turned!
منfrom كلِّevery مُسوَدblackened الضّميرِin conscience قدindeed انطوَىfolded inward
من كلِّ مُسوَد الضّميرِ قد انطوَى
للمسلمينَtoward Muslims علىupon القِلىhatred وتَلَفَّفاand wrapped himself up
للمسلمينَ على القِلى وتَلَفَّفا
Each one black of heart, harboring within himself
hatred of Muslims and wrapping himself in it.
عُبْدانُslaves عُبْدانٍof slaves وتُبّعُand followers تُبّعٍof followers
عُبْدانُ عُبْدانٍ وتُبّعُ تُبّعٍ
فالفاضلُso the superior المفضولُthe inferior والوجهُand the face القَفاthe nape
فالفاضلُ المفضولُ والوجهُ القَفا
Slaves of slaves, followers of followers—
so the superior is inferior, and the face a nape.
أسَفيmy sorrow علىfor الأحرارِfree men قَلّhas dwindled حِفاظُهمtheir zeal for honor
أسَفي على الأحرارِ قَلّ حِفاظُهم
إنif كانit is يُغنيavails الحُرَّthe free man أنto يتأسّفاgrieve
إن كان يُغني الحُرَّ أن يتأسّفا
My grief for free men, whose zeal for honor has dwindled,
if grieving can avail a free man anything.
لاmay not يُبْعِدَنَّbanish اللّهُGod إلاّexcept مَعْشَراًa people
لا يُبْعِدَنَّ اللّهُ إلاّ مَعْشَراً
أضْحَوْاthey have become علىto الأصنامِthe idols منكُمamong you عُكَّفاdevoted worshippers
أضْحَوْا على الأصنامِ منكُم عُكَّفا
May God banish none but a people
among you who have become devotees of idols.
هلاّwhy not استعانَsought help بأهْلِfrom the people of بيتِْthe house of مَحمّدٍMuhammad
هلاّ استعانَ بأهْلِ بيتِْ مَحمّدٍ
مَنhe who لمdid not يَجِدْfind للذُّلِّfor humiliation عنكُمْaway from you مصرفاa way of turning it aside
مَن لم يَجِدْ للذُّلِّ عنكُمْ مصرفا
Why did he not seek help from Muhammad's household,
who found no way to turn humiliation away from you?
ياO وَيلكُمْwoe to you أفماis there not, then لكمfor you منany صارخٍone crying for help
يا وَيلكُمْ أفما لكم من صارخٍ
إلاّexcept بثَغْرٍover a frontier ضاعَwas lost أوor دينٍa faith عَفاwas effaced
إلاّ بثَغْرٍ ضاعَ أو دينٍ عَفا
Woe to you! Have you no one crying for aid
save over a frontier lost or a faith effaced?
فمدينَةٌso a city منfrom بعدafter أُخرىanother تُستَبَىis taken captive
فمدينَةٌ من بعد أُخرى تُستَبَى
وطريقَةٌand a path منfrom بعدِafter أُخرىanother تُقتَفىis followed
وطريقَةٌ من بعدِ أُخرى تُقتَفى
City after city is taken captive,
and path after path is followed,
حتىuntil لقدindeed رَجَفَتْshook ديارُthe lands of ربيعَةٍRabiʿa
حتى لقد رَجَفَتْ ديارُ ربيعَةٍ
وتزلزلتْand quaked أرضُthe land of العراقIraq تخَوُّفَاin fear
وتزلزلتْ أرضُ العراق تخَوُّفَا
until the lands of Rabiʿa have shuddered
and Iraq's earth has quaked in fear.
والشامُand Syria قدindeed أودىhas perished وأودىand have perished أهْلُهُits people
والشامُ قد أودى وأودى أهْلُهُ
إلاّexcept قليلاًa few والحجازُand the Hijaz علىon شَفاa brink
إلاّ قليلاً والحجازُ على شَفا
Syria has perished, and its people have perished,
save a few; the Hijaz is on the brink.
فعجبتُso I marveled منat أنthat لاnot تَميدَsways الأرضُthe earth منfrom
فعجبتُ من أن لا تَميدَ الأرضُ من
أقطارِهاits regions وعجبْتُand I marveled أنthat لاnot تُخسَفاit is swallowed up
أقطارِها وعجبْتُ أن لا تُخسَفا
I marvel that the earth does not quake throughout
its regions, and marvel that it is not swallowed up.
أيَسُرُّdoes it please قوْماًa people أنّthat مكّةَMecca غُودِرَتْwas left
أيَسُرُّ قوْماً أنّ مكّةَ غُودِرَتْ
بَمجَرِّin the track of جيشthe army of الرّومِthe Romans قاعاًa level plain صَفْصَفاbare and flat
بَمجَرِّ جيش الرّومِ قاعاً صَفْصَفا
Does it please a people that Mecca should be left
a bare, level plain in the Roman army's wake,
أوor أنّthat مَلحودَthe burial-niche of النبيِّthe Prophet ورمْسَهُand his grave
أو أنّ مَلحودَ النبيِّ ورمْسَهُ
بمدارجِunder the tread of الأقدامِfeet يُنسَفُis scattered مَنسَفاutterly
بمدارجِ الأقدامِ يُنسَفُ مَنسَفا
or that the Prophet's burial-niche and tomb
should be swept utterly away beneath the tread of feet?
فترَبّصُواthen wait فاللّهُfor God مُنْجِزُwill fulfill وَعْدِهِHis promise
فترَبّصُوا فاللّهُ مُنْجِزُ وَعْدِهِ
قدindeed آنَthe time has come للظّلماءِfor darkness أنto تتَكشّفَاbe dispelled
قد آنَ للظّلماءِ أن تتَكشّفَا
Then wait: God will fulfill His promise;
the time has come for darkness to be dispelled.
هذاthis is المُعِزُّal-Muʿizz ابنُson of النبيِّthe Prophet المُصْطفَىthe chosen
هذا المُعِزُّ ابنُ النبيِّ المُصْطفَى
سَيذُبُّhe will ward off harm عنfrom حَرَمِthe sanctuary of النبيِّthe Prophet المُصْطفىthe chosen
سَيذُبُّ عن حَرَمِ النبيِّ المُصْطفى
Here is al-Muʿizz, son of the chosen Prophet,
who will defend the chosen Prophet's sanctuary.
فيat صَدرِthe outset of هذاthis العامِyear لاnot يَلويhe turns aside علىfor
في صَدرِ هذا العامِ لا يَلوي على
أحَدٍanyone تلفَّتَlooked back خَلفَهُbehind him وتوقَّفاand lingered
أحَدٍ تلفَّتَ خَلفَهُ وتوقَّفا
At the outset of this year, he will not turn aside for
anyone who looks behind him and lingers.
وأناand I الضّمينُthe guarantor لَهُfor him بمَلْكِof mastery over قِيادِهِمْtheir reins
وأنا الضّمينُ لَهُ بمَلْكِ قِيادِهِمْ
طَوْعاًwillingly إذاwhen المَلكُthe king العنيفُharsh تعَجْرَفاacted arrogantly
طَوْعاً إذا المَلكُ العنيفُ تعَجْرَفا
I guarantee him mastery of their reins,
freely yielded, where a harsh king would bluster,
وبعَطفِand of winning over أنفُسِهمtheir hearts هُدىًguidance وندىًand bounty فلوso even if
وبعَطفِ أنفُسِهم هُدىً وندىً فلو
صُرِفَwere withdrawn الجيوشُthe armies أمِنتَyou could be sure أنthat لاnot تُصرَفاthey would be turned away
صُرِفَ الجيوشُ أمِنتَ أن لا تُصرَفا
and the winning of their hearts through guidance and bounty; even if
the armies were withdrawn, you could trust those hearts would not be turned away.
فإلىthen onward to العراقِIraq وذَرْand leave لِمَنْto whoever قدّمْتَهُyou sent ahead
فإلى العراقِ وذَرْ لِمَنْ قدّمْتَهُ
مِصْراًEgypt فهذاfor this مُلكُdominion of مصرٍEgypt قدindeed صَفاhas become untroubled
مِصْراً فهذا مُلكُ مصرٍ قد صَفا
On, then, to Iraq; leave to the man you sent ahead
Egypt, for Egypt's dominion is now untroubled.
وأرىand I see خفيّاتِthe hidden aspects of الأمورِaffairs ولمthough not تكُنْit was
وأرى خفيّاتِ الأمورِ ولم تكُنْ
ببصيرَةٍthrough insight تَجْلوthat unveils القَضاءَthe decree المُسدَفاshrouded in darkness
ببصيرَةٍ تَجْلو القَضاءَ المُسدَفا
I see the hidden workings of affairs, though not
with insight that lays bare the shrouded decree.
فكأنَّنيso it is as though I بالجيشwith the army قدalready ضاقتْgrew too cramped بهِfor it
فكأنَّني بالجيش قد ضاقتْ بهِ
أرضُthe land of الحجازِthe Hijaz وبالمواسمِand at the pilgrimage gatherings دُلَّفاadvancing in close ranks
أرضُ الحجازِ وبالمواسمِ دُلَّفا
It is as though I see the army already crowding
the land of the Hijaz, pressing toward the pilgrimage gatherings,
وبكَand with you ابنَO son of مُستَنِّhim who coursed through الأباطحِthe stony valleys عاجلاًsoon
وبكَ ابنَ مُستَنِّ الأباطحِ عاجلاً
قدalready صِرتَyou have become غيثrain for منwhoever اجتدىseeks gifts ومنand whoever اعتفىseeks bounty
قد صِرتَ غيث من اجتدى ومن اعتفى
and you soon, son of him who coursed through the stony valleys,
having become rain for whoever seeks gifts or bounty.
وعنَتْand bowed لكto you العُرْبُthe Arabs الطِّوالُlong رِماحُهاtheir lances
وعنَتْ لك العُرْبُ الطِّوالُ رِماحُها
واستجفلَتْand fled in panic ممّاfrom what رأتْهُthey saw تخوُّفَاin fear
واستجفلَتْ ممّا رأتْهُ تخوُّفَا
The Arabs with their long lances have bowed before you,
and fled in terror at what they saw.
وازدَرْتَand you visited قبرَthe grave of أبيكَyour forefather قبرَthe grave of محمّدٍMuhammad
وازدَرْتَ قبرَ أبيكَ قبرَ محمّدٍ
بملائكِby the angels of اللّهِGod العُلىthe exalted متكنَّفاsurrounded
بملائكِ اللّهِ العُلى متكنَّفا
You have visited your forefather's grave, the grave of Muhammad,
surrounded by God's exalted angels.
ورقَيْتَand you ascended مَرقاهُhis ascent وقُمْتَand you stood in مقامَهُhis place
ورقَيْتَ مَرقاهُ وقُمْتَ مقامَهُ
فيin بُرْدَةٍa mantle تُذريyou shed الدموعَtears الذُّرَّفاcopiously flowing
في بُرْدَةٍ تُذري الدموعَ الذُّرَّفا
You have climbed his steps and stood in his place,
in a mantle, shedding copious tears,
متقلِّداًgirded with سيفَينِtwo swords سيفَthe sword of اللّهِGod مِنْof
متقلِّداً سيفَينِ سيفَ اللّهِ مِنْ
نصرٍvictory وسيفَكَand your sword ذاpossessor of (Dhū) الفقَارِthe notches (al-Fiqar) المُرهَفاthe keen-edged
نصرٍ وسيفَكَ ذا الفقَارِ المُرهَفا
girded with two swords: God's sword of
victory, and your keen-edged sword, Dhu al-Fiqar,
لِيَقِرَّso that it may rest تحتكَbeneath you عودُthe wood of منبرِهِhis pulpit الذّيwhich
لِيَقِرَّ تحتكَ عودُ منبرِهِ الذّي
لاnot يستقِرُّrests تحسُّراًin sorrow وتلهُّفَاand yearning
لا يستقِرُّ تحسُّراً وتلهُّفَا
so the wood of his pulpit may rest beneath you,
which cannot rest for sorrow and yearning;
وتُعيدُand you restore روْضَتَهُhis garden كأوّلِas at the start of عَهدِهَاits days
وتُعيدُ روْضَتَهُ كأوّلِ عَهدِهَا
مُتَفَوِّفاًvariegated فيهاwithin it النّباتُthe vegetation تفوُّفاin patterned colors
مُتَفَوِّفاً فيها النّباتُ تفوُّفا
and you restore his garden to its earliest state,
with its plants arrayed in variegated colors.
وكأنّنيand it is as though I بكwith you قدalready هَزِجْتَyou chanted joyfully مُلبيّاًreciting the pilgrim's response
وكأنّني بك قد هَزِجْتَ مُلبيّاً
وهَدَجْتَand you stepped briskly بينَamong شِعابِthe ravines of مكّةMecca والصَّفاand al-Safa
وهَدَجْتَ بينَ شِعابِ مكّة والصَّفا
It is as though I hear you joyfully chanting the pilgrim's response,
and stepping briskly among Mecca's ravines and al-Safa.
وكأنّنيand it is as though I بِلِواءِwith the banner of نَصرِكَyour victory خافِقاًfluttering
وكأنّني بِلِواءِ نَصرِكَ خافِقاً
قدalready حامَit circled بينَbetween المَرْوَتَينِthe two Marwas ورفرَفاand fluttered
قد حامَ بينَ المَرْوَتَينِ ورفرَفا
It is as though I see your banner of victory flying,
circling and fluttering between the two Marwas,
والحِجْرِand the Hijr مُطَّلِعاًpeering إليكَtoward you تشَوُّقاًin longing
والحِجْرِ مُطَّلِعاً إليكَ تشَوُّقاً
والركْنِand the Corner مُهْتَزّاًswaying إليكَtoward you تشَوُّفاin eager expectation
والركْنِ مُهْتَزّاً إليكَ تشَوُّفا
and the Hijr peering toward you in longing,
and the Corner swaying toward you in eager expectation.
وسألتُand I entreated ربَّthe Lord of البيتِthe House بابنِthrough the son of نبيّهِHis Prophet
وسألتُ ربَّ البيتِ بابنِ نبيّهِ
وجعَلتُكَand I made you الزُّلْفَىthe means of nearness إليهto Him فأُزْلَفاso I might be brought near
وجعَلتُكَ الزُّلْفَى إليه فأُزْلَفا
I have entreated the Lord of the House through His Prophet's son,
and made you my means of nearness to Him, that I might be brought near.
وهرَبْتُand I fled منهْfrom Him إليهِto Him فيwithin حُرُماتِهِHis sacred bounds
وهرَبْتُ منهْ إليهِ في حُرُماتِهِ
أدعوهcalling upon Him مبتهلاhumbly supplicating وأسألand I ask ملحفاinsistently
أدعوه مبتهلا وأسأل ملحفا
I have fled from Him to Him, within His sacred bounds,
calling upon Him humbly and pleading insistently.
وكأننيand it is as though I بكthrough you قدalready بلغتhave attained مأربيmy desire
وكأنني بك قد بلغت مأربي
وقضيتُand I performed منof نُسكِthe rites of المُودِّعthe departing pilgrim ماwhat كفىsufficed
وقضيتُ من نُسكِ المُودِّع ما كفى
It is as though through you I have attained my desire,
and performed enough of the departing pilgrim's rites,
وخطبتُand I delivered an address قبلَbefore القوْمِthe people خطبةَan oration فيصَلٍdecisive
وخطبتُ قبلَ القوْمِ خطبةَ فيصَلٍ
أُثنيI speak praise عليكof you فوعُدfor the promise ربَّكof your Lord قدindeed وفَىhas come true
أُثني عليك فوعُد ربَّك قد وفَى
and delivered before the people a decisive address,
praising you, for your Lord's promise has come true.
وخطبتُand I delivered an address بالزَّوراءin al-Zawra أُخرَىanother مثلَهَاlike it
وخطبتُ بالزَّوراء أُخرَى مثلَهَا
ووقفْتُand I stood بينَbetween يديكَyour two hands هذاthis المَوقفاstanding place
ووقفْتُ بينَ يديكَ هذا المَوقفا
And I have delivered another like it in al-Zawra,
and stood before you in this very place.
Sol 6.1