ياO حاديَcamel-driver of الظعنِthe departing caravan إِنif جُزتَyou pass المواقيتاthe pilgrimage stations
يا حاديَ الظعنِ إِن جُزتَ المواقيتا
فحيّthen greet مَنthose who بِمنىًare at Mina والخَيفِand al-Khayf حُيِّيتاmay you be greeted
فحيّ مَن بِمنىً والخَيفِ حُيِّيتا
O camel-driver of the departing caravan, if you pass the pilgrimage stations,
then greet those at Mina and al-Khayf—may you be greeted!
وَسَلand ask بجمعٍat Jamʿ أَجمعُis the gathering of الشَملِthe company مؤتَلِفٌunited
وَسَل بجمعٍ أَجمعُ الشَملِ مؤتَلِفٌ
أَمor غالَهhas undone it الدَهرُTime تفريقاًby separation وتَشتيتاand scattering
أَم غالَه الدَهرُ تفريقاً وتَشتيتا
And ask at Jamʿ: is the company reunited,
or has Time undone it through sundering and dispersal?
واِلثِمand kiss ثَرىthe soil of ذَلِكَthat الواديvalley وَحُطَّand alight بِهِthere
واِلثِم ثَرى ذَلِكَ الوادي وَحُطَّ بِهِ
عَنfrom الرِحالthe saddles تَنلyou will gain ياO سَعدُSaʿd ماwhat شيتاyou wish
عَن الرِحال تَنل يا سَعدُ ما شيتا
Kiss the soil of that valley, and there alight
from the saddles; O Saʿd, you will gain whatever you wish.
عَهديmy recollection بهof it وَثَراهُand its soil بالشذاwith fragrance عَبِقٌis scented
عَهدي به وَثَراهُ بالشذا عَبِقٌ
كالمِسكِlike musk فتَّتهُhe crumbled it الداريُّthe perfumer تَفتيتاinto powder
كالمِسكِ فتَّتهُ الداريُّ تَفتيتا
I remember it, its soil fragrant with scent,
like musk the perfumer has crumbled to powder.
والدرُّand pearls ماnot زالَceased being منbefore حَصبائِهِits pebbles خجِلاًashamed
والدرُّ ما زالَ من حَصبائِهِ خجِلاً
كأَنَّas though حصباءَهits pebbles كانَتwere يواقيتاrubies
كأَنَّ حصباءَه كانَت يواقيتا
Pearls have never ceased to blush before its pebbles,
as though its pebbles were rubies.
يؤمُّهmake for it الوَفدُthe delegations منof عُربٍArabs ومنand of عَجمٍnon-Arabs
يؤمُّه الوَفدُ من عُربٍ ومن عَجمٍ
وَيسبرونَand traverse لهfor its sake البيدَthe deserts السَباريتاutterly barren
وَيسبرونَ له البيدَ السَباريتا
Delegations of Arabs and non-Arabs make for it,
and for its sake traverse the desolate wastes.
يَطوونَthey traverse عَرضَthe breadth of الفَيافيthe wastes طولَthroughout ليلهمُtheir night
يَطوونَ عَرضَ الفَيافي طولَ ليلهمُ
لاnot يَهتَدونthey find their way بغيرِby other than النجمthe star خرِّيتاan expert guide
لا يَهتَدون بغيرِ النجم خرِّيتا
They cross the breadth of the deserts throughout their night,
with no expert guide but the star to lead them.
منamong كُلّشevery مُنخرقِtorn السِربالthe tunic تحسَبُهyou would think him
من كُلّش مُنخرقِ السِربال تحسَبُه
إذاwhen تسربلَhe clothes himself بالظَلماءِin darkness عِفريتاan ifrit
إذا تسربلَ بالظَلماءِ عِفريتا
Among them, many a man in a torn tunic, whom you would deem,
when he robes himself in darkness, an ifrit.
لاnot يَطعَمhe tastes الماءَwater إلّاexcept بلَّa moistening of غلَّتِهhis burning thirst
لا يَطعَم الماءَ إلّا بلَّ غلَّتِه
ولاand not يَذوقhe tastes سِوىexcept سَدِّstilling الطَوىhunger قوتاfood
ولا يَذوق سِوى سَدِّ الطَوى قوتا
He drinks only enough water to moisten his burning thirst,
and tastes no food beyond what checks his hunger.
يَفريhe cleaves جُيوبَthe bosoms of الفَلاthe wastes فيin كُلِّevery هاجِرَةٍmidday blaze
يَفري جُيوبَ الفَلا في كُلِّ هاجِرَةٍ
يُماثِلُresembles الضَبُّthe desert lizard فيin رَمضائِهاtheir scorching sands الحوتاa fish
يُماثِلُ الضَبُّ في رَمضائِها الحوتا
He cleaves the bosoms of the wastes in every midday blaze,
where the lizard, in their scorching sands, resembles a fish.
تَرىyou see الحَصىthe pebbles جَمَراتٍas embers منfrom تَلهُّبِهاtheir blazing heat
تَرى الحَصى جَمَراتٍ من تَلهُّبِها
كأَنَّماas though أوقِدَتthey were kindled فيin القَفرthe wilderness كبريتاas sulfur
كأَنَّما أوقِدَت في القَفر كبريتا
You see the pebbles as embers in their blazing heat,
as though they were sulfur kindled in the wilderness.
أَجابَhe answered دَعوةَthe summons of داعٍa caller لاno مَرَدَّrefusal لَهاof it
أَجابَ دَعوةَ داعٍ لا مَرَدَّ لَها
قَضىhe ordained علىfor الناسmankind حَجَّpilgrimage to البَيتthe House تَوقيتاat appointed times
قَضى على الناس حَجَّ البَيت تَوقيتا
He answered a summoner's call that admits no refusal,
who prescribed pilgrimage to the House for mankind at appointed times.
يَرجوhe hopes for النَجاةَsalvation بِيَومٍon a day قدalready أَهابَhas called بهto him
يَرجو النَجاةَ بِيَومٍ قد أَهابَ به
فيat مَوقِفٍa standing-place يَدَعthat leaves المنطيقَthe eloquent speaker سِكِّيتاutterly mute
في مَوقِفٍ يَدَع المنطيقَ سِكِّيتا
He hopes for salvation on a day whose summons has roused him,
at a station that leaves the eloquent utterly mute.
فَسارَso he journeyed وَالعَزمُwhile resolve يَطويهfolds him وَينشرُهُand unfolds him
فَسارَ وَالعَزمُ يَطويه وَينشرُهُ
يُنازِلُhe battles البينَseparation تَصبيحاًby morning وتَبييتاand by night
يُنازِلُ البينَ تَصبيحاً وتَبييتا
So he journeyed, while resolve folded him and unfolded him,
battling separation by morning and by night.
حَتىّuntil أَناخَhe made his camel kneel علat أُمِّMother of القُرىthe Towns سَحَراًbefore dawn
حَتىّ أَناخَ عل أُمِّ القُرى سَحَراً
وَقَدand already نَضاhad drawn الصُبحُdawn للظَلماءِagainst the darkness إِصليتاa keen sword
وَقَد نَضا الصُبحُ للظَلماءِ إِصليتا
Until he made his camel kneel at Umm al-Qura before dawn,
when dawn had drawn a keen sword against the darkness.
فَقامَthen he stood يَقرَعُknocking at بابَthe door of العَفوِpardon مُبتَهِلاًsupplicating
فَقامَ يَقرَعُ بابَ العَفوِ مُبتَهِلاً
لَمnot يَخشَhe feared غَيرَother than عِتابِthe reproach of اللَهGod تَبكيتاas a rebuke
لَم يَخشَ غَيرَ عِتابِ اللَه تَبكيتا
He stood knocking at the door of pardon, in supplication,
fearing no rebuke but the reproach of God.
وَطافَand he circled بالبَيتِaround the House سَبعاًseven times واِنثَنىand turned عَجِلاًin haste
وَطافَ بالبَيتِ سَبعاً واِنثَنى عَجِلاً
إِلىtoward الصَفاal-Safa حاذِراًfearing لِلوَقتِof time تَفويتاa loss
إِلى الصَفا حاذِراً لِلوَقتِ تَفويتا
He circled the House seven times, then turned in haste
toward al-Safa, afraid of letting time slip by.
وَراحَand he went مُلتَمِساًseeking نيلَthe attainment of المُنىwishes بِمِنىًat Mina
وَراحَ مُلتَمِساً نيلَ المُنى بِمِنىً
وَلَمand not يَخَفhe feared حينَwhen حَلَّhe lodged at الخَيفَal-Khayf تَعنيتاhardship
وَلَم يَخَف حينَ حَلَّ الخَيفَ تَعنيتا
He went seeking the fulfillment of wishes at Mina,
and feared no hardship when he lodged at al-Khayf.
وَقامَand he stood فيat عَرفاتٍʿArafat عارِفاًwith understanding ودَعاand invoked
وَقامَ في عَرفاتٍ عارِفاً ودَعا
ربّاًa Lord عوارِفُهُwhose favors عمَّتهُenfolded him تَربيتاin tender care
ربّاً عوارِفُهُ عمَّتهُ تَربيتا
He stood at ʿArafat with understanding and invoked
a Lord whose favors enfolded him in tender care.
وَعادَand he returned منهاfrom there مُفيضاًflowing forth وَهوwhile he was مُزدَلِفٌdrawing near
وَعادَ منها مُفيضاً وَهو مُزدَلِفٌ
يَرجوhoping for منfrom اللَهِGod تَمكيناًstrength وتَثبيتاand steadfastness
يَرجو من اللَهِ تَمكيناً وتَثبيتا
He flowed back from there, drawing near,
hoping for strength and steadfastness from God.
وَباتَand he spent the night للجَمَراتِfor the stoning-pebbles الرُقشspeckled مُلتَقِطاًgathering
وَباتَ للجَمَراتِ الرُقش مُلتَقِطاً
كأَنَّهas though he were لاقِطٌa gatherer of دُرّاًpearls وَياقوتاand rubies
كأَنَّه لاقِطٌ دُرّاً وَياقوتا
He spent the night gathering speckled pebbles for the stoning,
as though he gathered pearls and rubies.
وَحينand when أَصبَحَmorning came يَومَon the Day of النَحرِSacrifice قامَhe rose ضُحىًin the forenoon
وَحين أَصبَحَ يَومَ النَحرِ قامَ ضُحىً
يوفيfulfilling مناسِكَهhis rites رَمياًby stoning وتَسبيتاand shaving
يوفي مناسِكَه رَمياً وتَسبيتا
When the Day of Sacrifice dawned, he rose in the forenoon,
fulfilling his rites with stoning and shaving.
وقرَّبand he presented الهَديَthe sacrificial offering تَهديهِguiding him شَرائعُهُhis prescribed rites
وقرَّب الهَديَ تَهديهِ شَرائعُهُ
إِلىto الهُدىright guidance ذاكِراًremembering لِلَّهGod تَسميتاby invoking His name
إِلى الهُدى ذاكِراً لِلَّه تَسميتا
He presented the sacrificial offering, his rites guiding him
toward right guidance, invoking God's name.
وَملّأتهُand filled him لَياليthe nights of الخَيفِal-Khayf بَهجَتهاwith their joy
وَملّأتهُ لَيالي الخَيفِ بَهجَتها
فحجَّso he made pilgrimage للدينfor faith والدُنياand worldly life مواقيتاat appointed times
فحجَّ للدين والدُنيا مواقيتا
The nights of al-Khayf filled him with their joy,
so he made pilgrimage at appointed times for faith and worldly life.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen كانَcame يَومُthe Day of النَفرDeparture نفَّرَهُdrove him onward
حَتّى إِذا كانَ يَومُ النَفر نفَّرَهُ
وَجدٌa longing ينكِّتُkept pricking فيwithin الأَحشاءِthe innermost parts تَنكيتاrepeatedly
وَجدٌ ينكِّتُ في الأَحشاءِ تَنكيتا
Until, when the Day of Departure came, he was driven onward
by a longing that pricked and pricked within his breast.
ثُمَّthen اِغتَدىhe set out at dawn قاضياًclearing away منfrom حجِّهhis pilgrimage تَفَثاًritual grime
ثُمَّ اِغتَدى قاضياً من حجِّه تَفَثاً
يَرجوhe hopes لتزكيةِfor the purification of الأَعمالِdeeds تَزكيتاapproval
يَرجو لتزكيةِ الأَعمالِ تَزكيتا
Then he set out at dawn, having shed the grime of pilgrimage,
hoping his deeds would be purified and approved.
وودَّعand he bade farewell to البيتَthe House يَرجوhoping for العَودَa return ثانيَةًonce more
وودَّع البيتَ يَرجو العَودَ ثانيَةً
وليتَهand would that he عنهfrom it طولَthroughout الدَهرِall time ماnever ليتاhad been turned away
وليتَه عنه طولَ الدَهرِ ما ليتا
He bade the House farewell, hoping to return once more;
would that he had never been turned from it, for all eternity!
وأَمَّand he headed for طيبةَTayba مَثوىthe resting-place of الطَيِّبينthe pure وقدwhile already
وأَمَّ طيبةَ مَثوى الطَيِّبين وقد
ثَنىhad turned لهfor him الشَوقُlonging نَحوtoward المُصطَفىthe Chosen One ليتاa neck
ثَنى له الشَوقُ نَحو المُصطَفى ليتا
He made for Tayba, abode of the pure, while
longing had turned his neck toward the Chosen One.
فَواصَلَso he continued السَيرَthe journey لاnot يَلويturning aside علىfor سَكَنٍany companion
فَواصَلَ السَيرَ لا يَلوي على سَكَنٍ
أَزادَwhether he increased حُبّاًin love لهfor him أَمor زادincreased تَمقيتاin loathing
أَزادَ حُبّاً له أَم زاد تَمقيتا
He pressed onward, paying no heed to any companion,
whether they loved him more or loathed him more.
حتّىuntil رأَىhe saw القبَّةَthe Dome الخَضراءَGreen حاكيةًresembling
حتّى رأَى القبَّةَ الخَضراءَ حاكيةً
قَصراًa palace منfrom الفَلَكthe celestial sphere العُلويِّlofty مَنحوتاcarved
قَصراً من الفَلَك العُلويِّ مَنحوتا
Until he saw the Green Dome, resembling
a palace carved from the lofty celestial sphere.
فقبَّلthen he kissed الأَرضَthe earth منat أَعتابِthe thresholds of ساحَتِهاits precinct
فقبَّل الأَرضَ من أَعتابِ ساحَتِها
وَعفَّرand dusted الخدَّhis cheek تَعظيماًin reverence وتَشميتاand invoking blessings
وَعفَّر الخدَّ تَعظيماً وتَشميتا
He kissed the ground at the thresholds of its precinct,
and rubbed his cheek in the dust in reverence and blessing.
حيثwhere النُبوَّةُprophethood مَمدودٌis outspread سُرادِقُهاits pavilion
حيث النُبوَّةُ مَمدودٌ سُرادِقُها
وَالمَجدُand glory أَنبتهmade it grow الرَحمَنُthe All-Merciful تَنبيتاin full flourishing
وَالمَجدُ أَنبته الرَحمَنُ تَنبيتا
Where prophethood's pavilion is spread wide,
and the All-Merciful has made glory flourish.
مَقامُa station of قُدسٍholiness يَحارare bewildered الواصفونَthose who describe لهit
مَقامُ قُدسٍ يَحار الواصفونَ له
وَيَرجِعُand turns back العقلُreason عنfrom عَلياهits heights مَبهوتاastounded
وَيَرجِعُ العقلُ عن عَلياه مَبهوتا
A holy station that leaves its describers bewildered,
and reason turns back from its heights, astounded.
لَوif فاخَرَتهvied with it in glory الطِباقُthe layered heavens السَبعُthe seven لاِنتكسَتthey would be cast down
لَو فاخَرَته الطِباقُ السَبعُ لاِنتكسَت
وَعادَand would return كوكبُهاtheir star الدُريُّpearl-bright مَكبوتاabased
وَعادَ كوكبُها الدُريُّ مَكبوتا
Were the seven layered heavens to rival it in glory, they would be cast down,
and their pearl-bright star would return abased.
تَستَوقِفُarrests السَمعَhearing والأَبصارَand sight بهجَتهits splendor
تَستَوقِفُ السَمعَ والأَبصارَ بهجَته
وَيَجمَعُand unites الفَضلَexcellence مَشهوداًas witnessed ومَنعوتاand described
وَيَجمَعُ الفَضلَ مَشهوداً ومَنعوتا
Its splendor arrests hearing and sight,
and it unites excellence, both witnessed and described.
يَقولُsays زائرُهُits visitor هاتِbring الحَديثَthe account لناto us
يَقولُ زائرُهُ هاتِ الحَديثَ لنا
عنabout زَورهits visitors لاnot عَنabout الزوراءal-Zawra أَوor هيتاHit
عن زَوره لا عَن الزوراء أَو هيتا
Its visitor says: tell us the tale
of its visitors, not of al-Zawra or Hit.
وصِفand describe لناto us نورَهits light لاnot نارَthe fire of عاديَةٍa raiding band
وصِف لنا نورَه لا نارَ عاديَةٍ
باتَتit remained all night تُشبُّbeing kindled علىby أَيديthe hands of مَصاليتاbold warriors
باتَت تُشبُّ على أَيدي مَصاليتا
Describe its light to us, not the fire of a raiding band,
kept blazing all night by bold warriors.
مثوىthe resting-place of أَجلِّthe noblest of الوَرىcreation قَدراًin rank وأَرحَبِهمand their broadest
مثوى أَجلِّ الوَرى قَدراً وأَرحَبِهم
صَدراًin heart وأَرفعهمand their loftiest يَومَon the day of الثَناpraise صيتاin renown
صَدراً وأَرفعهم يَومَ الثَنا صيتا
The resting-place of creation's noblest in rank and broadest
in heart, and highest in renown when praise is uttered.
نَبيُّa prophet of صِدقٍtruth هَدَتguided أَنوارُthe radiance of غُرَّتهhis brow
نَبيُّ صِدقٍ هَدَت أَنوارُ غُرَّته
بَعدafter العَمىblindness للهُدىto right guidance منthose who كانَwere عِمِّيتاutterly blind
بَعد العَمى للهُدى من كانَ عِمِّيتا
A true prophet, the radiance of whose brow guided
the utterly blind, after their blindness, to right guidance.
وأَصبحتand became سُبُلُthe paths of الدينthe faith الحَنيفِupright بِهِthrough him
وأَصبحت سُبُلُ الدين الحَنيفِ بِهِ
عَوامِراًthriving بعدَafter أَنthat كانَتthey had been أَماريتاdesolate wastes
عَوامِراً بعدَ أَن كانَت أَماريتا
And through him the paths of the upright faith became
thriving, after they had been desolate wastes.
أَحياrevived بهthrough him اللَهGod قَوماًa people قامrose سعدُهمُtheir good fortune
أَحيا به اللَه قَوماً قام سعدُهمُ
كَماjust as أَماتَHe brought death بهthrough him قَوماًto a people طواغيتاtyrants
كَما أَماتَ به قَوماً طواغيتا
Through him God revived a people whose good fortune rose,
just as through him He brought death to a people of tyrants.
لَولاهbut for him ماnot خاطَبَwould have addressed الرَحمنُthe All-Merciful منany بشرٍhuman being
لَولاه ما خاطَبَ الرَحمنُ من بشرٍ
ولاnor أَبانrevealed لهمto them ديناًreligion ولاهوتاand divinity
ولا أَبان لهم ديناً ولاهوتا
But for him, the All-Merciful would not have addressed a single human being,
nor revealed to them religion and divinity.
لهhis is يَدٌa hand لاnot نُرجّيwe hope for غيرَother than نائِلهاits bounty
له يَدٌ لا نُرجّي غيرَ نائِلها
وَقاصدُand one seeking البحرthe sea لاnot يَرجوlooks to الهراميتاwells
وَقاصدُ البحر لا يَرجو الهراميتا
His is a hand whose bounty alone we hope for,
and one who seeks the sea does not look to wells.
فَلوfor if حَوَتcontained ماwhat حوتهcontained it السُحبُthe clouds مِنof كَرَمٍgenerosity
فَلو حَوَت ما حوته السُحبُ مِن كَرَمٍ
لماthen not سَمِعتَwould you hear بهاwithin them للرعدof thunder تَصويتاa sound
لما سَمِعتَ بها للرعد تَصويتا
For if the clouds held the bounty his hand contains,
you would hear no thunder sounding within them.
فَقُلso say لمنto the one whom صَدَّهbarred him عنهfrom him غوايَتُهhis waywardness
فَقُل لمن صَدَّه عنه غوايَتُه
لَوif اِهتَدَيتَyou had found your way إِلىto سُبلthe paths of الهُدىguidance جيتاyou would have come
لَو اِهتَدَيتَ إِلى سُبل الهُدى جيتا
So tell the one whom his waywardness has barred from him:
Had you found the paths of guidance, you would have come.
ماno رامَtried حصرَto encompass معانيهhis meanings أَخوa man of لسنٍeloquence
ما رامَ حصرَ معانيه أَخو لسنٍ
إِلّاexcept وأَصبحand became باديplainly showing العيّinarticulacy صِمِّيتاutterly mute
إِلّا وأَصبح بادي العيّ صِمِّيتا
No man of eloquence has tried to encompass his meanings
without becoming plainly tongue-tied and utterly mute.
ياO أَشرَفَnoblest of الرُسلِthe messengers والأَملاكِand the angels قاطبةًall together
يا أَشرَفَ الرُسلِ والأَملاكِ قاطبةً
ومنand the one بهthrough whom شَرَّفennobled اللَهُGod النواسيتاhumankind
ومن به شَرَّف اللَهُ النواسيتا
O noblest of all messengers and angels,
and you through whom God ennobled humanity,
سَمعاًgive ear لدعوةto the plea of ناءٍone far away عنكfrom you مُكتئِبٍgrieving
سَمعاً لدعوة ناءٍ عنك مُكتئِبٍ
فَكَمfor how often أَغثتَyou have aided كئيباًone in sorrow حينَwhen نوديتاyou were called upon
فَكَم أَغثتَ كئيباً حينَ نوديتا
hear the plea of one far from you and grieving;
how often have you aided the sorrowful when called upon!
يَرجوكَhe hopes in you فيin الدينِfaith والدُنياand worldly life لمقصدِهِfor his aim
يَرجوكَ في الدينِ والدُنيا لمقصدِهِ
حاشاfar be it لِراجيكَfrom one who hopes in you منfrom يأسٍdespair وحوشيتاand you are above it
حاشا لِراجيكَ من يأسٍ وحوشيتا
He hopes in you to attain his aim in faith and worldly life;
far be despair from one who hopes in you—you are above failing him.
أَضحىhe has become أَسيراًa captive بأَرضِin the land of الهِندIndia مُغتَرِباًa stranger abroad
أَضحى أَسيراً بأَرضِ الهِند مُغتَرِباً
لَمnot يَرجُhe hopes for مخلصَهhis release إلّاexcept إذاif شيتاyou wish
لَم يَرجُ مخلصَه إلّا إذا شيتا
He has become a captive in the land of India, a stranger abroad,
hoping for release only if you will it.
فنَجِّنيso rescue me ياO فدتكَmay it ransom you النَفسُmy soul منfrom بَلَدٍa land
فنَجِّني يا فدتكَ النَفسُ من بَلَدٍ
أَضحتhave become لِقاحُthe milch-camels of العُلىgreatness فيهِin it مَقاليتاwithout surviving young
أَضحت لِقاحُ العُلى فيهِ مَقاليتا
So rescue me—O may my soul ransom you—from a land
where greatness's milch-camels have no surviving young.
وَقَدand indeed خَدَمتُكI have served you منfrom شِعريmy poetry بِقافيَةٍwith a rhymed ode
وَقَد خَدَمتُك من شِعري بِقافيَةٍ
نَبَّتُّI made grow فيهاwithin it بديعَwondrous القَولِspeech تَنبيتاinto full growth
نَبَّتُّ فيها بديعَ القَولِ تَنبيتا
I have served you with a rhymed ode from my poetry,
in which I made wondrous speech grow and flourish.
وزانَهاand adorned it الفِكرُthought منwith سِحرthe magic of البيانeloquence بماwith that which
وزانَها الفِكرُ من سِحر البيان بما
أَعياbaffled ببابلَin Babylon هاروتاًHarut وماروتاand Marut
أَعيا ببابلَ هاروتاً وماروتا
Thought adorned it with such magic of eloquence
as baffled Harut and Marut in Babylon.
جلَّتit rose above بمدحِكَthrough praising you عنbeyond مِثلٍa likeness يُقاسُto be compared بهاwith it
جلَّت بمدحِكَ عن مِثلٍ يُقاسُ بها
ومنand who يَقيسُwould compare بنَشرwith the fragrance of المسكِmusk حِلتيتاasafoetida
ومن يَقيسُ بنَشر المسكِ حِلتيتا
Through praising you it rose beyond any comparable likeness;
who would compare asafoetida with the fragrance of musk?
عَلَيكَupon you مِنof صَلواتthe blessings of اللَهGod أَشرَفُهاthe noblest of them
عَلَيكَ مِن صَلوات اللَه أَشرَفُها
وآلكand upon your family الغُرِّthe radiant ماas long as حُيّواthey are greeted وحُيّيتاand you are greeted
وآلك الغُرِّ ما حُيّوا وحُيّيتا
Upon you be the noblest of God's blessings,
and upon your radiant family, as long as they and you are greeted.
Sol 6.1