1. عَلَيْكِ سَلامُ اللّه يَا مَرْيمَ الطُّهْرِ

    وَفُدِّيتِ مِنْ أُمٍّ وَفُدِّيتِ مِنْ بِكْرِ

    God's peace be upon you, O Mary, the pure.

    And may I be your ransom, mother, and your ransom, virgin.

  2. حَبِلْتِ بِلا وِزْرٍ وَأَنْجَبْتِ لِلْفِدَى

    مُخَلِّصَ هَذَا الْخَلْقِ مِنْ رِبْقَةِ الوِزْرِ

    You conceived without sin and bore, for redemption,

    the Savior of this creation from the yoke of sin.

  3. وَجِئْتِ بِهِ مصْراً فِرَاراً مِنَ الأَذَى

    فَمَا زَالَ أَمْنَ اللاَّجِئِيْنَ حِمَى مِصْرِ

    And you brought him to Egypt, fleeing harm;

    for Egypt's sanctuary has always offered refugees safety.

  4. لَهُ المَجْدُ مِنْ طِفْلٍ سَمَاوِيٍّ طَلعَةٍ

    تَزِينُ مُحَيَّاهُ ذَوَائِبُ مِنْ تِبْرِ

    Glory to him, a child of heavenly countenance,

    whose face is adorned by locks of gold.

  5. حَوَى الشَّمْسَ أَوْ أَزْهَى مِنَ الشَّمْسِ ذِهْنُهُ

    فَفِي وَجْهِهِ أَنَّى يَكُنْ آيَةُ الْفَجرِ

    His mind held the sun—or something more radiant than the sun;

    so wherever he may be, his face bears the sign of dawn.

  6. تَنَزَّلَ مِنْ أَوْجِ الْعُلى مُتَأَنِّساً

    لِيفْتَكَّ أَسْرَى المُوبِقَاتِ مِنَ الأَسْرِ

    He descended from the summit of the heights, becoming human,

    to free the captives of deadly sins from captivity.

  7. شرَاهُمْ بِآلامٍ تَحَمَّل ضيْمَهَا

    وَمَا السَّيِّدُ المَعْبودُ إِلاَّ الَّذي يَشْرِي

    He bought them with sufferings whose indignity he bore;

    and the worshipped Lord is none other than the one who redeems.

  8. وَأَوْحَى إِلَيهِمْ مِنْ أَفانِينِ بِرِّه

    أَفانِينَ ما فِي الْعَالَمِينَ مِنَ الْبِرِّ

    And from the many forms of his goodness he revealed to them

    the many forms of goodness found in the worlds.

  9. أَظَلَّتْهُ فِي ذاك الزَّمَانِ شُجَيْرَةٌ

    هِيَ الآن أَضْحَتْ جدَّةَ الشَّجرِ النَّضرِ

    A little tree shaded him in those days;

    now it has become the grandmother of verdant trees.

  10. حَجَجْنا إِليْهَا ذاكِرِينَ كرامَةً

    لهَا سوْفَ تبْقى وَهْي خَالِدَة الذِّكرِ

    We made pilgrimage to it, recalling an honor

    it will retain, while its memory lives forever.

  11. نُقبِّل مِنْ أَفْيَائِها بِقُلُوِبنَا

    مَوَاقِعَ أَقْدَامِ البَتُولِ على الإِثْرِ

    Within its shade, with our hearts we kiss

    the places where the Virgin's feet trod, following her trail.

  12. وَنلْثَمُ أَرْضاً فَاخَرَ التِّبرَ تُرْبُهَا

    وَنافَسَ أَدْنَى مَرْوِهَا غَالِيَ الدُّرِّ

    And we kiss a land whose soil vied in glory with gold,

    and whose humblest flint rivaled precious pearls.

  13. تَهَادَى بِهَا الْهَادِي صَبِياً فَمَا وَنَتْ

    تُرَفْرِفُ حَوْلَيْهِ الْعِنَايَاتُ إِذْ يَجْرِي

    The Guide walked gently upon it as a child; never wearying,

    protective cares fluttered around him as he ran.

  14. وأَلْوَى علَيْهِ يُوسُفٌ خَيْرُ مُجْتَبىً

    مِنَ اللّه لِلأَمْرِ الَّذي جَلَّ مِنْ أَمْرِ

    And Joseph turned tenderly toward him, the finest one chosen

    by God for that task—how exalted a task!

  15. فَتىً كَان نجَّاراً وَدَاوُدُ جَدُّهُ

    فَشرَّفهُ نُبْلُ السَّجيَّة وَالنجْرِ

    A young man who was a carpenter, and David was his forefather;

    thus nobility of character and lineage bestowed honor upon him.

  16. أَلا يَا حجِيجاً مُخْلِصِينَ تَقاطَرُوا

    وَمنْ هُمْ مِنَ الأَخْيَارِ هُمْ نُخْبَةُ الْقُطْرِ

    Hear now, O devoted pilgrims who have streamed in,

    and those among the good who are the finest of the land—

  17. فَمِنْ ذَاتِ حُسْنٍ رَدَّ فِتْنَتَهُ التُّقى

    وَمِنْ مَاجِدٍ حُرٍّ ومِنْ سَيِّد حَبْرِ

    among you, a woman whose beauty's allure piety has checked,

    and a noble freeman, and a learned dignitary—

  18. هُنَا مجِّدُوا الْعَذْرَاءَ وَاسْتَشْفِعُوَا بِها

    وأَدُّوا إِليْهَا ما عَليْكُمْ مِنَ الشُّكْرِ

    here glorify the Virgin and seek intercession through her,

    and offer her the thanks you owe.

  19. تَنَالُوا مَزِيداً فِي بَنِيكُمْ وَمَالِكْم

    وَتُجْزَوْا جَزَاءَ الْخَيرِ فِي مَوْقِفِ الْحَشْرِ

    You will gain increase in your sons and your wealth,

    and be rewarded for goodness at the place of the final Gathering.

  20. فمَا نَسِيَتْ يَوْماً وَمَا نَسِيَ ابْنَهَا

    ثَوابَ تَقِيٍّ صَالِحٍ آخِرَ الدَّهْرِ

    For she has never once forgotten, nor has her son,

    the reward of a pious, righteous person at the end of time.