جُزْpass عَلىby ذيDhu سَلَمٍSalam وَاِقْرِand convey السّلاماgreetings
جُزْ عَلى ذي سَلَمٍ وَاِقْرِ السّلاما
تُلفِyou will find عُرْباًArabs نَصَبواthey pitched فيهاin it الخِياماthe tents
تُلفِ عُرْباً نَصَبوا فيها الخِياما
Pass by Dhu Salam and convey greetings;
Journey to one of peace and bid the greetings,
You will find Arabs who have pitched their tents there.
Roam the Arab tents they pitched as dwellings,
وَاِنتَشقْand inhale عَرفَscent غوالٍfine perfumes وشذَىand sweet fragrance
وَاِنتَشقْ عَرفَ غوالٍ وشذَى
مِنfrom نَسيمٍa breeze صافَحتshook hands with فيهاin it الخُزامىthe lavender
مِن نَسيمٍ صافَحت فيها الخُزامى
And inhale the scent of fine perfumes and sweet fragrance
And scent the pleasant aroma of Ghawl,
From a breeze with which the lavender there has shaken hands.
From a breeze that stirred the acacia blooms.
وَاِمشِand walk فيamong الرَّكبِthe caravan الحجازيِّof the Hijaz الَّذيthat
وَاِمشِ في الرَّكبِ الحجازيِّ الَّذي
جَدَّpressed on earnestly فيin السَّيرِtravel وَقَدand indeed عادَىmade an enemy of المَناماsleep
جَدَّ في السَّيرِ وَقَد عادَى المَناما
And walk with the Hijazi caravan that
March with the Hijazi caravan that raced,
Has pressed on in its journey and made an enemy of sleep.
Resolute though sleep it did evade,
ثمَّthen يَمِّمْhead toward طيبةًTaybah وَاِنزِلand alight بِهاin her
ثمَّ يَمِّمْ طيبةً وَاِنزِل بِها
لَكَto you تُبديshe reveals مِنfrom ثَناياهاher front teeth اِبتِساماa smile
لَكَ تُبدي مِن ثَناياها اِبتِساما
Then make for Taybah and alight there;
Then make for Taibah and there dismount,
She reveals to you a smile from between her teeth.
It will show you from its folds a smile.
وَتَواضَعand be humble بِوَقارٍwith dignity مُبدِياًshowing
وَتَواضَع بِوَقارٍ مُبدِياً
حينَwhen تَلقاهاyou meet her اِحتِراماًrespect وَاِحتِشاماand modest reserve
حينَ تَلقاها اِحتِراماً وَاِحتِشاما
And humble yourself with dignity, showing
And with dignity show humility,
Respect and modest reserve when you meet her.
As you meet it with esteem and modesty.
ثمَّthen زُرْvisit خَيرَthe best رَسولٍmessenger حلَّهاsettled in her
ثمَّ زُرْ خَيرَ رَسولٍ حلَّها
وَبِهِand through him قَدindeed شُرِّفتshe was honored حيثُwhere أَقاماhe dwelt
وَبِهِ قَد شُرِّفت حيثُ أَقاما
Then visit the best of messengers, who settled there;
Then visit the best Messenger settled there,
And through him she was honored as the place where he dwelt.
And thereby ennobled wherever he stayed.
ثمَّthen بَلِّغهconvey to him مِنَfrom الصبِّthe lovesick lover الَّذيwho
ثمَّ بَلِّغه مِنَ الصبِّ الَّذي
ذابَmelted بِالشَّوقِwith longing صَلاةًa blessing وَسَلاماand peace
ذابَ بِالشَّوقِ صَلاةً وَسَلاما
Then convey to him, from the lovesick lover who
Then convey to him from one melted with yearning,
Has melted with longing, blessings and peace.
Prayers and peace incessantly turning.
Sol 6.1