دارٌ عليها السعد دارْ

دارٌ عليها السعد دارْ

لمّا غدت للبدر دارْ

لمّا غدت للبدر دارْ

A house around which good fortune has circled,

A house blessed with good fortune a house,

When it became a dwelling for the full moon.

When it became the house of the full moon a house.

وأرى مصابيح العلا

وأرى مصابيح العلا

كلٌّ بدارتها استدار

كلٌّ بدارتها استدار

And I see the lamps of eminence:

And I see the lamps of elevation

Each has revolved within its courtyard.

Each circling its house and dwelling.

ولكلّ سعدٍ طالعٌ

ولكلّ سعدٍ طالعٌ

فعلى علاها له المدار

فعلى علاها له المدار

And every good fortune has an ascendant;

And for every good fortune there is a rising star,

So its orbit runs about the house's lofty heights.

So in its highest part lies its orbit.

فكأنّما هي قبّة ال

فكأنّما هي قبّة ال

فلك العليّ الافتخار

فلك العليّ الافتخار

Thus it seems the dome of the

As if it were a dome that

Celestial sphere, exalted in glory.

The mighty heaven takes pride in.

قد شادها الشهم الّذي

قد شادها الشهم الّذي

هو في الحمى قطب الديار

هو في الحمى قطب الديار

The noble man has raised it, he who

It was built by the generous one

Is the axis of the dwellings within the protected domain.

Who is the pillar of homes.

أعني محمّد مَن بنَى

أعني محمّد مَن بنَى

بين الورى ركنَ الفخار

بين الورى ركنَ الفخار

I mean Muhammad, who built

I mean Muhammad who constructed

Among humankind the pillar of glory.

Between mankind the cornerstone of pride.

مَن كان مِن سنّ الصِّبا

مَن كان مِن سنّ الصِّبا

شيخاً جليل الاعتبار

شيخاً جليل الاعتبار

Who, from the age of childhood, was

One who in his youth

An elder held in great esteem.

Was a venerable and respected elder.

برٌّ غدا بحر الندى

برٌّ غدا بحر الندى

والبحر بات إليه جار

والبحر بات إليه جار

A righteous man who became a sea of generosity,

The sea of bounty flowed from this benevolent one,

And the sea became his neighbor.

And the sea itself became his neighbor.

فلقد بناها كعبةً

فلقد بناها كعبةً

للواردين هي المزار

للواردين هي المزار

For indeed he built it as a Kaaba;

He built it as a Kabba

For visitors, it is the place of pilgrimage.

For those arriving, it is the shrine.

فالعزّ طاف بركنها

فالعزّ طاف بركنها

يسعى وزمزم في المنار

يسعى وزمزم في المنار

So honor circled its corner,

Glory revolved around its corner,

Hastening on, and chanted in the minaret.

Zamzam flows in the minaret.

وعلى التقى قد أسِّست

وعلى التقى قد أسِّست

وإلى القرى دار القرار

وإلى القرى دار القرار

And upon piety it was founded,

It was founded on piety

And for hospitality it is an abiding home.

And the abode of settlement for communities.

من حلّ ساحة سوحها

من حلّ ساحة سوحها

يجد الندى مثل البحار

يجد الندى مثل البحار

Whoever alights in the expanse of its courtyards

Whoever enters its courtyard

Finds generosity like the seas.

Finds freshness like the seas.

بل كلّ من قد حلّها

بل كلّ من قد حلّها

أرّخ يراها خير دار

أرّخ يراها خير دار

Nay, everyone who has lodged within it

Rather anyone who enters it

—record the date—sees it as the finest house.

Sees it as the best house, and records the date.