1. هَناءٌ بِالسَلامة مُستَديمُ

    وَعودٌ بِالكَرامة مُستَقيمُ

    May joy in your safety endure,

    and your return in honor be sound;

  2. وَصَفو لا تُكدِّرهُ اللَيالي

    وَعَيش لا يُفارقهُ النَعيمُ

    and serenity that the nights cannot cloud,

    and a life that bliss never forsakes;

  3. وَسَعيٌ لا يَزال بِكُل خَيرٍ

    ينيلكَ مِن نَجاحك ما تَرومُ

    and striving that never ceases, with every good,

    to grant you through your success what you desire.

  4. سَعيت لِحَجّ بَيت اللَه تَرجو

    منىً وَهُنالِكَ الخَير العَميمُ

    You journeyed on pilgrimage to God's House, seeking

    the fulfillment of wishes; there lies boundless good.

  5. هُناكَ مَقام إِبراهيم أَمنٌ

    لِداخلهِ وَلَو دَخَلَ العُمومُ

    There, Ibrahim's Station is a refuge

    for whoever enters it, even if everyone should enter.

  6. مَقام تَنزل الرَحمات فيهِ

    فَيُعطى البَرُّ مِنها وَالأَثيمُ

    A station where mercies descend,

    so both the righteous and the sinner receive a share.

  7. فَذاكَ بِنَيل مَرتبة حَقيق

    وَذا بِبُلوغ مَغفرة زَعيمُ

    The former is worthy of attaining a rank,

    and the latter is assured of attaining forgiveness.

  8. مَقام قامَ دين الحَقّ فيهِ

    ألا وَهوَ الصِراط المُستَقيمُ

    A station where the religion of truth arose—

    indeed, it is the straight path.

  9. مَقام قام إِبراهيم يَدعو

    بِهِ الرَحمَن وَهوَ بِنا رَحيمُ

    A station where Ibrahim stood, calling

    there upon the All-Merciful, who is merciful to us.

  10. فَكانَ دُعاؤُهُ ذُخراً وَفَوزاً

    لَنا وَسَعادة أَبَداً تَدومُ

    His prayer became a treasure and a triumph

    for us, and a happiness that endures forever.

  11. فَياللَه مِن حَرَم مَنيع

    لِحُرمتهِ تَضاءلتِ النُجومُ

    O God, what an inviolable sanctuary,

    before whose sanctity the stars grew small!

  12. كَفانا في الوَرى شَرَفاً وَفَخرا

    إِذا قامَت تُناضلنا الخُصومُ

    It suffices us for honor and pride among mankind,

    when opponents rise to contend with us,

  13. بِأَنّ رَسولَنا خَير البَرايا

    وَأَنَّ طَريقَهُ الدينُ القَويمُ

    that our Messenger is the best of all creation,

    and that his path is the upright religion.

  14. فَقُل لِلزائِرين عَلى المَطايا

    أَنيخوها فَمنزلكم كَريمُ

    So tell the visitors riding their mounts:

    Make them kneel, for your lodging is noble.

  15. أَنيخوا حيث تغتَنم العَطايا

    أَنيخوا حَيث تَندمل الكُلومُ

    Make your camels kneel where gifts are reaped;

    make them kneel where wounds are healed;

  16. أَنيخوا حَيث هبَّ صبا الأَماني

    أَنيخوا حَيث طابَ لَكُم شَميمُ

    make them kneel where the east wind of hopes has blown;

    make them kneel where fragrance is sweet to you.

  17. هُناك رِحاب طَيبة كُلّ طيبٍ

    لَكُم مِن طيبها أَهدى النَسيمُ

    There lie Taybah's spacious precincts; every sweet scent

    from its perfume has been offered you by the breeze.

  18. هُناكَ رِحاب أَكرَم مَن عَلَيهِ

    مِن المَولى تَنزَّلت العُلومُ

    There lie the precincts of the noblest one, upon whom

    knowledge descended from the Lord:

  19. أَبي الزَهراء أَعلى الخَلق جاها

    وَأَعظَم مَن لَهُ خلقٌ عَظيمُ

    the father of al-Zahra, highest of creation in standing,

    and the greatest of those whose character is sublime.

  20. أَلا يا راكب الوَجناء يَفري

    بِها البيدا كَما يُفرى الأَديمُ

    O rider of the stout-cheeked she-camel, cleaving

    the desert on her as leather is cut,

  21. بِعَيشك قِف بِطيبة وَاِروِ عَنّي

    غَراماً لَيسَ يَجحده غَريمُ

    by your life, stop in Taybah and recount on my behalf

    a passion that no adversary can deny.

  22. وَيا مَن لِلحُسين غَدا سَميّا

    وَكانَ لَهُ بِهِ الشَرَف الوَسيمُ

    And you who became al-Husayn's namesake,

    and through him enjoyed splendid honor,

  23. تَهنَّأ بِالثَواب بِخَير حَجٍّ

    شُهودك فيهِ زَمزَم وَالحَطيمُ

    rejoice in the reward of a most excellent pilgrimage,

    in which you beheld Zamzam and al-Hatim.

  24. وَما في الحَجّ مِن عَمَلٍ تَراه

    لِوَجه اللَه فَهوَ بِهِ عَليمُ

    And whatever deed you see performed in the pilgrimage

    for God's sake—He knows it well.

  25. تَهنَّأ مِن زِيارة قَبر طَه

    بِما يشفى بِهِ القَلب الكَليمُ

    Rejoice, through visiting Ta-Ha's tomb,

    in that which heals the wounded heart.

  26. تَهنّأ بِالإِيابِ بِكُلِّ عزٍّ

    وَيهنئنا السَلامة وَالقُدومُ

    Rejoice in your return with every honor,

    and may your safety and arrival gladden us.

  27. وَيهنئني لِقاؤُكَ يا سُروراً

    بِمَلقاه تُفارقني الهُمومُ

    And meeting you gladdens me, O joy,

    at whose meeting my cares leave me!

  28. حُجِبت وَأَنتَ في قَلبي فَأَضحى

    رَفيقكَ وَهوَ في صَدري مُقيمُ

    You were veiled from sight, yet in my heart; thus it became

    your companion, while still dwelling within my breast.

  29. وَلا عَجَب إِذا اِستَصحبت قَلبي

    فَإِنّ الودّ بَينَكُما قَديمُ

    And no wonder that you took my heart along,

    for the affection between you two is longstanding.

  30. لَئن حَجبتك حُجبُ البُعدِ عَنّي

    فَأَنتَ البَدرُ تَحجبه الغُيومُ

    Though the veils of distance have hidden you from me,

    you are the full moon that clouds conceal.

  31. عَلَوت وَأَنتَ أَهل لِلمَعالي

    وَمثل علاكَ فَلينلِ الفَخيمُ

    You have risen high, and you are worthy of lofty rank;

    and let the eminent attain heights like yours.

  32. وَسدتَ تَواضعاً وَنهىً وَحلماً

    وَلا بدع إِذا سادَ الحَليمُ

    You became preeminent through humility, wisdom, and forbearance;

    and it is no marvel when the forbearing prevail.

  33. أَقل عَثَراتِ أَقلامي فَإِنّي

    بِكنهِ علاك لي نَظر سَقيمُ

    Pardon the stumbles of my pens, for I

    have a feeble perception of the true nature of your eminence.

  34. برت قَلمي وَأَفكاري وَجسمي

    غُموم خَطبها خَطب جَسيمُ

    My pen, my thoughts, and my body have been worn down

    by sorrows whose affliction is a grievous ordeal.

  35. كَأَنَّ سُراتها لَمّا دَهَتني

    هَدَتها نَحوَ مقصَدها تَميمُ

    It was as though their chieftains, when they assailed me,

    had been guided toward their goal by Tamim.

  36. فَها أَنا وَالزَمان مَعاً كِلانا

    عَلى حنق لِصاحبهِ خَصيمُ

    So here are Time and I together, both of us

    in wrath, each an adversary to the other.

  37. فسامح وَاِقترح لأَخيك عُذرا

    وَلا تَعتب إِذا اِعتَذر المَلومُ

    So forgive, and devise an excuse for your brother;

    and do not reproach the blamed man when he apologizes.

  38. عَلَينا أَن نَصوغ لَكَ التَهاني

    وَإِن كُنّا بِحقّكَ لا نَقومُ

    It is our duty to fashion congratulations for you,

    though we fail to do you justice.

  39. وَمُذ أَوفى لَكَ التاريخ قُلنا

    تَقبَّلَ حجَّكَ الرَبُّ الكَريمُ

    And when the chronogram was complete for you, we said:

    May the generous Lord accept your pilgrimage.