ساريَةٌ في غَسَقِ الظَّلامِ

ساريَةٌ في غَسَقِ الظَّلامِ

دانيةٌ من قُللِ الآكام

دانيةٌ من قُللِ الآكام

A cloud traveling by night in the deep darkness,

A caravan in the darkness of night

Near the summits of the hills.

Coming down from the peaks of hills

جاءَتْ مَجِيءَ الجَحْفَلِ اللُّهَامِ

جاءَتْ مَجِيءَ الجَحْفَلِ اللُّهَامِ

وافترَقَتْ كالإبلِ السَّوامِ

وافترَقَتْ كالإبلِ السَّوامِ

It came as a vast army comes,

It came like a brave, intrepid army

And scattered like grazing camels.

And dispersed like free-roaming camels

كأنَّها والبرقُ في ابتسامِ

كأنَّها والبرقُ في ابتسامِ

كَتيبَةٌ مُذْهَبَةُ الأَعْلامِ

كَتيبَةٌ مُذْهَبَةُ الأَعْلامِ

As though, with lightning smiling,

As if it and the lightning were smiling

It were a battalion with gilded banners.

A regiment with gilded banners

دَنَتْ من الأرضِ بلا احتشامِ

دَنَتْ من الأرضِ بلا احتشامِ

ثم بَكَتْ بُكاءَ مُستهامِ

ثم بَكَتْ بُكاءَ مُستهامِ

It drew near the earth without reserve,

It approached the land without modesty

Then wept as a lovesick lover weeps.

Then cried a wailing, anguished weeping

فاستبشرَتْ بسابغِ الإنعامِ

فاستبشرَتْ بسابغِ الإنعامِ

وثَرْوَةٍ تَحكُمُ في الإعدامِ

وثَرْوَةٍ تَحكُمُ في الإعدامِ

So the earth rejoiced in lavish bounty,

So it rejoiced at abundant favor

And wealth that holds sway over destitution.

And wealth that rules over executions

كأنَّها في خِلَعِ الغَمامِ

كأنَّها في خِلَعِ الغَمامِ

مُحِلَّةٌ مَلَّتْ منَ الإحْرامِ

مُحِلَّةٌ مَلَّتْ منَ الإحْرامِ

As though, in robes of honor from the clouds,

As if it were dressed in robes of clouds

It were a woman released from pilgrimage consecration, having tired of it.

Adorned, having removed the ihram