أَباO father of شجاعٍShujaʿ ياO شُجاعَbrave one of الوَرىhumankind
أَبا شجاعٍ يا شُجاعَ الوَرى
وَمَنand one who غَداhas become فيin حُسنِهِhis beauty قِبلَهa qibla (direction of prayer)
وَمَن غَدا في حُسنِهِ قِبلَه
O Abu Shujaʿ, O brave one of humankind,
O brave Abū Shujā’, O bravest of men
And you who, in your beauty, have become a qibla,
Who tomorrow will set out in his beauty for the holy precinct
قَبِّلkiss فَميmy mouth اِنif كُنتَyou are ليtoward me مُؤَثراfavoring
قَبِّل فَمي اِن كُنتَ لي مُؤَثرا
فَاليَدُfor the hand لاdoes not تَعرِفُknow ماwhat القُبلَهthe kiss
فَاليَدُ لا تَعرِفُ ما القُبلَه
Kiss my mouth if you favor me,
Kiss my mouth if you prefer me
For the hand does not know what a kiss is.
For the hand cannot know what the kiss is
Sol 6.1