دعاcalled out باسمكin your name الداعيthe caller بمكَّةin Mecca معلناًopenly
دعا باسمك الداعي بمكَّة معلناً
فطابso became sweet لأهلfor the people of الموسمthe pilgrimage season الحجُّthe pilgrimage والنَفْرُand the departure
فطاب لأهل الموسم الحجُّ والنَفْرُ
The caller proclaimed your name aloud in Mecca,
so pilgrimage and departure became a joy to the pilgrims.
وحنَّتand yearned إليكfor you المَرْوتانthe two Marwas وزمزمand Zamzam
وحنَّت إليك المَرْوتان وزمزم
وثوْبَand called out تصريحاًopenly بكwith your name الركنُthe Corner والحِجْرُand the Hijr enclosure
وثوْبَ تصريحاً بك الركنُ والحِجْرُ
And the two Marwas and Zamzam yearned for you,
and the Corner and the Hijr proclaimed your name openly.
مسارحhaunts آياتِverses of القُرَآنthe Qur’an وَأَرْبُعٌand abodes
مسارح آياتِ القُرَآن وَأَرْبُعٌ
بهاin them ظَهرَprevailed الإيمانfaith واندمَغَand was crushed الكفرunbelief
بها ظَهرَ الإيمان واندمَغَ الكفر
Haunts of the Qur’an’s verses, and abodes
where faith prevailed and unbelief was crushed.
وأرضٌand a land غدcame to be للوحيfor revelation بينamong عِراصهاits open grounds
وأرضٌ غد للوحي بين عِراصها
مجالٌscope وللإسلامand for Islam فيamong أهلهاits people نصرvictory
مجالٌ وللإسلام في أهلها نصر
And a land where, amid its open grounds, revelation found
scope, and Islam found victory among its people.
وأنتand you بهاto it ياO بنson of النبيthe Prophet محمدMuhammad
وأنت بها يا بن النبي محمد
أحَقّmore entitled إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle بانتbecame clear الحُجَجُthe proofs الزُهْرradiant
أحَقّ إذا ما بانت الحُجَجُ الزُهْر
And you, O son of the Prophet Muhammad, concerning that land,
have the greater right, when the radiant proofs stand clear.
لكyours is الشرفthe honor الأعلىthe highest القديمthe ancient الذيwhich بَنَتbuilt
لك الشرف الأعلى القديم الذي بَنَت
قريشٌQuraysh وأولىَand bestowed هاشمHashim ولكand yours is الفخرthe glory
قريشٌ وأولىَ هاشم ولك الفخر
Yours is the highest, ancient honor, built by
Quraysh and bestowed by Hashim; yours is the glory.
فأنتfor you are العزيزthe mighty one المستضاءthe one sought for light بهthrough him الذيwho
فأنت العزيز المستضاء به الذي
أنارتshone لهfor him الدنياthe world وتاهand took pride بهin him الدهرُtime
أنارت له الدنيا وتاه به الدهرُ
For you are the mighty one whose light is sought, the one
for whom the world shone and in whom time took pride.
فحسْبُso it suffices العلاeminence والمجدand glory أنكthat you are رَبّهاits lord
فحسْبُ العلا والمجد أنك رَبّها
وأنكand that you are فيin ظلماءthe darkness of كلِّevery دُجىًdeep night فجرa dawn
وأنك في ظلماء كلِّ دُجىً فجر
It suffices for eminence and glory that you are their lord,
and that you are dawn in the darkness of every night,
وأنكand that you are مَنْهَلُa watering place of الندىbounty بيِّنclear in الهدىguidance
وأنك مَنْهَلُ الندى بيِّن الهدى
كريمnoble الثناpraise ماnot فيكin you بخلstinginess ولاand no كِبْرarrogance
كريم الثنا ما فيك بخل ولا كِبْر
and that you are a fount of bounty, clear in guidance,
of noble renown, with neither stinginess nor arrogance in you;
وأنكand that you are للإسلامfor Islam حْرزa refuge وللهدىand for guidance
وأنك للإسلام حْرز وللهدى
عمادa pillar وللعافينand for seekers of bounty يومَon the day of الندىbounty بحرa sea
عماد وللعافين يومَ الندى بحر
and that you are a refuge for Islam and, for guidance,
a pillar, and a sea for suppliants on the day of bounty.
فِداؤكyour ransom منّيfrom me مُقلةan eye أنتyou are نورهاits light
فِداؤك منّي مُقلة أنت نورها
ونفسand a soul بكthrough you أستعلتrose high وطابand became sweet لهfor him العمرlife
ونفس بك أستعلت وطاب له العمر
May my eye, whose light you are, be your ransom,
and my soul, exalted through you, for which life grew sweet.
وصلّىand may He bless عليكupon you اللهياGod, O خيرbest of خلقِهHis creation
وصلّى عليك اللهيا خير خلقِه
وأبقاكand may He preserve you ماas long as لاحshone الضحىthe morning light وهَمَىand poured القَطرthe rain
وأبقاك ما لاح الضحى وهَمَى القَطر
And may God bless you, O best of His creation,
and preserve you as long as morning light shines and rain pours.
Sol 6.1