كعبةKaaba الحسنbeauty أسفرتunveiled herself بالجمالِwith beauty
كعبة الحسن أسفرت بالجمالِ
وتبدَّتand appeared لصاحبto the possessor of الأحوالِspiritual states
وتبدَّت لصاحب الأحوالِ
The Kaaba of beauty unveiled herself in splendor,
The Kaaba of beauty has dawned with grace,
and appeared to the possessor of spiritual states.
And appeared to the companion of spiritual states,
ولهاand she has مقلةan eye منof الحجرthe stone الأسthe black (first fragment)
ولها مقلة من الحجر الأس
ودcompletion of 'black' ترنوgazes ببهجةwith delight ودلالand coquetry
ود ترنو ببهجة ودلال
And she has an eye of the Black Stone,
It has a dome of black stone,
gazing with delight and coquetry.
Yearning with joy and charm,
ريقهاher saliva زمزمZamzam يمجspouts بعذبwith sweet water
ريقها زمزم يمج بعذب
سائغpleasant to drink للمتيمينfor the love-stricken زلالpure and clear
سائغ للمتيمين زلال
Her saliva is Zamzam, spouting sweet water,
Its draft is Zamzam flowing with sweet,
pleasant to the love-stricken, pure and clear.
Clear water for the thirsty,
وحطيمٌand a Hatim (shattered one) محبُّهاher lover بغرامwith ardent love
وحطيمٌ محبُّها بغرام
صبّpoured ميزابهhis waterspout بفرطwith an excess of جلالmajesty
صبّ ميزابه بفرط جلال
And her lover is a Hatim, shattered by passion;
And its lover is enchanted with passion,
his waterspout poured forth in overwhelming majesty.
Pouring his measure to the brim out of glory,
نظرتهاgazed upon her عيونهاher eyes بعيونthrough the eyes of الthe
نظرتها عيونها بعيون ال
عاشقlover الوالهthe love-bewildered البعيدthe distant المجالrange
عاشق الواله البعيد المجال
Her eyes gazed upon her through the eyes of the
Its gaze is its eyes in the eyes of the
bewildered, far-ranging lover.
Lover of the Distant Lord of might,
وإذاand if كنتyou are عابداًa worshipper فهيthen she is سلمىSalma
وإذا كنت عابداً فهي سلمى
لبستshe donned ثوبَa robe of هيبةawe وكمالand perfection
لبست ثوبَ هيبة وكمال
And if you are a worshipper, she is Salma,
And if you are a worshipper it is your Salsabil
who has donned a robe of awe and perfection.
Wearing a garment of awe and perfection,
وأشارتand she beckoned إلىto الطوافcircumambulation بوجهwith a face
وأشارت إلى الطواف بوجه
يفضحputs to shame البدرthe full moon بالسناwith radiance والتلاليand brilliance
يفضح البدر بالسنا والتلالي
And she beckoned to circumambulation with a face
And it motions to circumambulation with a face
that shames the full moon with radiance and brilliance.
That shames the full moon in brilliance and hills,
ويرىand sees الزاهدthe ascetic المجردthe detached بيتاًa house
ويرى الزاهد المجرد بيتاً
ملأتهhas filled it مهابةawe الإفضالbeneficence
ملأته مهابة الإفضال
And the detached ascetic sees a house
And the ascetic sees a house
filled with the awe inspired by beneficence.
Filled with the awe of grace.