زرتI visited حتىuntil حجبتI was barred وانتقبand donned a veil الناthe people (word begins)
زرت حتى حجبت وانتقب النا
سcompletes 'people' نقابينtwo veils طرزاًembroidered باحتشامwith modesty
س نقابين طرزاً باحتشام
I visited until I was shut out, and the peo—
I visited until I was barred, and the people donned
—ple donned two veils, as an ornate show of decorum.
two veils embroidered with modesty.
إنindeed بوابكyour gatekeeper القصيرthe short الطويلthe long الthe
إن بوابك القصير الطويل ال
باعreach فيin سوءbadness عشرتيtreatment of me واهتضاميand wronging me
باع في سوء عشرتي واهتضامي
Indeed, your short doorkeeper, long of re—
Indeed, your short gatekeeper, long of
—ach in ill-treating and oppressing me,
reach in mistreating and wronging me,
هوhe تعويذprotective charm ملككyour realm البارعthe surpassing الحسbeauty (word begins)
هو تعويذ ملكك البارع الحس
نcompletes 'beauty' وشيطانand the devil عبدكyour servant المستضامthe downtrodden
ن وشيطان عبدك المستضام
is the talisman of your realm, surpassing in beau—
is the protective charm of your surpassingly beautiful realm,
—ty, and the demon of your wronged servant.
and the devil of your downtrodden servant.
سمحgracious الوجهthe face لوif غداhe became حاجبgatekeeper البيthe House (word begins)
سمح الوجه لو غدا حاجب البي
تcompletes 'House' كفرناwe would disbelieve بالحجin the pilgrimage والاحرامand ritual consecration
ت كفرنا بالحج والاحرام
O gracious-faced one, if he became keeper of the Sacred Hou—
Gracious-faced—were he to become gatekeeper of the
—se, we would forswear the pilgrimage and consecration.
House, we would renounce pilgrimage and ritual consecration.