خَبِّروني عَنِ الحِجازِ فَإِنّي

خَبِّروني عَنِ الحِجازِ فَإِنّي

لا أَراني أَمَلُّ ذِكرَ الحِجازِ

لا أَراني أَمَلُّ ذِكرَ الحِجازِ

Tell me about the Hijaz, for I

Tell me of Hejaz, for I

do not see myself tiring of the mention of the Hijaz.

Cannot cease thinking of Hejaz

وَاِنعَتوا لي ما بَينَ بُطحانَ فَالمَس

وَاِنعَتوا لي ما بَينَ بُطحانَ فَالمَس

جِدَ ما حَولَهُ وَماذا يُوازي

جِدَ ما حَولَهُ وَماذا يُوازي

And describe to me what lies between Buthan and the mosque,

And imagine for me what lies between Butḥān and Fals

what surrounds it and what lies alongside it.

Regarding its mosque and surroundings - what rivals it?

إِنَّ في بَعضِ ما هُناكَ لَشَخصاً

إِنَّ في بَعضِ ما هُناكَ لَشَخصاً

كانَ يَشفي المَوعودَ بِالإِنجازِ

كانَ يَشفي المَوعودَ بِالإِنجازِ

Indeed, somewhere there is a person

For in some of what is there, was a person

who would soothe the one given a promise by fulfilling it.

Who fulfilled the promised with determination

تِلكَ فَوزٌ فَقَبَّح اللَهُ شَيخاً

تِلكَ فَوزٌ فَقَبَّح اللَهُ شَيخاً

حالَ بَيني وَبَينَها بِالمَخازي

حالَ بَيني وَبَينَها بِالمَخازي

That is Fawz—may God disgrace an old man

That is a pride - so may Allah disgrace an old man

who came between me and her through shameful deeds.

Who came between me and it with obstacles

فَبَلائي مُذ فارَقَتني طَويلٌ

فَبَلائي مُذ فارَقَتني طَويلٌ

وَبَناتُ الفُؤادِ ذاتُ اِهتِزازِ

وَبَناتُ الفُؤادِ ذاتُ اِهتِزازِ

So my suffering has lasted long since she left me,

So my affliction since it left me has been long

and the daughters of my heart tremble.

And the girls of my heart, trembling

وَدُموعي قَد أَخلَقَت ماءَ وَجهي

وَدُموعي قَد أَخلَقَت ماءَ وَجهي

وَفُؤادي كَالراكِبِ المُجتازِ

وَفُؤادي كَالراكِبِ المُجتازِ

And my tears have worn away the luster of my face,

And my tears created the water of my face

and my heart is like a rider passing through.

And my heart like a crossing passenger

بَرَزَت في خَرائِدٍ خَفِراتٍ

بَرَزَت في خَرائِدٍ خَفِراتٍ

مُثقَلاتِ الأَكفالِ وَالأَعجازِ

مُثقَلاتِ الأَكفالِ وَالأَعجازِ

She appeared among bashful maidens,

There appeared in faded scrolls, guards

with heavy haunches and buttocks.

Heavy of shackles and of backs

وَتَمَنَّت لِقايَ فَوزٌ وَدوني

وَتَمَنَّت لِقايَ فَوزٌ وَدوني

فَلَواتٌ تَحارُ فيها الجَوازي

فَلَواتٌ تَحارُ فيها الجَوازي

And Fawz longed to meet me, while before me lay

And 'Fawz' wished for my encounter while around me

desert wastes where wild antelopes lose their way.

Were vast expanses where talents wander confused

فَتَباكَينَ ثُمَّ قُلنَ وَأَخلَص

فَتَباكَينَ ثُمَّ قُلنَ وَأَخلَص

نَ لَها في الدُعاءِ غَيرَ هَوازي

نَ لَها في الدُعاءِ غَيرَ هَوازي

So they made themselves weep, then said, sincerely

So she cried and then said, praying sincerely

praying for her, not in jest:

For her in supplication without distraction

جَمَعَ اللَهُ بَينَ فَوزٍ وَعَبّا

جَمَعَ اللَهُ بَينَ فَوزٍ وَعَبّا

سٍ فَعاشا في غِبطَةٍ وَاِعتِزازِ

سٍ فَعاشا في غِبطَةٍ وَاِعتِزازِ

May God unite Fawz and Abbas,

May Allah unite Fawz and 'Abbas

so they may both live in happiness and pride.

And so they lived in joy and pride