فرضت عليّ يا مولاي حجا

فرضت عليّ يا مولاي حجا

إلى البيت العتيق وفيه نور

إلى البيت العتيق وفيه نور

You have enjoined upon me, O my lord, a pilgrimage

You have imposed upon me, O my Master, a pilgrimage

To the Ancient House, in which there is light.

To the Ancient House, wherein is light

وقطع الشيخ في حنف وفقر

وقطع الشيخ في حنف وفقر

مسالك ذات مهلكة غرور

مسالك ذات مهلكة غرور

And for the old man, crooked-footed and poor, to traverse

And the Sheikh journeyed to Hanif in poverty

Paths fraught with deadly peril is delusion.

Along paths of perilous illusion

ودون البيت من جبلي زرود

ودون البيت من جبلي زرود

مسالك دونهنّ لي الهبير

مسالك دونهنّ لي الهبير

And before the House, from the two mountains of Zarud,

And below the House are two mountains to be traversed

Lie paths, with al-Habir between them and me.

Paths below them are destruction for me

فلا رجلين تحملني فأمشي

فلا رجلين تحملني فأمشي

ولا مال فيحملني بعير

ولا مال فيحملني بعير

For I have no legs to carry me so that I may walk,

So neither do my feet carry me that I may walk

Nor money to have a camel carry me.

Nor wealth that a camel may carry me