ياO كعبةَKaaba المعاليlofty honors
يا كعبةَ المعالي
وقِبْلَةَand prayer-direction الآمالِhopes
وقِبْلَةَ الآمالِ
O Kaaba of lofty honors,
O Kaaba of glory
And qibla of hopes,
And destination of hopes
وغرَّةand radiant brow الجمالِbeauty
وغرَّة الجمالِ
وصورةand image الكمالِperfection
وصورة الكمالِ
And radiant brow of beauty,
And charm of beauty
And image of perfection,
And image of perfection
وطالِعَand rising star الإقبالِgood fortune
وطالِعَ الإقبالِ
وعارِضَand raincloud الإِفضالِgenerosity
وعارِضَ الإِفضالِ
And rising star of good fortune,
And rising of fortune
And raincloud of generosity,
And appearance of generosity
وآفةَand bane الأموالِwealth
وآفةَ الأموالِ
بدرَfull moon بنيsons of ميكالِMikal
بدرَ بني ميكالِ
And bane of wealth,
And bane of wealth
Full moon of the sons of Mikal!
Full moon of Bani Mikal
كمhow many لكَyou have منof مقالِa saying
كم لكَ من مقالِ
أصفىpurer منthan الزلالِclear water
أصفى من الزلالِ
How many sayings you have—
How much praise you have
Purer than clear water,
Purer than fresh water
أحلىsweeter منthan السَّلْسالِsweet-flowing water
أحلى من السَّلْسالِ
أبهىmore splendid منthan اللآليpearls
أبهى من اللآلي
Sweeter than sweet-flowing water,
Sweeter than necklaces
More splendid than pearls,
More splendid than rubies
أزكىmore fragrant منthan الغواليprecious perfumes
أزكى من الغوالي
أمضىsharper منthan العواليspears
أمضى من العوالي
More fragrant than precious perfumes,
Holier than treasures
Sharper than spears,
Truer than promises
أقضىmore decisive منthan النصالِblades
أقضى من النصالِ
أضواbrighter منthan الهلالِthe crescent moon
أضوا من الهلالِ
More decisive than blades,
More decisive than swords
Brighter than the crescent moon,
Brighter than the crescent moon
أسرىfarther-ranging by night منthan الخيالِa dream-phantom
أسرى من الخيالِ
أبقىmore enduring منthan الجبالِmountains
أبقى من الجبالِ
Farther-ranging by night than a dream-phantom,
More enchanting than dreams
More enduring than mountains.
More enduring than mountains
فاسلمso remain safe علىthrough اللياليthe nights
فاسلم على الليالي
ودمand remain بخيرin the best حالِstate
ودم بخير حالِ
So may you remain safe through the nights,
So greet the nights
And remain in the best of states.
And stay in good state