شَجاني بأَعلامِ المُحَصِّبِ من مِنىً

شَجاني بأَعلامِ المُحَصِّبِ من مِنىً

خَفِيُّ حَنينٍ رَجَّعَتْهُ الأَباعِرُ

خَفِيُّ حَنينٍ رَجَّعَتْهُ الأَباعِرُ

At the landmarks of al-Muḥaṣṣab near Minā, I was moved to sorrow

At the landmarks of al-Muhassib in Mina, I was moved to sorrow

by a faint yearning moan that the camels echoed.

by a faint plaint echoed by the camels.

وَقَد رَفَعَ الشُّعثُ المُلَبُّونَ أيدِياً

وَقَد رَفَعَ الشُّعثُ المُلَبُّونَ أيدِياً

بحاجاتِهِم وَاللَّهُ مُعطٍ وَغافِرُ

بحاجاتِهِم وَاللَّهُ مُعطٍ وَغافِرُ

The disheveled pilgrims chanting the talbiya had raised their hands

And the disheveled pilgrims chanting the talbiya had raised their hands

with their petitions—and God is the Giver, the Forgiver.

for their needs—and God gives and forgives.

فَيا رَبِّ إِنَّ المالكيَّةَ حاجَتي

فَيا رَبِّ إِنَّ المالكيَّةَ حاجَتي

وَأَنتَ عَلى أَن تَجمَعَ الشَّملَ قادرُ

وَأَنتَ عَلى أَن تَجمَعَ الشَّملَ قادرُ

So, Lord, the woman of Banū Mālik is my heart’s desire,

So, my Lord, indeed al-Malikiyya is my desire,

and You are able to bring us together.

and You have the power to reunite us.

وَلَمأَرَها إِلّا بنعمانَ مَرَّةً

وَلَمأَرَها إِلّا بنعمانَ مَرَّةً

وَقَد عَطَّرتْ منها ثراهُ الضَّفائرُ

وَقَد عَطَّرتْ منها ثراهُ الضَّفائرُ

I saw her only once, at Nu‘mān,

And I saw her only once at Na'man,

when her braids perfumed its soil with her scent.

and her braids had perfumed its soil.

فَلا الحُبُّ يُجديني ولا الشَّوقينقضي

فَلا الحُبُّ يُجديني ولا الشَّوقينقضي

ولا دارُها تدنو ولا القَلب صابِرُ

ولا دارُها تدنو ولا القَلب صابِرُ

Neither does love draw me near, nor does longing ever end;

So love does not avail me, nor does longing end,

nor does her dwelling come nearer, nor can my heart endure.

nor does her home draw near, nor is my heart patient.