قُلsay للحَجيجto the pilgrims ومنand whoever أضحتhave come to be منازلهُhis dwellings
قُل للحَجيج ومن أضحت منازلهُ
بالجامعيْنِat al-Jami'ayn مقالَthe utterance of العالمِthe learned man الفَطِنِdiscerning
بالجامعيْنِ مقالَ العالمِ الفَطِنِ
Tell the pilgrims and those whose dwellings now lie
Tell the pilgrims, and those whose homes
at al-Jami'ayn the words of a discerning sage:
Are by the two mosques, the words of the wise scholar:
هيit is النَّصيحةُthe counsel منfrom وافٍa loyal man أخيpossessed of ثقةٍtrustworthiness
هي النَّصيحةُ من وافٍ أخي ثقةٍ
صفْوِpure in المودَّةaffection لمdid not يغدرact treacherously ولمand did not يخُنِbetray
صفْوِ المودَّة لم يغدر ولم يخُنِ
It is counsel from a loyal, trustworthy man,
This is advice from a loyal brother,
pure in affection, who has neither betrayed nor broken trust:
The essence of affection - he has neither deceived nor betrayed.
حُلُّواsettle الربىthe hills واسكرواand dam السعديal-Sa'di واتخذواand take
حُلُّوا الربى واسكروا السعدي واتخذوا
مكانin place of خيلكُمُyour horses خيلاًsteeds منof السُّفُنِships
مكان خيلكُمُ خيلاً من السُّفُنِ
Settle on the hills, dam al-Sa'di, and take
Dismantle the shelters and leave Sa'di intoxicated,
ships as steeds in place of your horses.
And replace your horses with ships.
فقدfor indeed أتاكُمْhas come to you خضمٌّa vast sea زاخرٌsurging لَجِبٌroaring
فقد أتاكُمْ خضمٌّ زاخرٌ لَجِبٌ
جمُّabounding in الغواربwave-crests فيin زيthe guise of امرىءٍa man حَسنِhandsome
جمُّ الغوارب في زي امرىءٍ حَسنِ
For a vast, surging, roaring sea has come to you,
For a large army has come to you,
abounding in wave-crests, in a handsome man's guise:
A huge throng of warriors in the guise of a handsome man.
أبوfather of المُهنَّدِal-Muhannad هِنْديٌّHindi وأحْسَبُهُand I reckon him
أبو المُهنَّدِ هِنْديٌّ وأحْسَبُهُ
يُرْبيsurpasses علىabove البحرthe sea فيin الإحسانbeneficence والمنَنand favors
يُرْبي على البحر في الإحسان والمنَن
Abu al-Muhannad Hindi—and I believe he
Abu Muhannad is an Indian, I believe,
surpasses the sea in kindness and favors—
Who sails the ocean generously and graciously.
القاتلُthe slayer of المحْلِdrought والقِرنand the foe الكميِّarmored إذاwhen
القاتلُ المحْلِ والقِرن الكميِّ إذا
تَساوقَwent together الذِّئبthe wolf والعَيْمانُand the milk-thirsty man للَّبَنfor milk
تَساوقَ الذِّئب والعَيْمانُ للَّبَن
the slayer of drought and of the armored foe, when
The deadly warrior with the brave spear, when
the wolf and the thirsty man seek milk together;
The wolves and foxes vie for the milk.
غَمْرُoverflowing with المكارمِnoble deeds فيin عُدْمٍpoverty وفيand in جِدةٍwealth
غَمْرُ المكارمِ في عُدْمٍ وفي جِدةٍ
صفْوpure in العقيدةconviction فيin سِرٍّprivate وفيand in عَلَنِpublic
صفْو العقيدة في سِرٍّ وفي عَلَنِ
overflowing with noble deeds in poverty and in wealth,
The abundance of virtues in times of scarcity and plenty
pure in conviction, in private and in public.
The essence of faith in private and in public.