تَخَطَّيناwe crossed الصُفوفَthe ranks إِلىto رِواقٍa pavilion
تَخَطَّينا الصُفوفَ إِلى رِواقٍ
تَحَجَّبَwas screened بِالصَوارِمِby the keen swords وَالرِماحِand the spears
تَحَجَّبَ بِالصَوارِمِ وَالرِماحِ
We crossed the ranks to a pavilion,
We cut through ranks to spacious halls
Screened by keen swords and spears.
Guarded by spears and lances tall
وَحَيَّيناand we greeted عَظيماًa great man مِنof قُرَيشٍQuraysh
وَحَيَّينا عَظيماً مِن قُرَيشٍ
كَأَنَّas though جَبينَهُhis brow فَلقُthe break الصَباحِdawn
كَأَنَّ جَبينَهُ فَلقُ الصَباحِ
And we greeted a great man of Quraysh,
And greeted one of Quraysh's greats
As though his brow were the break of dawn.
Whose brow split dawn's first light in straits
عَليهِupon him سيمِياءُthe mark المُلكِkingship يَبدوappears
عَليهِ سيمِياءُ المُلكِ يَبدو
وَعُنوانُand the emblem الشَجاعَةِcourage وَالسَماحِand generosity
وَعُنوانُ الشَجاعَةِ وَالسَماحِ
Upon him appears the mark of kingship,
On him kingship's aura shone
And the emblem of courage and generosity.
Brave, generous to the bone