يا صاحِبَيَّ رَشَدتُما

يا صاحِبَيَّ رَشَدتُما

وهُدِيتُما قصدَ السَّبيل

وهُدِيتُما قصدَ السَّبيل

O my two companions, may you find right guidance,

O my two friends, you were both guided

and be guided along the straight path.

And shown the path of righteousness

ووقيتما ولَقِيتُما

ووقيتما ولَقِيتُما

يُمنَ المُعَرَّسِ والمَقِيل

يُمنَ المُعَرَّسِ والمَقِيل

May you be protected, and may you find

You were protected and met with

good fortune at your night's halt and noon repose.

Good fortune at al-Mu'arras and al-Muqayyil.

وتكفّلت بِكُما السَّلا

وتكفّلت بِكُما السَّلا

مَةُ في النُّزولِ وفي الرَّحيل

مَةُ في النُّزولِ وفي الرَّحيل

And may safety take charge of you both,

Divine care watched over you both

when you halt and when you depart.

During travels and while settled.

وغنيتُما مَغنى بلا

وغنيتُما مَغنى بلا

لٍ حين حَنّ على غَليل

لٍ حين حَنّ على غَليل

And may you dwell where Bilāl dwelt,

You were enriched with endless wealth

when he yearned, burning with thirst.

When fate turned cruel.

وخَطَطتُما في إِذخِرٍ

وخَطَطتُما في إِذخِرٍ

عَبَقَ النَّسِيم وفي جَلِيل

عَبَقَ النَّسِيم وفي جَلِيل

And may you pitch your camp amid idhkhir grass,

You roamed through Izkhar

fragrant on the breeze, and amid jalīl.

With its fragrant breezes and lofty peaks.

ومَدَدتُما في شامةٍ

ومَدَدتُما في شامةٍ

لحظَ العُيونِ وفي طَفِيل

لحظَ العُيونِ وفي طَفِيل

And may you direct toward Shāmah

You stayed in Shamah

your eyes' gaze, and toward Ṭafīl.

With its beautiful sights and spacious valley.

ووطئتما ظهر الصفا

ووطئتما ظهر الصفا

وقطعتما بطنَ المسيل

وقطعتما بطنَ المسيل

And may you tread the crest of al-Ṣafā,

You trod the hill of As-Safa

and cross the bed of the watercourse.

And crossed the valley bed of al-Masil.

وسَعِدتُما وحَظيتما

وسَعِدتُما وحَظيتما

بلزومِ مُلتَزَمِ الخَليل

بلزومِ مُلتَزَمِ الخَليل

And may you be blessed and favored,

You were blessed and fortunate

by clinging to al-Khalīl's Multazam.

To visit the bosom friend of al-Khalil.

وَوَرَدتُما من زَمزمٍ

وَوَرَدتُما من زَمزمٍ

سِرّ المعين السّلسَبيل

سِرّ المعين السّلسَبيل

And may you draw from Zamzam

You drank from Zamzam

the secret of sweet, flowing water.

The pure and flowing secret of the wellspring.

وجَنيتُما ثمر المنى

وجَنيتُما ثمر المنى

بِمنى من الأجرِ الجَزيل

بِمنى من الأجرِ الجَزيل

And may you pluck the fruit of your hopes,

You picked the fruits of your wishes

at Minā, in abundant reward.

With the great reward at Mina.

ومسَحتما الأَركان مَسح

ومسَحتما الأَركان مَسح

ةَ قافِلٍ بَرِّ القُفول

ةَ قافِلٍ بَرِّ القُفول

And may you touch the corners with the touch

You touched the Pillars like returning pilgrims

of one homeward bound, blessed in his return.

Bidding them farewell.

وتركتُما تلكَ المَشا

وتركتُما تلكَ المَشا

هِدَ شاهداتٍ بالجميل

هِدَ شاهداتٍ بالجميل

And may you leave those sacred sites

You left those sights

bearing witness to your goodness.

As witnesses to your fine character.

ونحوتماها نحو طَي

ونحوتماها نحو طَي

بَةَ عامِراتٍ بالذَّميل

بَةَ عامِراتٍ بالذَّميل

And may you steer your mounts toward

You inscribed them with virtues

Ṭaybah, lively with a brisk trot:

Like a fertile palm heavy with fruit.

مِن كُلّ مُحصَدةِ الجَدِي

مِن كُلّ مُحصَدةِ الجَدِي

لِ لِشَدقمٍ أَو للجَدِيل

لِ لِشَدقمٍ أَو للجَدِيل

each a she-camel with a firmly braided halter,

With all that you reaped in this life

of Shadqam's or al-Jadīl's stock.

Whether it was little or plentiful.

غلبت على الشجو الحما

غلبت على الشجو الحما

مَةُ فهيَ أَولى بالهَدِيلُ

مَةُ فهيَ أَولى بالهَدِيلُ

She has outdone the dove in sorrow,

Ardor prevailed over grief

and so has greater claim to cooing.

For it is best to resign oneself.

وتَوَسَّطت أحياء مُه

وتَوَسَّطت أحياء مُه

رةَ فهيَ في شَرَفِ القِبيل

رةَ فهيَ في شَرَفِ القِبيل

And she stands amid the clans of Mahrah,

The virtuous ladies intervened

in the tribe's noblest rank.

For they have eminent lineage.

وعِدادُها فيما يسي

وعِدادُها فيما يسي

رُ وإنَّها مما يَسيل

رُ وإنَّها مما يَسيل

And she is reckoned among things that travel,

Their number passes

yet she belongs among things that flow.

As they flow ceaselessly.

من ساءَ هَيلاً فهي لا

من ساءَ هَيلاً فهي لا

تنفكُّ مُحسِنة تهيل

تنفكُّ مُحسِنة تهيل

Whoever pours poorly—she never

If they despair, they do not

ceases to pour forth gracefully.

Cease being virtuous and praising.

فتخالُها من شوقِها

فتخالُها من شوقِها

تهفُو إلى ذات النَّخيل

تهفُو إلى ذات النَّخيل

So, from her longing, you would think her

Their ardor makes them

fluttering toward the land of palms.

Yearn for the land of palm trees.

وكأن تربة أحمدٍ

وكأن تربة أحمدٍ

ومسيمها الأرِجَ العليل

ومسيمها الأرِجَ العليل

And it is as though Aḥmad's soil

As if the soil of Ahmad

and its fragrant, gentle breeze

And its lovely basil fragrance

يقتادُها من طِيبها

يقتادُها من طِيبها

ويدلها أهدى دليل

ويدلها أهدى دليل

lead her onward by its fragrance,

Were guiding them

and guide her like the surest guide.

To the best guide.

حتّى إذا كنتُم من ال

حتّى إذا كنتُم من ال

قَبرِ المُبارَكِ قِيدَ ميل

قَبرِ المُبارَكِ قِيدَ ميل

Until, when you find yourselves

Until you reached the blessed grave

a mile from the blessed grave,

Within a mile's distance.

فَقَعُوا عن الأكوار وق

فَقَعُوا عن الأكوار وق

عةَ خاضعِ الذِّفرى ذليل

عةَ خاضعِ الذِّفرى ذليل

fall from the camel-saddles with the fall

And you fell before the tomb

of one with bowed neck, humbled.

Humbly kneeling in submission.

وتَشحَّطها في تُربَة

وتَشحَّطها في تُربَة

كتشحُّطِ الصّادي القَتيل

كتشحُّطِ الصّادي القَتيل

And her writhing in the earth

Prostrating in its soil

is like the writhing of one slain, parched with thirst.

Like a slain warrior fallen.

هل تذكرانِ أخاكُما

هل تذكرانِ أخاكُما

يا صاحِبَيهِ كما يقول

يا صاحِبَيهِ كما يقول

Will you two remember your brother,

Do you remember your brother,

O his two companions, as he says,

O my two friends, as he says,

وتؤدّيان صلاتَه

وتؤدّيان صلاتَه

وسلامَهُ عند الرَّسُول

وسلامَهُ عند الرَّسُول

and convey his blessings

And perform his prayers

and his greetings of peace before the Messenger,

And greetings to the Messenger?

وتؤمّنانِ وتَدعُوا

وتؤمّنانِ وتَدعُوا

نِ لهُ مظنّاتِ القَبُول

نِ لهُ مظنّاتِ القَبُول

and say 'Amen' and pray

Do you say "Amen" and supplicate

for him where acceptance is hoped for?

For acceptance and response?

أَم تنسَيانِ فَرُبَّما

أَم تنسَيانِ فَرُبَّما

ذَهِلض الكثيرُ عن القَليل

ذَهِلض الكثيرُ عن القَليل

Or will you forget? For often

Or do you forget, as many

the many grow heedless of the few.

Forget the little for the much?

بل تذكران ورُبّما

بل تذكران ورُبّما

ذُكِرت لِساكِنها الطُّلول

ذُكِرت لِساكِنها الطُّلول

Rather, you will remember; and often

Rather, you remember, and perhaps

ruins are recalled to the one who dwelt there.

The one dwelling there is remembered.

لا زِلتُما ما دُمتُما

لا زِلتُما ما دُمتُما

للعِزِّ في ظِلٍّ ظليل

للعِزِّ في ظِلٍّ ظليل

May you always remain, as long as you live,

As long as you remain

in honor's deep, sheltering shade.

In the shade of glorious protection,

وجَمعتُما شرفَ الإيا

وجَمعتُما شرفَ الإيا

بِ إلى مَدى العُمرِ الطَّويل

بِ إلى مَدى العُمرِ الطَّويل

And may you unite the honor of homecoming

You have gathered the honor of devotion

with the full span of a long life.

For the length of your long lives.