قَد عَرَفنا الخيراتِ في عَرَفاتِ

قَد عَرَفنا الخيراتِ في عَرَفاتِ

وضُمِنّا من سائرِ الآفات

وضُمِنّا من سائرِ الآفات

We came to know blessings at ʿArafāt,

We have indeed known blessings at Arafat,

and were safeguarded from every affliction.

and were assured safety from every affliction.

وظَفرنا بما أردنا وفُزنا

وظَفرنا بما أردنا وفُزنا

بعُلى القُصور والغُرُفاتِ

بعُلى القُصور والغُرُفاتِ

We attained what we desired and won

And we gained what we desired, and won

the heights of palaces and lofty chambers.

the heights of palaces and upper chambers.

وازدَلَفنا لربّنا وجَمَعنا

وازدَلَفنا لربّنا وجَمَعنا

كلَّ خيرٍ بجمعِ مُزدلفاتِ

كلَّ خيرٍ بجمعِ مُزدلفاتِ

We drew near to our Lord, and gathered

And we drew near to our Lord and gathered

every blessing at Jamʿ through acts of drawing near.

every blessing at Jamʿ, in Muzdalifah.

ولدى المشعَرِ الحرامِ شَعَرنا

ولدى المشعَرِ الحرامِ شَعَرنا

بقبول الأعمالِ والدعواتِ

بقبول الأعمالِ والدعواتِ

At the Sacred Monument we sensed

And at al-Mashʿar al-Haram we sensed

the acceptance of our deeds and prayers.

the acceptance of our deeds and supplications.

وأرَتنا المنى منىً ولدى الخي

وأرَتنا المنى منىً ولدى الخي

فِ أمنّا من سائرِ الخوفاتِ

فِ أمنّا من سائرِ الخوفاتِ

Mina showed us our wishes; and at al-Khay-

And our wishes showed us Mina; and at al-Khayf

-f we were safe from every fear.

we were safe from every fear.

ورَمَينا الجمارَ نُطفي جمارَ الذ

ورَمَينا الجمارَ نُطفي جمارَ الذ

نبِ فاعجب للضدِّ في الجمَراتِ

نبِ فاعجب للضدِّ في الجمَراتِ

We stoned the Jamarāt, extinguishing the embers of si-

And we cast the pebbles, quenching the embers of

-n—marvel at the antithesis in the Jamarāt!

sin—marvel at the contrast in the pebbles!

وحَلَقنا فحَلَّقَت حولنا كَم

وحَلَقنا فحَلَّقَت حولنا كَم

حلقاتٍ من أضرُبِ الخيراتِ

حلقاتٍ من أضرُبِ الخيراتِ

We shaved our heads; then there circled around us—how many

And we shaved our heads; then around us circled so many

circles of manifold blessings!

rings of diverse blessings.

ثمّ طُفنا إفاضةً حول بيتِ اللَه

ثمّ طُفنا إفاضةً حول بيتِ اللَه

جلّ سبعاً من الطوفاتِ

جلّ سبعاً من الطوفاتِ

Then we performed the ṭawāf of Ifāḍah around the House of God,

Then we performed the Ifadah circumambulation around God's House—

exalted is He—seven rounds of circumambulation.

exalted is He—seven circuits in all.

ورَكَعنا خلفَ المقامِ فيا حُسنَ

ورَكَعنا خلفَ المقامِ فيا حُسنَ

الركوعِ هناك والسجدات

الركوعِ هناك والسجدات

We bowed behind the Station—oh, how beautiful

And we bowed behind the Station—how beautiful

the bowing there, and the prostrations!

the bowing there, and the prostrations!

ورَجَعنا إلى منىً لتَمامِ

ورَجَعنا إلى منىً لتَمامِ

الأمنياتِ هناك والنَياتِ

الأمنياتِ هناك والنَياتِ

We returned to Mina to bring to fulfillment

And we returned to Mina for the fulfillment

the wishes there, and the intentions.

of wishes and intentions there.

منزِلٌ لحماهُ تجتمعُ الأركا

منزِلٌ لحماهُ تجتمعُ الأركا

بُ طرّاً من سائر الساحات

بُ طرّاً من سائر الساحات

A dwelling at whose sacred precinct gather the carav-

A dwelling to whose sanctuary the caravans come together,

-ans, one and all, from every quarter.

all of them, from every region.

قد زها وازدهى فليس له

قد زها وازدهى فليس له

شبهٌ وما إن لحُسنهِ من موات

شبهٌ وما إن لحُسنهِ من موات

It shone and grew resplendent, and has no

It has shone and grown resplendent; it has

peer; nor can its beauty ever fade.

no equal, nor any match for its beauty.

وتشابهت السماءُ مع الأر

وتشابهت السماءُ مع الأر

ض لديه في غاسق الظُلُمات

ض لديه في غاسق الظُلُمات

The sky came to resemble the ear-

And the sky resembled the earth

-th there, in the pitch-black darkness:

there, in the depth of darkness:

فالسماءُ بِشُهبِها قد أضاءت

فالسماءُ بِشُهبِها قد أضاءت

والثرى بشموعها الزاهراتِ

والثرى بشموعها الزاهراتِ

for the sky shone with its shooting stars,

for the sky shone with its shooting stars,

and the earth with its radiant candles.

and the earth with its radiant candles.