وبالجبلِand in the mountain الأمينtrustworthy يمينُright hand ربيmy Lord
وبالجبلِ الأمين يمينُ ربي
قدindeed أودعهdeposited it بهin it الروحُthe Spirit الأمينُtrustworthy
قد أودعه به الروحُ الأمينُ
And in the trustworthy mountain lay my Lord's right hand;
By the faithful mountain my Lord's oath
The trustworthy Spirit had deposited it there,
In which He entrusted the faithful soul
إلىuntil أنthat جاءcame إبراهيمAbraham يبنيto build
إلى أن جاء إبراهيم يبني
مكانsite البيتِthe House ناداهcalled to him الأمينthe trustworthy one
مكان البيتِ ناداه الأمين
Until Abraham came to build
Until Abraham came to build
At the House's site; the trustworthy one called to him:
The House where the Faithful called
لديّin my keeping وديعةٌa deposit حُبستْwas held زماناًfor a time
لديّ وديعةٌ حُبستْ زماناً
مطهَّرةٌpurified يقالُit is said لهاto it اليمينُthe right hand
مطهَّرةٌ يقالُ لها اليمينُ
In my keeping is a deposit, held for a time,
I have with me a trust that was hidden for ages
Purified, and called the right hand.
Called the right hand, pure and clean
فخذهاso take it ياO خليلَintimate friend اللهGod تربحْyou will profit
فخذها يا خليلَ الله تربحْ
فهذاfor this السوقُthe market والثمنand the price الثمينُprecious
فهذا السوقُ والثمن الثمينُ
So take it, O friend of God, and you will profit;
Take it, O Friend of God, and profit
For this is the market and the precious price.
For this is the market and the precious price
وكبِّرand proclaim God's greatness واستلمand touch the stone واسجدْand prostrate yourself وفبِّلand kiss (probable reading)
وكبِّر واستلم واسجدْ وفبِّل
ليشرقَso that it may shine عنfrom سجدتِكyour prostration الجبينُthe brow
ليشرقَ عن سجدتِك الجبينُ
And proclaim God's greatness, touch it, prostrate yourself, and kiss it,
Glorify, receive, bow down and kiss
So that your brow may shine from your prostration.
So your forehead shines from your prostration
وقلand say هذيthis اليمينُthe right hand يمينُright hand ربيmy Lord
وقل هذي اليمينُ يمينُ ربي
وإنيand indeed I am الوالهthe love-distraught one الدَّنِفthe lovesick one الحزينُthe sorrowful one
وإني الواله الدَّنِف الحزينُ
And say: This right hand is my Lord's right hand,
And say this right hand is my Lord's oath
And I am love-distraught, lovesick, sorrowful.
And I am the humble, sorrowful servant
يناديhe calls منfrom طباقِthe tiers القربnearness عبديmy servant
ينادي من طباقِ القرب عبدي
أتاكhas come to you الجدُّgood fortune والعزُّand honor المكينfirmly established
أتاك الجدُّ والعزُّ المكين
He calls from the tiers of nearness: My servant,
Calling from the proximity of the grave, my servant
Good fortune and abiding honor have come to you.
Seriousness and honor have come to you
ولبتكand answered your call المشاعرُthe sacred sites والمساعيand the paths of striving
ولبتك المشاعرُ والمساعي
وقالand spoke بفضلِكof your merit البلدthe city الأمينsecure
وقال بفضلِك البلد الأمين
And the sacred sites and paths of striving have answered your call,
And the holy places and efforts inclined to you
And the secure city proclaimed your merit.
And the faithful city said, by your grace
ألاlo أيهاO الحجرُthe stone المعلَّىexalted
ألا أيها الحجرُ المعلَّى
تغيَّرَhas changed وجهُكَyour face الغضُّfresh المصونprotected
تغيَّرَ وجهُكَ الغضُّ المصون
Lo, O exalted stone,
O exalted stone
Your fresh, protected face has changed.
Your smooth, preserved face has changed
سوادُكyour blackness منfrom سويداthe dark core كلِّevery قلبٍheart
سوادُك من سويدا كلِّ قلبٍ
ويبسكand your dryness منfrom قساوتهاits hardness يكونis
ويبسك من قساوتها يكون
Your blackness comes from the dark core of every heart,
Your blackness from the blackness of every heart
And your dryness comes from its hardness.
And your dryness from its hardness comes
يهونmeans little عليَّto me فيكfor your sake سوادُthe blackness عينيmy eye
يهون عليَّ فيك سوادُ عيني
إذاwhen بخِلتْare miserly بأسودهاwith their black pupils العيونُthe eyes
إذا بخِلتْ بأسودها العيونُ
For your sake, the black of my eye means little to me,
The blackness of my eyes is easy for me in you
When eyes begrudge their black pupils.
When eyes are stingy with their blackness