أُلبستُI was clothed منfrom هوىlonging ذاتيmy own self خِرقةa cloak الخَضَرal-Khidr
أُلبستُ من هوى ذاتي خِرقة الخَضَر
ماwhat lies بينbetween زمزمZamzam والركنينand the two corners والحجرِand the Stone
ما بين زمزم والركنين والحجرِ
I was clothed, out of my own longing, in al-Khidr’s cloak,
I am clad in a cloak of my own passion
Between Zamzam, the two corners, and the Stone,
Between Zamzam, the Cornerstone, and the Black Stone
علىon condition of التزيُّنadorning oneself بالمرضيِّwith what is approved منof صفةٍa quality
على التزيُّن بالمرضيِّ من صفةٍ
محمودةٍpraiseworthy بينamong أهلthe people الشَّرعِsacred law والنظرand reflection
محمودةٍ بين أهل الشَّرعِ والنظر
On condition of adorning myself with an approved quality,
Adorning myself with that which pleases
Praiseworthy among the people of sacred law and reflection.
Praiseworthy among scholars of law and reason
ولاand not تزالceases معwith الأنفاسِthe breaths قائمةًsubsisting
ولا تزال مع الأنفاسِ قائمةً
بهthrough it إلىuntil منتهىthe end الأوقاتِthe times والعُمرِand life
به إلى منتهى الأوقاتِ والعُمرِ
And with every breath it continues to subsist
It remains with every breath I take
Through it, until the end of time and life.
Until the end of time and life
وماand whatever تحللهاpermeates it منof سيءٍevil فلناthen we have
وما تحللها من سيءٍ فلنا
عليهconcerning it شرطa stipulation صحيحsound جاءcame فيin الخبرthe transmitted report
عليه شرط صحيح جاء في الخبر
And whatever evil permeates it, we have
Whatever evil it brings, we have
Concerning it a sound stipulation set forth in the transmitted report.
A valid stipulation from the Prophet's decree