بلغتyou attained المنىthe wishes وحللتand you alighted in الحرَمthe Sacred Precinct
بلغت المنى وحللت الحرَم
فعادso returned شبابكyour youth بعدafter الهرَمold age
فعاد شبابك بعد الهرَم
You have attained your wishes and alighted in the Sacred Precinct.
I have attained my goal and performed the sacred rites,
So your youth has returned after old age.
So your youth has returned after old age.
فأهلاًso hail بمكةًto Mecca اهلاًhail بهاto her
فأهلاً بمكةً اهلاً بها
وشكراًand thanks لمنto the one whom شكرُهthanking him يلتزمis obligatory
وشكراً لمن شكرُه يلتزم
So hail to Mecca—hail to her,
Welcome, o Mecca, a thousand welcomes to you,
and thanks to him whom we are bound to thank:
And thanks to the one whose gratitude is binding.
نبيّa Prophet شفاعتهhis intercession عصمةa safeguard
نبيّ شفاعته عصمة
فيومso on the Day التّنادىof Calling بهin him يعتصمone seeks refuge
فيوم التّنادى به يعتصم
a Prophet whose intercession is a safeguard;
The Prophet whose intercession is protection,
so on the Day of Calling, refuge is sought in him.
On the day of mutual calls, in him we seek refuge.
عسىmay أنthat تُجابbe answered لناfor us دعوةa prayer
عسى أن تُجاب لنا دعوة
لديهin his presence فنكفىso we may be spared بهاthrough it ماwhat أهمcaused distress
لديه فنكفى بها ما أهم
May a prayer of ours be answered
May our prayer be answered for us,
in his presence, so that through it we may be spared what has troubled us.
With it we will suffice for whatever worries us.
ويرعىand may he honor لزوّارهfor his visitors فيon غدٍthe morrow
ويرعى لزوّاره في غدٍ
ذماماًa bond of protection فماfor he has not زالceased يرعىto honor الذَممbonds of protection
ذماماً فما زال يرعى الذَمم
And may he honor, for his visitors on the morrow,
And he watches over his visitors tomorrow,
a bond of protection, for he has always honored such bonds.
He still protects those under his responsibility.
عليهupon him السلامpeace وطوبىand blessedness لمنfor whoever
عليه السلام وطوبى لمن
المَّvisited بتربتهat his tomb فاستلمand touched it reverently
المَّ بتربته فاستلم
Peace be upon him, and blessed is whoever
Peace be upon him, and blessed is he who
has visited his tomb and touched it reverently.
Touched his grave’s soil and received it.
أخيmy brother كمhow often نتابعwe follow أهواءناour passions
أخي كم نتابع أهواءنا
ونخبِطand we blunder عشواءهاtheir blind she-camel فيin الظُّلمthe darkness
ونخبِط عشواءها في الظُّلم
My brother, how often we follow our passions
My brother, how much we follow our whims,
and blunder like their blind she-camel in the darkness.
And grope blindly in the darkness.
رويدكtake it slowly جرتyou have strayed فعجso turn back واقتصدand be moderate
رويدك جرت فعج واقتصد
أمامكbefore you نهجُthe clear course الطريقof the road الأعمcommon to all
أمامك نهجُ الطريق الأعم
Slow down: you have strayed; turn back and take a moderate course.
Slow down, you have strayed, be moderate
Before you lies the clear course of the road open to all.
The path ahead of you is the clearest path.
وتُبand repent قبلbefore عضِّbiting بنانِthe fingertips الأسىof grief
وتُب قبل عضِّ بنانِ الأسى
ومنand from قبلbefore قرعكyour gnashing سنّthe tooth الندمof remorse
ومن قبل قرعك سنّ الندم
And repent before you bite the fingertips of grief,
Repent before the teeth of sorrow bite you
and before you gnash the tooth of remorse.
And before the knock of regret makes you old.
وقلand say ربّLord هبgrant رحمةًmercy فيon غدthe morrow
وقل ربّ هب رحمةً في غد
لعبدِto a servant بسيماwith the mark of العُصاةthe disobedient اتسمwas marked
لعبدِ بسيما العُصاة اتسم
And say: Lord, grant mercy on the morrow
And say “My Lord grant me mercy tomorrow
to a servant marked with the mark of the disobedient,
For a servant, especially the disobedient ones be kind.”
جرىhe ran فيin ميادينthe arenas of عصيانهhis disobedience
جرى في ميادين عصيانه
مسيئاًdoing wrong ودانand professed belief بكفرin ingratitude for النّعمblessings
مسيئاً ودان بكفر النّعم
who ran through the arenas of his disobedience,
He sinned in the battlefields of disobedience,
doing wrong, and made ingratitude for blessings his creed.
Doing wrong and denied the blessings.
فياso O ربَّLord صفحكYour pardon عماfor what جنىhe committed
فيا ربَّ صفحك عما جنى
وياربand O Lord عفوكYour forgiveness عناfor us اجترمhe has sinned
ويارب عفوك عنا اجترم
So, O Lord, grant Your pardon for what he has done,
So my Lord overlook what he has harvested
and, O Lord, grant us Your forgiveness—he has sinned.
And my Lord pardon us for what we have sown.