كَساhe clothed الحَرَمينِthe Two Sanctuaries لبسَةَthe garb of عَبدʿAbd (servant of) شَمسٍShams (the sun)
كَسا الحَرَمينِ لبسَةَ عَبد شَمسٍ
وَهاشمَand Hāshim غُرَّتيthe twin glories of نَسلِthe offspring of الخَليلِthe Friend (Abraham)
وَهاشمَ غُرَّتي نَسلِ الخَليلِ
He clothed the Two Sanctuaries in the garb of ʿAbd Shams
and Hāshim, twin glories of the Friend’s line.
وَلِلبَلَدِand for the city الأَمينِsecure أَجدَّhe renewed أَمناًsecurity
وَلِلبَلَدِ الأَمينِ أَجدَّ أَمناً
تَكَنَّفَencompassed مِثلهُits like جَدَثَthe tomb of الرّسولِthe Messenger
تَكَنَّفَ مِثلهُ جَدَثَ الرّسولِ
And for the secure city he renewed security,
whose like encompassed the Messenger’s tomb.
عَشيتُمyou were blind ياO وُلاةَholders of الأَمرِauthority عَمّاto what
عَشيتُم يا وُلاةَ الأَمرِ عَمّا
أُتيحَwas granted لَهُto him مِنَof الأَثرِachievement الجَميلِnoble
أُتيحَ لَهُ مِنَ الأَثرِ الجَميلِ
You were blind, O holders of authority, to what
was granted him of noble achievement.
وَطارَand he flew لَهاto it وَأَشفَقتُمwhile you feared فَشدَّthen he tightened الthe
وَطارَ لَها وَأَشفَقتُم فَشدَّ ال
يَدينِtwo hands عَلىupon عُرىthe bonds of المَجدِglory الأَثيلِdeep-rooted
يَدينِ عَلى عُرى المَجدِ الأَثيلِ
And he flew to it while you feared, then closed his
two hands upon the bonds of deep-rooted glory.
بُيوتٌhouses بِالحِجازِin the Hijaz مُقدَّساتsacred
بُيوتٌ بِالحِجازِ مُقدَّسات
رَماهاstruck them الدَّهْرُTime بِالخَطبِwith calamity الجَليلِgrievous
رَماها الدَّهْرُ بِالخَطبِ الجَليلِ
Sacred houses in the Hijaz—
Time struck them with grievous calamity.
وَكانَand it had أذَالَهُنَّabased them فَصابَthen he rained down صَوناًprotection
وَكانَ أذَالَهُنَّ فَصابَ صَوناً
لِمَنfor whoever آوَتْهُthey sheltered him مِنamong وَلَدِthe offspring of البَتولِal-Batūl (the Chaste One)
لِمَن آوَتْهُ مِن وَلَدِ البَتولِ
And it had abased them; then he rained down protection
for those they sheltered among al-Batūl’s descendants.
مَآثِرُnoble deeds باقِياتٍenduring يَومَon the day when يَجنيreaps الthe
مَآثِرُ باقِياتٍ يَومَ يَجني ال
مَقالwords يَداهhis two hands مِنfrom ريفٍplenty وَنيلِand bounty
مَقال يَداه مِن ريفٍ وَنيلِ
Noble deeds that endure, on the day when
his two hands reap words from plenty and bounty.
بَرودُcool الصّفحِin pardon مُلتَهِبِablaze الحَواشيat the edges
بَرودُ الصّفحِ مُلتَهِبِ الحَواشي
مَهيبُfearsome البَطشِin assault فَرّاسُkeenly discerning الدّخولِhidden motives
مَهيبُ البَطشِ فَرّاسُ الدّخولِ
Cool in pardon, ablaze at the edges,
fearsome in assault, keen at discerning hidden motives.