أحمدAhmad السقافal-Saqqaf أبشرrejoice لاnot نخافwe fear
أحمد السقاف أبشر لا نخاف
واغنمand reap الألطافgracious favors فيin ذاكthat المطافthe circumambulation site
واغنم الألطاف في ذاك المطاف
Ahmad al-Saqqaf, rejoice: we do not fear.
Ahmad al-Saqaf, rejoice, do not fear
And reap gracious favors at that place of circumambulation.
And gain kindness in that place
والتزمand cling للبيتto the House واحرمand enter ihram واحترمand show reverence
والتزم للبيت واحرم واحترم
والثمand kiss الركنthe Corner وكنand be ذاpossessing قلبa heart صافpure
والثم الركن وكن ذا قلب صاف
And cling to the House, enter the sacred state of pilgrimage, and show reverence.
And adhere to the house, and sanctify and respect it
And kiss the Corner, and be pure of heart.
And cling to the corner and be of a pure heart
والزمand hold fast to البيضاthe white النقيهthe pure ملةfaith المصطفىthe Chosen One
والزم البيضا النقيه ملة المصطفى
المختارthe Elect واحذرand beware of الإنحرافdeviation
المختار واحذر الإنحراف
And hold fast to the white, pure faith of the Chosen One,
And hold fast to the white, pure religion of Mustafa
The Elect, and beware of straying.
The chosen one, and beware deviation
ملةa faith ماnot مثلهاits equal فيin حسنهاits beauty
ملة ما مثلها في حسنها
كلall منwho يمشيwalk عليهاupon it لاnot يخافfear
كل من يمشي عليها لا يخاف
A faith without equal in its beauty;
A religion that has no equal in its goodness
All who walk upon it have no fear.
All who walk upon it have no fear
ملةa faith فيهاin it السلامةsafety والهناand bliss
ملة فيها السلامة والهنا
غيرهاother than it فيهاin it البلاياafflictions والحرافand hardship (uncertain sense)
غيرها فيها البلايا والحراف
A faith wherein lie safety and bliss;
A religion in which there is salvation and bliss
Other faiths contain afflictions and hardship.
Others have in them calamities and deviation
خيرbest هدىguidance فيamong البراياcreated beings هديهhis guidance
خير هدى في البرايا هديه
سيدmaster الساداتthe masters منfrom آلthe house of منافManaf
سيد السادات من آل مناف
The best guidance among creation is his guidance—
The best guidance in the wilderness is his guidance
The master of masters, from the house of Manaf.
The master of masters from the family of Manaf
فعسىso may ليfor me منهfrom him قسمa portion وافرabundant
فعسى لي منه قسم وافر
وكتبand be written ليfor me حينwhen يقسمis apportioned سهمa share وافfull
وكتب لي حين يقسم سهم واف
So may a generous portion from him be mine,
May I have from him an ample share
And may a full share be written for me when it is apportioned.
And may he decree for me, when dividing, a full portion
ربLord وفقناgrant us success وسددناand guide us aright لهto it
رب وفقنا وسددنا له
واكفناand protect us ياربناO our Lord شرthe evil of العوافcalamities (uncertain sense)
واكفنا ياربنا شر العواف
Lord, grant us success and guide us aright to it,
Lord, guide us and make us steadfast to him
And protect us, O our Lord, from the evil of calamities.
And protect us, our Lord, from the evil of violent storms