هَذاthis مَقامُabode خَليلِintimate friend of اللَهGod شَيَّدهُhe built it
هَذا مَقامُ خَليلِ اللَه شَيَّدهُ
لِلمَكرُماتِfor noble deeds بِعونِwith the help of الواحدِthe One الصَمَدِthe Eternal Refuge
لِلمَكرُماتِ بِعونِ الواحدِ الصَمَدِ
This is the abode of God's friend, which he built
for noble deeds, with the help of the One, the Eternal Refuge.
مَغنىًan abode تَغَنَّتsang بِهِin it وُرقُgray doves الهَناjoy وَجَرىand flowed
مَغنىً تَغَنَّت بِهِ وُرقُ الهَنا وَجَرى
فيهِin it مَعينُflowing spring الصَّفاserenity رَيّاًquenching thirst لِكُلِّfor every صَدِthirsty one
فيهِ مَعينُ الصَّفا رَيّاً لِكُلِّ صَدِ
An abode where the gray doves of joy sang, and there flowed
within it the spring of serenity, to slake every thirsty one's thirst.
فَاِدخلso enter عَلىwith الرَحبِwelcome مَغناهُhis abode الفَسيحَspacious وَقُلand say
فَاِدخل عَلى الرَحبِ مَغناهُ الفَسيحَ وَقُل
نعمتَmay you live in bliss بِالمنزلِin the dwelling الأَهنىmost delightful إِلىuntil الأَبدِeternity
نعمتَ بِالمنزلِ الأَهنى إِلى الأَبدِ
So enter his spacious abode, warmly welcomed, and say:
May you live in bliss in the most delightful dwelling forever.
فَلاso may it not يَزَلcease بِكَthrough you يَزهوshine in splendor عامِراًinhabited أَبَداًforever
فَلا يَزَل بِكَ يَزهو عامِراً أَبَداً
أَرِّخrecord the date وَأَنتَwhile you are مَدىthroughout الأَيّامِthe days فيin رَغدِease and plenty
أَرِّخ وَأَنتَ مَدى الأَيّامِ في رَغدِ
So may it ever shine with your presence, remaining inhabited forever.
Record the date, while you live all your days in ease and plenty.