ذَهَبتَyou went لِلقُدسِto Jerusalem بِاِجتِهادwith earnest effort
ذَهَبتَ لِلقُدسِ بِاِجتِهاد
تَجِدُّyou strive فيin السَيرِjourneying وَالذّهابِand travel
تَجِدُّ في السَيرِ وَالذّهابِ
You went to Jerusalem with earnest effort,
Striving in your journey and travel.
دَخَلتهُyou entered it زائِراًas a visitor إِلَيهِto it
دَخَلتهُ زائِراً إِلَيهِ
فَنِلتَso you gained قُرباًnearness مَعَwith اِقتِرابِdrawing near
فَنِلتَ قُرباً مَعَ اِقتِرابِ
You entered it as a visitor,
So you gained nearness as you drew near.
دَعوتَyou prayed فيهِin it دُعاءَa prayer خَيرgood
دَعوتَ فيهِ دُعاءَ خَير
لَيسَis not عَنِfrom اللَّهِGod فيin حِجابِa veil
لَيسَ عَنِ اللَّهِ في حِجابِ
There you offered a prayer for good,
Not veiled from God.
وَأُبتَand you returned مِنهُfrom it قَريرَgladdened عَينٍeye
وَأُبتَ مِنهُ قَريرَ عَينٍ
إِلىto دِمَشقَDamascus بِلاwithout اِرتِيابِdoubt
إِلى دِمَشقَ بِلا اِرتِيابِ
And you returned from it with gladdened eyes,
To Damascus, without a doubt.
فَاِرتَحتَso you rested فيهاin it وَدونَand without مَيْنfalsehood
فَاِرتَحتَ فيها وَدونَ مَيْن
نَسيتَyou forgot كَدحاًtoil لَدىupon الإِيابِreturning
نَسيتَ كَدحاً لَدى الإِيابِ
So you rested there and, in all truth,
Forgot your toil upon returning,
وَشِقّةًand hardship أَرّخواrecord the date وَكدّاًand exertion
وَشِقّةً أَرّخوا وَكدّاً
وَأُبتَand you returned بِالأجرِwith recompense وَالثّوابِand reward
وَأُبتَ بِالأجرِ وَالثّوابِ
And hardship and exertion—record the date:
And you returned with recompense and reward.