تَنَبَّأَprophesied فيكَconcerning you قَلبيmy heart فَاِستَرابَتso doubted
تَنَبَّأَ فيكَ قَلبي فَاِستَرابَت
بِهِabout it قَومٌa people وَعَمَّهُمُand engulfed them الضَلالُerror
بِهِ قَومٌ وَعَمَّهُمُ الضَلالُ
My heart prophesied of you, but was doubted
By a people whom error engulfed.
وَصَدَّهُمُand prevented them الهَوىpassion أَنfrom يُؤمِنواbelieving بيin me
وَصَدَّهُمُ الهَوى أَن يُؤمِنوا بي
وَقالواand they said إِنَّindeed مُعجِزَهُhis miracle مُحالُimpossible
وَقالوا إِنَّ مُعجِزَهُ مُحالُ
Passion kept them from believing in me,
And they said, 'His miracle is impossible.'
فَمُذbut once سَلَّمتَyou greeted سَلَّمَتِyielded البَراياall creation
فَمُذ سَلَّمتَ سَلَّمَتِ البَرايا
إِلَيَّto me وَقيلَand it was said كَلَّمَهُspoke to him الغَزالُthe gazelle
إِلَيَّ وَقيلَ كَلَّمَهُ الغَزالُ
But once you greeted me, all creation yielded
To me, and it was said, 'The gazelle spoke to him.'