قَسماًI swear بِتَعريفِby the standing at Arafat الحَجيجِthe pilgrims وَليلةِand the night of الthe
قَسماً بِتَعريفِ الحَجيجِ وَليلةِ ال
مَسعىMas‘a, the ritual running course وأيّامِand the days of الحَطيمِal-Hatim وَزمزمِand Zamzam
مَسعى وأيّامِ الحَطيمِ وَزمزمِ
I swear by the pilgrims’ standing at Arafat, and the night of the
I swear by the rituals of Hajj, the night of Masa,
Mas‘a, and the days of al-Hatim and Zamzam;
The days at Mina, Zamzam's water divine,
والرَّميand the casting of stones بالجَمراتِat the Jamarat والتَّشريقِand the Tashriq rites بالat the
والرَّمي بالجَمراتِ والتَّشريقِ بال
بَيتِHouse العَتيقِancient وَكُلِّand every أَشعثَdisheveled مُحرمِpilgrim in ihram
بَيتِ العَتيقِ وَكُلِّ أَشعثَ مُحرمِ
And by stoning at the Jamarat, and Tashriq at the
The stoning of Jamarat, circling the Ancient House,
Ancient House, and every disheveled pilgrim in ihram;
And every pilgrim in Ihram's garb so fine.
وَبسعيand by the striving of إخوانِbrethren of الصَّفاءpurity علىupon الصَّفاal-Safa
وَبسعي إخوانِ الصَّفاء على الصَّفا
وَبماand by what أُريقَwas shed علىupon الُمحصبal-Muhassab منof دَمِblood
وَبما أُريقَ على الُمحصب من دَمِ
And by the striving of the brethren of purity upon al-Safa,
By the endeavors at Safa and Marwa's hills,
And by the blood shed upon al-Muhassab:
And the blood spilled on Muhassab's mount.
لاnever حُلتُI turned away عنfrom حُبِّيmy love لكُمfor you وَبحُبِّكمand with love for you
لا حُلتُ عن حُبِّي لكُم وَبحُبِّكم
تَلقىwill meet الإلَهَGod حُشاشَتيmy last remnant of life بلnay أَعظُميmy bones
تَلقى الإلَهَ حُشاشَتي بل أَعظُمي
Never shall I turn from my love for you; and with love for you
I'll never desist from my love for you all,
My last remnant of life shall meet God—nay, my very bones.
With your love, to God my soul I'll recount.
هذاthis وَقَلبيand my heart ماnot غضداunclear; probably 'became' عنwith regard to شخصِكُمyour form
هذا وَقَلبي ما غضدا عن شخصِكُم
صفِراًempty ولاnor حبِّيmy love لَكُمُfor you بِمُحرمِforbidden
صفِراً ولا حبِّي لَكُمُ بِمُحرمِ
Even so, my heart, as regards your form, has never [become]
My heart hasn't wavered from you, not one bit,
empty; nor is my love for you forbidden.
Nor has my love for you been infringed one whit.
وإذاand when ابتسامُthe smile of البرقِlightning حركَstirred ساكِناًsomething still
وإذا ابتسامُ البرقِ حركَ ساكِناً
فيin القَلبِthe heart حُركتُمyou were stirred بكُلِّby every تَبَّسُمِsmile
في القَلبِ حُركتُم بكُلِّ تَبَّسُمِ
And when lightning’s smile stirs something still
When lightning's smile stirs the dormant heart,
Within the heart, you are stirred by every smile.
You stir it constantly with your every smile and wit.