علىupon مَنthe one who ثوىsettled أرضَthe land of الحجازِthe Hijaz تحيّةٌa greeting
على مَن ثوى أرضَ الحجازِ تحيّةٌ
فليسfor there is no إلىto غيرanything other than السّلامpeace سبيلُa way
فليس إلى غير السّلام سبيلُ
A greeting to the one who has settled in the land of the Hijaz,
Greetings to the one who found refuge in the land of Hejaz
for there is no recourse but a greeting of peace.
For there is no path to peace but salutation
ولاand may not زالcease مُنْهَلٌّa pouring shower منof الوَدْقِrain هاملٌflowing freely
ولا زال مُنْهَلٌّ من الوَدْقِ هاملٌ
تُجرَّرُare dragged منهfrom it فيacross رباهhis hills ذيولُskirts
تُجرَّرُ منه في رباه ذيولُ
And may a streaming shower of rain never cease,
And a spring of affection still flows, fully carrying
its skirts trailing across his hills.
Tails dragged in its pasture
ولاand may not ظَفِرتْgain mastery أيديthe hands of الخطوبِcalamities بربْعِهover his dwelling
ولا ظَفِرتْ أيدي الخطوبِ بربْعِه
ولاand may not أبصرتْهbehold him العينُthe eye وهوwhile he is هطولُstreaming with tears
ولا أبصرتْه العينُ وهو هطولُ
May the hands of calamity never seize his dwelling,
Nor have the hands of calamities seized its meadows
nor may any eye behold him with tears pouring.
Nor has an eye seen it overflowing
أُحِبُّI love مناخاًa camping place بالحجازin the Hijaz تعاصفتْblew in gusts
أُحِبُّ مناخاً بالحجاز تعاصفتْ
إليناtoward us بريّاهwith its fragrance صَباًan east wind وشَمولُand a north wind
إلينا بريّاه صَباً وشَمولُ
I love a camping place in the Hijaz; winds have blown in gusts,
I love the Hejaz climate when
east and north, bearing its fragrance toward us.
Its winds blow to us, youthful and inclusion
كأنّيas though I وقدand already فارقتْهI parted from him منfrom صبابةٍardent longing
كأنّي وقد فارقتْه من صبابةٍ
وإنand although كنتُI am فيin حكمِthe judgment of الصّحاحthe healthy عليلُill
وإن كنتُ في حكمِ الصّحاح عليلُ
I seem, since I parted from him, through longing—
It's as if after leaving it since my youth
though counted among the healthy—to be ill.
Although I'm in perfect health, I'm sick
وماand not ذاكthat منfrom حبّlove of الدّيارthe dwellings وإنّماbut rather
وما ذاك من حبّ الدّيار وإنّما
خليليَmy dear companion منهاamong them حيثwhere حلّsettled خليلُa dear companion
خليليَ منها حيث حلّ خليلُ
This is not from love of the dwellings; rather,
And this is not out of love for the homes, but
the one dear to me among them is where a dear friend dwells.
My friend settled there where the friend (of God) settled
قليلٌlittle لمنfor the one فيin الجِزْعِthe valley bend أنّيthat I منحتهُgave him
قليلٌ لمن في الجِزْعِ أنّي منحتهُ
غراميmy passionate love وهلand is there بعدafter الفراقseparation قليلُanything little
غرامي وهل بعد الفراق قليلُ
Little is my gift to the one at the valley bend:
Little it is for one in sadness that I gave him
my passionate love—yet after parting, is anything little?
My love, and after separation, is there little?
ووجديand my longing بهfor him مُستودَعٌstored away لاnot يبثّهreveals it
ووجدي به مُستودَعٌ لا يبثّه
حديثٌspeech ولاnor يَفْرِيsevers قواهits strands عذولُa reprover
حديثٌ ولا يَفْرِي قواه عذولُ
And my longing for him is stored away; no
And my passion found in him a repository that does not dissipate it
speech reveals it, nor does a reprover sever its strands.
A talk, nor does the strength of his integrity diminish
وسمعُand the hearing of سوائيothers than me فيهconcerning him للّومto reproach سامعٌlistening
وسمعُ سوائي فيه للّوم سامعٌ
وألْبابُand the minds of غيريothers than me فيin هواهlove for him مُحولُbarren
وألْبابُ غيري في هواه مُحولُ
And ears other than mine heed reproach concerning him,
And my hearing is for blame, a hearing aid
and others' minds are barren of love for him.
And the minds of others in his love transformed