وَلَمَّا بَلَغْنَ العِيسَ سَفْحَ مُفَرَّح

وَلَمَّا بَلَغْنَ العِيسَ سَفْحَ مُفَرَّح

وَأبْدَيْنَ مَا أجْفَيْنَ منْ شِدَّةِ الحُبّ

وَأبْدَيْنَ مَا أجْفَيْنَ منْ شِدَّةِ الحُبّ

And when the white camels reached the foot of Mufarrah,

When we reached the slope of Eesa in joy

and revealed the fierce love they had held at bay,

And revealed what we had concealed of intense love

وَلاَحَ سَنَا دَارِ الحَبِيبِ وَأعْجَلَتْ

وَلاَحَ سَنَا دَارِ الحَبِيبِ وَأعْجَلَتْ

بِنَا العِيسُ كيْ تُدْني الحبيبَ من الرَّكْبِ

بِنَا العِيسُ كيْ تُدْني الحبيبَ من الرَّكْبِ

and the radiance of the beloved's dwelling shone, and onward sped

And the residence of the beloved appeared, hastening

the white camels bearing us, to bring the beloved near the caravan,

Eesa to bring the beloved closer to the caravan

فَرَشْتُ لَهَا خَدّي وِطَاءً على الثرى

فَرَشْتُ لَهَا خَدّي وِطَاءً على الثرى

وَأغْنَيْتُهَا بِالدمع عَنْ وَاكِفِ السُّحْبِ

وَأغْنَيْتُهَا بِالدمع عَنْ وَاكِفِ السُّحْبِ

I spread my cheek for them as bedding on the earth,

I laid my cheek as a rug on the ground for her

and with my tears spared them the need for the clouds' falling rain.

And with tears I quenched her thirst instead of rainclouds

وَلَمْ أعْطِ إلا كُلَّ مَا مَلَكَتْ يَدِي

وَلَمْ أعْطِ إلا كُلَّ مَا مَلَكَتْ يَدِي

وَرْوحِي لِحَادِيهَا المُبَشِّرِ بِالْقُرْبِ

وَرْوحِي لِحَادِيهَا المُبَشِّرِ بِالْقُرْبِ

And I gave nothing but all that my hand possessed,

I gave nothing but all that my hand possessed

and my soul, to their camel-driver who brought glad tidings of nearness.

And my soul to her harbinger of proximity

وَمَزَّقْتُ قَلْبِي لِلْوُفُودِ كَرَامَةً

وَمَزَّقْتُ قَلْبِي لِلْوُفُودِ كَرَامَةً

وَقُلْتُ لِهَذَا اليوم صُنْتُكَ يَا قَلْبِي

وَقُلْتُ لِهَذَا اليوم صُنْتُكَ يَا قَلْبِي

And I tore my heart apart in honor of the visitors,

I tore my heart to pieces for the guests in generosity

and said, 'For this day I kept you safe, O my heart.'

And I said to this day - I protected you, O my heart!