بَينَ الإِزارَينِ مِنَ المُحرِمِ

بَينَ الإِزارَينِ مِنَ المُحرِمِ

بَدليهُ عَقلِ الرَجُلِ المُسلِمِ

بَدليهُ عَقلِ الرَجُلِ المُسلِمِ

Between the two wraps of the pilgrim in ihram,

Between the two wraps of ihram

[Unclear opening word] the Muslim man's mind.

Is the intellect of a Muslim man

في قَدِّ غُصنِ البانِ لَكِنَّهُ

في قَدِّ غُصنِ البانِ لَكِنَّهُ

مِن طَيِّباتِ الشَجَرِ المُطعَمِ

مِن طَيِّباتِ الشَجَرِ المُطعَمِ

With the stature of a bān-tree branch, yet he

Like a twig of aloe wood

is among the delights of fruit-bearing trees.

Of sweet-scented grafted trees

مَرَّ إِلى الرُكنِ فَزاحَمتُهُ

مَرَّ إِلى الرُكنِ فَزاحَمتُهُ

فَالتَمَسَ الرُكنَ وَلَم يَلثِمِ

فَالتَمَسَ الرُكنَ وَلَم يَلثِمِ

He went toward the Corner, so I jostled him.

He passed by the corner so I pushed him

So he sought the Corner and did not kiss it.

He held onto the corner without kissing

وَفاتَ بِالسَبقِ إِلى زَمزَمٍ

وَفاتَ بِالسَبقِ إِلى زَمزَمٍ

وَكانَت اللَذاتُ في زَمزَمِ

وَكانَت اللَذاتُ في زَمزَمِ

And he went ahead to Zamzam,

He missed reaching Zamzam first

and the delights were in Zamzam.

Though its water was most delicious

شَرِبتُ فَضلَ الماءِ مِن بَعدِهِ

شَرِبتُ فَضلَ الماءِ مِن بَعدِهِ

فَلَستُ أَنسى طَعمَهُ في الفَمِ

فَلَستُ أَنسى طَعمَهُ في الفَمِ

I drank the water left over after him,

I drank the water left after him

so I do not forget its taste in my mouth.

Its taste in my mouth I'll never forget