أَباO father of مَطَرٍMaṭar هَلُمَّcome إِلىto صَلاحٍṢalāḥ (place name)
أَبا مَطَرٍ هَلُمَّ إِلى صَلاحٍ
فَتَكفيكَthen will suffice you النَدامىdrinking companions مِنfrom قُريشِQuraysh
فَتَكفيكَ النَدامى مِن قُريشِ
O Abū Maṭar, come to Ṣalāḥ;
O Abu Matar, come to reconciliation
Then drinking companions from Quraysh will meet your needs.
Then the repentant ones of Quraysh will suffice you
وَتأمَنَand you will be safe وَسطَهُمin their midst وَتَعيشُand you will live فيهِمamong them
وَتأمَنَ وَسطَهُم وَتَعيشُ فيهِم
أَباO father of مَطَرٍMaṭar هُديتَmay you be guided بِخيرِto the best of عَيشِlife
أَبا مَطَرٍ هُديتَ بِخيرِ عَيشِ
And you will be safe in their midst and live among them.
And you will be safe among them and live with them
O Abū Maṭar, may you be guided to the best of lives.
O Abu Matar, you have been guided to the best life
وَتَسكُنُand you will dwell in بَلدَةًa town عَزَّتhas grown mighty لِقاحاًindependent of rulers
وَتَسكُنُ بَلدَةً عَزَّت لِقاحاً
وَتَأمَنُand you will be safe أَنthat يَزورُكvisits you رَبُّlord of جَيشِan army
وَتَأمَنُ أَن يَزورُك رَبُّ جَيشِ
And you will dwell in a town, mighty and independent,
And you will settle in a town whose dwellings stood proud
And be safe from a visit by the lord of an army.
And you will be safe from the invading army's lord