عُوجيturn aside عَلَيَّtoward me فَسَلِّميthen greet جَبرُJabr
عُوجي عَلَيَّ فَسَلِّمي جَبرُ
فيمَwhy الصُدودُthe shunning وَأَنتُمُwhile you are سَفرُtravelers
فيمَ الصُدودُ وَأَنتُمُ سَفرُ
Turn toward me and greet me, Jabr.
Turn to me, so I may bid farewell, Jabr,
Why this shunning, when you are travelers?
Why the rejection when you're about to depart?
ماnot نَلتَقيwe meet إِلّاexcept ثَلاثَthree مِنىًMina
ما نَلتَقي إِلّا ثَلاثَ مِنىً
حَتّىuntil يُفَرِّقَseparates بَينَناbetween us النَفرُthe departure
حَتّى يُفَرِّقَ بَينَنا النَفرُ
We meet only for three days at Mina,
We only meet for three days
Until the departure separates us.
Until we're separated by parting.
الحَولَthe year ثُمَّthen الشَهرَthe month يَتبَعُهُfollows it
الحَولَ ثُمَّ الشَهرَ يَتبَعُهُ
ماnot الدَهرُtime إِلّاexcept الحَولُthe year وَالشَهرُand the month
ما الدَهرُ إِلّا الحَولُ وَالشَهرُ
A year, then the month that follows it—
The year, then the month follows it.
Time is nothing but the year and the month.
Time is naught but the year and month.