1. My body lies confined within the grave
While my heart stands still with shock and grief

2. And my eyes, whenever you are recalled
Stream with the blood of a wounded heart

3. One feast has passed and then another, grand
While you lie under earth and tile

4. In neither do I see the lovely face of al-Nadirah
Oh, how I long for that graceful, beautiful face

5. al-Nadirah who was my companion and love
al-Nadirah who was my life and soul

6. al-Nadirah who left my heart heavy
With a sadness that will not dispel until I join you in the grave

7. Never was there anyone like al-Nadirah
In her intelligence, wisdom and eloquence

8. Her shyness, her excellent manners and handwriting
Unique, rare, and lucid speech

9. She studied jurisprudence, grammar
And the true hadiths about the Prophet

10. And how she examined the histories of people
Gaining the wisdom of the sincere adviser

11. al-Nadirah has passed away and gone
But she is remembered with sincere praise

12. She is recorded by the transmitters of the Master of Mankind
So excellent is the memory and eulogy of her

13. If she has gone ahead while we remain
For a while in our turbulent time

14. We will follow in her path, hoping
For the Lord's forgiveness and clemency