1. Will my life be pleasant or my soul delighted
After the passing of Nudhair in Ramses?

2. A maiden, about sixteen years of age
Stricken with a strange illness of differing nature

3. Love and fever, then coughing, sneezing
And nosebleeds - who can endure five afflictions?

4. She had seen in her dreams repeatedly that she
Would depart this world for the Divine Presence

5. So her body weakened and she was content with what she saw
Of gardens, though life was full of despair

6. Never complaining or grumbling of distress
Nor mentioning what agony she bore of despair

7. She passed away on Monday after we had seen
The horn of gazelle dawn like the wild ox

8. The people prayed over her, praising
In a dark and dreary tomb of veils

9. The deeds that preceded her provide comfort
Greater than any human company

10. She went to a generous and pure Lord
Absolved of any blemish or impurity

11. Women have not born one similar to her
How can stars compare to the radiant sun?

12. The bloom of her cheeks' grace never ceased
Sacrificing night and day for the Merciful

13. A reciter of the Quran, repeating verses
Dividing time between contemplation and study

14. Bearing the traces of the Master of Mankind
Muhammad, sent to jinn and humankind

15. She studied in Egypt and Hejaz and dwelt
In Mecca, spending gold, not mere coins

16. She visited the Messenger of God, best of those who walked
The lanes of Taibah and studied its quarters

17. Praying over him at times, at other times
Whispering or reciting aloud

18. She possessed stunning beauty and eloquence
Clearer than the sun, more articulate than a storyteller

19. She was distinguished in grammar in her time
Writing with wondrous skill

20. You see her scorn for gardens in her attire
The garden never opened blossoms more beautiful

21. Than what her fingers adorned
With black fabric against brilliant silks

22. If the son of Muqla saw it, his jaw would drop
And bite his hand in amazement at her skill

23. The son of Hilal is not worth a fragment
Of Nudhair's triumph

24. She watered a garden where Nudhair blossomed
With soil from Al-Muzain and everflowing palms

25. The clouds of mercy continue to water it
In the present and future after the past