مزجmingled الإلهGod بتربwith the dust of هthis (first part)
مزج الإله بترب ه
ذاthis (completion) القبرthe grave ألطافاًgracious blessings عديدةmany
ذا القبر ألطافاً عديدة
May God mingle with the dust of this
God mixed with the soil of this grave many kindnesses
grave many gracious blessings,
And watered it from the spring of contentment
وسقاهand watered it منfrom مزنrain clouds الرضاfavor
وسقاه من مزن الرضا
سقياًa watering يروِّيquenches thirst مستفيدهits beneficiary
سقياً يروِّي مستفيده
and water it from the rain clouds of favor,
A quenching drink that benefits those who partake
with a watering that quenches its beneficiary's thirst.
For in it lies Sarah daughter of Abdullah, a unique jewel
إذfor فيهwithin it سارةSarah بنتdaughter of عبʿAbd (first part)
إذ فيه سارة بنت عب
دʿAbd (completion) اللَهAllah جوهرةa jewel فريدةpeerless
د اللَه جوهرة فريدة
For within it lies Sarah, daughter of ʿAbd
Surpassing in abundant wisdom
Allah, a peerless jewel.
And faith that was assured
فاقتshe excelled بحلمٍin forbearance وافرabundant
فاقت بحلمٍ وافر
وديانةand piety كانتwas أكيدةsteadfast
وديانة كانت أكيدة
She excelled in abundant forbearance,
And firmness in her religion
and in piety that was steadfast,
And devotion that was praiseworthy
ومتانةٍand firmness فيin دينهاher faith
ومتانةٍ في دينها
وزهادةand asceticism كانتwas حميدةpraiseworthy
وزهادة كانت حميدة
and in firmness in her faith,
And reciting the Book of her Master and beneficial preaching
and in praiseworthy asceticism,
A lady who perfected herself and in her history died a martyr
وتلاوةٍand recitation لكتابof the Book of موLord (first part)
وتلاوةٍ لكتاب مو
لاهاher Lord (completion) وموعظةٍand admonition مفيدةbeneficial
لاها وموعظةٍ مفيدة
and in recitation of the Book of
her Lord, and beneficial admonition.
سِتٌّsix بهاthrough them كملتshe attained perfection وفيand in
سِتٌّ بها كملت وفي
تاريخهاher chronogram ماتتshe died شهيدةa martyr
تاريخها ماتت شهيدة
Six virtues perfected her; and in
her chronogram: “She died a martyr.”
Partial English translation: 10 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1