أفيقيawaken فردّيso return بسمةًa smile وسلاماand a greeting
أفيقي فردّي بسمةً وسلاما
نسيمُthe breeze الحمىthe homeland فيin الوردِthe roses شقَّsplit open كماماbud-sheaths
نسيمُ الحمى في الوردِ شقَّ كماما
Awaken, and return a smile and a greeting.
Awaken, greet me with a smile and peace
The homeland's breeze has split open the roses' bud-sheaths.
The hot breeze split the rose’s veil
ألاah طالماhow often بكّرتِyou rose early للشّغلِfor work والتُّقىand piety
ألا طالما بكّرتِ للشّغلِ والتُّقى
صلاةٌprayer وتدبيرٌand management كذلكَthus داماboth continued
صلاةٌ وتدبيرٌ كذلكَ داما
Ah, how often you rose early for work and piety!
O you who always rose early for work and piety
Prayer and tending to affairs—both continued thus.
Prayer and provision remained constant
أطلِّيappear فماfor what أحبَبتِهِyou loved it لكِto you باسمٌsmiling
أطلِّي فما أحبَبتِهِ لكِ باسمٌ
ولمand did not يدرِknow أنthat جاءَcame النهارُthe day خِتاماas an ending
ولم يدرِ أن جاءَ النهارُ خِتاما
Appear, for all that you loved is smiling at you,
Dawn with what you loved, you were named
And did not know the day had come as an ending.
And the day did not know it was coming to an end
خفيفٌlight وتغريدٌand birdsong وشمسٌand sunshine وخضرةٌand greenery
خفيفٌ وتغريدٌ وشمسٌ وخضرةٌ
وزهرٌand blossoms وأفنانٌand boughs تشوقُentice رهاماgentle rains
وزهرٌ وأفنانٌ تشوقُ رهاما
A light breeze, birdsong, sunshine, and greenery,
A gentle twitter, sunshine and greenery
And blossoms and boughs that entice gentle rains.
Flowers, vines longing for sprinkles of rain
لقدindeed كنتِyou used to تهوينَlove الربيعَspring أنيسةًat ease
لقد كنتِ تهوينَ الربيعَ أنيسةً
فلاso may no كانَthere be فصلٌseason إذnow that رَحَلتِyou departed أقاماremain
فلا كانَ فصلٌ إذ رَحَلتِ أقاما
You loved spring, at ease in its company;
You used to love spring as a joyous companion
May no season linger now that you have departed.
So no season remained when you left permanently
أبعدis it after اشتياقِlonging for النورِlight والعطرِand fragrance والصَّباand the east wind
أبعد اشتياقِ النورِ والعطرِ والصَّبا
تحلّينَyou dwell in رَمساًa grave ضاقَwas cramped عنكِfor you وضاماand oppressed
تحلّينَ رَمساً ضاقَ عنكِ وضاما
After longing for light, fragrance, and the east wind,
After yearning for light, fragrance and youth
Must you dwell in a grave too narrow for you, that oppresses you?
You wear clay that has narrowed around you
فواand oh ضيقَconstriction صَدريmy breast حينwhen بدّلتyou exchanged فيهwithin it منfrom
فوا ضيقَ صَدري حين بدّلت فيه من
نسيمٍa breeze ونورٍand light حبسةًconfinement وظلاماand darkness
نسيمٍ ونورٍ حبسةً وظلاما
Oh, how my breast tightened when you exchanged within it
How tight is my chest when in it you changed
Breeze and light for confinement and darkness!
From breeze and light to imprisonment and darkness
عزيزٌgrievous عليناto us أنthat تموتيyou die وفَصلُناwhile our season
عزيزٌ علينا أن تموتي وفَصلُنا
ربيعٌspring يُميطُcasts off العيدُthe festival فيهin it لِثاماa veil
ربيعٌ يُميطُ العيدُ فيه لِثاما
It is grievous to us that you should die while our season
Dear to us that you die while our spring
Is spring, when the festival casts off its veil.
Is a feast where joy lifts its mask
يزادُis increased معَwith العمرِage الحبيبِthe beloved محبَّةًin love
يزادُ معَ العمرِ الحبيبِ محبَّةً
وماand never عرفَknew الحبُّlove الشريفُnoble سآماweariness
وما عرفَ الحبُّ الشريفُ سآما
The beloved grows dearer with age,
Love for the beloved increases with age
And noble love has never known weariness.
And noble love never knew boredom
نقهتِyou convalesced فأمّلناso we hoped شفاءًhealing وصحةًand health
نقهتِ فأمّلنا شفاءً وصحةً
فأعقَبناthen brought us ذاكَthat الأمانُreassurance حِماماdeath
فأعقَبنا ذاكَ الأمانُ حِماما
You convalesced, so we hoped for healing and health,
You were healthy so we hoped for healing and health
But that reassurance brought us death.
But that security was followed by calamity
فماso no longer أنتِyou للإيناسِfor comforting والعطفِand affection بينناamong us
فما أنتِ للإيناسِ والعطفِ بيننا
ولاnor نحنُwe نرجوhope for مُلتقىreunion ولزاماand closeness
ولا نحنُ نرجو مُلتقى ولزاما
You are no longer among us to comfort and show affection,
You are not for cheer and kindness between us
Nor do we hope for reunion and closeness.
Nor do we hope for union and obligation
هنيئاًblessed لأبناءٍfor children لهمthey have أُمهاتُهمtheir mothers
هنيئاً لأبناءٍ لهم أُمهاتُهم
وفيand in ذمةِthe keeping of الرحمنِthe All-Merciful دمعُtears يَتامىorphans
وفي ذمةِ الرحمنِ دمعُ يَتامى
Blessed are children who have their mothers;
Happy are children who have their mothers
And orphans' tears are in the All-Merciful's keeping.
And in the custody of the Merciful, the tears of orphans
حكَيتُI resembled يتيماًan orphan فيin الكهولةِmiddle age ماnot لهhe has
حكَيتُ يتيماً في الكهولةِ ما له
قوىًstrength بلrather رضيعاًan infant لاnot يُطيقُcan bear فطاماweaning
قوىً بل رضيعاً لا يُطيقُ فطاما
In middle age, I resembled an orphan with no
I told an orphan in old age who has no strength
Strength—rather, an infant unable to bear weaning.
Rather a suckling who cannot endure weaning
فلمso did not ينقطعcease دَمعيmy tears وذكركِand remembrance of you ساعةًan hour
فلم ينقطع دَمعي وذكركِ ساعةً
بدارٍin a home تَغشَّتbecame shrouded ظلمةًdarkness وجهاماand rainless clouds
بدارٍ تَغشَّت ظلمةً وجهاما
Not for an hour have my tears or remembrance of you ceased
My tears and remembrance of you never ceased for an hour
In a home shrouded in darkness and rainless clouds.
In a home covered in the darkness of gloom
وكمand how often لاحَshone فيهاwithin it وَجهكِyour face الحلُوsweet كوكباًlike a star
وكم لاحَ فيها وَجهكِ الحلُو كوكباً
وفاضَand overflowed الحديثُtalk العذبُsweet منكfrom you جماماabundantly
وفاضَ الحديثُ العذبُ منك جماما
How often your sweet face shone there like a star,
How often your beautiful face appeared like a star
And sweet talk flowed from you in abundance.
And sweet conversation flowed from you abundantly
فأصغيso I listen وأرنوand I gaze حيثُwhere كنتِyou were فلاbut do not أرىsee
فأصغي وأرنو حيثُ كنتِ فلا أرى
وأسمعُand I hear ماwhat قلبيmy heart استَحبَّcherished وراماand desired
وأسمعُ ما قلبي استَحبَّ وراما
So I listen and gaze where you once were, but see nothing,
So I listen and hope wherever you were though I do not see
And hear what my heart cherished and desired.
And hear what my heart loved and desired
فياand oh حبّذاhow dear صوتٌa voice رخيمٌmellow وطلعةٌand a countenance
فيا حبّذا صوتٌ رخيمٌ وطلعةٌ
وقورٌdignified وماand what للبيتِfor the home كانَwas دعاماa support
وقورٌ وما للبيتِ كانَ دعاما
Oh, how dear that mellow voice and that countenance,
O how excellent, a gentle voice and dignified demeanor
Dignified, and all that was the household's support!
What pillar of the house she used to be
حياتُكyour life كانتwas ليfor me نعيماًbliss وغبطةًand joy
حياتُك كانت لي نعيماً وغبطةً
وموتُكand your death عادَbecame الصدرُthe breast منهُbecause of it حطاماwreckage
وموتُك عادَ الصدرُ منهُ حطاما
Your life was bliss and joy for me,
Your life was bliss and pride for me
And your death reduced my breast to wreckage.
And your death returned my chest shattered
فماand how كانwould have been أغنانيbetter off I was عنwithout الحبّlove والأسىand sorrow
فما كان أغناني عن الحبّ والأسى
هماboth of them عذَّبانيboth tormented me منذsince كنتُI was غُلاماa boy
هما عذَّباني منذ كنتُ غُلاما
How well I could have done without love and sorrow!
What could console me from love and sorrow
Both have tormented me since I was a boy.
They have tortured me since I was a boy
رفيقينِtwo companions كاناthey were فالجوَىfor anguish يصحبُaccompanies الهوىlove
رفيقينِ كانا فالجوَى يصحبُ الهوى
وقدand indeed حملاboth carried سمّاًpoison لناfor us ومداماand wine
وقد حملا سمّاً لنا ومداما
They were companions, for anguish accompanies love,
They were two companions, passion accompanies love
And both brought us poison and wine.
And they carried poison for us and wine
فلاso no صبرpatience ليfor me ياO أُمّMother عنكِapart from you فإنbut if يَكُنthere is
فلا صبر لي يا أُمّ عنكِ فإن يَكُن
لكِfor you الصّبرُpatience عنّيapart from me قدindeed رضيتُI am content تماماentirely
لكِ الصّبرُ عنّي قد رضيتُ تماما
I cannot bear being without you, Mother; but if
I have no patience, O mother, without you though if
You can bear being without me, I am wholly content.
You have patience without me I would be fully content
كفاكِenough for you الذيwhat عانيتِyou suffered ستينَsixty حجَّةَyears
كفاكِ الذي عانيتِ ستينَ حجَّةَ
فلاso may no داءَillness بعدَafter اليومِtoday حلَّbefall عقاماincurable
فلا داءَ بعدَ اليومِ حلَّ عقاما
Enough of what you suffered for sixty years;
It is enough what you suffered for sixty pilgrimages
May no incurable illness befall you after today.
No disease after today settled incurably
سهدتِyou stayed sleepless طويلاًlong ثمthen نمتِyou slept وهكذاand thus
سهدتِ طويلاً ثم نمتِ وهكذا
شكَوتِyou complained of سهاداًsleeplessness فاشتكيتُso I complained of مناماsleep
شكَوتِ سهاداً فاشتكيتُ مناما
You lay sleepless long, then slept; and so
You were sleepless for long then slept and so
You lamented sleeplessness, while I lamented sleep.
You complained of wakefulness and so I complained of sleep
إذنthen فاستريحيso rest فيin ضريحٍa tomb مقدَّسٍsacred
إذن فاستريحي في ضريحٍ مقدَّسٍ
تباركَbecame blessed لماbecause ضمَّenclosed منكِof you عظاماbones
تباركَ لما ضمَّ منكِ عظاما
Then rest in a sacred tomb,
So rest in a sacred grave
Blessed because it has enfolded your bones.
Blessed for what it contains of your bones
ليهنئكِmay it gladden you ياO أمّاهmy mother نومُكِyour sleep فيin الضُّحىthe forenoon
ليهنئكِ يا أمّاه نومُكِ في الضُّحى
ترينَyou see حقولاًfields أنضرتgrew verdant وأكاماand hills
ترينَ حقولاً أنضرت وأكاما
May your morning sleep be sweet, Mother;
Your good death in the morning brings you joy
You see fields grown verdant, and hills.
You see fields flourishing with bountiful crops
فميتَتُكِso your death الحُسنىblessed علىin النورِthe light نعمةٌa grace
فميتَتُكِ الحُسنى على النورِ نعمةٌ
وحولكِand around you قدindeed جلَّىdispelled الصباحُthe morning قتاماdark haze
وحولكِ قد جلَّى الصباحُ قتاما
Your blessed death in the light is a grace,
So your beautiful death is a blessing of light
And around you morning has dispelled the dark haze.
And around you the dawn has shed its darkness
إلىtoward مَطلعِthe rising-place of الأنوارthe lights طِيريfly خفيفةًlightly
إلى مَطلعِ الأنوار طِيري خفيفةً
فلاfor no أُفقَhorizon فيin تلكthose المنازلِabodes غاماgrew cloudy
فلا أُفقَ في تلك المنازلِ غاما
Fly lightly toward the place where lights arise,
To the horizon of lights, fly lightly
For no horizon in those abodes has grown cloudy.
Where in those dwellings is no cloudiness
ولاand no جسمَbody منهوكٌworn out ولاand no صدرَbreast ضيِّقٌconstricted
ولا جسمَ منهوكٌ ولا صدرَ ضيِّقٌ
ولاand no قلبَheart مصدوعٌbroken يعلُّdrinks repeatedly سماماpoison
ولا قلبَ مصدوعٌ يعلُّ سماما
No body is worn out, no breast constricted,
No exhausted body, no stifled chest
And no broken heart drinks draughts of poison.
No anguished heart raising sorrows
لَنحنُindeed we بنوchildren of البؤسىmisery علىin الفقرِpoverty والغِنىand wealth
لَنحنُ بنو البؤسى على الفقرِ والغِنى
وُلِدناwe were born لكيin order to نَلقىmeet الخطوبcalamities جساماgreat
وُلِدنا لكي نَلقى الخطوب جساما
We are indeed the children of misery, poor or rich,
While we the children of misery, in poverty and riches
Born to meet great calamities.
Were born to face great adversities
همومٌworries وأمراضٌand illnesses وموتٌand death وحسرةٌand sorrow
همومٌ وأمراضٌ وموتٌ وحسرةٌ
فنفرحُso we rejoice يوماًfor a day ثمthen نحزنُwe grieve عاماfor a year
فنفرحُ يوماً ثم نحزنُ عاما
Worries, illnesses, death, and sorrow:
Concerns, illnesses, death and regret
We rejoice a day, then grieve a year.
We rejoice one day then grieve a year
تعاودُrevisit تذكاراتُكِmemories of you النفسَthe soul كلماwhenever
تعاودُ تذكاراتُكِ النفسَ كلما
نظرتُI looked إِلىat اللآثارِthe traces منكfrom you ركاماin heaps
نظرتُ إِلى اللآثارِ منك ركاما
Memories of you revisit my soul whenever
Your memories return to my soul whenever
I look upon your traces, heaped together.
I look upon the ruins you left
أحبُّI love الذيwhat أحببتهِyou loved it باكياًweeping لهfor it
أحبُّ الذي أحببتهِ باكياً له
وروحُكand your spirit فيin رُوحيmy spirit تُثِيرُkindles ضِراماa blaze
وروحُك في رُوحي تُثِيرُ ضِراما
I love what you loved, weeping for it,
I love the one I wept for
And your spirit kindles a blaze within mine.
And your soul stirs troubles in my soul
وأُعرِضُand I turn away عماfrom whatever فيهِin it لهوٌamusement ولذةٌand pleasure
وأُعرِضُ عما فيهِ لهوٌ ولذةٌ
ويخشىand fears ضَميريmy conscience فيin السلوّforgetfulness ملاماreproach
ويخشى ضَميري في السلوّ ملاما
And I turn away from whatever holds amusement and pleasure,
And I turn away from what is vanity and pleasure
And my conscience fears reproach for forgetting grief.
And my conscience fears blame in diversion
بكيتِyou wept لأجليfor my sake فيin الحياةِlife وإنَّنيand indeed I
بكيتِ لأجلي في الحياةِ وإنَّني
أَفيكِrepay you منwith الدّمعtears الصفيّpure سجاماflowing copiously
أَفيكِ من الدّمع الصفيّ سجاما
You wept for me in life, and I
You cried for me in life and so I
Repay you with a torrent of pure tears.
Shed the purest tears of my lament for you
وماand not كنتُI was فيin دَمعيmy tears وشعريand my poetry مكافئاًrepaying adequately
وما كنتُ في دَمعي وشعري مكافئاً
فأطوادُناfor our mountains تحنيbow لفَضلِكِto your virtue هاماheads
فأطوادُنا تحني لفَضلِكِ هاما
Yet neither my tears nor my poetry could repay you,
And I have not repaid you with my tears and poetry
For our mountains bow their heads before your virtue.
For our talents bow to your superiority
أناI الولدُthe son البرُّdutiful الذيwhom قدindeed عَرفتِهyou have known him
أنا الولدُ البرُّ الذي قد عَرفتِه
يُجِلُّreveres كريماتٍnoble women وَلدنَbore كراماnoble children
يُجِلُّ كريماتٍ وَلدنَ كراما
I am the dutiful son you have known,
I am the righteous son you knew
Who reveres noble women who bore noble children.
Who esteems the noble virtues of honorable sons
ألمdid you not تَعهدينيknow me well كلَّevery صبحٍmorning وليلةٍand night
ألم تَعهديني كلَّ صبحٍ وليلةٍ
لديكِat your side قعوداًsitting أشتهيI desire وقياماand standing
لديكِ قعوداً أشتهي وقياما
Did you not know me, every morning and night,
Did you not attend to me every dawn and night
Eager to sit and stand at your side?
Sitting by you I desire and standing
نثرتُI scattered عليكِover you الزهرَflowers والدمعَand tears والحَشىand the heart's depths
نثرتُ عليكِ الزهرَ والدمعَ والحَشى
وأوشكتُand I nearly أنto أقضيdie شجىًfrom grief وهياماand yearning
وأوشكتُ أن أقضي شجىً وهياما
I scattered flowers, tears, and my heart upon you,
I scattered flowers, tears and love upon you
And nearly died of grief and yearning.
And I almost fulfilled an enchanting passion
وإنيand indeed I لراضٍam truly content منكِfrom you بالطيفِwith the apparition والشّذاand the fragrance
وإني لراضٍ منكِ بالطيفِ والشّذا
فلاso do not تحرمينيdeprive me of نفحةًa fragrant waft ولماماand a fleeting visit
فلا تحرميني نفحةً ولماما
I am content with your apparition and your fragrance,
Yet I am pleased with just your apparition and fragrance
So do not deny me a fragrant breath and a fleeting visit.
So do not deprive me of a breeze or touch
يرىsees البعضُsome منfrom أهلِthe dwellers of المقابرِgraves وحشةًdesolation
يرى البعضُ من أهلِ المقابرِ وحشةً
ومنكِand from you أرىI see ليfor myself بهجةًjoy وسلاماand peace
ومنكِ أرى لي بهجةً وسلاما
Some find desolation among the dwellers of graves,
Some see gloom in cemeteries
But in you I find joy and peace.
While from you I see joy and peace
سأحياI shall live بذكراكِby remembering you التيwhich هيis كلُّهاall of it
سأحيا بذكراكِ التي هي كلُّها
فضائلُvirtues تبقىendure إنif غدوتِyou become رماماdecayed remains
فضائلُ تبقى إن غدوتِ رماما
I shall live by your memory, which is wholly
I will live by your memory which is all
Virtues that endure, though you become decayed remains.
Virtues that remain even if you turn to dust
لئنeven if كانthere is للأرواحِfor souls نجوىwhispered confidences صبابةٍyearning
لئن كان للأرواحِ نجوى صبابةٍ
فأشباحُناyet our bodily forms لاnot تستطيعُcan manage كلاماspeech
فأشباحُنا لا تستطيعُ كلاما
Though souls may have whispered confidences of yearning,
If souls have intimate whispers
Our bodily forms cannot speak.
Our spirits cannot speak
وفيand in الصّمتِsilence ماwhat فيهit holds منof الشَّوقِlonging والجوىand heartache
وفي الصّمتِ ما فيه من الشَّوقِ والجوى
حللتyou dwelt نجوماًamong stars أوor حللتِyou dwelt رجاماamong gravestones
حللت نجوماً أو حللتِ رجاما
And silence holds its longing and heartache,
In silence is the passion and nostalgia
Whether you dwell among stars or among gravestones.
That interpret stars or interpret signs
إذاif زرتِنيyou visited me بالرّوحِin spirit ياO أُمِّmy mother نبِّهيrouse
إذا زرتِني بالرّوحِ يا أُمِّ نبِّهي
بهينَمةٍwith a whisper منّيof mine تهزُّstirs قواماa bodily frame
بهينَمةٍ منّي تهزُّ قواما
If you visit me in spirit, Mother, rouse me
If you visit me in spirit O mother alert me
With a whisper that stirs my frame.
With a tenderness from me that shakes the frame
كماas رقتِcooed softly الورقاءُthe gray dove أوor هفَّتِblew gently الصَّباthe east wind
كما رقتِ الورقاءُ أو هفَّتِ الصَّبا
فأعلمُthen I know أنيthat I قدindeed بَلغتُhave reached مراماa desired goal
فأعلمُ أني قد بَلغتُ مراما
As the gray dove coos, or the east breeze wafts,
As the soft leaves trembled or the breeze blew gently
Then I shall know that I have reached what I long for.
So I know I have attained my purpose
وإنand if لمnot يكنthere is بعدafter المماتِdeath تعاطفٌmutual affection
وإن لم يكن بعد المماتِ تعاطفٌ
رحمتُI pitied هجوداًthe wakeful يَعشقونَwho love نياماsleepers
رحمتُ هجوداً يَعشقونَ نياما
And if no mutual affection remains after death,
And if there is no compassion after death
I pity the wakeful who love the sleeping.
I pitied the loving who sleep soundly
رأىsaw الناسُpeople منكِfrom you الخيرَgoodness والحزَمand resolve والنُّهىand wisdom
رأى الناسُ منكِ الخيرَ والحزَم والنُّهى
وماand not وَجَدُواthey found بينَamong المحامدِpraiseworthy qualities ذاماfault
وما وَجَدُوا بينَ المحامدِ ذاما
People saw goodness, resolve, and wisdom in you,
People saw goodness, wisdom and propriety from you
And found no fault among your praiseworthy qualities.
And found no blemish among the praises
هيshe المرأةُthe woman الفُضلىmost virtuous يَقولونَthey say كلماwhenever
هي المرأةُ الفُضلى يَقولونَ كلما
ذُكِرتِyou are mentioned وقدand indeed أعلىraised الصلاحُrighteousness مقاماa station
ذُكِرتِ وقد أعلى الصلاحُ مقاما
‘She is the most virtuous woman,’ they say whenever
She is the virtuous woman, they say whenever
You are mentioned; righteousness has raised your station.
You were mentioned and righteousness was exalted
وفيand in ذاكَthat فخرٌpride لاnot عزاءٌconsolation فإنّهُfor it
وفي ذاكَ فخرٌ لا عزاءٌ فإنّهُ
لحمدٌsurely praise يمرُّpasses الذكرُremembrance فيهِthrough it حُساماlike a sword
لحمدٌ يمرُّ الذكرُ فيهِ حُساما
In that is pride, not consolation, for it
In that is pride not consolation, for it is
Is praise through which remembrance passes like a sword.
Praise the mention of which passes like swords
سَلَكتِyou followed سبيلَthe path of الصالحاتِrighteous women وكنتِand you were ليfor me
سَلَكتِ سبيلَ الصالحاتِ وكنتِ لي
معلمةًa teacher تَبغيseeking هُدىguidance ونِظاماand order
معلمةً تَبغي هُدى ونِظاما
You followed the path of righteous women, and for me were
You took the path of the righteous women and you were
A teacher seeking guidance and order.
A teacher seeking guidance and system
فليso mine is خيرُthe best إرثِinheritance منof فضائلَvirtues جمَّةٍabundant
فلي خيرُ إرثِ من فضائلَ جمَّةٍ
ومنand of موهباتٍgifts كنَّthey were فيكِin you عِظاماgreat
ومن موهباتٍ كنَّ فيكِ عِظاما
Mine is the finest inheritance of abundant virtues,
So I have the best inheritance of abundant virtues
And of gifts that were great in you.
And talents that were pillars within you
لكِfor you اللهُGod ياO أُمّاهُmy mother أنتِyou شهيدةٌa martyr
لكِ اللهُ يا أُمّاهُ أنتِ شهيدةٌ
تهالكُهاher self-sacrifice كانتshe used to تراهُregard it as ذماماa binding duty
تهالكُها كانت تراهُ ذماما
God be your guardian, Mother: you are a martyr.
May God reward you, O mother, you are a martyr
She regarded her self-sacrifice as a binding duty.
Whose killing she saw as an affliction
فأدمعَso made weep عَينَيهاher two eyes وأدمىand made bleed فؤادَهاher heart
فأدمعَ عَينَيها وأدمى فؤادَها
شعورٌa feeling كماas ترميshoot القسيُّbows سِهاماarrows
شعورٌ كما ترمي القسيُّ سِهاما
So her eyes were made to weep, and her heart to bleed
So she wept her eyes and grieved her heart
By feeling, as bows shoot arrows.
A feeling like the throwing of arrows
أطيّبَةَO virtuous woman الآباءِthe fathers والأمَّهاتِand the mothers هَلdoes
أطيّبَةَ الآباءِ والأمَّهاتِ هَل
منfrom الطّيبِgoodness إِلاexcept الطّيبُgoodness طبتِmay you be blessed مقاماin dwelling
من الطّيبِ إِلا الطّيبُ طبتِ مقاما
O you of virtuous fathers and mothers, does
Most good of fathers and mothers, is there any
Anything but goodness come from goodness? Blessed be your abode.
Goodness but the good? You lived a life of goodness.
ستلقينَyou will meet خالاتيmy maternal aunts الحسانَbeautiful فسلّميso send greetings
ستلقينَ خالاتي الحسانَ فسلّمي
علىto أخواتٍsisters يَستَطِرنَtake wing حَماماas doves
على أخواتٍ يَستَطِرنَ حَماما
You will meet my beautiful maternal aunts; send greetings
You will meet my good aunts, so greet
To sisters who take wing as doves.
Sisters who seek affection
ذوَيتُنَّyou all withered فيin ظلّthe shade of الخدورِsecluded chambers كماas ذوَتwithered
ذوَيتُنَّ في ظلّ الخدورِ كما ذوَت
زنابقُlilies فيin ظلِّthe shade of الغياضِwoodlands أواماfrom thirst
زنابقُ في ظلِّ الغياضِ أواما
You all withered in the shade of secluded chambers, as withered
They melted in the shade of chambers as lilies melted
Lilies, thirsting in the woodland shade.
In the shade of shrubs together
كذاthus ذبلتshe withered قبلَbefore الأوانthe proper time ولمand not يكنthere was
كذا ذبلت قبلَ الأوان ولم يكن
لغيرِtoward anything other than نعيمٍbliss مَيلُهاher inclination ونعامىand ease
لغيرِ نعيمٍ مَيلُها ونعامى
Thus she withered before her time, and there was no
So you withered before your time and had no inclination
Inclination in her toward anything but bliss and ease.
Except for bliss while they incline to ease
فنعمَso how excellent المحباتُthe loving women اللواتيwho إِلىtoward الرَّدىdeath
فنعمَ المحباتُ اللواتي إِلى الرَّدى
تَوالينَwent in succession يحسبنَthey consider الحياةَlife حراماforbidden
تَوالينَ يحسبنَ الحياةَ حراما
How noble those loving women who toward death
What good companions who until their decay
Went one after another, deeming life forbidden.
Thought life was forbidden
سلامٌpeace علىupon جسمٍa body طَهورٍpure منزَّهٍunsullied
سلامٌ على جسمٍ طَهورٍ منزَّهٍ
تهدَّمَcollapsed همّاًfrom sorrow ثمّthen ذابَwasted away سقاماfrom illness
تهدَّمَ همّاً ثمّ ذابَ سقاما
Peace upon a pure, unsullied body,
Peace be upon a pure, immaculate body
Collapsed under sorrow, then wasted away with illness.
That crumbled with worries and then wasted with illnesses
بهaround it حفَّتِgathered الأملاكُthe angels حياًalive وميِّتاًand dead
به حفَّتِ الأملاكُ حياً وميِّتاً
علىthroughout طولthe duration ماthat صلّىit prayed وعفَّand was chaste وصاماand fasted
على طول ما صلّى وعفَّ وصاما
The angels gathered around it, in life and death,
Around it angels gathered alive and dead
Throughout its long prayer, chastity, and fasting.
Throughout its prayers, modesty and fasting
سلامٌpeace علىupon قبرٍa grave غداbecame طيّبَfragrant الثَّرىthe soil
سلامٌ على قبرٍ غدا طيّبَ الثَّرى
سأبكيI shall weep وأستبكيand call to weep عليهِover it غماماclouds
سأبكي وأستبكي عليهِ غماما
Peace upon a grave whose soil has grown fragrant;
Peace be upon a grave that became fragrant soil
I shall weep and call the clouds to weep over it.
I will cry and lament over it with clouds
وأنشقُand I inhale منهُfrom it نفحةًa waft ملكيَّةًangelic
وأنشقُ منهُ نفحةً ملكيَّةً
وألثمُand I kiss لحداًa tomb فوقَهabove it ورغاماand dust
وألثمُ لحداً فوقَه ورغاما
And inhale from it an angelic fragrance,
And extract from it an angelic scent
And kiss the tomb and the dust above it.
And kiss a grave above it and its pebbles
Sol 6.1