ضَريحtomb بِنتيmy daughter جَعَلتُI made بَيتيmy home
ضَريح بِنتي جَعَلتُ بَيتي
وَقُلتُand I said لَيتيif only I أَموتُI die لَيتيif only I
وَقُلتُ لَيتي أَموتُ لَيتي
I made my daughter's tomb my home.
And said, "If only I could die—if only!"
قدومُreturn حَيٍّa living person يَغيبُis absent يُرجَىis hoped for
قدومُ حَيٍّ يَغيبُ يُرجَى
وَلَيسَand not يُرجىis hoped for قُدومُreturn مَيتِa dead person
وَلَيسَ يُرجى قُدومُ مَيتِ
An absent living person's return is hoped for,
but a dead person's return is not hoped for.
ياO عَينُeye ابكيweep دَماًblood عَلَيهاfor her
يا عَينُ ابكي دَماً عَلَيها
فَلَيسَfor not يَجريflows دَمعٌa tear بَكَيتِyou wept
فَلَيسَ يَجري دَمعٌ بَكَيتِ
O eye, weep blood for her,
for no tear you have shed flows.
ياO لَيلَةَnight البَينِparting مِنfrom نُضارٍNudar
يا لَيلَةَ البَينِ مِن نُضارٍ
صَدَّعتِyou shattered قَلبيmy heart بِماwith what جَنَيتِyou wrought
صَدَّعتِ قَلبي بِما جَنَيتِ
O night of parting from Nudar,
you shattered my heart with what you wrought.
ياO تُربَةًearth قَدalready حَوَتhas enclosed نُضاراًNudar
يا تُربَةً قَد حَوَت نُضاراً
طِبتِyou became sweet شَذاًin fragrance بِالَّذيthrough what حَوَيتِyou held
طِبتِ شَذاً بِالَّذي حَوَيتِ
O earth that has enclosed Nudar,
you grew sweetly fragrant through what you held.
وَعَيتِyou held عَقلاًan intellect وَبَحرَand an ocean عِلمٍknowledge
وَعَيتِ عَقلاً وَبَحرَ عِلمٍ
وسُؤدداًand nobility بِالَّتيthrough her whom وَعَيتِyou held
وسُؤدداً بِالَّتي وَعَيتِ
You held an intellect and an ocean of knowledge,
and nobility, through her whom you held.
أَمَضَّنيtormented me الحُزنُgrief ياO نضارٌNudar
أَمَضَّني الحُزنُ يا نضارٌ
وَصِرتُand I became مُضنىًworn out لَمّاwhen مَضَيتِyou departed
وَصِرتُ مُضنىً لَمّا مَضَيتِ
Grief has tormented me, O Nudar,
and I became worn out when you departed.
أَصبَحتُI became فَرداًalone فَلَيتَso, if only أَنِّيthat I
أَصبَحتُ فَرداً فَلَيتَ أَنِّي
قَضَيتُI completed نَحباًa term of life لَمّاwhen قَضَيتِyou died
قَضَيتُ نَحباً لَمّا قَضَيتِ
I have become alone; if only I
had died when you died.
سَعَيتِyou strove لِلعلمِfor knowledge باجتهادٍwith diligence
سَعَيتِ لِلعلمِ باجتهادٍ
وَلَمand not تُمتَّعيyou were granted enjoyment بِماof what وَعَيتِyou learned
وَلَم تُمتَّعي بِما وَعَيتِ
You strove for knowledge with diligence,
yet were not granted enjoyment of what you learned.
سَرَتjourneyed by night إِلىto عالمٍa realm عَلِيٍّlofty
سَرَت إِلى عالمٍ عَلِيٍّ
روحُكِyour soul ياoh بُعدdistance ماthe act of سَرَيتِyou journeyed by night
روحُكِ يا بُعد ما سَرَيتِ
To a lofty realm journeyed by night
your soul—oh, how far you journeyed!
إِلىto سَماءِthe heaven الَّذيthe One تَسامَتit rose aloft
إِلى سَماءِ الَّذي تَسامَت
حَتّىuntil رَأَيتِyou saw الَّذيwhat رَأَيتِyou saw
حَتّى رَأَيتِ الَّذي رَأَيتِ
To the heaven of the One it rose aloft,
until you saw what you saw.
الروحُthe soul مِنكِof yours اِستحالَturned into طَيراًa bird
الروحُ مِنكِ اِستحالَ طَيراً
لَمّاwhen تَشَكّىit complained of الظَماthirst سَقَيتِyou gave drink
لَمّا تَشَكّى الظَما سَقَيتِ
Your soul turned into a bird;
when it complained of thirst, you gave it drink.
وَآخِرُand the last النُطقِutterance كانَwas مِنكِfrom you التthe (word fragment)
وَآخِرُ النُطقِ كانَ مِنكِ الت
تَشَهُّدُtestimony of faith اللذwhich بِهِwith it رَبَيتِyou grew up
تَشَهُّدُ اللذ بِهِ رَبَيتِ
And your last utterance was the
testimony of faith with which you grew up.
وَقَدَّسَand sanctified اللَهGod مِنكِof yours روحاًa soul
وَقَدَّسَ اللَه مِنكِ روحاً
نالَتit attained مِنfrom الخُلدِeternal life ماwhat اشتَهَيتِyou desired
نالَت مِن الخُلدِ ما اشتَهَيتِ
And God sanctified your soul,
which attained in eternal life what you desired.
وَإِنَّand indeed بَيتاًa house أَضحىbecame مَحَلاًan abode
وَإِنَّ بَيتاً أَضحى مَحَلاً
لِخَيرِfor the best بِنتٍdaughter لَخَيرُsurely the best بَيتِhouse
لِخَيرِ بِنتٍ لَخَيرُ بَيتِ
And indeed, a house that has become an abode
for the best of daughters is surely the best of houses.
Sol 6.1