إِنَّ جِسمي مُقَيَّدٌ بِالضَريحِ

إِنَّ جِسمي مُقَيَّدٌ بِالضَريحِ

وَفُؤادِي وَقفٌ عَلى التَبريحِ

وَفُؤادِي وَقفٌ عَلى التَبريحِ

My body is indeed bound to the tomb,

My body lies confined within the grave

and my heart is given over to torment.

While my heart stands still with shock and grief

وَلِعَيني إِذا ذَكَرتُ نُضاراً

وَلِعَيني إِذا ذَكَرتُ نُضاراً

مردٌ مِن دِماءِ قَلب جَريحِ

مردٌ مِن دِماءِ قَلب جَريحِ

And my eye, whenever I remember Nudar,

And my eyes, whenever you are recalled

has [perhaps a supply] of blood from a wounded heart.

Stream with the blood of a wounded heart

راحَ عيدٌ وَبعدُ عيدٌ كَبيرٌ

راحَ عيدٌ وَبعدُ عيدٌ كَبيرٌ

وَنضارٌ تَحتَ الثَرى وَالصَفيحِ

وَنضارٌ تَحتَ الثَرى وَالصَفيحِ

One festival has passed, and afterward a great festival,

One feast has passed and then another, grand

while Nudar lies beneath the earth and stone slabs.

While you lie under earth and tile

لا أَرى فيهِما وَجيهَ نُضارٍ

لا أَرى فيهِما وَجيهَ نُضارٍ

يا لَشَوقي لِذا الوَجيهِ المَليحِ

يا لَشَوقي لِذا الوَجيهِ المَليحِ

I do not see Nudar's little face in either.

In neither do I see the lovely face of al-Nadirah

Oh, my longing for this lovely little face!

Oh, how I long for that graceful, beautiful face

وَنُضارٌ كانَت أَنيسي وَحُبّي

وَنُضارٌ كانَت أَنيسي وَحُبّي

وَنضارٌ كانَت حَياتي وَروحي

وَنضارٌ كانَت حَياتي وَروحي

And Nudar was my companion and my love,

al-Nadirah who was my companion and love

and Nudar was my life and my soul.

al-Nadirah who was my life and soul

وَنُضارٌ أَبقَت بِقَلبي حُزنا

وَنُضارٌ أَبقَت بِقَلبي حُزنا

لَيسَ يَنفَكُّ أَو أُوافِي ضَريحي

لَيسَ يَنفَكُّ أَو أُوافِي ضَريحي

And Nudar left sorrow in my heart

al-Nadirah who left my heart heavy

that will not cease until I reach my tomb.

With a sadness that will not dispel until I join you in the grave

لَم يَكُن لِلنضارِ يَوماً نَظيرٌ

لَم يَكُن لِلنضارِ يَوماً نَظيرٌ

في ذَكاءٍ لَها وَعَقلٍ رَجيحِ

في ذَكاءٍ لَها وَعَقلٍ رَجيحِ

Nudar never had an equal

Never was there anyone like al-Nadirah

in her intelligence and sound mind,

In her intelligence, wisdom and eloquence

وَحَياءٍ وَحُسنِ مَلقىً وَخطٍ

وَحَياءٍ وَحُسنِ مَلقىً وَخطٍ

بارِعٍ نادِرٍ وَلَفظٍ فَصيحِ

بارِعٍ نادِرٍ وَلَفظٍ فَصيحِ

in modesty, gracious bearing, and handwriting

Her shyness, her excellent manners and handwriting

masterly and rare, and eloquent speech.

Unique, rare, and lucid speech

نَظَرت في العُلومِ فقهٍ وَنَحوٍ

نَظَرت في العُلومِ فقهٍ وَنَحوٍ

وَحَديثٍ عَن الرَسولِ صَحيحِ

وَحَديثٍ عَن الرَسولِ صَحيحِ

She studied the sciences—jurisprudence and grammar,

She studied jurisprudence, grammar

and authentic hadith from the Messenger.

And the true hadiths about the Prophet

وَلَكَم طالَعَت تَواريخَ ناسٍ

وَلَكَم طالَعَت تَواريخَ ناسٍ

فَاستَفادَت عقلَ الحَكيمِ النَصيحِ

فَاستَفادَت عقلَ الحَكيمِ النَصيحِ

And how often she read the histories of people,

And how she examined the histories of people

thus acquiring the mind of a sage, sincere in counsel.

Gaining the wisdom of the sincere adviser

قَد قَضَت نَحبَها نُضارُ وَراحَت

قَد قَضَت نَحبَها نُضارُ وَراحَت

وَلَها الذكرُ بِالثَناءِ الصَريحِ

وَلَها الذكرُ بِالثَناءِ الصَريحِ

Nudar has met her death and departed,

al-Nadirah has passed away and gone

and she is remembered with outspoken praise.

But she is remembered with sincere praise

سُطِرَت في الرُواةِ عَن سَيِّدِ الخَلقِ

سُطِرَت في الرُواةِ عَن سَيِّدِ الخَلقِ

فَيا طِيبَ ذِكرِها وَالمَديحِ

فَيا طِيبَ ذِكرِها وَالمَديحِ

She was recorded among transmitters of reports from the Master of Creation.

She is recorded by the transmitters of the Master of Mankind

So, how sweet her remembrance and praise!

So excellent is the memory and eulogy of her

إِن تَكُن قَد تَقدَّمَت وَبَقينا

إِن تَكُن قَد تَقدَّمَت وَبَقينا

بُرهَةً في زَمانِنا المَسفوحِ

بُرهَةً في زَمانِنا المَسفوحِ

If she has gone ahead and we have remained

If she has gone ahead while we remain

for a while in our time poured away,

For a while in our turbulent time

فَعَلى إِثرِها نَروحُ وَنَرجُو

فَعَلى إِثرِها نَروحُ وَنَرجُو

عَفوَ رَبٍّ عَن الذُنوبِ صَفوحِ

عَفوَ رَبٍّ عَن الذُنوبِ صَفوحِ

then in her wake we shall depart, and hope

We will follow in her path, hoping

for pardon from a Lord ever-forgiving of sins.

For the Lord's forgiveness and clemency