إنindeed أسماءAsma فيamong الورىhumankind خيرُthe best أُنثىwoman
إن أسماء في الورى خيرُ أُنثى
صنعتshe performed فيat الوداعthe farewell خيرthe best صنيعِdeed
صنعت في الوداع خير صنيعِ
Indeed, Asma is the finest woman among humankind;
The best of women in creation is Asma
At parting she performed the finest deed.
She was most gracious in her farewell
جاءَهاhe came to her ابنson of الزبيرِal-Zubayr يسحبُhe drags دِرعاًa coat of mail
جاءَها ابن الزبيرِ يسحبُ دِرعاً
تحتَbeneath درعٍa coat of armor منسوجةٍwoven منof نجيعِgore
تحتَ درعٍ منسوجةٍ من نجيعِ
Ibn al-Zubayr came to her, dragging a coat of mail
Ibn Az-Zubayr came to her pulling off armor
Beneath a coat woven of gore.
Beneath armor of interwoven mail
قالhe said ياO أُمٍّmother قدindeed عييتُI am at a loss بأمريover my plight
قال يا أُمٍّ قد عييتُ بأمري
بينbetween أسرٍcaptivity مُرٍّbitter وقتلٍand killing فظيعdreadful
بين أسرٍ مُرٍّ وقتلٍ فظيع
He said: Mother, I am at a loss over my plight,
He said, "O mother I am exhausted by my affair
Between bitter captivity and a dreadful death.
Between bitter captivity and dreadful killing
خاننيbetrayed me الصحبُthe companions والزمانand time فماso there is no ليfor me
خانني الصحبُ والزمان فما لي
صاحبٌcompanion غيرَother than سَيفيmy sword المطبوعِforged
صاحبٌ غيرَ سَيفي المطبوعِ
My companions and time have betrayed me; I have no
My friends have betrayed me and so has time
Companion but my forged sword.
I have no friend left but my sharpened sword
وأرىand I see نجميmy star الذيwhich لاحَshone قبلاًpreviously
وأرى نجمي الذي لاحَ قبلاً
غابَit vanished عنيfrom me ولمand did not يَعدreturn لِطلوعِto rise
غابَ عني ولم يَعد لِطلوعِ
And I see that my star, which once shone,
And I see my star that shone before
Has vanished from me and has not risen again.
Has vanished from me with no return
بذلoffered القومُthe people ليto me الأمانَsafe conduct فماso there is no ليfor me
بذل القومُ لي الأمانَ فما لي
غيرهother than it إنif قبلتهI accept it منany شفيعintercessor
غيره إن قبلته من شفيع
The people have offered me safe conduct; I have no
The people have given me asylum but I have no one
Intercessor besides it, if I accept it.
To intercede for me if I accept it from them
فأجابتso she answered والجفنand the eyelid قفرbarren كلآنas though (apparent typo) لمnot
فأجابت والجفن قفر كلآن لم
يكit was منfrom قبلbefore موطناًa dwelling place للدموعfor tears
يك من قبل موطناً للدموع
She answered, her eyelid barren, as though it had never
She replied while her eyelids were barren land that had
Before been a dwelling place for tears.
Never before been a place for tears
واستحالتand became تلكthose الدموعُtears بُخاراًvapor
واستحالت تلك الدموعُ بُخاراً
صاعداًrising منfrom فؤادهاher heart المصدوعbroken
صاعداً من فؤادها المصدوع
And those tears had turned to vapor,
And those tears turned into steam
Rising from her broken heart.
Rising from her battered heart
لاnot تسلمyou surrender إلاexcept الحياةlife وإلاand only
لا تسلم إلا الحياة وإلا
هيكلاًa bodily frame شأنهits condition وشأنand the condition of الجذوعtree trunks
هيكلاً شأنه وشأن الجذوع
You surrender nothing but life, and nothing but
Do not surrender except your life unless
A frame no different from the trunks of trees.
You are like the trunks of trees
إنindeed موتاًdeath فيon ساحدfield (apparent typo) الحربِwar خيرٌbetter
إن موتاً في ساحد الحربِ خيرٌ
لكَfor you منthan عيشa life of ذلةٍhumiliation وخضوعand submission
لكَ من عيش ذلةٍ وخضوع
Indeed, death on the battlefield is better
Death in the battlefield of war is better
For you than a life of humiliation and submission.
For you than life of humiliation and submission
إنif يكنit is قدalready أضاعكabandoned you الناسthe people فاصبرthen be patient
إن يكن قد أضاعك الناس فاصبر
وتثبتand stand firm فاللهfor God غيرnot مضيعone who abandons
وتثبت فالله غير مضيع
If people have abandoned you, be patient,
If people have let you down then be patient
And stand firm, for God will not abandon you.
And stand firm for God does not waste
متdie هماماًvaliant كماas حييتَyou lived هماماًvaliant
مت هماماً كما حييتَ هماماً
واحىand live on (apparent typo) فيin ذكرِكَyour renown المجيدِglorious الرفيعِlofty
واحى في ذكرِكَ المجيدِ الرفيعِ
Die valiant, as you lived valiant,
Die prestigious as you lived prestigious
And live on in your glorious, lofty renown.
And live sublimely in your glorious honorable memory
ليسthere is not بينbetween الحياةِlife والموتand death إلاexcept
ليس بين الحياةِ والموت إلا
كرةٌa charge فيinto سوادِthe dark mass of تلكthose الجموعthrongs
كرةٌ في سوادِ تلك الجموع
Between life and death there is only
Between life and death there is nothing
A charge into the dark mass of those throngs.
But a throw of dice amidst those crowds
ثمthen قامتshe rose تضمهshe embraces him لوداعٍfor a farewell
ثم قامت تضمه لوداعٍ
هائلdreadful ليسthere is no بعدَهُafter it منany رُجوعreturn
هائل ليس بعدَهُ من رُجوع
Then she rose, embracing him for a farewell
Then she stood to bid him
Dreadful, with no return thereafter.
A tremendous farewell after which there is no return
لمستshe touched دِرعهhis armor فقالتso she said لعهديindeed, I have known
لمست دِرعه فقالت لعهدي
بكof you ياO ابنson of الزبيرِal-Zubayr غيرَnot جزوعfaint-hearted
بك يا ابن الزبيرِ غيرَ جزوع
She touched his armor and said: I have known
She touched his armor and said true to my oath to you
You, Ibn al-Zubayr, to be unflinching.
O Ibn Az-Zubayr, do not waver
إنindeed بأسthe might of القضاءِfate فيover الناسpeople بأسٌa might
إن بأس القضاءِ في الناس بأسٌ
لاnot يُباليit cares ببأسabout the might of تلكthose الدوعcoats of mail (apparent typo)
لا يُبالي ببأس تلك الدوع
Indeed, fate's might over mankind is a might
The might of destiny upon people is a might
That heeds not the might of those coats of mail.
That does not care about the might of those regimes
فنضاهاso he stripped it off عَنهُfrom himself وفرَّand fled إلىtoward الموتِdeath
فنضاها عَنهُ وفرَّ إلى الموتِ
بدرعٍin armor منof الفخارِglory منيعِimpregnable
بدرعٍ من الفخارِ منيعِ
So he stripped it from himself and fled toward death,
So he took it off and rushed to his death
Clad in impregnable armor of glory.
With armor of impenetrable pottery
وأتىand reached أمهhis mother النعيnews of death فجادَتso she shed freely
وأتى أمه النعي فجادَت
بعدَafter لأيٍّa struggle بدمعِهاwith her tears الممنوعwithheld
بعدَ لأيٍّ بدمعِها الممنوع
Then news of his death reached his mother, and she poured out,
And news of his death came to his mother, so she wept
After a struggle, the tears she had withheld.
With unrestrained tears after no more
Sol 6.1