أَلَمHave … not? تَعجَبِmarveled الأَقوامُthe peoples مِنat قَتلِthe killing of حُرَّةٍa freeborn woman
أَلَم تَعجَبِ الأَقوامُ مِن قَتلِ حُرَّةٍ
مِنَamong الجامِعاتِwomen who combine العَقلَreason والدينَand faith والحَسَبand ancestral honor
مِنَ الجامِعاتِ العَقلَ والدينَ والحَسَب
Did the tribes not marvel at the murder of a freeborn woman—
Have the peoples not marveled at the killing of a freeborn woman,
one who united reason, faith, and noble lineage,
Among those who unite reason, faith, and ancestral honor,
مِنَamong العاقِلاتِwise women المُؤمِناتِbelieving women بَرِيَّةٍfree
مِنَ العاقِلاتِ المُؤمِناتِ بَرِيَّةٍ
مِنَfrom الشَكِّdoubt وَالبُهتانِand slander وَالإِثمِand sin وَالرِّيَبand suspicion
مِنَ الشَكِّ وَالبُهتانِ وَالإِثمِ وَالرِّيَب
a wise, believing woman, innocent
Among the wise, believing women, free
of suspicion, slander, sin, and doubt?
From doubt, slander, sin, and suspicion?
كأَنَّهُمُas though they إِذwhen أَبرَزوهاthey brought her forth فَقُطِّعَتthen she was cut to pieces
كأَنَّهُمُ إِذ أَبرَزوها فَقُطِّعَت
بِأَسيافِهِمwith their swords فازواthey won بِمَملَكَةِwith the kingdom of العَرَبthe Arabs
بِأَسيافِهِم فازوا بِمَملَكَةِ العَرَب
As though, when they brought her forth and she was hewn to pieces
As though, when they brought her forth and she was cut to pieces
by their swords, they had won the kingdom of the Arabs.
By their swords, they had won the kingdom of the Arabs.
Sol 6.1