ما راعَتِ البُرَّةُ في بَذرِها

ما راعَتِ البُرَّةُ في بَذرِها

فَنَهنِهِ الأَدمُعَ أَو أَذرِها

فَنَهنِهِ الأَدمُعَ أَو أَذرِها

The wheat grain felt no fear when sown;

The doe cared not for her seeds

so restrain your tears, or shed them.

Nor did tears trickle down her cheeks

زَوجَةُ إِبراهيمَ سارَت إِلى

زَوجَةُ إِبراهيمَ سارَت إِلى

مَقامِ إِبراهيمَ في نَذرِها

مَقامِ إِبراهيمَ في نَذرِها

Ibrahim's wife went to

Abraham's wife set out

the Station of Ibrahim to fulfill her vow.

To the station of Abraham in fulfillment of her vow

عَصَتهُ في ذاكَ وَلَم تَعتَذِر

عَصَتهُ في ذاكَ وَلَم تَعتَذِر

وَجُرمُها أَيسَرُ مِن عُذرِها

وَجُرمُها أَيسَرُ مِن عُذرِها

She disobeyed him in that and made no excuse;

She disobeyed him in that and did not apologize

and her offense is less grave than her excuse.

And her sin was easier than her excuse

تَهذِرُ في النُسكِ وَلَم تَعتَذِر

تَهذِرُ في النُسكِ وَلَم تَعتَذِر

وَصَمتُها أَبلَغُ مِن هَذرِها

وَصَمتُها أَبلَغُ مِن هَذرِها

She prattles in worship and made no excuse;

She chattered fruitlessly in ritual and did not apologize

and her silence is more eloquent than her prattle.

And her silence was more eloquent than her chatter

لَعَلَّ خَيراً مِنكَ في دينِها

لَعَلَّ خَيراً مِنكَ في دينِها

آخِذَةُ الدينارِ في جَذرِها

آخِذَةُ الدينارِ في جَذرِها

Perhaps better than you in her faith

Perhaps there is good in her faith

is she who takes a dinar for her 'root.'

As she took the dinar by its root

وَإِنَّما تُحمَدُ رَدانَةٌ

وَإِنَّما تُحمَدُ رَدانَةٌ

باتَت مِنَ اللَهِ عَلى خِدرِها

باتَت مِنَ اللَهِ عَلى خِدرِها

And only a woman who spins is praised,

And yet commendable piety

who spent the night in her secluded chamber for fear of God.

Remained with God, in her breast