سموتyou surpassed الأنبياthe prophets ياO بكرVirgin علماًin knowledge
سموت الأنبيا يا بكر علماً
لكشفfor the unveiling of رموزهمtheir symbols فيin منthe one whom ولدتِyou bore
لكشف رموزهم في من ولدتِ
You surpassed the prophets in knowledge, O Virgin,
For their symbols were unveiled in the one you bore.
وفقتand you surpassed الرسلthe apostles والأبرارand the righteous طرّاًall
وفقت الرسل والأبرار طرّاً
بغيرتكthrough your zeal التيwhich فيهاin it ولدتِyou were born
بغيرتك التي فيها ولدتِ
And you surpassed the apostles and all the righteous,
Through the zeal with which you were born.
علوتyou rose above مواكبthe processions of الشهداءthe martyrs لماwhen
علوت مواكب الشهداء لما
رأيتyou saw عذابthe torment of إبنكyour son واحتملتِand you endured
رأيت عذاب إبنك واحتملتِ
You rose above the processions of martyrs when
You saw your son's torment and endured.
وفقتand you surpassed مناسكthe devotions of النساكthe ascetics طرّاًall
وفقت مناسك النساك طرّاً
سهرتyou kept vigil ثمthen صليتyou prayed وصمتِand you fasted
سهرت ثم صليت وصمتِ
And you surpassed all the ascetics' devotions:
You kept vigil, then prayed and fasted.
وقدand indeed نافستyou vied with فيin الطهرpurity العذارىthe virgins
وقد نافست في الطهر العذارى
فمنthen who فاقsurpassed الكمالperfection أجبتI answered أنتِyou
فمن فاق الكمال أجبت أنتِ
And you vied with the virgins in purity.
'Who, then, surpassed perfection?' I answered: 'You.'
فهلis there, then منany بالغٍone who reaches فيin حبlove for ربيmy Lord
فهل من بالغٍ في حب ربي
مقامكyour station ياO بتولVirgin وقدand indeed علوتِyou have risen
مقامك يا بتول وقد علوتِ
Can anyone, then, attain, in love for my Lord,
Your station, O Virgin, now that you have risen so high?
لهذاfor this reason كنتyou were فيin العهدينthe two Testaments حدّاًa limit
لهذا كنت في العهدين حدّاً
بهat it وقفstopped الكمالperfection بمنthrough the one whom حملتِyou carried
به وقف الكمال بمن حملتِ
Thus, in both Testaments, you were the limit
At which perfection came to rest, through him whom you carried.
Sol 6.1