رَمسٌa grave لهيفاfor Haifa مِنfrom بَنيthe family of الشّدياقِShidyaq قَدhas
رَمسٌ لهيفا مِن بَني الشّدياقِ قَد
زارَتهُshe visited it عَنfrom كَثَبٍclose proximity فَحَقَّso was fitting مَزارُهاher visit
زارَتهُ عَن كَثَبٍ فَحَقَّ مَزارُها
A grave for Haifa of the Shidyaq family—she has
A painting of the gentle Mayya of the Shdayaqs
Visited it at close quarters, and her visit was fitting.
Who often visited him, so his shrine is true
تَرَكَتshe left لابراهيمَfor Ibrahim داغرَDagher بعلَهاher husband
تَرَكَت لابراهيمَ داغرَ بعلَها
زَفَراتِsighs حُزنٍgrief لاnot يَخِفُّabates أُوارُهاtheir burning heat
زَفَراتِ حُزنٍ لا يَخِفُّ أُوارُها
To Ibrahim Dagher, her husband, she left
She left for Ibrahim her husband, sighs of grief
Sighs of grief whose burning does not abate.
Whose sorrow cannot be hidden in secret
وَلَقَدand indeed مَضَتshe departed نَحوَtoward الإِلَهGod وَعِندَناand among us
وَلَقَد مَضَت نَحوَ الإِلَه وَعِندَنا
ماnot زالَceased يقرنis linked بِالثَناwith praise تَذكارَهاher memory
ما زالَ يقرن بِالثَنا تَذكارَها
And indeed she has gone to God, while among us
And she went towards God, and with us remains
Her memory is still linked with praise.
What continues to pair her name with praise
فَأَتىthen came مُؤرِّخُهاher chronicler يُسطِّرhe writes down قائِلاًsaying
فَأَتى مُؤرِّخُها يُسطِّر قائِلاً
بُشرىglad tidings لِنَفسٍfor a soul فيin السَماءِheaven قَرارُهاits abode
بُشرى لِنَفسٍ في السَماءِ قَرارُها
Then her chronicler came to write, saying:
So her chronicler came to write saying
Glad tidings for a soul whose abode is in heaven.
Good news, a soul has rest in heaven
Sol 6.1