مِنfrom آلِthe family of دَلَّالٍDallal كَريمةُa noblewoman مَعشَرٍa community
مِن آلِ دَلَّالٍ كَريمةُ مَعشَرٍ
أَدمىmade bleed النَواظرَthe eyes بَينَهاher parting وَالأَكبُداand the livers
أَدمى النَواظرَ بَينَها وَالأَكبُدا
A noblewoman of her people, from the house of Dallal—
Her parting made eyes and livers bleed.
وَلّتshe departed وَقَدand had already تَرَكَتshe left لَناfor us مِنfrom بَعدِهاafter her
وَلّت وَقَد تَرَكَت لَنا مِن بَعدِها
ذِكراًa remembrance جَميلاًbeautiful بِالمَراحِمِwith prayers for mercy رُدَّداwas repeated
ذِكراً جَميلاً بِالمَراحِمِ رُدَّدا
She departed, having left us after her
a beautiful remembrance, repeated with prayers for mercy.
نَزَلَتshe descended ثَرىgrave-soil الحمصيِّal-Himsi يوسفYusuf بَعلهاher husband
نَزَلَت ثَرى الحمصيِّ يوسف بَعلها
فَثوتso she rested بِجانِبهِat his side كَماas حَكمَdecreed الرَدىdeath
فَثوت بِجانِبهِ كَما حَكمَ الرَدى
She descended into the grave-soil of Yusuf al-Himsi, her husband,
and rested beside him, as death decreed.
فكَتَبَتَso you wrote تاريخاًa chronogram يُسطِّرُis inscribed حَولَهاaround her
فكَتَبَتَ تاريخاً يُسطِّرُ حَولَها
ياO تُربةَsoil السوسانthe lilies باكركِmay it greet you at dawn النَدىthe dew
يا تُربةَ السوسان باكركِ النَدى
So you wrote a chronogram to be inscribed around her:
O soil of lilies, may the dew greet you at dawn.
Sol 6.1