أَكْرِمْhow noble! بهاit is منas a روضةٍgarden لرُقادِfor repose
أَكْرِمْ بها من روضةٍ لرُقادِ
سَمَّوْهُthey named it رَمْسَtomb عزيزةِAziza, the cherished one الأجوادِthe generous
سَمَّوْهُ رَمْسَ عزيزةِ الأجوادِ
How noble a garden it is for repose!
Honor her with a garden for her rest
They called it the tomb of Aziza, dear to the generous,
They named it Rams, noble among the generous
بنتِdaughter الملوكkings الصّيدmajestic ساداتِlords الورىhumankind
بنتِ الملوك الصّيد ساداتِ الورى
وكريمةِand noble الآباءfathers والأجدادand forefathers
وكريمةِ الآباء والأجداد
Daughter of majestic kings, lords of humankind,
Daughter of kings, mistress of hunting, leaders of mankind
And of noble fathers and forefathers.
And noble in her fathers and forefathers
نَشَأَتْshe grew up بعزٍّin honor باذخٍlofty وجرتand proceeded علىalong
نَشَأَتْ بعزٍّ باذخٍ وجرت على
سُنَنِways الصّوالحrighteous women منهجpath العُبّادthe devout worshippers
سُنَنِ الصّوالح منهج العُبّاد
She grew up in lofty honor and followed
She was raised with prominent, lofty glory and walked
The ways of righteous women, the path of the devout.
The ways of righteousness, the path of worshippers
لمdid not تَأْلُslacken فيin صَوْمٍfasting وفيand in ذكرٍremembrance وفيand in
لم تَأْلُ في صَوْمٍ وفي ذكرٍ وفي
صَدَقاتِهاher alms رِيُّrefreshment الفؤادthe heart الصّاديthirsty
صَدَقاتِها رِيُّ الفؤاد الصّادي
She never slackened in fasting and remembrance; and in
She never tired of fasting, mentioning God, and in
Her alms lay refreshment for the thirsty heart.
Her donations the coursing heart flowed
أَحْنَىmore tender علىtoward الفقراءthe poor والّلاجيand the refuge-seeker لهاwith her
أَحْنَى على الفقراء والّلاجي لها
منthan ذاتِa woman with إشْفَاقٍcompassion علىtoward الأولادchildren
من ذاتِ إشْفَاقٍ على الأولاد
More tender toward the poor and whoever sought refuge with her
She cared for the poor and refugees
Than a woman full of compassion for children.
With a compassionate nature for children
لمdid not يَثْنِهاturn her aside عِزُّglory الملوكkings عنfrom التُّقَىpiety
لم يَثْنِها عِزُّ الملوك عن التُّقَى
وتَزَوُّدٍand gathering provisions منfrom هذهthis life لمعادfor the hereafter
وتَزَوُّدٍ من هذه لمعاد
The glory of kings did not turn her from piety
Glory of kings did not prevent her from piety
Or from gathering provisions from this life for the hereafter.
And provision for the hereafter
رَبِحَتْprospered تجارتُهاher trade فباعتso she sold فانياًsomething perishable
رَبِحَتْ تجارتُها فباعت فانياً
بشريفin exchange for the noble ماwhat يبقىendures بغيرwithout نفادexhaustion
بشريف ما يبقى بغير نفاد
Her trade prospered: she sold what passes away
Her trade profited, so she sold the ephemeral
For what is noble and endures without exhaustion.
For the noble that remains, inexhaustible
ومَضَتْand she departed إلىto حُسْنِgoodness المآبِthe final abode وخَلَّفَتْand she left behind
ومَضَتْ إلى حُسْنِ المآبِ وخَلَّفَتْ
حُسْنَbeauty الثّناpraise يُتْلَىis recited كماlike الأورادdevotional litanies
حُسْنَ الثّنا يُتْلَى كما الأوراد
And she departed to a blessed final abode, leaving behind
And she went to a good end and left behind
Beautiful praise, recited like devotional litanies.
Good praise recited like litanies
وعيونُand the eyes مَنْthose whom كانتshe used to تُفِيضُlavish bounty عَلَيْهِمُupon them
وعيونُ مَنْ كانت تُفِيضُ عَلَيْهِمُ
فاضتoverflowed بذاكat that الفَيْضِoutpouring منof إرْفادِgenerous aid
فاضت بذاك الفَيْضِ من إرْفادِ
And the eyes of those on whom she used to lavish bounty
Eyes that she would overflow upon
Overflowed at that outpouring of generous aid.
Poured that outpouring from provision
لاno غَرْوَwonder أنّthat اللّهGod يُسْعِدُهاgrants her bliss بماfor what
لا غَرْوَ أنّ اللّه يُسْعِدُها بما
قدalready قَدَّمَتْهُshe sent it ahead بصادقby the unfailing الميعادpromise
قد قَدَّمَتْهُ بصادق الميعاد
No wonder that God grants her bliss for what
No wonder that God rewards her for what
She has sent ahead, in keeping with His unfailing promise.
She advanced with true promise
فَلِذَاso for this reason بحسنwith favorable الظنّexpectation قلتI said مؤرّخاcomposing a chronogram
فَلِذَا بحسن الظنّ قلت مؤرّخا
قدindeed أسعدتshe was blessed ولهاand hers is الهناbliss بمرادwith her desire fulfilled
قد أسعدت ولها الهنا بمراد
Thus, in hopeful trust, I said, composing a chronogram:
So for that good assumption I said as a chronicler
She has been blessed, and hers is bliss with her desire fulfilled.
She was made happy and her wish fulfilled
Sol 6.1