عَزيزَةٌa cherished woman مثلlike غصنa bough البانthe bān tree قدindeed ذبلتshe withered
عَزيزَةٌ مثل غصن البان قد ذبلت
وَغادَرتand she left ادمعtears الاجفانthe eyelids منسفكهstreaming
وَغادَرت ادمع الاجفان منسفكه
A cherished woman, like a bough of the bān tree, has withered,
Beloved like a wilted hyacinth branch
And left the eyelids’ tears streaming.
And tears from eyelids poured forth
سارَتshe went الىto اللَهGod باريهاher Creator فملَّكهاso He granted her possession of
سارَت الى اللَه باريها فملَّكها
حظَّa share of النَعيمbliss الَّذيwhich قدindeed فازtriumphed منwhoever ملكهpossessed it
حظَّ النَعيم الَّذي قد فاز من ملكه
She went to God, her Creator, and He granted her
She went to her Creator so He took her in
A share of bliss—whoever possesses it has triumphed.
The fortune of bliss which she won from her King
فخطَّso he inscribed فيin اسطرthe lines of التأريخhistory راسمُهاher chronicler
فخطَّ في اسطر التأريخ راسمُها
منfrom فوقabove عرشthe throne of العُلىthe heights هيلانةٌHelena مَلِكَهa queen
من فوق عرش العُلى هيلانةٌ مَلِكَه
So her chronicler inscribed in the lines of history:
So her maker inscribed in the lines of history
“Atop the throne on high, Helena is queen.”
Above the throne of the Most High, her kingdom
Sol 6.1