صَفِيَّةَSafiyya الطُّهْرِpurity آتَاكَbestowed on you الجِهَادُstruggle حِلىًadornments
صَفِيَّةَ الطُّهْرِ آتَاكَ الجِهَادُ حِلىً
لَمْnot تُؤْتِهَاbestow them فِيin الْخُدُورِthe secluded chambers الأَنْفُسُthe souls السُّقَمُsickly
لَمْ تُؤْتِهَا فِي الْخُدُورِ الأَنْفُسُ السُّقَمُ
O Safiyya of purity, struggle has bestowed on you adornments
The jihad has granted you the adornment of purity,
That sickly souls in secluded chambers never bestowed.
Which corrupted souls could not attain in seclusion.
إِذَاwhen الْقُلُوبُthe hearts إِلَىtoward ذَاكَthat الْجَلالِmajesty رَنَتْgazed
إِذَا الْقُلُوبُ إِلَى ذَاكَ الْجَلالِ رَنَتْ
فِلِلْمُنَىthen, for hopes أَعْيُنٌeyes تُغْضِيlower their gaze وَتَحْتَشِمُand feel abashed
فِلِلْمُنَى أَعْيُنٌ تُغْضِي وَتَحْتَشِمُ
When hearts gaze toward that majesty,
When hearts aspire to that majesty,
Then hopes have eyes that lower their gaze and feel abashed.
Eyes become downcast and humble for death.
قَدْindeed كُنْتِyou were قُدْوَةَa model رَبَّاتِladies الْجَمَالِbeauty بِمَاby what
قَدْ كُنْتِ قُدْوَةَ رَبَّاتِ الْجَمَالِ بِمَا
أَزَلْتِyou removed مِنْof زَهْمِfoulness قَوْمٍa people سَاءَvile was مَاwhat وَهَمُواthey imagined
أَزَلْتِ مِنْ زَهْمِ قَوْمٍ سَاءَ مَا وَهَمُوا
You have been a model for beautiful women by
You were an exemplar of graceful ladies through
Removing a people's foulness—how vile their imaginings!
Removing the delusions of a misguided people.
فَصَانَتِso protected الأَوْجُهَthe faces الْحُسْنَىbeautiful فَضَائِلُهَاtheir virtues
فَصَانَتِ الأَوْجُهَ الْحُسْنَى فَضَائِلُهَا
مِنْfrom حَيْثُwhere أُلْقِيَتِwere cast aside الأَسْتَارُthe curtains واللُّثُمُand the face-veils
مِنْ حَيْثُ أُلْقِيَتِ الأَسْتَارُ واللُّثُمُ
So their virtues protected the beautiful faces
Her virtues guarded the beautiful faces
Where curtains and face-veils were cast aside.
When the veils and kisses were discarded.
لَكِfor you الْبَقَاءُcontinued life وَفِيand in مِصْرَEgypt العَزَاءَsolace بِهِin it
لَكِ الْبَقَاءُ وَفِي مِصْرَ العَزَاءَ بِهِ
حُمَاتُهَاher defenders شَرَعٌequal فِيin الذَّوْدِdefense وَالحُرَمُand the womenfolk
حُمَاتُهَا شَرَعٌ فِي الذَّوْدِ وَالحُرَمُ
May you live on, and in Egypt there is solace in that:
For you is eternity in the land of consolation,
Her defenders and womenfolk are equal in defending her.
Protected by its laws of chastity.
وَلْيَزْهَرِand let it shine الْفَرْقَدُthe Farqad star الْبَاقِيsurviving إِذَاwhen حَجَبَتْveiled
وَلْيَزْهَرِ الْفَرْقَدُ الْبَاقِي إِذَا حَجَبَتْ
رَفِيقَهُits companion غَمَرَاتُdepths الْغَيْبِthe unseen وَالسُّدُمُand the mists
رَفِيقَهُ غَمَرَاتُ الْغَيْبِ وَالسُّدُمُ
And let the surviving Farqad star shine when
May your shining companion blossom
The depths of the unseen and the mists have veiled its companion.
When the clouds of absence and blindness dissipate.
أَمَاdoes ... not? تُخَفِّفُease عَنِكِfrom you الْحُزْنَsorrow تَأْسِيةٌconsolation
أَمَا تُخَفِّفُ عَنِكِ الْحُزْنَ تَأْسِيةٌ
وَالحُزْنُwhile sorrow فِيamong أُمَمٍnations جَمْعَاءَentire مُقْتَسَمُshared
وَالحُزْنُ فِي أُمَمٍ جَمْعَاءَ مُقْتَسَمُ
Does consolation not ease your sorrow,
Does not the shared sorrow of entire nations
When sorrow is shared among entire nations?
Lessen the burden of grief upon you?
Sol 6.1