مِنَfrom المَلإَthe assembly الأَسْمَىthe highest عَلَىupon ذِلكَthat القَبْرِthe grave
مِنَ المَلإَ الأَسْمَى عَلَى ذِلكَ القَبْرِ
ملائِكُangels حُرَّاسُguardians الْفَضِيلَةvirtue وَالطَّهْرِand purity
ملائِكُ حُرَّاسُ الْفَضِيلَة وَالطَّهْرِ
From the highest assembly, upon that grave,
From the highest assembly above that grave
Are angels, guardians of virtue and purity,
Angels, guardians of virtue and purity
سُجُودٌprostrate عَلىat بَابِthe door of الضَّرِيحِthe tomb الذيwhich
سُجُودٌ عَلى بَابِ الضَّرِيحِ الذي
ثَوَتْshe came to rest بِهin it مُصْطفَاةُthe chosen one of اللّهGod كَامِلَةُperfect in الْبِرِّrighteousness
ثَوَتْ بِه مُصْطفَاةُ اللّه كَامِلَةُ الْبِرِّ
Prostrate at the door of the tomb where
Bowing at the door of the tomb that contains
God's chosen one came to rest, perfect in righteousness.
God's Chosen One, perfect in righteousness
سَلامٌpeace عَلَيْكُمْupon you فَالْزَمُوهُso remain beside it وَآنسُواand comfort
سَلامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ فَالْزَمُوهُ وَآنسُوا
غُلالَةَa delicate veil حُسْنٍbeauty تُبْتَلىis afflicted بِيَدِby the hand of الهَجْرِabandonment
غُلالَةَ حُسْنٍ تُبْتَلى بِيَدِ الهَجْرِ
Peace be upon you; remain beside it and comfort
Peace be upon you, so keep to it and grow familiar
A delicate veil of beauty, afflicted by the hand of abandonment.
With the darkness of beauty tested by the hand of estrangement
فَقَدْfor indeed صَعِدَتْascended نَفْسُthe soul of الأَمِيرَةthe princess فِيin الضُّحَىthe forenoon
فَقَدْ صَعِدَتْ نَفْسُ الأَمِيرَة فِي الضُّحَى
إِلىto اللّهGod وَاسْتَوْدَعْتُمُand you entrusted صَدَفَthe shell of الدُّرِthe pearl
إِلى اللّه وَاسْتَوْدَعْتُمُ صَدَفَ الدُّرِ
For the princess's soul ascended in the forenoon
For the soul of the princess rose in the morning
To God, and you committed the pearl's shell to safekeeping.
To God, and you were entrusted with the pearl of pearls
تَحَمَّلَهَاcarried her نُورٌa light إِلىto جَنةٍa garden الْعُلىthe heights
تَحَمَّلَهَا نُورٌ إِلى جَنةٍ الْعُلى
كَمَاas تَحْمِلُbear الأَنْدَاءَthe dewdrops أَجْنِحَةُthe wings of الفَجْرdawn
كَمَا تَحْمِلُ الأَنْدَاءَ أَجْنِحَةُ الفَجْر
A light bore her to a garden on high,
A light carried her to the highest paradise
As the wings of dawn bear the dewdrops.
As the wings of dawn carry the birds
فَيَاso, O سَيِّدَmaster of الدهْرِthe age المُعَزَّىthe one receiving condolences بِفَقْدِهَاfor losing her
فَيَا سَيِّدَ الدهْرِ المُعَزَّى بِفَقْدِهَا
أَنخشىshould we fear? عَليْكَfor you اليَوْمَtoday مِنْfrom صَوْلَةthe onslaught of الدَّهْرِtime
أَنخشى عَليْكَ اليَوْمَ مِنْ صَوْلَة الدَّهْرِ
So, O master of the age, receiving condolences for her loss,
So O Lord of the age, grieved by her loss
Should we fear for you today the onslaught of time?
I fear for you today the upheaval of fate
وَيَاand O أَكْرَمَnoblest of الآبَاءِfathers بِرّاًin kindness بِولْدهtoward his child
وَيَا أَكْرَمَ الآبَاءِ بِرّاً بِولْده
وَلكِنهُbut it is بِرٌkindness عَصَتهُdefied it يَدُthe hand of الضُّرaffliction
وَلكِنهُ بِرٌ عَصَتهُ يَدُ الضُّر
And O noblest of fathers in kindness toward his child,
And O most generous of fathers in dutifulness to his child
Yet it is a kindness the hand of affliction defied.
But duty that the hand of fate disobeyed
أَأَنْتَare you? مِنَthan الرحْمَنِthe All-Merciful أَرْأَفُmore compassionate وَالِداًas a father
أَأَنْتَ مِنَ الرحْمَنِ أَرْأَفُ وَالِداً
بِمُعْتَاضَةِtoward her who has received in exchange السَّراءِbliss عُنْin exchange for أَلَمِthe pain of العُمْرِlife
بِمُعْتَاضَةِ السَّراءِ عُنْ أَلَمِ العُمْرِ
Are you, as a father, more compassionate than the All-Merciful
Are you kinder than the Merciful as a father
Toward her who has received bliss in exchange for life's pain?
Lamenting the joy of life replaced by the sorrows of age?
Sol 6.1