تقف النساء بقبرها يبكين مِنْ

تقف النساء بقبرها يبكين مِنْ

حُرَقٍ وَمِنْ حَزَنٍ وَمِنْ أشواق

حُرَقٍ وَمِنْ حَزَنٍ وَمِنْ أشواق

Women stand by her grave, weeping from

The women stand at her grave weeping

burning anguish, and from sorrow, and from longing.

From burning, from sorrow, from yearning

وَيظلْن يَلْطمنَ الخدودَ تأسفاً

وَيظلْن يَلْطمنَ الخدودَ تأسفاً

يبكين تلك بمدمعٍ مهراقِ

يبكين تلك بمدمعٍ مهراقِ

And they keep slapping their cheeks in grief,

And they continue slapping their cheeks in regret

weeping for her with tears pouring forth.

Those weep with tears pouring down

ويقلن ماتت مِنْيبٌ فلَطالما

ويقلن ماتت مِنْيبٌ فلَطالما

حصلت قديم بجملة الأرزاق

حصلت قديم بجملة الأرزاق

And they say, 'Munib has died; for many a time

And they say Minayib died so for long

she secured all manner of sustenance in days gone by.'

She had acquired the sum of fortunes

يا أم حنكاسٍ ذهبت كريمةً

يا أم حنكاسٍ ذهبت كريمةً

محمودة الأفعَال والأخلاق

محمودة الأفعَال والأخلاق

O Umm Hankas, you departed noble,

O mother of Hankas, you left generously

praised for your deeds and character.

Of praised deeds and morals

قد قدت حتى الشمس في أبراجها

قد قدت حتى الشمس في أبراجها

وسَرِقتِ حتّى متعة السراق

وسَرِقتِ حتّى متعة السراق

Indeed, you pimped even the sun in her zodiacal towers,

You led even the sun in its mansions

and stole even the thieves' pleasure.

And stole even the joy of the thief

لم يخل بَيْتُك مُذْ نصبت جدارَه

لم يخل بَيْتُك مُذْ نصبت جدارَه

للّمز من ساق ورفع ساق

للّمز من ساق ورفع ساق

Since you raised its wall, your house has never lacked

Your house has not been devoid, since its wall was erected

a cupbearer and the lifting of a leg for coupling.

Of hosting a visitor, lifting a jug