أَمَرَّ حَياتي يا نُضارُ سَقامُكِ

وَكَونُكِ لا يَسري إِليكِ مَنامُكِ

My life has been made bitter by your illness, O blossoming one,

Your being does not allow sleep to reach you,

أَقَمتِ شُهوراً لا يَبُلُّ لَك اللُهى

شَرابٌ وَلا يَغذوك يَوماً طَعامُكِ

You have passed months where no amusement pleases you,

Neither drink nor food nourishes you one day,

تَواتَرَت الأَسقامُ نَفخٌ وَسَعلَةٌ

وَقَيءٌ وَإسهالٌ فعزَ مَرامُكِ

Colds and coughs and vomiting and diarrhea have frequently occurred,

And your resolve was too weak to withstand them,

وَعَمّا قَليلٍ يَذهبُ البُؤسُ كُلَّهُ

وَيَبدو عَلى إثرِ العُبوسِ ابتسامكِ

And very soon all misery will go away,

And after gloom your smile will appear,

فنُصبح في أنسٍ وَخَيرٍ وَصحةٍ

وَحسنِ شَبابٍ طالَ فيهِ دَوامكِ

And we will wake up in intimacy, goodness, health

And beauty of youth which has lasted in it continuously,

غَذيت بِدَرِّ الفَضلِ مُذ كُنتِ طفلَةً

وَكان بِتعليمِ القُرآن فِطامكِ

You were nourished with the pearls of virtue since you were a child,

And the recitation of the Quran was your weaning,

قَرَأتِ كِتابَ اللَهِ وَالسُنَن الَّتي

أَتَت عَن رَسولِ اللَهِ فَهوَ إِمامُكِ

You read the book of God and the traditions which

Came from the Messenger of God, so he is your imam,

وَدارَستِ علمَ النَحوِ حَتّى لَقَد غَدا

فَصيحاً بَليغاً في البَيانِ كَلامُكِ

And you studied grammar until your speech

Became eloquent and expressive in rhetoric,

وَأتقنتِ خَطّاً بارِعاً يَبهَرُ الحِجا

ففتَّحَ عَن زَهرِ الرِياضِ كِمامُكِ

And you mastered a wondrous calligraphy that dazzles minds

And so it opened the flowers of the gardens like your veil,

وَبِالكَعبةِ الغَرّاءِ طُفتِ بِمَكَّةٍ

وَللحجر المسوَدِّ كانَ التثامُكِ

And you circumambulated the noble Kaaba in Mecca

And for the black stone was your caress,

وَجاوَرتِ أَيّاماً بِها وَلَيالياً

وَكانَ كَثيراً بِالمَقامِ مُقامُكِ

And you dwelled there days and nights

And your stay there was long,

وَزُرتِ رَسولَ اللَهِ أَفضلَ من مَشى

عَلى الأَرضِ وَاحتلَّت هُناكَ خِيامُكِ

And you visited the Messenger of God, the best of those who walked

On earth, and there your tents were pitched,

فَكانَ بِبَيتِ اللَهِ برؤُكِ أَوَّلاً

وَزورة خَيرِ الخَلقِ كانَ اِختِتامُكِ

So the House of God was your first visit

And visiting the best of people was your conclusion,

نُضيرةُ ما إِن في البَنات نَظيرةٌ

لَك اليَومَ فَخراً ما لَهُنَّ اِحتِشامُكِ

O Nadirah, among girls there is no equal to you

You have pride today, they have no modesty like yours,

فَهمَّةُ بنتٍ في لِباسٍ وَزِينَةٍ

وَأنت بِتَحصيلِ العُلومِ اِهتمامُكِ

The goal of a girl is in dress and adornment

While you are concerned with seeking knowledge,

فَلو أَنَّ أُنثى لِلسَماءِ قَد اِرتَقَت

لَكانَ بِأَعنانِ السَماءِ مُقامُكِ

If the celestial sphere had a female that ascended

Your abode would be at the reins of the celestial sphere,

إِذا اِنتَظَمَ الرِبّابَ عِقدُ نفاسةٍ

فَفي وَسَطِ العِقدِ النَفيسِ اِنتِظامُكِ

If the string of rare pearls is threaded

Then in the center of the rare strand would be your placement,

وَقَد كُنتُ أَرجو أَن تَعيشَ وَالآن قَد

أَتاكِ مِن اللَهِ الكَريمِ حِمامُكِ

And I had hoped you would live, but now

The generous God has sent you your death,