أتتنا تُزفُّ على بَغلة

أتتنا تُزفُّ على بَغلة

وفوقَ رِحالتها قُبَّهْ

وفوقَ رِحالتها قُبَّهْ

She came to us in bridal procession on a she-mule,

She came to us carried on a camel

and above her saddle was a canopy:

And above her mount a dome

زبيريّةٌ من بنات الذي

زبيريّةٌ من بنات الذي

أحلَّ الحرامَ من الكِعبَهْ

أحلَّ الحرامَ من الكِعبَهْ

a Zubayrid woman, one of the daughters of the man

A Zubairiyyah among the daughters of the one

who violated the sanctity of the Kaaba.

Who made lawful the unlawful from the Kaaba

تُزفُّ إلى ملكٍ ماجدٍ

تُزفُّ إلى ملكٍ ماجدٍ

فلا اجتمعا وبها الوَجْبَهْ

فلا اجتمعا وبها الوَجْبَهْ

She is led as a bride to a noble king—

She was brought to a glorious king

so may the two never unite, and may death be upon her!

But they did not unite though duty called