حاجيتُ كلَّ فطِنٍ لبيبِ
مَا اسمٌ لأنثى من بني يعقوبِ
I pose this riddle to every keen and discerning mind:
What is the name of a woman among the children of Jacob,
ذاتِ كراماتٍ فزُرهَا قربةً
فَزَورُهَا أحَقُّ بالتَقريبِ
graced with saintly wonders? Visit her as an act of devotion,
for the one visited by her is worthier of being drawn near.
تُشرِكُها في الاسمِ أنثى لم تزل
حافظةً لسرها المحجوبِ
Another female shares her name and has never ceased
guarding her veiled secret.
وقد جرى في خاتَم الوحي الرَّضِي
لها حديثٌ ليس بالمكذوبِ
And from the gracious Seal of Revelation there has been transmitted
a hadith concerning her that is no fabrication.
وَهو إذا ما الفاء منه صُحِّفت
صَبغً الحياءِ لا الحَيا المسكوبِ
And if its fāʾ is altered through scribal mispointing,
it becomes modesty’s hue—not the rain poured down.
فهاكها واضحةً أسرَارُهَا
فأمرُها أقرَبُ مِن قَرِيبِ
So there you have her, with her secrets made plain:
her matter is nearer than near.
Sol 5.6