وعاتقةٍ زُفَّت لنا من قُرى كُوثَى

تُلَقَّبُ أُمَّ الدهر أو بنْتَه الكبرى

A woman of noble descent was brought to us from Kutha's villages

She was titled the mother of eternity or its eldest daughter

رأت نارَ إبرَاهيم أيامَ أوقِدتْ

وحازت من الأوصافِ أوصافَها الحسنى

She saw the fire of Abraham in the days it was kindled

And attained of descriptions their finest qualities

حكت نورها في بَرْدها وسَلامها

وباتت بطيبٍ لا يوازَى ولا يُحْكى

Her light and peace were told in her coolness

And she spent the night in unmatched sweet fragrance

عَمَرنا بها الأيام في ظل ماجدٍ

له الرتبة العلياءُ والمثلُ الأعلى

We lived through her in days of glorious shelter

To him belongs the highest rank and sublime example