جُفونeyelids العُلاglory مِنهاfrom them كِبارُvast بُحورِseas
جُفون العُلا مِنها كِبارُ بُحورِ
جَرتflowed لِفَتاةfor a maiden لاnot تقاسto be compared بِحورِwith houris
جَرت لِفَتاة لا تقاس بِحورِ
From the eyelids of glory, vast seas
Flowed for a maiden beyond comparison with houris.
وَناحَتand lamented عَلَيهاover her فيin السَماءthe sky كَواكبstars
وَناحَت عَلَيها في السَماء كَواكب
وَفيand on الأَرضthe earth زُهرٌradiant ones تَزدريlook scornfully بِبُدورat full moons
وَفي الأَرض زُهرٌ تَزدري بِبُدور
And stars in heaven lamented her,
And on earth, radiant ones who put full moons to shame.
وَذابَتand melted عَلَيهاover her حَسرةًin grief كُلُّevery مُهجةheart
وَذابَت عَلَيها حَسرةً كُلُّ مُهجة
غَداةon the morning of مُصابa calamity قاصمa breaker لِظهورof backs
غَداة مُصاب قاصم لِظهور
And every heart melted in grief for her
On the morning of a back-breaking calamity.
وَلانand grew soft لِهَذاbefore this الخطبcalamity فيin كُلevery بُقعةplace
وَلان لِهَذا الخطب في كُل بُقعة
رَواسيfirmly rooted جِبالmountains مِنof جسيمmassive صخورrocks
رَواسي جِبال مِن جسيم صخور
And this calamity softened, in every place,
Firm-rooted mountains of massive rock.
وَمزّقتand tore apart الأَحزانُsorrows مِنamong خَيرthe best أُمةpeople
وَمزّقت الأَحزانُ مِن خَير أُمة
كُبوداًlivers وَأَودَتand brought death قَبلَهاbefore them بِنحورto throats
كُبوداً وَأَودَت قَبلَها بِنحور
And sorrows among the best of peoples tore
Livers apart, having first laid throats low.
وَعزand was grievous عَلىto كُلall البَريةcreation فَقدُهاher loss
وَعز عَلى كُل البَرية فَقدُها
وَماand not ذاكَthat إِلاexcept مِنamong عَظيمmomentous أُمورevents
وَما ذاكَ إِلا مِن عَظيم أُمور
And her loss weighed heavily on all creation;
It was indeed among the gravest of events.
وَأَصبَحand became وَجهthe face of الناسthe people فيin مصرEgypt بَعدَهاafter her
وَأَصبَح وَجه الناس في مصر بَعدَها
عبوساًsullen وَكانَتand had been باسِماتsmiling ثُغورmouths
عبوساً وَكانَت باسِمات ثُغور
And after her, the faces of the people in Egypt grew
Sullen, though once their mouths had smiled.
فلاso may there not كانَhave been يَومa day فيهِon which ضاقَتgrew tight لِنَعيِهاat news of her death
فلا كانَ يَوم فيهِ ضاقَت لِنَعيِها
بِكُلin every مَكانplace وَاسِعاتُbroad صُدورchests
بِكُل مَكان وَاسِعاتُ صُدور
Would that the day had never been when news of her death constricted
Broad chests everywhere.
وَلاand may there not كانَhave been وَقتٌa time شيعتهاescorted her جسومناour bodies
وَلا كانَ وَقتٌ شيعتها جسومنا
بِهِduring it ثُمthen عادَتreturned عادِماتِdevoid of شُعورfeeling
بِهِ ثُم عادَت عادِماتِ شُعور
And would that the hour had never been when our bodies escorted her,
Then returned bereft of feeling.
وَلَوand if كانَwere فيهاfor her يَقبلto accept اللَهGod فديةًa ransom
وَلَو كانَ فيها يَقبل اللَه فديةً
لجدناwe would have given generously بِبَذلby offering الرُوحthe soul دُونwithout قُصورfalling short
لجدنا بِبَذل الرُوح دُون قُصور
Had God accepted a ransom for her,
We would have offered our lives without stint.
وَكانَand would be الَّذيthe one who مِناamong us يَفوزattains بسؤلهhis wish
وَكانَ الَّذي مِنا يَفوز بسؤله
وَيؤثرهاand favors her بِالنَفسwith his own life خَيرthe best شكورgrateful one
وَيؤثرها بِالنَفس خَير شكور
And whoever among us attained his wish
And chose her over his own life would be the best of the grateful.
وَلَكنهاbut she تَأبىrefuses فِداءًransom وَقَدand already رَأَتshe has seen
وَلَكنها تَأبى فِداءً وَقَد رَأَت
بجنةin the Garden of عَدنEden عالِياتِlofty قُصورpalaces
بجنة عَدن عالِياتِ قُصور
But she refuses ransom, having already seen
Lofty palaces in the Garden of Eden.
وَفازَتand attained سريعاًswiftly فيin جوارthe presence of مهيمنthe Guardian
وَفازَت سريعاً في جوار مهيمن
بماwhat تشتهيshe desires منof نعمةblessing وحبورand joy
بما تشتهي من نعمة وحبور
And swiftly, in the Guardian's presence, she gained
The blessings and joy she desires.
وقوبلand may they be rewarded بِالحُسنىwith goodness أَبوهاher father وَأُمُّهاand her mother
وقوبل بِالحُسنى أَبوها وَأُمُّها
عَلىfor حُسنnoble صَبرpatience فيهِin which نَيلattainment of أُجورrewards
عَلى حُسن صَبر فيهِ نَيل أُجور
And may her father and mother be rewarded with goodness
For noble patience, through which rewards are won,
وَلاand no سِيماequal (forming 'especially') لَماsince تَحققit became certain أَنَّهاthat she
وَلا سِيما لَما تَحقق أَنَّها
تَروحgoes at evening وَتَغدوand goes at morning فيin رِياضgardens of زُهورflowers
تَروح وَتَغدو في رِياض زُهور
Especially now that it is certain she
Roams at evening and morning in gardens of flowers,
وَترفلand walks in splendor بَينamong الحُورthe houris فيin حللrobes of الرضاdivine favor
وَترفل بَين الحُور في حلل الرضا
بِدارin an abode of نَعيمbliss دائمlasting وَسُرورand joy
بِدار نَعيم دائم وَسُرور
And walks in splendor among houris, in robes of favor,
In an abode of lasting bliss and joy.
عَلَيهاover her كَماas شاءَتshe wished سَحائبclouds of رَحمةmercy
عَلَيها كَما شاءَت سَحائب رَحمة
تَزيدincrease وَتَنموand grow فيin جِنانgardens of غَفورthe All-Forgiving
تَزيد وَتَنمو في جِنان غَفور
Over her, as she wished, are clouds of mercy
That increase and grow in the All-Forgiving's gardens.
وَبلّand may He drench ثَراهاher earth ربُّهاher Lord فيin ضَريحهاher tomb
وَبلّ ثَراها ربُّها في ضَريحها
بِغَيثwith rain يُواليهاthat continually reaches her بِدُونwithout فتورslackening
بِغَيث يُواليها بِدُون فتور
And may her Lord drench the earth within her tomb
With rain that reaches her continually, without slackening.
وَأَبقىand may He preserve مَعwith الأَشبالthe lion cubs أَكرَمَthe noblest وَالدٍfather
وَأَبقى مَع الأَشبال أَكرَمَ وَالدٍ
خَطيرٍeminent عَلىunder هَذاthis المُصابcalamity صَبورsteadfastly patient
خَطيرٍ عَلى هَذا المُصاب صَبور
And may He preserve beside the lion cubs the noblest father,
Eminent, steadfast in the face of this calamity.
وَخلّدهand may He perpetuate him فيin المُلكkingship ماas long as بَثspreads ناظمa poet
وَخلّده في المُلك ما بَث ناظم
ثَناهhis praise إِلىuntil بَعثresurrection لَهاfor her ونشورand rising again
ثَناه إِلى بَعث لَها ونشور
And may He keep him reigning as long as a poet proclaims
His praise, until her raising and resurrection.
وَماand what قالَsaid مَجديMajdi فيin عزاهاmourning her مؤرخاًcomposing a chronogram
وَما قالَ مَجدي في عزاها مؤرخاً
لِزَينبfor Zaynab نُورlight فيin مَماتdeath عَلىupon نُورlight
لِزَينب نُور في مَمات عَلى نُور
And this is what Majdi said in mourning her, as a chronogram:
"For Zaynab, in death, there is light upon light."
Sol 6.1