عَائشةٌAisha بنتُdaughter of الصِّدِّيقْal-Siddiq (the Truthful)
عَائشةٌ بنتُ الصِّدِّيقْ
اسمٌa name مِنof نورٍlight ورَحيقْand nectar
اسمٌ مِن نورٍ ورَحيقْ
Aisha, daughter of al-Siddiq,
Aisha, daughter of the truthful one
A name of light and nectar.
A name of light and bouquet
ماhow أَكرَمهاnoble she is مِنas a مؤمنةٍfemale believer
ما أَكرَمها مِن مؤمنةٍ
قدindeed سارتْshe walked فيon خيرِthe best طريقْpath
قد سارتْ في خيرِ طريقْ
How noble a believer she is!
What an honorable believing woman
Indeed, she walked the finest path.
Who walked the best path
عائشةٌAisha، ياO خيرَbest امرأةٍwoman
عائشةٌ، يا خيرَ امرأةٍ
تَحْياshe lives فيin رُوحٍa spirit طاهرةٍpure
تَحْيا في رُوحٍ طاهرةٍ
Aisha, O finest of women,
Aisha, O best of women
She lives in a pure spirit.
Living in a pure spirit
لرسولِto the Messenger of اللهِGod غدَتْshe became زوجاًa wife
لرسولِ اللهِ غدَتْ زوجاً
وَصَديقاًand a friend فيin وقتِthe time of الضِّيقْhardship
وَصَديقاً في وقتِ الضِّيقْ
To the Messenger of God she became a wife,
Became the Prophet's wife
And a friend in times of hardship.
And friend in times of distress
معَهاwith her كانَwould رسولُthe Messenger of اللهِGod
معَها كانَ رسولُ اللهِ
يَسعَدُhe rejoices، وبهاand in her كانَhe would يباهِيtake pride
يَسعَدُ، وبها كانَ يباهِي
With her, the Messenger of God would
With her was the Messenger of Allah
Rejoice, and he would take pride in her.
Happy, and with her he took pride
وهيَand she أَحبُّthe dearest الناسِpeople إليهِto him
وهيَ أَحبُّ الناسِ إليهِ
وَلهُand to him كانتْshe was خَيرَthe best رفيقْcompanion
وَلهُ كانتْ خَيرَ رفيقْ
And she was the dearest of people to him,
And she was most beloved to him
And to him she was the best companion.
And for him she was the best companion
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Aisha, and the ideas are wonderful
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And the good heart a fountain
عائشةٌAisha، والفِكرُand the mind بَديعْwondrous
عائشةٌ، والفِكرُ بَديعْ
والقلبُand the heart الطيِّبُkind يَنبُوعْa spring
والقلبُ الطيِّبُ يَنبُوعْ
Aisha—her mind is wondrous,
Like the cloud when it rains water
And her kind heart is a spring,
Sweet after hovering
كالغَيمةِlike a cloud إذْwhen تَهطِلُit pours down ماءًwater
كالغَيمةِ إذْ تَهطِلُ ماءً
عذْباًsweet مِنfrom بَعدِafter التَّحليقْsoaring
عذْباً مِن بَعدِ التَّحليقْ
Like a cloud when it pours down water,
She lived in the bosom of faith
Sweet, after soaring aloft.
Like a rose in the garden
عاشَتْshe lived فيin دَوحِspreading trees الإيمانِfaith
عاشَتْ في دَوحِ الإيمانِ
مِثلَlike الوردةِthe rose فيin البُستانِthe garden
مِثلَ الوردةِ في البُستانِ
She lived among the spreading trees of faith,
And the world sings her praises
Like a rose in the garden.
In every sunset and sunrise
والدُّنياand the world تشدُوsings ذِكراهاher memory
والدُّنيا تشدُو ذِكراها
فيat كُلِّevery غُروبٍsunset وشُروقْand sunrise.
في كُلِّ غُروبٍ وشُروقْ.
And the world sings of her memory
At every sunset and sunrise.
Partial English translation: 20 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1