تَذَكَّرَ القَلبُ مِن أَسمائِهِ ذِكَرا

تَذَكَّرَ القَلبُ مِن أَسمائِهِ ذِكَرا

وَكانَ عَن أَمَةِ الغَفّارِ قَد صَبَرا

وَكانَ عَن أَمَةِ الغَفّارِ قَد صَبَرا

The heart recalled a memory of its Asma',

The heart recalled from her names a memory

Though it had already borne separation from Amat al-Ghaffar.

And had over the nation of forgiveness shown patience

وَاللَهِ ما ذُكِرَت عِندي سَمِيَّتُها

وَاللَهِ ما ذُكِرَت عِندي سَمِيَّتُها

إِلّا تَرَقرَقَ ماءُ العَينِ فَاِنحَدَرا

إِلّا تَرَقرَقَ ماءُ العَينِ فَاِنحَدَرا

By God, her namesake was never mentioned in my presence

By Allah, her name was not mentioned near me

Without tears welling in my eyes and streaming down.

Except the water of the eye trickled down pouring

كَأَنَّهُ لُؤلُؤٌ في سِلكِ ناظِمَةٍ

كَأَنَّهُ لُؤلُؤٌ في سِلكِ ناظِمَةٍ

بُتَّ القُوى مِن جَديدِ السِلكِ فَاِنتَثَرا

بُتَّ القُوى مِن جَديدِ السِلكِ فَاِنتَثَرا

As though they were pearls on a thread strung by a woman,

As if it is a pearl in the string of a composer

The fresh thread's strands were severed, and the pearls scattered.

The powers collapsed from the newness of the string scattering

يا نَضَّرَ اللَهُ بَيتاً أَنتَ عامِرُهُ

يا نَضَّرَ اللَهُ بَيتاً أَنتَ عامِرُهُ

يا أُمَّ بِشرٍ وَأَسقى دارَكِ المَطَرا

يا أُمَّ بِشرٍ وَأَسقى دارَكِ المَطَرا

Ah, may God make a house you inhabit flourish,

O one whom God prospered a house you inhabit

O Umm Bishr, and may He water your home with rain.

O mother of good news and your house rainwater quenched

تِربينِ إِحداهُما كَالشَمسِ إِذ بَزَغَت

تِربينِ إِحداهُما كَالشَمسِ إِذ بَزَغَت

في يَومِ دَجنٍ وَأُخرى تُشبِهُ القَمَرا

في يَومِ دَجنٍ وَأُخرى تُشبِهُ القَمَرا

Two maidens of the same age: one like the sun when it rose

Raising two, one of which is like the sun when it rose

On an overcast day, and the other resembling the moon.

On a gloomy day and another is similar to the moon