كوكبهاher star لمdid not يغبِset
كوكبها لم يغبِ
وظنُّهاand her expectation لمْdid not يخبِfail
وظنُّها لمْ يخبِ
Her star never set,
Her star has not set,
nor did her hope ever fail.
And her expectation has not failed.
كريمةnoble فيin خلقٍcharacter
كريمة في خلقٍ
وحسبٍand family honor ونسبِand lineage
وحسبٍ ونسبِ
Noble in character,
Noble in character,
in standing and lineage,
And in family honor and lineage.
إحساسهاher feeling كخيمةٍlike a tent
إحساسها كخيمةٍ
شُدَّتْwas fastened بأغلىwith the most precious طَنَبِtent rope
شُدَّتْ بأغلى طَنَبِ
her tenderness was like a tent,
Her feeling was like a tent,
secured with the most precious tent-rope.
Fastened with the most precious tent rope.
قدْalready أسكنتْshe sheltered فيهاin it فتىa young man
قدْ أسكنتْ فيها فتى
شهماًgallant رفيعlofty الرُّتبِthe ranks
شهماً رفيع الرُّتبِ
Within it she had sheltered a young man,
She had sheltered within it a young man,
noble-hearted and lofty in rank.
Gallant and exalted in rank.
لمَّاwhen رأتهshe saw him عائدreturning
لمَّا رأته عائد
بمالهاwith her wealth المكتسبacquired
بمالها المكتسب
When she saw him returning
When she saw him returning
with her acquired wealth,
With her acquired wealth,
مدَّتْshe extended إليهِtoward him يدهhis hand
مدَّتْ إليهِ يده
فيin غفلةٍunawareness وأدبِand courtesy
في غفلةٍ وأدبِ
she held out her hand to him,
She extended his hand toward him
with guilelessness and decorum.
In unawareness and courtesy.
خديجةٌKhadijah ، وحسبهand it suffices him
خديجةٌ ، وحسبه
أنَّthat اسمهاher name كالذَّهبِlike gold
أنَّ اسمها كالذَّهبِ
Khadija—and it was enough for him
Khadijah—and it is enough for him
that her name was like gold.
That her name is like gold.
أوَّلُfirst زوجٍwife أسكنتْshe sheltered
أوَّلُ زوجٍ أسكنتْ
فيin قلبهاher heart خيرbest نبيprophet
في قلبها خير نبي
The first husband she lodged
The first wife to shelter
within her heart was the best Prophet.
Within her heart the finest prophet.
كانتshe was لهُto him كالأمِّlike a mother فيin
كانت لهُ كالأمِّ في
حنانهاher tenderness وكالأبِand like a father
حنانها وكالأبِ
She was like a mother to him in
She was to him like a mother in
her tenderness, and like a father.
Her tenderness, and like a father.
ظلَّتْshe remained لهfor him راعيةa guardian
ظلَّتْ له راعية
وصابرةًand patient فيin الكُربِafflictions
وصابرةً في الكُربِ
She remained his guardian,
She remained his guardian,
patient amid anguish.
And patient amid afflictions.
أرختْshe lowered لهُfor him جناحهhis wing
أرختْ لهُ جناحه
فيin رغبةٍlonging ورهَبِand fear
في رغبةٍ ورهَبِ
She lowered her wing over him
She lowered his wing for him
in hope and fear,
In longing and fear.
ومنحتهُand she granted him رحمةًmercy
ومنحتهُ رحمةً
تريحهُrelieves him منfrom تعبِweariness
تريحهُ من تعبِ
and bestowed on him a mercy
And she bestowed mercy upon him,
that eased him of weariness.
Which relieved him of weariness.
لمَّاwhen أتاهاhe came to her ليلةًone night
لمَّا أتاها ليلةً
فيin موقفٍa situation مظطربِtroubled
في موقفٍ مظطربِ
When he came to her one night
When he came to her one night
in a troubled state,
In a troubled situation,
قالتْshe said لهُto him أبشرْrejoice فقدْfor indeed
قالتْ لهُ أبشرْ فقدْ
نلتَyou attained عظيمgreat الأربِthe aim
نلتَ عظيم الأربِ
she told him, “Take heart, for
She said to him, “Rejoice, for
you have attained a mighty aim.
You have attained a mighty goal.
واللهby God لاnot يخزيكَwill disgrace you منthe One who
والله لا يخزيكَ من
أهداكَbestowed on you مجْدَthe glory الحُقبِof the ages
أهداكَ مجْدَ الحُقبِ
By God, He will never disgrace you—the One
By God, you will not be disgraced by the One who
who granted you the glory of the ages.”
Granted you the glory of the ages.”
تلكَthat woman خديجةKhadijah التيwho
تلكَ خديجة التي
مضتْdeparted بعزِّwith the honor العربِof the Arabs
مضتْ بعزِّ العربِ
That was Khadija, who
That is Khadijah, who
departed in the Arabs’ glory.
Departed with the honor of the Arabs.
بشِّرهاgive her glad tidings حبيبهHis beloved
بشِّرها حبيبه
بمنزلٍof a dwelling منof قصبِhollow pearls
بمنزلٍ من قصبِ
Her beloved gave her glad tidings
Give her glad tidings, His beloved,
of a dwelling made of hollow pearl.
Of a dwelling made of hollow pearls.
