إمامimam; leader المسلمينthe Muslims تعزّtake solace عمَّنfor the one whom
إمام المسلمين تعزّ عمَّن
فقدتyou lost وعشand live تفدىmay you be ransomed بالبراياby all creation
فقدت وعش تفدى بالبرايا
Imam of the Muslims, take solace for the one
you have lost; live on, with all creation as your ransom.
ودمand live on لمدائحfor praises وصفاand purity of أجورrewards
ودم لمدائح وصفا أجور
لكyours are المرباعthe quarter-share of spoils منهاfrom them والصفاياand the choicest spoils
لك المرباع منها والصفايا
And live on for praises and unalloyed rewards;
yours are their quarter-share and choicest spoils.
فقيدتكَyour departed girl التيwho صغرتwas small كبيرgreat
فقيدتكَ التي صغرت كبير
قضاءthe undertaking of عزائهاcondolences for her بينَamong القضاياthe concerns
قضاء عزائها بينَ القضايا
Your departed girl, who was small—great is
the task of consoling you for her among all concerns.
فياso, oh لكfor you طفلةٌa little girl منfrom بيتِa house of علمlearning
فيا لك طفلةٌ من بيتِ علم
عليهاupon her قدindeed تطفَّلتhave intruded uninvited المناياthe fates of death
عليها قد تطفَّلت المنايا
Ah, what a child from a house of learning,
upon whom the fates of death have intruded!
وياand oh لكfor you زهرةa blossom منfrom دوحِthe mighty trees of قومٍa people
ويا لك زهرة من دوحِ قومٍ
سرتshe journeyed بجدودهاwith her forebears مسرىthe course of البجاياthe Beja camels
سرت بجدودها مسرى البجايا
And what a blossom from a people's mighty trees,
who journeyed with her forebears as the Beja camels journey.
يقدunclear; perhaps 'indeed' (لقد) وضعَhas laid الأسىgrief دمعاًtears عليهاupon her
يقد وضعَ الأسى دمعاً عليها
وقدand indeed طلعتhave risen شجونsorrows منfrom ثناياrecesses
وقد طلعت شجون من ثنايا
Indeed [reading uncertain], grief has laid tears upon her,
and sorrows have risen from the recesses.
ولمand did not أعرفI know لهاfor her اسماًa name ولكنand yet
ولم أعرف لها اسماً ولكن
أقولI say الآنnow فاطمةFāṭima ('weaner') الرزاياthe calamities
أقول الآن فاطمة الرزايا
And I did not know her name, and yet
I now call her Fāṭima, the weaner of calamities.