ياO مُنسِيَone who makes others forget المَأتَمِthe mourning assembly أَشجانَهُمtheir sorrows
يا مُنسِيَ المَأتَمِ أَشجانَهُم
لَمّاwhen أَتاهُمhe came to them فيamong المُعَزّيناthose offering condolences
لَمّا أَتاهُم في المُعَزّينا
O one who made the mourners forget their sorrows,
O you who makes the grieved forget their sorrows
O you who made the funeral gathering forget their sorrows when appearing among the consolers,
When he came to them among those offering condolences.
When consolation comes to them from us
She lifted the embroidered veil from a countenance that God has robed in beauty,
حَلَّتshe loosened قِناعَthe veil الوَشيِthe embroidered fabric عَنfrom صورَةٍa face
حَلَّت قِناعَ الوَشيِ عَن صورَةٍ
أَلبَسَهاclothed it اللَهُGod التَحاسيناbeauties
أَلبَسَها اللَهُ التَحاسينا
She drew back the embroidered veil from a face
The mask of sadness has uncovered a face
She captivated the women with her stunning form, so that they weep now only out of social obligation,
That God had clothed in beauty.
That God has adorned with beauty
For it is the right of that face to beguile the sorrowful heart away from its grief.
فَاستَفتَنَتهُنَّso she bewitched them بِتِمثالِهاwith her form
فَاستَفتَنَتهُنَّ بِتِمثالِها
فَهُنَّso they لِلتَكليفِout of obligation يَبكيناweep
فَهُنَّ لِلتَكليفِ يَبكينا
So she bewitched them with her form,
They were tempted by her appearance
And so they weep out of obligation.
And now they weep for the ordeal
حَقٌّa rightful thing لِذاكَfor that الوَجهِface أَنto يَزدَهيbeguile
حَقٌّ لِذاكَ الوَجهِ أَن يَزدَهي
عَنaway from حُزنِهِhis sorrow مَنwhoever كانَwas مَخزوناstored away (apparently intended: grief-stricken)
عَن حُزنِهِ مَن كانَ مَخزونا
That face has every right to beguile
That face deserves to shine
Whoever was grief-stricken away from his sorrow.
Free from the sadness of those in despair
Partial English translation: 4 of 8 Arabic lines translated.