قِفstop وَاِعتَبِرand take heed ياO ذاpossessor of البَصيرَهinsight
قِف وَاِعتَبِر يا ذا البَصيرَه
حَسبُenough for اللَبيبِthe discerning man يَرىhe sees مَصيرَهhis fate
حَسبُ اللَبيبِ يَرى مَصيرَه
Stop and take heed, O you of insight.
Stop and take heed, O wise one
It is enough for the discerning man to see his fate.
The fate of the prudent is clear to see
هَذاthis ضَريحٌa tomb قَدhas حَوىcontained
هَذا ضَريحٌ قَد حَوى
رَوضاتmeadows جَناتٍgardens نَضيرَهverdant
رَوضات جَناتٍ نَضيرَه
This is a tomb that has embraced
Gardens of paradise, its peer
The meadows of verdant gardens.
Wherein she who, if given choice
فيهِwithin it الَّتيshe who لَوif خُيِّرَتshe were given a choice
فيهِ الَّتي لَو خُيِّرَت
نالَتshe would attain رَوضَةًa garden وَفيهِand within it خيرَهa virtuous woman
نالَت رَوضَةً وَفيهِ خيرَه
Within lies she who, if given the choice,
Would have taken a garden, and gladly so
Would attain a garden; within lies a virtuous woman.
And the world's springs are brief
هَذاthis نَعيمٌbliss دائِمٌeverlasting
هَذا نَعيمٌ دائِمٌ
وَمَناهِلُand the watering places of الدنياthe world قَصيرَهshort-lived
وَمَناهِلُ الدنيا قَصيرَه
This is everlasting bliss,
Like the great woman, daughter of the minister
And the world's watering places are short-lived.
Pure of heart for Mustafa
كَكَبيرَةٍlike Kabira بِنتdaughter of الوَزيرِthe minister
كَكَبيرَةٍ بِنت الوَزيرِ
المُصطَفىMustafa الصافيpure السَريرَهinward character
المُصطَفى الصافي السَريرَه
Like Kabira, daughter of the minister
Wife of the brave minister, the best
Mustafa, pure of heart,
Of people in conduct and way
زَوجِwife of الوَزيرِthe minister الشَهمِthe gallant خَيKhay- (name fragment)
زَوجِ الوَزيرِ الشَهمِ خَي
رِ-r (completing Khayr) الدينِal-Din (the faith) خَيرِbest of الناسِpeople سيرَهin conduct
رِ الدينِ خَيرِ الناسِ سيرَه
Wife of the gallant minister Khay-
She was a magnificent, dutiful mare
r al-Din, the best of men in conduct.
Who grew old though she was young
كانَتshe was حَصاناًchaste بَرّةًrighteous
كانَت حَصاناً بَرّةً
كَبُرَتshe grew great وَإِنalthough كانَتshe was صَغيرَهyoung
كَبُرَت وَإِن كانَت صَغيرَه
She was chaste and righteous;
She went towards what pleased her with renowned
She grew great, though she was young.
And momentous testimony
سارَتshe departed إِلىto ماwhat سَرّهاgladdened her بِشَهاthrough martyrdom (word begins)
سارَت إِلى ما سَرّها بِشَها
دَةٍcompletion of 'martyrdom' عُظمىgreat خَطيرَهmomentous
دَةٍ عُظمى خَطيرَه
She departed for what gladdened her, through martyr-
So may God grant her ample reward
dom, great and momentous.
And increase her blessings manifold
فَاللَهُso God يُجزِلُmakes abundant أَجرَهاher reward
فَاللَهُ يُجزِلُ أَجرَها
وَيَزيدُهاand grants her more نِعَماًblessings كَثيرَهmany
وَيَزيدُها نِعَماً كَثيرَه
So may God make her reward abundant
She went, and I chronicled, saying
And grant her many more blessings.
Of the bliss of magnificent gardens
سارَتshe departed فَقُلتُso I said مُؤَرّخاًrecording the date
سارَت فَقُلتُ مُؤَرّخاً
لِنَعِيمِto the bliss of جَنّاتٍgardens كَبيرَهKabira
لِنَعِيمِ جَنّاتٍ كَبيرَه
She departed, and I said, recording the date:
“To the bliss of gardens went Kabira.”
Partial English translation: 18 of 20 Arabic lines translated.