أتتناshe came to us تُزفُّbeing led as a bride علىon بَغلةa she-mule
أتتنا تُزفُّ على بَغلة
وفوقَand above رِحالتهاher saddle قُبَّهْa canopy
وفوقَ رِحالتها قُبَّهْ
She came to us in bridal procession on a she-mule,
She came to us carried on a camel
and above her saddle was a canopy:
And above her mount a dome
زبيريّةٌa Zubayrid woman منamong بناتthe daughters الذيthe one who
زبيريّةٌ من بنات الذي
أحلَّmade lawful الحرامَwhat was inviolable منof الكِعبَهْthe Kaaba
أحلَّ الحرامَ من الكِعبَهْ
a Zubayrid woman, one of the daughters of the man
A Zubairiyyah among the daughters of the one
who violated the sanctity of the Kaaba.
Who made lawful the unlawful from the Kaaba
تُزفُّbeing led as a bride إلىto ملكٍa king ماجدٍnoble
تُزفُّ إلى ملكٍ ماجدٍ
فلاso may not اجتمعاthe two unite وبهاand upon her الوَجْبَهْdeath
فلا اجتمعا وبها الوَجْبَهْ
She is led as a bride to a noble king—
She was brought to a glorious king
so may the two never unite, and may death be upon her!
But they did not unite though duty called