بِنتُa daughter نَصارىChristians نَزَلَتshe descended مِنfrom ذُرىheights
بِنتُ نَصارى نَزَلَت مِن ذُرى
عالٍa lofty place إِلىto قَبرٍa grave وَناووسِand a sarcophagus
عالٍ إِلى قَبرٍ وَناووسِ
A daughter of Christians descended from the heights
A Christian's daughter descended from on high
Of a lofty place to a grave and a sarcophagus,
To a tomb with a lamp
فيin حُلَلٍrobes غُبرٍdust-colored وَكَمand how often أَشبَهَتresembled
في حُلَلٍ غُبرٍ وَكَم أَشبَهَت
ثِيابُهاher clothes حُلَّةَthe robe of طاووسِa peacock
ثِيابُها حُلَّةَ طاووسِ
In dust-colored robes—and how often had
In dusty robes and veil - how much
Her clothes resembled a peacock's plumage!
Her clothes resembled a peacock's dress