حبّlove ثلاثthree نسوةwomen
حبّ ثلاث نسوة
مطهراتpurified مذهبa creed
مطهرات مذهب
Love for three women,
Love of three women
all purified, is a creed:
Of pure, lofty creed
عائشةAisha التيwho لهاto her الفخرglory
عائشة التي لها الفخر
العظيمgreat الرتبranks
العظيم الرتب
Aisha, to whom belongs glory
Aisha, who has the pride
of exalted rank;
Of greatest rank
برّأهاcleared her الرحمنthe Most Merciful منfrom
برّأها الرحمن من
فريةslander أهلpeople of الكذبfalsehood
فرية أهل الكذب
the Most Merciful cleared her of
Cleared by the Most Merciful
the slander of liars;
Of the slander of the liars
وقبلهاand before her فاطمةFatima
وقبلها فاطمة
ذاتpossessed of العلىeminence والنسبand lineage
ذات العلى والنسب
and before her, Fatima,
And before her, Fatima
possessed of eminence and noble lineage;
Of the highest lineage
وابدأand begin بأزكىwith one purer منهماthan both of them
وابدأ بأزكى منهما
ربةmistress بيتhouse النصبtoil
ربة بيت النصب
and begin with one purer than them both,
And I begin with the best of them
the mistress of the house of toil.
Mistress of the house of prophecy