قيلَit was said ليto me ماتَتْit died فَراشَهْa butterfly
قيلَ لي ماتَتْ فَراشَهْ
منْfrom بُخارِthe vapor of ابْنِson of كُماشَهْKumasha
منْ بُخارِ ابْنِ كُماشَهْ
I was told a butterfly had died
They said a moth died
from the vapor of Ibn Kumasha.
From the fumes of Ibn Kumasha's son
أحْرَزَتْit earned أجْرَthe reward of شهيدٍa martyr
أحْرَزَتْ أجْرَ شهيدٍ
نالَهُstruck him الطّعْنُthe thrust وناشَهْand assailed him
نالَهُ الطّعْنُ وناشَهْ
It earned the reward of a martyr
She gained the reward of a martyr
whom a thrust struck and assailed.
Attained by one stabbed and bled
رَحْمَةُmercy اللهِGod’s ورِضْواand favor (word continues)
رَحْمَةُ اللهِ ورِضْوا
نٌcompletes the word ‘favor’ علىupon تِلْكَthat الفَراشَهْthe butterfly
نٌ على تِلْكَ الفَراشَهْ
May God’s mercy and favor
May God's mercy and pleasure
be upon that butterfly.
Be upon that moth