روزينُ عَنحوري العزيزة قَد ثَوَت

روزينُ عَنحوري العزيزة قَد ثَوَت

قَبراً بِحَبَّاتِ القُلوب تَكَلّلا

قَبراً بِحَبَّاتِ القُلوب تَكَلّلا

Beloved Rosine Anhoury has come to rest

Rosine Anhouri, the precious one, has built

In a grave wreathed with the cores of hearts.

A grave with pieces of hearts adorned

بِكرٌ أَتَت مَن أَرضِ مَصرَ فَضَمَّها

بِكرٌ أَتَت مَن أَرضِ مَصرَ فَضَمَّها

في السَبعِ مِن أَعوامِها كَفَنُ البِلى

في السَبعِ مِن أَعوامِها كَفَنُ البِلى

A maiden came from the land of Egypt, then was enfolded

A virgin came from the land of Egypt and took her

At seven years of age by the shroud of decay.

In the seventh of her years, the shroud of tribulation

لَم تَبقَ إِلّا نَحوَ شَهرٍ عِندَنا

لَم تَبقَ إِلّا نَحوَ شَهرٍ عِندَنا

وَكَذا بَقاءُ الوَردِ ما بَينَ المَلا

وَكَذا بَقاءُ الوَردِ ما بَينَ المَلا

She stayed with us for only about a month,

She had not stayed with us except nearly a month

And such is the rose's stay among humankind.

Such is the life of a rose between assemblies

فَأَشادَ وَالِدُها السَليمُ مُؤرِّخاً

فَأَشادَ وَالِدُها السَليمُ مُؤرِّخاً

قَطَفَتكِ باكِرَةً مَلائكةُ العُلى

قَطَفَتكِ باكِرَةً مَلائكةُ العُلى

Then her father Salim proclaimed, recording the date:

So her father Saleem the historian has built

The angels on high plucked you in your youth.

You were plucked early by the angels of the Most High