لمريمَfor Maryam صَعبَSaʿb (surname) رَمسٌa tomb فيin صِباهاher youth
لمريمَ صَعبَ رَمسٌ في صِباها
عَلَيهِupon it وَجهُthe face فاديهاher Redeemer أَناراshone
عَلَيهِ وَجهُ فاديها أَنارا
For Maryam Saʿb, a tomb in her youth;
In her youth Mary's image was hard to draw
Upon it her Redeemer’s face shone.
Her savior's face illuminated her
دَعاهاHe called her نَحوَهُtoward Him مِنfrom وَسطِthe midst of ديرٍa convent
دَعاها نَحوَهُ مِن وَسطِ ديرٍ
قَدindeed اِعتاضَتshe took in exchange بِهِfor it الفَردَوسَParadise داراas an abode
قَد اِعتاضَت بِهِ الفَردَوسَ دارا
He called her toward Him from within a convent;
He called her from a monastery's midst
She has indeed exchanged it for Paradise as her abode.
With him paradise became her abode
فَفيthus in الحالينِthe two states ماnot بَرِحَتshe ceased لَدَيهِwith Him
فَفي الحالينِ ما بَرِحَت لَدَيهِ
تَؤرِّخُshe marks the date بَينَamong أَخدارِsecluded chambers العَذارىthe virgins
تَؤرِّخُ بَينَ أَخدارِ العَذارى
Thus, in both states, she has remained with Him,
In both states she remained with him
Marking the date: “Among the virgins’ secluded chambers.”
A pure maiden marked in annals
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