ناحlamented ابنُson of بولادٍBoulad نقولاNicola عِندَماwhen
ناح ابنُ بولادٍ نقولا عِندَما
خَطَفَتsnatched away قرينَتَهُhis wife المَناياthe fates of death الظالِمةْcruel
خَطَفَت قرينَتَهُ المَنايا الظالِمةْ
Nicola, son of Boulad, lamented when
The son of a noble family cried when
Cruel death snatched away his wife.
Death, the unjust one, snatched his companion away
وَلَّتshe departed عَلىin عَجَلٍhaste وَأَبقَتand she left بَعدَهاbehind her
وَلَّت عَلى عَجَلٍ وَأَبقَت بَعدَها
حُرَقاًburning sorrows تؤجِّجُهاinflame them الدُموعُthe tears الساجِمةْstreaming
حُرَقاً تؤجِّجُها الدُموعُ الساجِمةْ
She departed in haste and left behind her
And departed in haste, leaving behind
Burning sorrows that streaming tears inflame.
Burning sorrows inflamed by falling tears
مَحمودةُpraiseworthy الأَخلاقِcharacter عاشَتshe lived بِالتُقىin piety
مَحمودةُ الأَخلاقِ عاشَت بِالتُقى
وَبِصَبرِهاand through her patience فازَتshe attained بِحُسنِwith the goodness of الخاتِمهْthe end
وَبِصَبرِها فازَت بِحُسنِ الخاتِمهْ
Praiseworthy in character, she lived in piety,
Virtuous in morals, she lived devoutly
And through her patience attained a good end.
With patience she attained a good end
وَلِذاand therefore أَتىcame التاريخthe chronogram يَدعوcalling out قائِلاًsaying
وَلِذا أَتى التاريخ يَدعو قائِلاً
كُتِبَتwas decreed لروجِيناfor Rojina الحَياةُlife الدائِمةْeverlasting
كُتِبَت لروجِينا الحَياةُ الدائِمةْ
And so the chronogram came, calling out:
Thus history called her saying
Eternal life was decreed for Rojina.
Eternal life was written for our Rogina