هذِهْthis كَريمةُnoble daughter آلِthe family of نَحّاسٍNahhas قَضَتshe died
هذِهْ كَريمةُ آلِ نَحّاسٍ قَضَت
كَالغُصنِlike a branch هَبَّblew عَلَيهِover it حَرُّthe heat of سُمومِa scorching desert wind
كَالغُصنِ هَبَّ عَلَيهِ حَرُّ سُمومِ
This noble daughter of the Nahhas house has passed away,
This noble daughter of the Nahhas family has died,
like a branch on which the heat of a samūm blew.
like a branch over which the heat of a scorching desert wind blew.
تَرَكَتshe left أَباهاher father وَهبةًWahba فيin حَسرةٍsorrow
تَرَكَت أَباها وَهبةً في حَسرةٍ
يَبكيhe weeps لِقَصفِfor the breaking of قَوامِهاher form المَظلومِwronged
يَبكي لِقَصفِ قَوامِها المَظلومِ
She left her father, Wahba, in anguish,
She left her father, Wahba, in sorrow,
weeping over the snapping of her well-knit frame.
weeping for her form, unjustly broken.
بِكرٌa virgin ثَوَتshe rested مَعwith عُصبةِa company of الأَبكارِthe virgins فيin
بِكرٌ ثَوَت مَع عُصبةِ الأَبكارِ في
دارٍan abode بِهاin it فازَتshe attained بِخَيرwith the finest نَعيمِbliss
دارٍ بِها فازَت بِخَير نَعيمِ
A virgin, she came to dwell with the company of virgins in
A virgin, she rested with a company of virgins in
an abode where she attained the finest bliss.
an abode where she attained the finest bliss.
فَأَتَىthen he came مُؤَرِّخُهاher chronogram composer وَنادَىand he called out قائِلاًsaying
فَأَتَى مُؤَرِّخُها وَنادَى قائِلاً
حَلَّتshe settled كَريمةٌa noble daughter فيin جِوارthe vicinity of كَريمِthe Noble One
حَلَّت كَريمةٌ في جِوار كَريمِ
Then her chronogrammatist came and cried aloud, saying:
Then her chronogram composer came and called out, saying:
“A noble daughter has come to dwell in the keeping of the All-Generous.”
A noble daughter has settled beside the Noble One.
