لنحتI would have lamented كماas ناحتshe lamented علىover صخرهاher Sakhr التيshe who
لنحت كما ناحت على صخرها التي
قدhad اتخذتshe made منfrom بعدهafter him العمرlife مأتماa mourning gathering
قد اتخذت من بعده العمر مأتما
I would have lamented as she lamented over her Sakhr, she who
had made her life after him a mourning gathering.
ورحتand I went on أضاهيI rival فيin البكاweeping بعدafter مالكٍMalik
ورحت أضاهي في البكا بعد مالكٍ
زمامrein المعاليnoble deeds والفخارand glory متمماMutammim
زمام المعالي والفخار متمما
And I would have gone on to rival, in weeping after Malik,
Mutammim, the guiding rein of noble deeds and glory.