ياoh حبَّذاhow admirable بينamong العقائلnoblewomen بَرزةٌa woman active in public
يا حبَّذا بين العقائل بَرزةٌ
هيَshe فيamong الرجالmen ذويpossessed of العقولminds الباهرهbrilliant
هيَ في الرجال ذوي العقول الباهره
Oh, how admirable among noblewomen is a woman who steps forth!
O the finest among rational women
She, among men endowed with brilliant minds,
She is among men of brilliant minds
عُضوٌa member بِمُجتَمَعin the society of الحضارةcivilization عامِلٌactive
عُضوٌ بِمُجتَمَع الحضارة عامِلٌ
تُجريshe sets in motion بِهِthrough it هِمَمَaspirations الرجالmen القادرةpowerful
تُجري بِهِ هِمَمَ الرجال القادرة
is an active member of civilized society;
A member of the civilized community, an active one
through it she sets men's powerful aspirations in motion.
With whom the determined men's aspirations flow
ضاهَتshe matched نسآءَwomen الغربthe West فيin الشرقthe East الَّذيwhich
ضاهَت نسآءَ الغرب في الشرق الَّذي
غلبتhave prevailed بِهِin it هِمَمُaspirations انلسآءِwomen القاصرةlimited
غلبت بِهِ هِمَمُ انلسآءِ القاصرة
She has matched the women of the West in the East, where
She equaled the women of the West in the East which
women's limited aspirations have held sway,
The confined aspirations of women overcame
فكانهنَّso, as though they خُلِقنَthey were created للأَزياءِfor fashions والand the
فكانهنَّ خُلِقنَ للأَزياءِ وال
إِسرافextravagance فهيَyet she علىin pursuit of الحقوقrights مُثابرهpersevering
إِسراف فهيَ على الحقوق مُثابره
as though they were created for fashions and
As if they were created for vanity and
extravagance; yet she perseveres in pursuing rights.
Extravagance while she is perseverant on rights
وَيَقُلنَand they say كَمhow often أَتهمتموناyou accused us بالوَنىof sloth
وَيَقُلنَ كَم أَتهمتمونا بالوَنى
فتأَمَّلواso consider الهِمَمَthe aspirations الجِسامَgreat الظافرهtriumphant
فتأَمَّلوا الهِمَمَ الجِسامَ الظافره
And they say, "How often you have accused us of sloth!
And they say, how do you accuse us of weakness
Consider, then, these great, triumphant aspirations!"
So consider the mighty, triumphant aspirations
وكانهنَّand as though they ضيوفناour guests لكنَّماyet
وكانهنَّ ضيوفنا لكنَّما
أَجَلthe term of الضيافةhospitality ماnot لَهُit has منany آخرهend
أَجَل الضيافة ما لَهُ من آخره
And it is as though they were our guests; yet
And as if they were our guests, but
the term of hospitality has no end.
The guest has no end to his stay
وَالضيفand a guest ليسnot يكونis مقترحاًmaking demands سوىexcept
وَالضيف ليس يكون مقترحاً سوى
أَضيافهنَّtheir guests الناهياتِwho forbid الآمرهwho command
أَضيافهنَّ الناهياتِ الآمره
And no guest makes demands, save
And a guest should not suggest anything but
their guests, who forbid and command.
The commanding, prohibiting guests
بشرَّتِyou heralded ماwhat باشرتِهِyou undertook it بنجاحهِof its success
بشرَّتِ ما باشرتِهِ بنجاحهِ
كمقدِّماتٍlike premises للنَتيجةof the conclusion خابرهaware
كمقدِّماتٍ للنَتيجة خابره
You heralded success for what you undertook,
You brought good news of your successful undertaking
like premises that know the conclusion.
As introductions to the confident outcome
فرجعتِso you returned ناظرةًas headmistress لمدرسةٍof a school غدتbecame
فرجعتِ ناظرةً لمدرسةٍ غدت
فيهاwithin it العذارىthe maidens بالهناin happiness متباشرهrejoicing together
فيها العذارى بالهنا متباشره
So you returned as headmistress to a school where
So you went back, overseeing a school that
the maidens came to rejoice together in happiness.
Became one where the young girls are active
لماwhen رأَينَكِthey saw you اذas نظرتِyou looked out لهنَّfor them فيin
لما رأَينَكِ اذ نظرتِ لهنَّ في
تأريخهنَّtheir chronogram هتفنَthey cried out نعمَhow excellent الناظرهthe headmistress
تأريخهنَّ هتفنَ نعمَ الناظره
When they saw you, as you watched over them, in
When they saw you as you looked at them in
their chronogram they cried, "What an excellent headmistress!"
Their history, they hailed, O the good overseer