غَادَةٌa graceful maiden بَلْrather قِلاَدَةٌa necklace مِنْof مَعَانٍmeanings
غَادَةٌ بَلْ قِلاَدَةٌ مِنْ مَعَانٍ
جُمِعَتْwere gathered فيin فَرِيدَةٍa peerless jewel زَهْرَاءِradiant
جُمِعَتْ في فَرِيدَةٍ زَهْرَاءِ
A graceful maiden—nay, a necklace of meanings,
A necklace of meanings gathered in a unique blossom
Gathered in a radiant, peerless jewel.
An image of radiance embodied in the adornment of high virtues
صُورَةٌan image مِنْof بَشَاشَةٍcheerfulness تَتَجَلَّىshines forth
صُورَةٌ مِنْ بَشَاشَةٍ تَتَجَلَّى
فِيin حُلِيِّthe adornments الشَّمائِلِof character traits العَصْمَاءِflawless
فِي حُلِيِّ الشَّمائِلِ العَصْمَاءِ
An image of cheerfulness shining forth
The mother's blessing bore the best of offspring
In the adornments of flawless character.
For righteousness, grace, and loyalty
نِعْمَتِexcellent is الأُمُّthe mother أَنْجَبَتْshe bore خِيرَةَthe finest of الأُوْthe chil- (beginning of 'children')
نِعْمَتِ الأُمُّ أَنْجَبَتْ خِيرَةَ الأُوْ
لاَدِ-dren (completion of 'children') لِلبِرِّfor goodness وَالنَّدَىand generosity وَالْوَفَاءِand faithfulness
لاَدِ لِلبِرِّ وَالنَّدَى وَالْوَفَاءِ
What an excellent mother! She bore the finest chil-
The wife's blessing: chastity and devotion
dren in goodness, generosity, and faithfulness.
To the honorable, truthful and loyal partner
نِعْمَتِexcellent is الزَّوْجُthe wife عِفَّةchastity وَوَلاَءًand devotion
نِعْمَتِ الزَّوْجُ عِفَّة وَوَلاَءً
لِلْقَرِينِto the spouse الْحُرِّnoble الصَّدُوقِtrue الْوَلاَءِin loyalty
لِلْقَرِينِ الْحُرِّ الصَّدُوقِ الْوَلاَءِ
What an excellent wife, in chastity and devotion
To her noble spouse, true in his loyalty.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.