هَذِيthis الرَّزِيْئَةُcalamity فيْكِin losing you
هَذِي الرَّزِيْئَةُ فيْكِ
أَفْدَحُthe gravest مَاthat which أُصِيبَwas struck بِهِby it الكَمَالْperfection
أَفْدَحُ مَا أُصِيبَ بِهِ الكَمَالْ
This calamity of losing you
This affliction in you
is the gravest blow perfection has suffered.
Is the greatest blow that perfection has suffered
أَتُرَىdo you think? يَعَزِّيconsoles بَاكِياًone who weeps
أَتُرَى يَعَزِّي بَاكِياً
مِنْfrom فِعْلِهَاits doing قَوْلٌa word يُقَالْthat is spoken
مِنْ فِعْلِهَا قَوْلٌ يُقَالْ
Can a mourner, do you think, be consoled
Does any word of consolation comfort a weeping one?
for what it has wrought, by any spoken word?
O sun, your day has not been completed
يَاO شَمْسُsun لَمْdid not يَكْملْbecome complete نَهارُكِyour day
يَا شَمْسُ لَمْ يَكْملْ نَهارُكِ
كَيْفhow فَاجَأَكِtook you unawares الزَّوَالْsetting
كَيْف فَاجَأَكِ الزَّوَالْ
O sun, your day was not yet complete—
How did decline surprise you?
how did your setting take you unawares?
O image of intimacy whose traits
يَاO صُورَةَembodiment الأُنْسِwarm companionship الَّتِيwho
يَا صُورَةَ الأُنْسِ الَّتِي
حَكَتِresembled المَلاَئِكَthe angels بِالخِصَالْin virtues
حَكَتِ المَلاَئِكَ بِالخِصَالْ
O embodiment of warmth, who
Were outlined by angels
mirrored the angels in your virtues!
Alas for that protection
أَسَفاًalas عَلَىfor ذَاكَthat الحِجَىwisdom
أَسَفاً عَلَى ذَاكَ الحِجَى
أَسَفاًalas عَلَىfor ذَاكَthat الجَمَالْbeauty
أَسَفاً عَلَى ذَاكَ الجَمَالْ
Alas for that wisdom!
Alas for that beauty
Alas for that beauty!
Alas for the noble manners
أَسَفاًalas عَلَىfor الشِّيَمِthe character traits الحِسَانِthe beautiful
أَسَفاً عَلَى الشِّيَمِ الحِسَانِ
جَمَعْنَthey gathered فِيin أَبْهَىthe most splendid مِثَالْembodiment
جَمَعْنَ فِي أَبْهَى مِثَالْ
Alas for those lovely virtues,
That gathered in the finest example
gathered in the fairest embodiment!
You lived with your husband in bliss
عَايَشْتِyou lived with بِالحُسْنَىwith kindness حَلِيلَكِyour husband
عَايَشْتِ بِالحُسْنَى حَلِيلَكِ
لَمْdid not تَسُؤْهُdistress him مِنْكِfrom you حَالْany conduct
لَمْ تَسُؤْهُ مِنْكِ حَالْ
You lived in kindness with your husband;
He was never displeased with you
no conduct of yours ever grieved him.
So he remained abundantly content
فَأقَامَso he remained مَوْفُورَfull of الرِّضَىcontentment
فَأقَامَ مَوْفُورَ الرِّضَى
جَمَّabundant in الصَّفَاءِserenity رَخِيِّat ease in بَالْmind
جَمَّ الصَّفَاءِ رَخِيِّ بَالْ
So he remained full of contentment,
The essence of purity, serene of mind
rich in serenity, at ease of mind.
You raised the status of singers
وَرَفَعْتِand you raised شَأْنَthe standing of الغَانِياthe fair women (word begins)
وَرَفَعْتِ شَأْنَ الغَانِيا
تِcompletes 'women' الحَانِيَاتِwho tenderly care عَلَىfor العِيَالْthe children
تِ الحَانِيَاتِ عَلَى العِيَالْ
And you exalted the standing of fair women
Above other women supporting families
who tenderly care for their children,
Building with strong principles
البَانِياتِwho build بِقُوَّةِthrough the strength of الأخْلاَmoral character (word begins)
البَانِياتِ بِقُوَّةِ الأخْلاَ
قِcompletes 'moral character' أَعْلاَمَeminent figures الرِّجَالْmen
قِ أَعْلاَمَ الرِّجَالْ
who build, through strength of character,
Flags of great men
men of distinction;
Stringing from girls
الصَّائِغَاتِwho fashion مِنَfrom البَنَاthe daughters (word begins)
الصَّائِغَاتِ مِنَ البَنَا
تِcompletes 'daughters' عُقُودَnecklaces زَهْرِflowers أَوْor لآَلْpearls
تِ عُقُودَ زَهْرِ أَوْ لآَلْ
who fashion from their daughters
Necklaces of flowers or pearls
necklaces of flowers or pearls.
You did not neglect the rights of the poor
لَمْdid not تَغْفَليyou neglect حَقَّthe due of الفَقِيرِthe poor person
لَمْ تَغْفَلي حَقَّ الفَقِيرِ
وَلَمْand did not تَسُومِيهِyou subject him to السُّؤَالْbegging
وَلَمْ تَسُومِيهِ السُّؤَالْ
You never neglected the poor man's due,
Nor question their request
nor forced him to beg.
You left your heart drained
تَرَكْتِyou left فُؤَادَكِyour heart مِنْfrom تَكَاburdens (word begins)
تَرَكْتِ فُؤَادَكِ مِنْ تَكَا
لِيفٍcompletes 'burdens' المُمُرءَةِbenevolence (text uncertain) فِيin كِلالْexhaustion
لِيفٍ المُمُرءَةِ فِي كِلالْ
You left your heart, through the burdens
By the trials of ordeals
of [benevolence], exhausted.
Signs of your righteousness continuing
آيَاتُsigns بِرِّكِyour goodness بَيْنَbetween مَأْa noble deed (word begins)
آيَاتُ بِرِّكِ بَيْنَ مَأْ
ثَرَةٍcompletes 'noble deed' وَأُخْرَىٌand another فِيin اتِّصَالْcontinuity
ثَرَةٍ وَأُخْرَىٌ فِي اتِّصَالْ
The signs of your kindness, from one noble deed
And others in succession
to the next, followed in unbroken succession,
Until you passed away and every shadow
حَتَّىuntil انْتَقَلْتِyou passed away وَكُلُّand every ظِلٍّshadow
حَتَّى انْتَقَلْتِ وَكُلُّ ظِلٍّ
فِيin الوُجُودِexistence لَهُfor it انْتِقَالْa passing
فِي الوُجُودِ لَهُ انْتِقَالْ
until you passed away—and every shadow
In existence has a passing
in existence must pass away.
What is the state of those you orphaned
مَاwhat حَالُthe condition of مَنْthose whom أَيْتَمتِهِمْyou left them orphaned
مَا حَالُ مَنْ أَيْتَمتِهِمْ
بَعْدَafter الهَنَاءَةِhappiness وَالدَّلاَلand tender indulgence
بَعْدَ الهَنَاءَةِ وَالدَّلاَل
How fare those you left orphaned,
After comfort and pampering?
after their happiness and tender indulgence?
How miserable are the deprived
كَيْفَhow المَسَاكِينُthe poor الأُولَىwho
كَيْفَ المَسَاكِينُ الأُولَى
حُرِمُواthey were deprived of العِنَايَةَcare وَالنَّوَالْand bounty
حُرِمُوا العِنَايَةَ وَالنَّوَالْ
How fare the poor who
Denied care and sustenance
were deprived of care and bounty?
So today from that aloofness
فَالْيَوْمَso today مِنْfrom تِلْكَthose الجُّفُوthe eyelids (word begins)
فَالْيَوْمَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الجُّفُو
نِcompletes 'eyelids' دَمُblood القُلُوبِthe hearts عَلَيْكِfor you سَالْflowed
نِ دَمُ القُلُوبِ عَلَيْكِ سَالْ
So today, from those eyelids,
The hearts bleed for you
the blood of hearts has flowed for you.
You paid your dues promptly
أَدَّيْتِyou fulfilled قِسْطَكِyour share عَاجِلاًsoon
أَدَّيْتِ قِسْطَكِ عَاجِلاً
يَاO خَيْرَbest of رَبَّاتِthe ladies of الحِجَالِbridal bowers
يَا خَيْرَ رَبَّاتِ الحِجَالِ
You fulfilled your part so soon,
O best of veiled ladies
O best of the ladies of bridal bowers.
Journey to Eden and to
فَارْقِيthen ascend إِلىto عَدَنٍEden وَلاَand [behold?] (text incomplete)
فَارْقِي إِلى عَدَنٍ وَلاَ
وَجْهَthe face of ربِّكِyour Lord ذَاpossessor of الجَّلاَلmajesty
وَجْهَ ربِّكِ ذَا الجَّلاَل
Then ascend to Eden, and [behold?]
The face of your Lord, Majestic is He
the face of your Lord, the Majestic.
Pleasant is the bliss rewarded
طَابَsweet is النَّعِيمُbliss مَثُوبَةًas a reward
طَابَ النَّعِيمُ مَثُوبَةً
لِلصَّالِحَاتِfor the righteous [deeds] مِنَamong الفِعَالِactions
لِلصَّالِحَاتِ مِنَ الفِعَالِ
Sweet is bliss as a reward
To the righteous women of action
for righteous deeds.
Partial English translation: 41 of 42 Arabic lines translated.