عجْturn aside بالمطيwith the riding camels عَلَىat قبرٍa grave ببلقعةٍin a barren waste
عجْ بالمطي عَلَى قبرٍ ببلقعةٍ
تضمَّنheld الطهرَpurity والأخلاقَand moral virtues والكرماand generosity
تضمَّن الطهرَ والأخلاقَ والكرما
Turn aside with the riding camels to a grave in a barren waste,
I wonder at the rider stopping by a grave in Mu'alla
That holds purity, moral virtues, and generosity.
Wherein lay piety, morals and generosity combined
وَخلِّand let عينَكَyour eye تذرshed الدمعَtears منسجماًflowing freely
وَخلِّ عينَكَ تذر الدمعَ منسجماً
إنَّindeed العفافَchastity بكىwept منbecause of ذاthis المصابcalamity دماblood
إنَّ العفافَ بكى من ذا المصاب دما
And let your eye shed tears in an unbroken flow;
Let your eyes be relieved as tears flow smoothly
Indeed, chastity has wept blood over this calamity.
Chastity itself wept at this terrible misfortune
سقىmay water ضريحَكِyour tomb ماءُwater الجفنof the eyelid إِنْif بخلتْand if it has been stingy with tears, may your eyes water its tomb.
سقى ضريحَكِ ماءُ الجفن إِنْ بخلتْ
مدامعُThe rainclouds' tear ducts withhold their flow, O daughter of the Messenger. المزنِand if it has been stingy with tears, may your eyes water its tomb. ياmay بنتَGod الرسولhave mercy on her soul هماand may
مدامعُ المزنِ يا بنتَ الرسول هما
May the eyelid's tears water your tomb, if
If you begrudge it, the water from your eyes will water your tomb
The rainclouds' tear ducts withhold their flow, O daughter of the Messenger.
The tears of the bereaved, O daughter of the Prophet, will do so
وَروَّحَGod اللهُadd to your blessings روحاًin منكhis طاهرةًParadise
وَروَّحَ اللهُ روحاً منك طاهرةً
وَزادكAnd may God magnify religion's reward, for it is grief-stricken, اللهُAnd inspire purity with patience without you, for it is overcome with grief. فيand magnify فردوسِهGod نعماthe reward of religion
وَزادك اللهُ في فردوسِه نعما
And may God grant repose to your pure soul,
May God refresh a pure soul from you
And may God increase your blessings in His Paradise.
And increase your blessings in His Paradise
وَعظَّمَfor it is اللهُgrief-stricken أَجرَand inspire الدينِpurity فهوwith شجٍpatience
وَعظَّمَ اللهُ أَجرَ الدينِ فهو شجٍ
وأَلهمfor it is الطهرَovercome with grief عنكand for الصبرَits فهوsuffering كماmay God be merciful
وأَلهم الطهرَ عنك الصبرَ فهو كما
And may God magnify religion's reward, for it is grief-stricken,
May God magnify the reward of religion which is arduous
And inspire purity with patience without you, for it is overcome with grief.
And inspire purity and patience, which is likewise