أَلاLo فيin جِوارِthe protection of اللّهGod تمّended نِفاسُهاher postpartum confinement
أَلا في جِوارِ اللّه تمّ نِفاسُها
فَقرّتso she found comfort بهِin it عيناًin her eyes وزالَand vanished اِبتِئاسُهاher sorrow
فَقرّت بهِ عيناً وزالَ اِبتِئاسُها
Lo, in God's keeping her childbed came to its end.
Behold! In the vicinity of God her childbearing was complete
So her eyes found comfort there, and her sorrow vanished.
So she looked at Him with yearning eyes and her sorrow departed
لَقَدindeed قَطَفتplucked مِنهاfrom her يداthe two hands of الدهرِTime زهرةًa blossom
لَقَد قَطَفت مِنها يدا الدهرِ زهرةً
زكيٌّpure بروضِin the meadows of المكرماتِnoble virtues غِراسهاits planting
زكيٌّ بروضِ المكرماتِ غِراسها
Indeed, Time's two hands plucked a blossom from her,
Verily the hand of fate plucked from her a blossoming flower
Whose planting is pure in the meadows of noble virtues.
Pure in the garden of the glorious, a sapling of high pedigree
حَليلةُthe wife of إِسماعيلَIsmail ماميّةُMamiyya اِبنةdaughter of الthe
حَليلةُ إِسماعيلَ ماميّةُ اِبنة ال
مليكِking حسينٍHusayn كيفَhow ساغَbecame bearable اِختِلاسهاher being snatched away
مليكِ حسينٍ كيفَ ساغَ اِختِلاسها
Ismail's wife, Mamiyya, daughter of the
The virtuous Hilalah, mother of Isma'il, daughter of
King Husayn—how could her being snatched away be borne?
The King Husayn - how bitter was her loss!
بَلىyes قَدindeed سَقاهاmade her drink الموتُdeath كأساًa cup مريرةًbitter
بَلى قَد سَقاها الموتُ كأساً مريرةً
فَلاso no غروَwonder أَنthat شّقtore apart المرائرَthe gallbladders كأسُهاher cup
فَلا غروَ أَن شّق المرائرَ كأسُها
Yes, death made her drink a bitter cup,
Indeed death gave her a bitter cup to drink
So no wonder her cup rent the gallbladders.
No wonder the bitterness ripped open her soul
فتاةٌa young woman أَجابتanswered داعيَthe caller of اللّهGod سمحةًwillingly
فتاةٌ أَجابت داعيَ اللّه سمحةً
وَجادَتand gave freely بِنفسٍof a soul ماnot ثَناهاdeterred her شماسهاits unruliness
وَجادَت بِنفسٍ ما ثَناها شماسها
A young woman who answered God's caller willingly,
A maiden who graciously answered God's call
And freely gave her soul, undeterred by its unruliness.
And offered up a soul that worldly desires could not deter
مُطهّرةُpurified الأخلاقِin character عنfrom تيهِthe arrogance of عزّهاher high station
مُطهّرةُ الأخلاقِ عن تيهِ عزّها
علىdespite أنّهاher being فيin الدينِreligion صعبٌdifficult مِراسهاdealing with her
على أنّها في الدينِ صعبٌ مِراسها
Her character was untainted by the arrogance of her high station,
Of immaculate character, lofty above vain pride
Though in matters of faith she was unyielding.
Though the faith was difficult terrain for her to tread
مُخدّرةٌsecluded فيin عفّةchastity وصيانةٍand protection
مُخدّرةٌ في عفّة وصيانةٍ
شعارُthe inner garment of الحياmodesty طولَthroughout الحياةlife لباسُهاher clothing
شعارُ الحيا طولَ الحياة لباسُها
Secluded in chastity and protection,
Modest in chastity and propriety
Modesty's garment was her clothing throughout life.
The garb of life her banner through all her days
سَيُؤنِسُهاwill comfort her باللّهin God حسنُthe goodness of رَجائِهاher hope
سَيُؤنِسُها باللّه حسنُ رَجائِها
وَيوحِشُهاand will estrange her ممّاfrom what سِوىbesides اللّهGod يَأسُهاher despair
وَيوحِشُها ممّا سِوى اللّه يَأسُها
Her good hope in God will comfort her,
God's good pleasure will console her with hope
And her despair will estrange her from all but God.
While aught besides God will desolate her with despair
فَقدfor indeed كانَwas فيfor مَرضاتهِHis pleasure جلّmost of سَعيهاher striving
فَقد كانَ في مَرضاتهِ جلّ سَعيها
وَعَنand against غيرِother than ماwhat يُرضيهِpleases Him كانَwas اِحتِراسُهاher vigilance
وَعَن غيرِ ما يُرضيهِ كانَ اِحتِراسُها
For most of her striving was to please Him,
For seeking His good pleasure was the sum of her endeavor
And she guarded herself against all that did not please Him.
And from all displeasing Him, she carefully abstained
لَئِنif indeed زانَadorned هَذاthis القبرَgrave منهاfrom her فريدةٌa matchless pearl
لَئِن زانَ هَذا القبرَ منها فريدةٌ
فَقَدthen indeed راعَalarmed سلكَthe strand of الملكِroyalty مِنهاfrom her اِنحِلاسهاher slipping away
فَقَد راعَ سلكَ الملكِ مِنها اِنحِلاسها
If indeed this grave is graced by her, a matchless pearl,
If this grave is graced by her peerless presence
Then her slipping away has surely shaken the royal strand.
She still walks the royal path though buried here
وَإِنand though غاضَebbed فيin ذاthis القبرِgrave فيضُthe flood of يَمينِهاher right hand
وَإِن غاضَ في ذا القبرِ فيضُ يَمينِها
فَكَمyet how many كبدٍa liver حرّاءparched أَروىquenched اِنبِجاسهاits outpouring
فَكَم كبدٍ حرّاء أَروى اِنبِجاسها
And though her right hand's flood has ebbed in this grave,
If the plenteous stream of her charity is stanched in this tomb
Yet how many a parched liver its outpouring has quenched!
How many a barren heart were watered by its outpouring!
طَحتfell شمسُهاher sun إِثرَjust after الشروقِsunrise فَغادَرَتand left behind
طَحت شمسُها إِثرَ الشروقِ فَغادَرَت
أَهلّةَcrescents مجدٍof glory لمnot يتمّbe complete اِقتِباسهاtheir borrowing of light
أَهلّةَ مجدٍ لم يتمّ اِقتِباسها
Her sun fell just after sunrise, and left behind
Her sun set swiftly after dawn, leaving behind
Crescents of glory whose borrowing of light was not yet complete.
A crescent moon of glory whose fullness was not seen
وَخيرٌand better لِمَنfor those whom قَدalready خَلّفتهمshe left them behind إلاهُهُمtheir God
وَخيرٌ لِمَن قَد خَلّفتهم إلاهُهُم
وَخيرٌand better لَهاfor her ماwhat عندهُis with Him لاnot لباسهاher clothing
وَخيرٌ لَها ما عندهُ لا لباسها
And their God is better for those she has left behind,
Better for those she left behind is their God
And what is with Him is better for her—not her clothing.
And better for her is what awaits her, not her earthly dress
هنيئاًblissful enjoyment لَهاfor her الفردوسُParadise تأويshe takes refuge بظلّهِin its shade
هنيئاً لَها الفردوسُ تأوي بظلّهِ
إِلىto غرفٍchambers تَقوىreverence for الإلهGod أَساسهاtheir foundation
إِلى غرفٍ تَقوى الإله أَساسها
Bliss be hers in Paradise; in its shade she retires
Paradise is her reward, sheltering her in its shade
To chambers whose foundation is reverence for God.
In chambers supported by the Divine foundation
عَتيقةُa freed woman شهرِthe month of الصومِfasting ليلةa night of جمعةٍFriday
عَتيقةُ شهرِ الصومِ ليلة جمعةٍ
بِروضةِin the garden of هَذاthis القبرِgrave طابَgrew sweet نُعاسهاher slumber
بِروضةِ هَذا القبرِ طابَ نُعاسها
Freed in the month of fasting, on a Friday night,
She passed on the eve of Friday, the holy month's night
Her slumber grew sweet in the garden of this grave.
And in this garden tomb her slumber is serene
قَضَتfulfilled نَحبَهاher allotted term عقبَafter النفاسِpostpartum confinement فأرّخواso record the date
قَضَت نَحبَها عقبَ النفاسِ فأرّخوا
أَلاLo فيin جوارِthe protection of اللّهGod تمّended نِفاسُهاher postpartum confinement
أَلا في جوارِ اللّه تمّ نِفاسُها
She met her end after childbed; so record the date:
She met her end after childbirth - so rest her soul
Lo, in God's keeping her childbed came to its end.
Behold! In the vicinity of God her childbearing was complete
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.