هلis there? ياO هذيمHudhaym منfrom الزمانtime امانsafety
هل يا هذيم من الزمان امان
لمdid not ينجescape منfrom صدماتهits blows انسانa human being
لم ينج من صدماته انسان
Is there, O Hudhaym, any safety from time?
No human being has escaped its blows.
تجريdrift سحائبهits clouds بغصتهاwith their choking grief وقدand at times
تجري سحائبه بغصتها وقد
تتفرقpart الاحبابloved ones والخلانand close friends
تتفرق الاحباب والخلان
Its clouds drift with their choking grief, and at times
Loved ones and close friends part.
مهماhowever long اللياليthe nights امهلتgrant respite لاno بدescape منfrom
مهما الليالي امهلت لا بد من
يومa day وفيهand on it يقالit is said كانonce was فلانso-and-so
يوم وفيه يقال كان فلان
However long the nights grant respite, there is no escaping
A day when it is said, "So-and-so once was."
Sol 6.1