لاno والِدٌparent خالِدٌeverlasting وَلاnor وَلَدُchild
لا والِدٌ خالِدٌ وَلا وَلَدُ
كُلُّevery جَليدٍstalwart يَخونُهُbetrays him الجَلَدُendurance
كُلُّ جَليدٍ يَخونُهُ الجَلَدُ
No parent is immortal, nor any child.
No immortal father, no undying son
Every stalwart is betrayed by his endurance.
Each polished frame decay in time will own
كَأَنَّas though أَهلَinhabitants القُبورِthe graves لَمnot يَسكُنواthey dwelt الthe
كَأَنَّ أَهلَ القُبورِ لَم يَسكُنوا ال
دورَhouses وَلَمand not يَحيَlived مِنهُمُamong them أَحَدُanyone
دورَ وَلَم يَحيَ مِنهُمُ أَحَدُ
As though the people of the graves had never dwelt in the
As though the tenants of the grave had never known
houses, and none of them had ever lived;
Abode in houses, nor the morning light has shown
وَلَمand not يَكونواthey were إِلّاexcept كَهَيئَتِهِمlike their state
وَلَم يَكونوا إِلّا كَهَيئَتِهِم
لَمnot يولَدواthey were born قَبلَهاbefore it وَلَمand not يَلِدواthey begot
لَم يولَدوا قَبلَها وَلَم يَلِدوا
And had never been except in their present state,
As if the semblance we on earth have worn
Never born before it, nor ever having begotten children.
Ne'er lived before its coming or was ever born
ياO ناسِيَone who forgets المَوتِdeath وَهوَwhile it يَذكُرُهُremembers him
يا ناسِيَ المَوتِ وَهوَ يَذكُرُهُ
هَلis there لَكَfor you بِالمَوتِagainst death إِنif أَتاكَit comes to you يَدُpower
هَل لَكَ بِالمَوتِ إِن أَتاكَ يَدُ
O you who forget death, while it remembers you,
O thou that chidest at the thought of death
Have you any power against death, should it come to you?
Think, ere he comes to thee, how strong's his hand
ياO ساكِنَdweller in القُبَّةِthe dome المُطيفِencircling بِهاaround it
يا ساكِنَ القُبَّةِ المُطيفِ بِها
أَحراسُهُhis guards وَالجُنودُand the troops وَالعُدَدُand the weapons
أَحراسُهُ وَالجُنودُ وَالعُدَدُ
O dweller in the dome that is encircled by
Dweller in domes with painted roofs beneath
your guards, the troops, and the weapons,
Guarded by troops and servants at command
دارُكَyour house دارٌa house يَموتُdies ساكِنُهاits inhabitant
دارُكَ دارٌ يَموتُ ساكِنُها
دارُكَyour house يُبليwears out جَديدَهاits newness الأَبَدُendless time
دارُكَ يُبلي جَديدَها الأَبَدُ
Your house is a house whose inhabitant dies;
Thy dwelling shall in turn to thee deny
Your house—endless time wears out what is new in it.
However new, a shelter safe to fly
تَختالُyou strut فيin مَطرَفِbordered cloak الصِباyouth مَرَحاًmerrily
تَختالُ في مَطرَفِ الصِبا مَرَحاً
يَخطِرُsways مِنكَof yours الذِراعُthe forearm وَالعَضَدُand the upper arm
يَخطِرُ مِنكَ الذِراعُ وَالعَضَدُ
You strut merrily in the bordered cloak of youth;
Lightly along life's path thy footsteps roam
Your forearm and upper arm sway.
From thee youth's grace and vigour are not gone
تَبكيyou weep عَلىfor مَنthose who مَضىpassed away وَأَنتَwhile you غَداًtomorrow
تَبكي عَلى مَن مَضى وَأَنتَ غَداً
يورِدُكَbrings you المَوتُdeath فيinto الَّذيthat which وَرَدواthey entered
يورِدُكَ المَوتُ في الَّذي وَرَدوا
You weep for those who have passed away, yet tomorrow you
Thou weepest those that to the grave have clome
will be led by death to where they went.
Yet littler reck'st though death shall claim thine own
لَوif كُنتَyou were تَدريyou know ماذاwhat يُريدُit intends بِكَfor you الthe
لَو كُنتَ تَدري ماذا يُريدُ بِكَ ال
مَوتُdeath لَأَبلىwould wear out جُفونَكَyour eyelids السَهَدُsleeplessness
مَوتُ لَأَبلى جُفونَكَ السَهَدُ
If you knew what was intended for you by
Didst know the fate to come that waits for all
death, sleeplessness would wear out your eyelids.
Thine eyes with tears repentant soon would fall
Sol 6.1