قَطَّعَ المَوتُ كُلَّ عَقدٍ وَثيقِ

قَطَّعَ المَوتُ كُلَّ عَقدٍ وَثيقِ

لَيسَ لِلمَيتِ بَعدَهُ مِن صَديقِ

لَيسَ لِلمَيتِ بَعدَهُ مِن صَديقِ

Death has severed every firm bond.

Death severed every close bond

After death, the dead have no friend.

The dead has no friend after it

مَن يَمُت يَعدَمِ النَصيحَةَ وَالإِش

مَن يَمُت يَعدَمِ النَصيحَةَ وَالإِش

فاقَ مِن كُلِّ ناصِحٍ وَشَفيقِ

فاقَ مِن كُلِّ ناصِحٍ وَشَفيقِ

Whoever dies loses counsel and com-

Whoever dies, loses advice and sympathy

passion from every adviser and caring soul.

From every well-wisher and intimate

نَزَلَ الساكِنُ الثَرى مِن ذَوي الأَل

نَزَلَ الساكِنُ الثَرى مِن ذَوي الأَل

طافِ في المَنزِلِ البَعيدِ السَحيقِ

طافِ في المَنزِلِ البَعيدِ السَحيقِ

The dweller in the earth, one of those endowed with kind-

The dweller of the grave descended from those of high status

ness, has descended into the distant, deep abode.

To an abode far and profound

كُلُّ أَهلِ الدُنيا يَعومُ عَلى الغَف

كُلُّ أَهلِ الدُنيا يَعومُ عَلى الغَف

لَةِ مِنها في غَمرِ بَحرٍ عَميقِ

لَةِ مِنها في غَمرِ بَحرٍ عَميقِ

All the people of this world swim in heedless-

All people of the world are floating on negligence

ness of it, amid the waters of a deep sea.

Among them are survivors and drowners

يَتَبارَونَ في السِباحِ فَهُم مِن

يَتَبارَونَ في السِباحِ فَهُم مِن

بَينِ ناجٍ مِنهُم وَبَينِ غَريقِ

بَينِ ناجٍ مِنهُم وَبَينِ غَريقِ

They compete in swimming, and they are divided

They compete in swimming so they are between

Between survivors among them and those who drown.

A savior among them and one who's drowning

وَاِلتِماسي لِما أُطالِبُ مِنها

وَاِلتِماسي لِما أُطالِبُ مِنها

لَم أَكُن لِاِلتِماسِهِ بِحَقيقِ

لَم أَكُن لِاِلتِماسِهِ بِحَقيقِ

And as for my seeking what I demand from it,

And my seeking of what I ask from it

I was not entitled to seek it.

I was not entitled to seek it in reality