نَغَّصَspoiled المَوتُdeath كُلَّevery لَذَّةِpleasure عَيشٍlife
نَغَّصَ المَوتُ كُلَّ لَذَّةِ عَيشٍ
ياO لِقَوميto my people لِلمَوتِfor death ماhow أَوحاهُswift it is
يا لِقَومي لِلمَوتِ ما أَوحاهُ
Death has spoiled every pleasure of life.
Death has embittered every sweet life
O my people, alas for death—how swift it is!
Oh my people, what death has revealed!
عَجَباًhow strange! إِنَّهُindeed it is إِذاwhen ماتَdied مَيتٌone who dies
عَجَباً إِنَّهُ إِذا ماتَ مَيتٌ
صَدَّturned away عَنهُfrom him حَبيبُهُhis beloved وَجَفاهُand forsook him
صَدَّ عَنهُ حَبيبُهُ وَجَفاهُ
How strange it is that, when someone dies,
How strange, when someone dies
his beloved turns away from him and forsakes him.
His loved ones shun and forget him
حَيثُماwherever وَجَّهَturned اِمرُؤٌa man لِيَفوتَto escape الthe (article of 'death')
حَيثُما وَجَّهَ اِمرُؤٌ لِيَفوتَ ال
مَوتَdeath فَالمَوتُthen death واقِفٌstanding بِحِذاهُbeside him
مَوتَ فَالمَوتُ واقِفٌ بِحِذاهُ
Wherever a man turns to escape
Wherever a man turns to evade
death, death stands beside him.
Death stands close beside him
إِنَّماonly الشَيبُgray hair لِاِبنِfor the son of آدَمَAdam ناعٍa herald of death
إِنَّما الشَيبُ لِاِبنِ آدَمَ ناعٍ
قامَrose فيon عارِضَيهِboth sides of his face ثُمَّthen نَعاهُannounced his death
قامَ في عارِضَيهِ ثُمَّ نَعاهُ
Gray hair is but a herald of death for the son of Adam;
Gray hair on a man's temple
it rises on both sides of his face, then announces his death.
Stands up then laments him
مَنwhoever تَمَنّىcherished المُنىhopes فَأَغرَقَand plunged deeply فيهاinto them
مَن تَمَنّى المُنى فَأَغرَقَ فيها
ماتَdied مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنto يَنالَattain مُناهُhis hopes
ماتَ مِن قَبلِ أَن يَنالَ مُناهُ
Whoever cherishes hopes and plunges deep into them
He who desires wishes excessively
dies before attaining his hopes.
Dies before attaining his wish
ماhow أَذَلَّabject المُقِلَّthe poor man فيin أَعيُنِthe eyes of الناthe people (split-word beginning)
ما أَذَلَّ المُقِلَّ في أَعيُنِ النا
سِcompletion of 'people' لِإِقلالِهِbecause of his poverty وَماand how أَقماهُdespised he is
سِ لِإِقلالِهِ وَما أَقماهُ
How abject the poor man is in people's eyes
How humiliated are the downcast in people's eyes
because of his poverty, and how despised he is!
For their lowliness and weakness
إِنَّماonly تَنظُرُlook العُيونُthe eyes مِنَof الناthe people (split-word beginning)
إِنَّما تَنظُرُ العُيونُ مِنَ النا
سِcompletion of 'people' إِلىtoward مَنwhomever تَرجوهُthey hope in him أَوor تَخشاهُthey fear him
سِ إِلى مَن تَرجوهُ أَو تَخشاهُ
People's eyes look only
Eyes of people look upon
toward those they hope in or fear.
Those they hope for or fear
Sol 6.1