المَوتُ لا والِداً يُبقي وَلا وَلَدا

المَوتُ لا والِداً يُبقي وَلا وَلَدا

وَلا صَغيراً وَلا شَيخاً وَلا أَحَدا

وَلا صَغيراً وَلا شَيخاً وَلا أَحَدا

Death spares neither father nor child,

Death spares no father, nor son

Nor the young, nor the old, nor anyone.

Neither child, nor elder, nor anyone

كانَ النَبِيُّ فَلَم يَخلُد لِأُمَّتِهِ

كانَ النَبِيُّ فَلَم يَخلُد لِأُمَّتِهِ

لَو خَلَّدَ اللَهُ حَيّاً قَبلَهُ خَلَدا

لَو خَلَّدَ اللَهُ حَيّاً قَبلَهُ خَلَدا

The Prophet lived, yet did not live forever for his community;

The Prophet was, yet did not live forever for his nation

Had God made any living being before him immortal, he too would have lived forever.

Had God granted him eternal life before, he would have lived eternally

لِلمَوتِ فينا سِهامٌ غَيرُ مُخطِئَةٍ

لِلمَوتِ فينا سِهامٌ غَيرُ مُخطِئَةٍ

مَن فاتَهُ اليَومَ سَهمٌ لَم يَفُتهُ غَدا

مَن فاتَهُ اليَومَ سَهمٌ لَم يَفُتهُ غَدا

Death has arrows among us that never miss;

For death, we are but unerring targets

Whoever an arrow misses today, it will not miss tomorrow.

He who escapes its arrow today, will not escape tomorrow

ما ضَرَّ مَن عَرَفَ الدُنيا وَغِرَّتَها

ما ضَرَّ مَن عَرَفَ الدُنيا وَغِرَّتَها

أَلّا يُنافِسَ فيها أَهلَها أَبَدا

أَلّا يُنافِسَ فيها أَهلَها أَبَدا

One who knows the world and its deceit suffers no harm

It harms not he who knows this world and its deception

By never competing in it with its people.

That he never competes with its people ever