أَلاAh! ياO! طالَhas grown long لَيليmy night والنَّهارُand the day
أَلا يا طالَ لَيلي والنَّهارُ
ألاَAh! مَنwho مُبلِغُwill convey word to النُّعمانَal-Nu'man عَنِّيfrom me
ألاَ مَن مُبلِغُ النُّعمانَ عَنِّي
Ah, my night and day have grown long!
Ah, who will carry word from me to al-Nu'man,
عَلانِيَةًopenly فقَدfor indeed ذَهَبَhas gone السِّرارُsecret talk
عَلانِيَةً فقَد ذَهَبَ السِّرارُ
بأَنَّthat الَمرءَman لَمnot (past negation) يُخلَقbe created حَديداًiron
بأَنَّ الَمرءَ لَم يُخلَق حَديداً
Openly, for secret talk is no more,
That man was not made of iron,
ولاnor هَضباًa rocky mountain تَوَقَّاهُshunned it الوِبارُhyraxes
ولا هَضباً تَوَقَّاهُ الوِبارُ
ولَكِنbut rather كالشِّهاَبِlike a flame فثَمَّand there يَخبُوhe burns out
ولَكِن كالشِّهاَبِ فثَمَّ يَخبُو
Nor a rocky mountain that hyraxes shun,
But like a flame—there he burns out,
وَحَاديand the driver of الَموتِdeath عَنهُaway from him ماdoes not يحارُstray
وَحَادي الَموتِ عَنهُ ما يحارُ
فَهَلthen is there مِنany خالِدٍimmortal one إمَّاif هَلَكناwe perish
فَهَل مِن خالِدٍ إمَّا هَلَكنا
And death's driver never strays from him?
Then is anyone immortal if we perish?
وَهلand is there بالَموتِin death ياO لَلنَّاسِpeople (appealed to) عارُshame
وَهل بالَموتِ يا لَلنَّاسِ عارُ
And is there shame in death, O people?
Sol 6.1