مُفَسِّرَO interpreter of آيِّverses of اللَهِGod بِالأَمسِyesterday بَينَناamong us
مُفَسِّرَ آيِّ اللَهِ بِالأَمسِ بَينَنا
قُمِrise اليَومَtoday فَسِّرinterpret لِلوَرىfor humankind آيَةَthe verse of المَوتِdeath
قُمِ اليَومَ فَسِّر لِلوَرى آيَةَ المَوتِ
O interpreter of God's verses, who were among us yesterday,
Interpreter of God's verses amongst us yesterday
Rise today and interpret for humankind the verse of death.
Rise today, interpret for mankind the verse of death
رُحِمتَmay you be shown mercy مَصيرُthe fate of العالَمينَall beings كَماas تَرىyou see
رُحِمتَ مَصيرُ العالَمينَ كَما تَرى
وَكُلُّand every هَناءٍjoy أَوor عَزاءٍconsolation إِلىtoward فَوتِpassing away
وَكُلُّ هَناءٍ أَو عَزاءٍ إِلى فَوتِ
May you be shown mercy; the fate of all beings is as you see,
You know the fate of all peoples as you see
And every joy or consolation comes to an end.
All joy or consolation passes away
هُوَit is الدَهرُtime ميلادٌbirth فَشُغلٌthen work فَمَأتَمٌthen a funeral
هُوَ الدَهرُ ميلادٌ فَشُغلٌ فَمَأتَمٌ
فَذِكرٌthen remembrance كَماas أَبقىpreserved الصَدىthe echo ذاهِبَvanished الصَوتِthe voice
فَذِكرٌ كَما أَبقى الصَدى ذاهِبَ الصَوتِ
Such is time: birth, then work, then a funeral,
Such is time, birth busy grief then death
Then remembrance, as the echo preserves the vanished voice.
Leaving a memory like an echo without sound
Sol 6.1