شرهgreed الإنسانthe human being يقتلهkills him
شره الإنسان يقتله
والذيand the one who ولاهappointed him يعزلهdismisses him
والذي ولاه يعزله
Man's greed kills him.
Man's greed kills him
And the one who appointed him dismisses him.
And He who endowed him, deposes him
ماno علىupon الأيّامthe days منany دركblame
ما على الأيّام من درك
ماwhatever يريدwills اللهGod يفعلهdoes it
ما يريد الله يفعله
The days bear no blame.
Days have no power
What God wills, He does.
What God wills, He does
هانbecame slight خطبthe ordeal الموتof death عندin the eyes of فتىa young man
هان خطب الموت عند فتى
عقلهhis reason لاno شكdoubt يعذلهadmonishes him
عقله لا شك يعذله
Death's ordeal seems slight to a young man
Death's events are slight to a young man
Whose reason, without doubt, admonishes him.
Whose mind, no doubt, scorns them
محدثnewly created التركيبthe constitution مهلكهُhis destruction
محدث التركيب مهلكهُ
فيهwithin him والأيّامand the days تمهلهgrant him respite
فيه والأيّام تمهله
The newly fashioned being's destruction
Evil composition destroys its owner
Lies within him, while the days grant him respite.
As days give him respite
يتأبّىrefuses الموتdeath عنout of فشلweakness
يتأبّى الموت عن فشل
جزعاin dread والموتand death أولهits beginning
جزعا والموت أوله
He refuses death out of weakness,
Death disdains failure
In dread, with death as its beginning.
Impatiently, and death comes first
كلevery خطبcalamity نازلbefalling عسرdifficult
كل خطب نازل عسر
ذكرهits mention والرزقand livelihood أشملهthe most encompassing of them
ذكره والرزق أشمله
Every calamity that befalls is hard
Every difficult event passes
To recount, and livelihood is the most encompassing of them.
Speaking of it, provision is more inclusive
يعلمknows الإنسانthe human being منشأهhis origin
يعلم الإنسان منشأه
وطريقand the path الموتof death يجهلهhe does not know it
وطريق الموت يجهله
Man knows his origin,
Man knows his origin
But the path of death he does not know.
And the road of death he does not know
Sol 6.1