الموت يهدم ما بنا

الموت يهدم ما بنا

ه الدهر من بعد العماره

ه الدهر من بعد العماره

Death tears down what has been built—

Death demolishes what was built

—by Time, after all its building-up;

by time, after its construction;

وتحول فيه يد البلى

وتحول فيه يد البلى

بعد البشاشة والنضاره

بعد البشاشة والنضاره

and within it the hand of decay works its change,

and the hand of decay works its changes within it,

after its radiance and bloom,

after cheerfulness and freshness,

حتّى ترى الجسد النضي

حتّى ترى الجسد النضي

ر منقلا في كل تاره

ر منقلا في كل تاره

until you see the once-radiant body—

until you see the radiant body

—made restless at every turn,

moved about at every turn,

بعد الغضاضة والملا

بعد الغضاضة والملا

حة مثل ملقوط الحجاره

حة مثل ملقوط الحجاره

after youthful freshness and beauty—

after youthful suppleness and beauty,

—like one battered with stones.

like gathered stones.