مضى خداشٌ وانقضى يومُهُ

مضى خداشٌ وانقضى يومُهُ

فانْعزلَ المجدُ به وانْخَزَلْ

فانْعزلَ المجدُ به وانْخَزَلْ

Khidash passed away, and his day came to an end.

A vainglorious man lived out his days,

So glory withdrew with him and dwindled.

His glory then declined and went its ways.

فأصبحَ الآنَ كأنْ لم يكُنْ

فأصبحَ الآنَ كأنْ لم يكُنْ

وكانَ من قبلُ كأنْ لم يَزَلْ

وكانَ من قبلُ كأنْ لم يَزَلْ

Now he is as though he had never been,

Now it's as though he never was alive,

And before, he was as though he had always been.

Though once it seemed he'd never cease to thrive.