ومثقّلand a heavyset man وافاهُovertook him يومُthe day حمامِهof his death
ومثقّل وافاهُ يومُ حمامِه
فيin غفلةٍheedlessness وكذاand thus الحياةُlife غرورُdelusion
في غفلةٍ وكذا الحياةُ غرورُ
And a heavyset man was overtaken by his day of death,
unawares—and such is life: a delusion.
قدindeed قُلْتُI said إذwhen مرواthey passed علىَّby me بنَعشِهِwith his bier
قد قُلْتُ إذ مروا علىَّ بنَعشِهِ
يعلُوهtowers above it منهُof him علىupon الأكفِّthe palms ثبيرُThabir (a mountain)
يعلُوه منهُ على الأكفِّ ثبيرُ
I said, as they passed me with his bier,
a Thabir of a man towering upon it, borne on their palms:
ماnot كنتُI was احسبthinking قبلbefore موتكyour death أنthat أَرىI would see
ما كنتُ احسب قبل موتك أن أَرى
رضوىRadwa (a mountain) علىupon أيديthe hands of الرجالthe men يسيرُmoves
رضوى على أيدي الرجال يسيرُ
“Before your death, I never thought I would see
Radwa moving upon the hands of men.”
Sol 6.1