أَعَيَّبونِيَDid they disparage me? حَيّاًalive ثُمَّthen قامَarose لَهُمfor them
أَعَيَّبونِيَ حَيّاً ثُمَّ قامَ لَهُم
مُثنٍone who praises وَقَدand already غَيَّبونيthey buried me إِنَّindeed ذاthis عَجَبُsomething strange
مُثنٍ وَقَد غَيَّبوني إِنَّ ذا عَجَبُ
Did they disparage me while I was alive, then there arose among them
one who praised me after they had buried me? This is indeed strange.
نَحنُwe البَرِيَّةُhumankind أَمسىhas become كُلُّناeach of us دَنِفاًlovesick
نَحنُ البَرِيَّةُ أَمسى كُلُّنا دَنِفاً
يُحِبُّhe loves دُنياهُhis worldly life حُبّاًa love فَوقَbeyond ماwhat يَجِبُis fitting
يُحِبُّ دُنياهُ حُبّاً فَوقَ ما يَجِبُ
We humankind—each of us has become lovesick,
loving his worldly life with a love beyond what is fitting.
Sol 6.1