إِذاwhen الحَيُّthe living man أُلبِسَis clothed in أَكفانَهُhis shrouds
إِذا الحَيُّ أُلبِسَ أَكفانَهُ
فَقَدthen indeed فَنِيَhas perished اللُبسُthe clothing وَاللابِسُand the wearer
فَقَد فَنِيَ اللُبسُ وَاللابِسُ
When the living man is clothed in his shrouds,
Then clothing and wearer alike have perished.
وَيَبلىand decays المُحَيّاthe face فَلاso no ضاحِكٌsmiling one
وَيَبلى المُحَيّا فَلا ضاحِكٌ
إِذاwhen سَرَّgladdens دَهرٌtime وَلاnor عابِسُfrowning one
إِذا سَرَّ دَهرٌ وَلا عابِسُ
And the face decays, neither smiling
When time brings joy, nor frowning.
وَيُحبَسُand is confined فيin جَدَثٍa grave ضَيِّقٍnarrow
وَيُحبَسُ في جَدَثٍ ضَيِّقٍ
وَلَيسَand is not بِمُطلِقِهِone to release him الحابِسُthe one who confines him
وَلَيسَ بِمُطلِقِهِ الحابِسُ
And he is confined in a narrow grave,
And the one who confines him will not release him.
فَماso not هُوَhe فيamong سَلَفٍthose gone before سائِرٌa traveler
فَما هُوَ في سَلَفٍ سائِرٌ
وَلاnor هُوَhe فيin حِندِسٍdeep darkness قابِسُone seeking a flame
وَلا هُوَ في حِندِسٍ قابِسُ
So he is no traveler among those gone before,
Nor is he seeking a flame in deep darkness.
يُجاوِرُdwells beside قَوماًa people أَجادواexcelled at العِظاتَadmonitions
يُجاوِرُ قَوماً أَجادوا العِظاتَ
وَماand not فيهِمُamong them أَحَدٌanyone نابِسُuttering a word
وَما فيهِمُ أَحَدٌ نابِسُ
He dwells beside people who excel in admonition,
Yet not one of them utters a word.
Sol 6.1