لِدواbeget children لِلمَوتِfor death وَاِبنواand build لِلخَرابِfor ruin
لِدوا لِلمَوتِ وَاِبنوا لِلخَرابِ
فَكُلُّهُمُfor all of them يَصيرُcomes إِلىto ذهابِpassing away
فَكُلُّهُمُ يَصيرُ إِلى ذهابِ
Beget children for death, and build for ruin.
For all of them will pass away.
أَلاah ياO مَوتُDeath لَمnot أَرَI have seen مِنكَthan you أَقسىharsher
أَلا يا مَوتُ لَم أَرَ مِنكَ أَقسى
أَبَيتَyou refuse to yield فَماso not تَحيفُyou act unjustly وَماand not تُحابيyou show favoritism
أَبَيتَ فَما تَحيفُ وَما تُحابي
Ah, Death, I have seen none harsher than you.
You are unyielding: you neither wrong nor show favor.
كَأَنَّكَas though you قَدalready هَجَمتَyou have assailed عَلىupon مَشيبيmy gray hair
كَأَنَّكَ قَد هَجَمتَ عَلى مَشيبي
كَماjust as هَجَمَassailed المَشيبُgray hair عَلىupon شَبابيmy youth
كَما هَجَمَ المَشيبُ عَلى شَبابي
It is as though you have assailed my gray-haired years,
Just as gray hair assailed my youth.
Sol 6.1