فَما أَهلُ الحَياةِ لَنا بِأَهلِ

فَما أَهلُ الحَياةِ لَنا بِأَهلِ

وَلا دارُ الحَياةِ لَنا بِدارِ

وَلا دارُ الحَياةِ لَنا بِدارِ

For the people of this life are no true kin to us,

The people of this life are not our people,

nor is the abode of this life a true home for us.

And the home of this life is not our home.

وَما أَولادُنا وَالأَهلُ فيها

وَما أَولادُنا وَالأَهلُ فيها

وَلا أَموالُنا إِلّا عَوارِ

وَلا أَموالُنا إِلّا عَوارِ

Neither our children nor our family within it,

Our children and family are not in it,

nor our wealth, are anything but loans.

Nor our wealth, save borrowed wares.

وَأَنفُسُنا إِلى أَجَلٍ قَريب

وَأَنفُسُنا إِلى أَجَلٍ قَريب

سَيَأخُذُها المُعيرُ مِنَ المُعارِ

سَيَأخُذُها المُعيرُ مِنَ المُعارِ

And our souls are lent until a term close at hand;

Our souls have a near end,

the lender will reclaim them from the borrower.

When the borrower will take them from the lender.