لَيْسَis not ابْنُthe son of آدَمَAdam ذاpossessed of جَهْلٍignorance بِمَصْرَعِهِof his death
لَيْسَ ابْنُ آدَمَ ذا جَهْلٍ بِمَصْرَعِهِ
لَكِنَّهُbut he يَتَنَاسَىdeliberately forgets الْجِدَّseriousness بِاللَّعِبِthrough play
لَكِنَّهُ يَتَنَاسَى الْجِدَّ بِاللَّعِبِ
The son of Adam is not ignorant of his death.
The son of Adam is not ignorant of his demise
But he puts seriousness out of mind through play.
Yet he forgets what is serious through play
تَراهُyou see him يَلْهُوamuses himself وَلاand never يَنْفَكُّceases to be فيin حَذَرٍwariness
تَراهُ يَلْهُو وَلا يَنْفَكُّ في حَذَرٍ
وَرَاحَةُand the rest of النَّفْسِthe soul لاnot تَخْلُوis free مِنَfrom التَّعَبِweariness
وَرَاحَةُ النَّفْسِ لا تَخْلُو مِنَ التَّعَبِ
You see him at play, yet he remains ever wary.
You see him distracted, never ceasing in caution
And the soul's rest is not free from weariness.
And the soul's comfort is not without fatigue
Sol 6.1