العمرlife مهماhowever much يطلlengthens للموتto death يدنيناbrings us closer
العمر مهما يطل للموت يدنينا
سيانalike فيهin it ابنone aged يومa day وابنand one aged تسعيناninety years
سيان فيه ابن يوم وابن تسعينا
Life, however long it lasts, brings us closer to death.
No matter how long life lasts, death draws near
In this, a day-old child and a ninety-year-old are alike.
Whether we live one day or ninety years
كلeveryone يؤملhopes for طولlength of العمرlife ياoh عجباwonder
كل يؤمل طول العمر يا عجبا
تفنىperish الجسومthe bodies ولاand do not تفنىperish أمانيناour hopes
تفنى الجسوم ولا تفنى أمانينا
Everyone hopes for a long life—how strange!
How strange that all hope for a long life
Bodies perish, but our hopes do not.
Yet our bodies perish though hopes persist
ماnot تربةthe soil الأرضof the earth إلاexcept منfrom عناصرناour elements
ما تربة الأرض إلا من عناصرنا
اللهGod أكبرgreatest نعطيهاwe give to it فتعطيناso it gives to us
الله أكبر نعطيها فتعطينا
The earth's soil is made of nothing but our elements.
The soil is just our elements combined
God is greatest! We give to it, and so it gives to us.
God is Great – we give and it gives back
نجنيwe harvest النبتthe vegetation ويجنيناand it harvests us لتغذيةfor nourishment
نجني النبت ويجنينا لتغذية
عدلjustice إلهيdivine نغذيهwe nourish it يغذيناit nourishes us
عدل إلهي نغذيه يغذينا
We harvest the vegetation, and it harvests us for nourishment.
We reap the crops, and they nourish us
Divine justice: we nourish it, and it nourishes us.
Divine justice – we feed it, it feeds us
هذاthis هوit الشانthe state of affairs فيin هذيthis الحياةlife فلاso let not
هذا هو الشان في هذي الحياة فلا
تسوءناdistress us الحالthe condition فالموتfor death يسوّيناmakes us equal
تسوءنا الحال فالموت يسوّينا
This is the way of this life, so let not
Such is the way in this life, so never
Our condition distress us, for death makes us equal.
Let ill fortune grieve you – death levels all
لولاwere it not for التأسيtaking solace بأنin the fact that اللهGod موجدناwill bring us back into being
لولا التأسي بأن الله موجدنا
بعدafter المماتdeath لماwould not جفتhave dried مآقيناour eyes' inner corners
بعد الممات لما جفت مآقينا
Were it not for the solace that God will bring us back into being
If not for faith that God will resurrect
After death, the corners of our eyes would never dry.
After death, our tears would never dry
Sol 6.1