حياةlife كلall ماthat which فيهاis in it
حياة كل ما فيها
اباطيلfalsehoods واوهامand illusions
اباطيل واوهام
Life—all that it holds
Life, all that's in it
Is falsehoods and illusions,
Is vanities and illusions
وظلand a shadow زائلfleeting ورؤىand visions
وظل زائل ورؤى
وآلامand pains واحلامand dreams
وآلام واحلام
And a fleeting shadow and visions,
Fleeting shadows and visions
And pains and dreams.
And pains and dreams
تمرpass بهاthrough it سويعاتbrief hours
تمر بها سويعات
واعوامand years وايامand days
واعوام وايام
Brief hours pass through it,
Moments and years and days
And years and days.
Pass through it together
ونحنand we هناhere تقلّبناtoss us about
ونحن هنا تقلّبنا
علىupon الاكفانthe shrouds اسقامailments
على الاكفان اسقام
And here we are, tossed about
And here we are tossing
Upon shrouds by ailments.
On shrouds, frail and sickly
نفارقwe leave هذهthis الدنياthe world
نفارق هذه الدنيا
وفيand in الأرواحthe souls آلامpains
وفي الأرواح آلام
We leave this world
We leave this world
With pain in our souls.
With anguish in our souls
فواso, oh عجباًwhat a wonder منat الناسpeople
فوا عجباً من الناس
لماذاwhy فيin الدنىthe world هامواthey were enamored
لماذا في الدنى هاموا
Oh, what a wonder people are—
Oh, how strange are people
Why were they so enamored of the world?
Why did they covet this lowly world
Sol 6.1