فلو أنَّا إذا متنا تُركنا

لكان الموت راحة كلِّ حيِّ

If, when we died, we were simply left alone,

then death would be a relief to every living soul.

ولكنَّا إذا متنا بُعِثنا

ونُسأل بعده عن كلِّ شيِّ

But when we die, we are raised again,

and afterward are questioned about every single thing.