أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ الدَهرَ يَومٌ وَلَيلَةٌ

يَكُرّانِ مِن سَبتٍ جَديدٍ إِلى سَبتِ

Do you not see that time is but a day and a night

Do you not see that time is but a day and a night,

That keep alternating from one sabbath to another?

Cycling from a new Saturday unto a Saturday?

فَقُل لِجَديدِ الثَوبِ لا بُدَّ مِن بِلىً

وَقُل لِاِجتِماعِ الشَملِ لا بُدَّ مِن شَتِ

Say to the one with a new garment that decay is inevitable

So say to the new garment: there is no escaping decay,

And say to a family reunion that dispersal is inevitable

And say to the gathered union: there is no escaping dispersion.