إِنَّindeed النُفوسَthe souls عَلىfor البَقاءِsurvival حَريصَةeager
إِنَّ النُفوسَ عَلى البَقاءِ حَريصَة
وَلهاand theirs is وَإِنand even though كَرهتهthey loathe it يَومa day طالِحevil
وَلها وَإِن كَرهته يَوم طالِح
Indeed, souls are eager to live on.
The souls yearn for eternity
Yet theirs is an evil day, though they loathe it.
Though they dislike the day it comes
وَالدَهرand time يُضحكlaughs بَالفَتىat the young man مُستَهزِئاًmockingly
وَالدَهر يُضحك بَالفَتى مُستَهزِئاً
وَلَهُand it has خِلالamid الضِحكthe laughter وَجهa face كالِحgrim
وَلَهُ خِلال الضِحك وَجه كالِح
And time laughs at the young man in mockery.
And time laughs at the youth mockingly
Yet amid its laughter it has a grim face.
With a face, despite the laughter, scowling
Sol 6.1