جزاكَmay He reward you اللَهُGod عنfor ذاthis النُّصحِthe counsel خَيراًwith good
جزاكَ اللَهُ عن ذا النُّصحِ خَيراً
ولكنand yet جاءَcame فيin الزمنِthe time الأخيرِlatter
ولكن جاءَ في الزمنِ الأخيرِ
May God reward you well for this counsel.
May God reward you for this good advice,
But it came in the latter days.
But it has come in recent times,
وقدand indeed حدَّتhas set ليfor me السَّبعونseventy years حداًa limit
وقد حدَّت لي السَّبعون حداً
نهىforbade عمَّاfrom what أمرتَyou commanded منamong الأمورِthe matters
نهى عمَّا أمرتَ من الأمورِ
And seventy years have set a limit for me,
When I have reached the age of seventy,
That forbids the things you urged me to do.
And been forbidden from what you commanded.
ومذand since صارَتhave become نفوسُsouls الناسthe people حَوليaround me
ومذ صارَت نفوسُ الناس حَولي
قِصاراًshort عذتُI sought refuge بالأملِin hope القَصيرِshort
قِصاراً عذتُ بالأملِ القَصيرِ
And since the souls of the people around me have become
Since people's souls around me grew short,
Small, I have sought refuge in limited hope.
I have been satisfied with brief hope.