مَضَوْاthey passed away كَأَنْas though لَمْnot يَكُونُواthey had been
مَضَوْا كَأَنْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا
وَمِثْلُهُمْand like them سَنَكُونُwe shall be
وَمِثْلُهُمْ سَنَكُونُ
They passed away as though they had never been.
They passed away as if they had never been,
And we shall be like them.
And just like them, we too shall be,
وَكُلُّand every صَعْبٍhardship شَدِيدٍsevere
وَكُلُّ صَعْبٍ شَدِيدٍ
فَبِالْمُضَيِّso, with the passing of time يَهُونُit grows easier
فَبِالْمُضَيِّ يَهُونُ
And every severe hardship
And every harsh and heavy burden,
Grows easier with the passing of time.
With the passing of time grows light.