حَكَمَ الرَدى هُوَ حُكمُ اللَهِ لَيسَ لَهُ

حَكَمَ الرَدى هُوَ حُكمُ اللَهِ لَيسَ لَهُ

مُعقبٌ وَلِهذا الخَلقِ آجالُ

مُعقبٌ وَلِهذا الخَلقِ آجالُ

Death’s decree is God’s decree; it has no

Death's decree is God's decree; it has no

Fate's decree is God's decree, none can change it

Death has passed judgment—it is God's decree that none can repeal, and for all creation, there are appointed terms.

reverser, and all creation has appointed terms.

one to overturn it, and these creatures have appointed lifespans.

And for every creature there are appointed terms.

Until, when the time of life is complete at death's decree, lions and wild herds become equal.

حَتّى إِذا تَمَّ ميقاتُ الحَياةِ إِلى

حَتّى إِذا تَمَّ ميقاتُ الحَياةِ إِلى

حُكمِ الرَدى فَاِستَوَت أُسدٌ وَآجالُ

حُكمِ الرَدى فَاِستَوَت أُسدٌ وَآجالُ

Until, when life’s appointed span has run its course toward

Until, when life's appointed span runs its course to

Until the preordained end of life is reached

There is no returning from its frequented cistern, whether the knights stumbled in the field or charged about.

death’s decree, lions and gazelles are made equal.

death's decree, lions and herds of wild cattle become equal.

Lions and men all bow to fate's demands.

Until you see the crown undone, while its wearer holds within his soul terrors at the mention of death.

وَلَيسَ عَن حَوضِهِ المَورود مِن صَدرٍ

وَلَيسَ عَن حَوضِهِ المَورود مِن صَدرٍ

كَبا الفَوارِسُ في الميدانِ أَو جالوا

كَبا الفَوارِسُ في الميدانِ أَو جالوا

And from his watering-place, once reached, none has returned,

And there is no return from its pool, which all must visit,

None can escape death's watering-place

whether the horsemen fell in the field or swept onward—

whether the horsemen stumbled in the arena or rode about.

Though heroes charge and skirmish as they may,

حَتّى تَرى التاجَ مَحلولاً وَعاقِدُهُ

حَتّى تَرى التاجَ مَحلولاً وَعاقِدُهُ

في نَفسِهِ مِن حَديثِ المَوتِ أَوجالُ

في نَفسِهِ مِن حَديثِ المَوتِ أَوجالُ

until you see the crown unfastened, while he who fastened it

Until you see the crown unfastened, while he who fastened it

You'll see the diadem removed, its wearer

harbors in his soul terrors at the mention of death.

has fears within his soul at the mention of death.

Quailing within at thought of death's dark day.