كُلُّevery حَياةٍlife إِلىto مَماتٍdeath
كُلُّ حَياةٍ إِلى مَماتٍ
وَكُلُّand every ذيpossessor of جِدَّةٍnewness يَحولُchanges
وَكُلُّ ذي جِدَّةٍ يَحولُ
Every life leads to death,
Every life leads to death
And all that is new will change.
And all that rises must fall
كَيفَhow بَقاءُsurvival الفُروعِthe branches يَوماًfor a day
كَيفَ بَقاءُ الفُروعِ يَوماً
وَقَدand already ذَوَتhave withered قَبلَهاbefore them الأُصولُthe roots
وَقَد ذَوَت قَبلَها الأُصولُ
How can the branches survive even a day,
How can branches survive
When the roots have withered before them?
When roots decay and shrivel all