عَجَباً عَجِبتُ لِغَفلَةِ الباقينا

عَجَباً عَجِبتُ لِغَفلَةِ الباقينا

إِذ لَيسَ يَعتَبِرونَ بِالماضينا

إِذ لَيسَ يَعتَبِرونَ بِالماضينا

How astonishing! I marvel at the heedlessness of those who remain,

I'm amazed at the heedlessness of those remaining

for they take no lesson from those who have passed away.

As they don't learn from what has passed.

ما زِلتَ وَيحَكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ دائِباً

ما زِلتَ وَيحَكَ يا اِبنَ آدَمَ دائِباً

في هَدمِ عُمرِكَ مِنذُ كُنتَ جَنينا

في هَدمِ عُمرِكَ مِنذُ كُنتَ جَنينا

You have kept laboring tirelessly, alas for you, O son of Adam,

Alas, O son of Adam! You have always

at tearing down your life since you were a fetus.

Been busy destroying your life since you were a fetus.