ما أَشَدَّ المَوتَ جِدّاً وَلَكِن

ما أَشَدَّ المَوتَ جِدّاً وَلَكِن

ما وَراءَ المَوتِ حَقّاً أَشَدُّ

ما وَراءَ المَوتِ حَقّاً أَشَدُّ

How severe indeed is death—but

How very harsh death is, and yet

what lies beyond death is, in truth, more severe.

what lies beyond death is truly harsher.

كُلُّ حَيٍّ ضاقَتِ الأَرضُ عَنهُ

كُلُّ حَيٍّ ضاقَتِ الأَرضُ عَنهُ

سَوفَ يَكفيهِ مِنَ الأَرضِ لَحدُ

سَوفَ يَكفيهِ مِنَ الأَرضِ لَحدُ

Every living person for whom the earth has grown too narrow

Every living being for whom the earth grew too narrow—

will find a grave-niche of earth enough.

a burial niche in the earth will suffice him.

كُلُّ مَن ماتَ سَها الناسُ عَنهُ

كُلُّ مَن ماتَ سَها الناسُ عَنهُ

لَيسَ بَينَ الحَيِّ وَالمَوتُ وُدُّ

لَيسَ بَينَ الحَيِّ وَالمَوتُ وُدُّ

Everyone who dies passes from people’s minds;

People forget everyone who dies.

between the living and death, there is no love.

There is no affection between the living and death.