كُلُّevery شَيءٍthing فيهِin it مَوعِظَةٌa lesson
كُلُّ شَيءٍ فيهِ مَوعِظَةٌ
تَعِظُadmonishes الإِنسانَman لَوif only عَقَلاhe understood
تَعِظُ الإِنسانَ لَو عَقَلا
In everything there is a lesson
Everything has lessons
That admonishes man, if only he understood.
That would advise man, if he were reasonable
إِنَّماonly الدُنياthis world كَمَرحَلَةٍlike a waystation
إِنَّما الدُنيا كَمَرحَلَةٍ
حَلَّهاalighted in it الإِنسانُman وَارتَحَلاand departed
حَلَّها الإِنسانُ وَارتَحَلا
This world is but like a waystation
The life of this world is but a station
Where man alighted and then departed.
Where man has halted and moves on