أَباO Abu غانِمٍGhanim أَماas for ذَراكَyour shelter فَواسِعٌso it is spacious
أَبا غانِمٍ أَما ذَراكَ فَواسِعٌ
وَقَبرُكَand your grave مَعمورُbuilt up الجَوانِبِthe sides مُحكَمُfirmly constructed
وَقَبرُكَ مَعمورُ الجَوانِبِ مُحكَمُ
O Abu Ghanim, your shelter is spacious,
O Abu Ghanim, though your abode is spacious,
And your grave is well built on all sides, firmly constructed.
Your grave is narrow, enclosed on all sides.
وَماand what يَنفَعُbenefits المَقبورَthe buried man عُمرانَconstruction قَبرِهِhis grave
وَما يَنفَعُ المَقبورَ عُمرانَ قَبرِهِ
إِذاwhen كانَis فيهِwithin it جِسمُهُhis body يَتَهَدَّمُcrumbles
إِذا كانَ فيهِ جِسمُهُ يَتَهَدَّمُ
And what good does his grave’s construction do the buried man,
Of what use to the buried is the prosperity of his grave
When his body is crumbling within it?
When his body laid in it is decaying?