ياO أَيُّهَذاyou الَّذيwho سَتَنقُلُهُwill carry him away الthe
يا أَيُّهَذا الَّذي سَتَنقُلُهُ ال
أَيّامُdays عَنaway from أَهلِهِhis family وَعَنand away from وَلَدِهhis child
أَيّامُ عَن أَهلِهِ وَعَن وَلَدِه
O you who will be carried away by the
O you who will be carried away from your family and children by the days,
days from your family and your child.
No glance of a person returns without something dying in his body.
ماnot اِرتَدَّreturned طَرفُgaze اِمرِئٍof a man بِلَحظَتِهِwith his glance
ما اِرتَدَّ طَرفُ اِمرِئٍ بِلَحظَتِهِ
إِلّاexcept وَشَيءٌand something يَموتُdies مِنof جَسَدِهhis body
إِلّا وَشَيءٌ يَموتُ مِن جَسَدِه
No man's gaze returns from a glance
without some part of his body dying.
Partial English translation: 2 of 4 Arabic lines translated.