قلْtell للّذيto the one who سَدَّsealed الثُّغورَthe frontier openings لأنَّهاbecause they
قلْ للّذي سَدَّ الثُّغورَ لأنَّها
فيهاin them شُرورٌevils تُتَّقىare guarded against وغَوائلُand perils
فيها شُرورٌ تُتَّقى وغَوائلُ
Tell him who sealed the frontier openings because
Tell the one who closed the gaps, for in them
They harbor evils to guard against, and perils:
Are evils to be avoided and pitfalls
أولىmost deserving الثُّغورِthe openings بأنْof being يُخافُfeared ويُتَّقىand guarded against
أولى الثُّغورِ بأنْ يُخافُ ويُتَّقى
ثَغرُmouth الزَّمانِTime وأنتَyet you عنهُof it غافِلُheedless
ثَغرُ الزَّمانِ وأنتَ عنهُ غافِلُ
Of all openings, the one most deserving of fear and caution
The gaps of time deserve more to be feared and avoided
Is the mouth of Time, yet you are heedless of it.
Yet you are oblivious to it, O heedless one