بعدَafter التنغُّصِvexation بينَamid الهمَّworry والألمِand pain
بعدَ التنغُّصِ بينَ الهمَّ والألمِ
لمdid not يبقَremain للنَّفسِfor the soul إلاexcept لذَّةُthe pleasure العَدَمِnonexistence
لم يبقَ للنَّفسِ إلا لذَّةُ العَدَمِ
After vexation amid worry and pain,
After enduring distress between anxiety and pain
Nothing remained for the soul but the pleasure of nonexistence.
Nothing remains for the soul except the bliss of oblivion
حدوثُهاits coming into being كانwas حدثاناًa calamity وماand not عَلمتit knew
حدوثُها كان حدثاناً وما عَلمت
منfrom الحداثةِnewness جاءَتit came أمor منfrom القِدَمeternity
من الحداثةِ جاءَت أم من القِدَم
Its coming into being was a calamity, and it did not know
Its occurrence was an event, yet it knew not
whether it came from newness or from eternity.
Whether it came from newness or antiquity