لَمdid not أَرَI see مِثلَthe like of الأَقوامِthe people فيin غَبَنِbeing cheated الـthe
لَم أَرَ مِثلَ الأَقوامِ في غَبَنِ الـ
أَيّامِdays يَنسونَthey forget ماwhat عَواقِبُهاtheir consequences
أَيّامِ يَنسونَ ما عَواقِبُها
Never have I seen people so cheated by the
days: they forget what their consequences are.
يَرَونَthey see إِخوانَهُمtheir brothers وَمَصرَعَهُمand their deaths
يَرَونَ إِخوانَهُم وَمَصرَعَهُم
وَكَيفَand how تَعتاقُهُمensnare them مَخالِبُهاtheir claws
وَكَيفَ تَعتاقُهُم مَخالِبُها
They see their brothers and their deaths,
and how the days’ claws ensnare them.
فَماso what تُرَجّيhope for النُفوسُthe souls مِنfrom طَلَبِseeking الـthe
فَما تُرَجّي النُفوسُ مِن طَلَبِ الـ
ـخَيرِgood وَحُبُّand love الحَياةِlife كاذِبُهاtheir deceiver
ـخَيرِ وَحُبُّ الحَياةِ كاذِبُها
So what do souls hope for in seeking
good, when love of life deceives them?