غَرَّdeceived جَهولاًa fool أَمَلُهhis hope
غَرَّ جَهولاً أَمَلُه
حَتّىuntil يُوافيarrives أَجَلُهhis appointed end
حَتّى يُوافي أَجَلُه
His hope beguiles a fool
His foolish hopes deceive him,
until his appointed end arrives.
Until his appointed time draws near;
وَمَنand whoever دَناdrew near مِنto حَتفِهhis death
وَمَن دَنا مِن حَتفِه
لَمdid not تُغنِavail عَنهُfor him حِيَلُهhis stratagems
لَم تُغنِ عَنهُ حِيَلُه
And whoever draws near to his death,
And when death comes upon him,
his stratagems avail him nothing.
His cunning will not save him.
لاnot يَصحَبُaccompanies الإِنسانَthe human being مَنfrom
لا يَصحَبُ الإِنسانَ مَن
دُنياهُhis worldly life إِلّاexcept عَمَلُهhis deeds
دُنياهُ إِلّا عَمَلُه
Nothing accompanies a person from
Nothing accompanies a man,
his worldly life except his deeds.
In his grave, except his deeds.