ومتعبُand one who wearies العيسَthe white camels مرتاحاًeager إلىtoward بلدِa land
ومتعبُ العيسَ مرتاحاً إلى بلدِ
والموتُwhile death يطلُبُهseeks him منfrom ذَلِكَthat البلدِthe land
والموتُ يطلُبُه من ذَلِكَ البلدِ
And one who wearies the white camels, eager for a land,
The tired traveler journeys to a far land
while death seeks him from that very land.
Death seeks him in that distant land
وضاحكand one who laughs والمناياwhile deadly fates فوقَabove هامتهhis head
وضاحك والمنايا فوقَ هامته
لوif كانَwas يعلمُhe knows غيباًthe unseen ماتَhe died منfrom كمدِgrief
لو كانَ يعلمُ غيباً ماتَ من كمدِ
And one who laughs, while deadly fates hang above his head—
Laughing while doom hovers over his brow
had he known the unseen, he would have died of grief.
If he but knew his fate he would die of grief
منwhoever كانَwas لَمْnot يُؤْتَbe granted عِلْماًknowledge فيconcerning بقاءِsurvival غدٍtomorrow
من كانَ لَمْ يُؤْتَ عِلْماً في بقاءِ غدٍ
ماذاwhat تفكرهُhis pondering فيabout رزقِsustenance بعدafter غدِtomorrow
ماذا تفكرهُ في رزقِ بعد غدِ
Whoever has not been granted knowledge of whether he will live tomorrow—
He who lacks knowledge of what the morrow will bring
why does he ponder sustenance for the day after tomorrow?
Why does he ponder the day after tomorrow's bread?