القَومthe people مَضواhave gone إِلىto المَناياdeaths زَمراin throngs
القَوم مَضوا إِلى المَنايا زَمرا
ماnot أَسمعناhas made us hear الزَمانtime عَنهُمabout them خَبَراnews
ما أَسمعنا الزَمان عَنهُم خَبَرا
The people have gone to their deaths in throngs.
The people passed away in groups
Time has brought us no news of them.
We heard no news of them from time
حَتّىuntil مwhen? تَرىyou see بِزائلwith what is fleeting مُلتَهياًengrossed
حَتّى م تَرى بِزائل مُلتَهياً
وَالدَهرwhile time يُريكshows you كُلevery يَومٍday عِبراlessons
وَالدَهر يُريك كُل يَومٍ عِبرا
How long will you look on, engrossed in what is fleeting,
Until you do not see one preoccupied with transience
while time shows you lessons every day?
And time shows you a lesson every day