مَن كانَ في الدُنيا لَهُ شارَةٌ

مَن كانَ في الدُنيا لَهُ شارَةٌ

فَنَحنُ مِن نَظّارَةِ الدُنيا

فَنَحنُ مِن نَظّارَةِ الدُنيا

Whoever has splendor in this world—

Whoever in this life has a glory,

we are among the world's spectators.

We are from the window of this life,

نَرمُقُها مِن كَثَبٍ حَسرَةً

نَرمُقُها مِن كَثَبٍ حَسرَةً

كَأَنَّنا لَفظٌ بِلا مَعنى

كَأَنَّنا لَفظٌ بِلا مَعنى

We gaze at it from close by, in sorrow,

We gaze upon it with envy and sorrow,

as though we were a word without meaning.

As if we are words devoid of any meaning.