قَد كُنتَ مَيتاً فَصِرتَ حَيّاً

قَد كُنتَ مَيتاً فَصِرتَ حَيّاً

وَعَن قَليلٍ تَصيرُ مَيتاً

وَعَن قَليلٍ تَصيرُ مَيتاً

You were once dead, then became alive.

You were dead, then brought to life

You were dead, then you became alive,

And before long you will be dead.

And soon again you'll die

And in a little while, you shall become dead.

بَنَيتَ بِدارِ الفَناءِ بَيتاً

بَنَيتَ بِدارِ الفَناءِ بَيتاً

فَاِبنِ لِدارِ البَقاءِ بَيتاً

فَاِبنِ لِدارِ البَقاءِ بَيتاً

You built a house in the abode of transience.

You built a house in this world

You built a house in the abode of transience,

So build a house for the abode of permanence.

So build instead for the next one high

So build a house for the abode of eternity.