سَلَفواthey went before يَرَونَthey regard الذِكرَremembrance عَقباًoffspring صالِحاًworthy
سَلَفوا يَرَونَ الذِكرَ عَقباً صالِحاً
وَمَضَواand they passed on يَعُدّونَthey consider الثَناءَpraise خُلوداimmortality
وَمَضَوا يَعُدّونَ الثَناءَ خُلودا
They went before us, regarding remembrance as worthy offspring,
They have passed on seeing praise as righteous consequence,
And passed on, counting praise as immortality.
And gone forth deeming acclaim as eternity.