أَلاcome now عَدّيgive up بُكاءًweeping أَوor نَحيباًwailing
أَلا عَدّي بُكاءً أَو نَحيباً
فَمِنfor, from سَفَهٍfolly بُكاؤُكِyour weeping وَالنَحيبُand the wailing
فَمِن سَفَهٍ بُكاؤُكِ وَالنَحيبُ
Come now, give up weeping or wailing.
Do not count my weeping or lament
For your weeping and wailing spring from folly.
Your weeping and lament is foolishness
مَحَلُّabode of الجِسمِthe body فيin الغَبراءِthe dusty earth ضَنكٌcramped
مَحَلُّ الجِسمِ في الغَبراءِ ضَنكٌ
وَلَكِنbut عَفوُpardon of خالِقِناour Creator رَحيبُvast
وَلَكِن عَفوُ خالِقِنا رَحيبُ
The body's abode in the dusty earth is cramped,
To be buried in the dust is confinement
but our Creator's pardon is vast.
But the forgiveness of our Creator is vast
وَسِيّانِand alike اِبنُson of آدَمَAdam حينَwhen يُدعىis called
وَسِيّانِ اِبنُ آدَمَ حينَ يُدعى
بِهِfor him لِلغُسلِfor washing وَالهِدمُand the worn-out garment السَحيبُdragged along
بِهِ لِلغُسلِ وَالهِدمُ السَحيبُ
And alike are Adam's son, when summoned,
And the time the son of Adam is called
to be washed, and the worn-out garment dragged along.
To be washed and wrapped in his shroud