لَقَدindeed أَسِفتُI grieved وَماذاand what رَدَّrestored ليto me أَسَفيmy grief
لَقَد أَسِفتُ وَماذا رَدَّ لي أَسَفي
لَمّاwhen تَفَكَّرتُI reflected فيon الأَيّامِthe days وَالقِدَمِand the ancient past
لَمّا تَفَكَّرتُ في الأَيّامِ وَالقِدَمِ
Indeed I grieved—and what has my grief restored to me?
When I reflected on the days and the ancient past.
فيin العُدمِnonexistence كُنّاwe were وَحُكمُand the decree of اللَهِGod أَوجَدَناbrought us into being
في العُدمِ كُنّا وَحُكمُ اللَهِ أَوجَدَنا
ثُمَّthen اِتَّفَقناwe agreed عَلىupon ثانٍa second مِنَof العَدَمِnonexistence
ثُمَّ اِتَّفَقنا عَلى ثانٍ مِنَ العَدَمِ
We were in nonexistence, and God's decree brought us into being.
Then we agreed upon a second nonexistence.
سِيّانِboth alike عامٌa year وَيَومٌand a day فيin ذَهابِهِماthe passing of both
سِيّانِ عامٌ وَيَومٌ في ذَهابِهِما
كَأَنَّas though ماwhat دامَlasted ثُمَّthen اِنبَتَّwas cut off لَمdid not يَدُمِlast
كَأَنَّ ما دامَ ثُمَّ اِنبَتَّ لَم يَدُمِ
A year and a day are alike in their passing.
As though what lasted, then was cut off, had never lasted.
Translation model: Sol 6.1