سِواءٌall the same عَلىto هَذاthis الحِمامِdeath أَضَيغَماًwhether a lion
سِواءٌ عَلى هَذا الحِمامِ أَضَيغَماً
أَزارَit sent to visit المَناياthe fates of death أَمor تَوَفّىit claimed in death بِهاthrough them دِرصاa young mouse
أَزارَ المَنايا أَم تَوَفّى بِها دِرصا
It is all the same to this Death whether a lion
it sends to meet death, or by death claims a young mouse.
فَإِنfor if تَترُكواyou leave alone المَوتَdeath الطَبيعيَّnatural يَأتِكُمit will come to you
فَإِن تَترُكوا المَوتَ الطَبيعيَّ يَأتِكُم
وَلَمand did not تَستَعينواyou seek aid from لاneither حُساماًa sharp sword وَلاnor خِرصَاa spear
وَلَم تَستَعينوا لا حُساماً وَلا خِرصَا
For if you leave natural death alone, it will come to you,
without your seeking aid from either a sharp sword or a spear.
وَكانَand there was لَكُمfor you حِرصٌeagerness عَلىfor العَيشِlife بَيِّنٌevident
وَكانَ لَكُم حِرصٌ عَلى العَيشِ بَيِّنٌ
فَماso what لَكُمis with you حِمتُمyou hovered عَلىover ضِدِّهِits opposite حِرصاout of eagerness
فَما لَكُم حِمتُم عَلى ضِدِّهِ حِرصا
And your eagerness for life was plain;
so why have you hovered eagerly over its opposite?
Translation model: Sol 6.1