اِفهَمlearn عَنِfrom الأَيّامِthe days فَهيَfor they are نَواطِقٌspeaking
اِفهَم عَنِ الأَيّامِ فَهيَ نَواطِقٌ
مازالَhas never ceased to يَضرِبُoffer صَرفُهاtheir vicissitudes الأَمثالاthe examples
مازالَ يَضرِبُ صَرفُها الأَمثالا
Learn from the days, for they speak;
Learn from the days, for they are expressive,
Their vicissitudes have never ceased to offer examples.
Their vicissitudes continuously strike parables.
لَمdid not يَمضِcome to pass فيin دُنياكَyour world أَمرٌan event مُعجِبٌwondrous
لَم يَمضِ في دُنياكَ أَمرٌ مُعجِبٌ
إِلّاexcept that أَرَتكَthey showed you لِماof what مَضىwent before تِمثالاa likeness
إِلّا أَرَتكَ لِما مَضى تِمثالا
No wondrous event has come to pass in your world
No wondrous event will pass in your life,
Without their showing you a likeness of what went before.
Without the days making it an example for you.