عَيشٌlife وَمَوتٌand death وَأَحداثٌand events تَبَدُّلُهاtheir changing
عَيشٌ وَمَوتٌ وَأَحداثٌ تَبَدُّلُها
يَنوبُناbefalls us وَمُهودٌand cradles بَينَbetween أَرحامِwombs
يَنوبُنا وَمُهودٌ بَينَ أَرحامِ
Life and death, and events whose changes
Befall us, and cradles between wombs—
أَمرٌa matter حَمىdenied النَومَsleep بَعدَafter الفِكرِreflection صاحِبَهُits possessor
أَمرٌ حَمى النَومَ بَعدَ الفِكرِ صاحِبَهُ
وَمِثلُهُand its like لِرُقادٍof slumber وارِدٍapproaching حامِa preventer
وَمِثلُهُ لِرُقادٍ وارِدٍ حامِ
A matter that, after reflection, denied its possessor sleep;
And its like bars approaching slumber.