أَصاحِ إِذا ما أَتاكَ القَضاءُ

أَصاحِ إِذا ما أَتاكَ القَضاءُ

لَم يَقِكَ الدُرعُ وَالجَوشَنُ

لَم يَقِكَ الدُرعُ وَالجَوشَنُ

O friend, when fate comes to you,

My friend, when fate does come for you,

neither mail nor cuirass will protect you.

No armor or weapon can shield you.

فَلا يَشكُوَنَّكَ جارُ الفَناءِ

فَلا يَشكُوَنَّكَ جارُ الفَناءِ

يَقولُ تَعَدّى لَهُ رَوشَنُ

يَقولُ تَعَدّى لَهُ رَوشَنُ

So let not your courtyard neighbor complain of you,

So let not your neighbor, mortality,

saying, "His projecting balcony has encroached."

Complain you exceeded your life's span.

فَإِنَّ الَّذينَ أَحَبّوا الخُلو

فَإِنَّ الَّذينَ أَحَبّوا الخُلو

دَ لانوا مِنَ الخَوفِ وَاِخشَوشَنوا

دَ لانوا مِنَ الخَوفِ وَاِخشَوشَنوا

For those who loved immortality

For they who embraced solitude

grew soft from fear, and grew rough.

Have cast off all fear and dread.