تَفادىseek to evade نُفوسُsouls العالَمينَall beings مِنَfrom الرَدىdeath
تَفادى نُفوسُ العالَمينَ مِنَ الرَدى
وَلاand no بُدَّescape لِلنَفسِfor the soul المُشيحَةِthe wary مِنfrom أَخذِbeing seized
وَلا بُدَّ لِلنَفسِ المُشيحَةِ مِن أَخذِ
The souls of all beings seek to evade death;
Yet the wary soul must inevitably be seized.
تَرىyou see المَرءَthe man جَبّارَa tyrant الحَياةِlife وَإِنbut if دَنَتdraws near
تَرى المَرءَ جَبّارَ الحَياةِ وَإِن دَنَت
مَنِيَّتُهُhis death أَلَفَيتَهُyou find him وَهوَwhile he is مُستَخذيsubmissive
مَنِيَّتُهُ أَلَفَيتَهُ وَهوَ مُستَخذي
You see a man a tyrant in life; but should there draw near
His death, you find him humbled and submissive.