هَذاthis زَمانٌan age لَيسَthere is no فيamong أَهلِهِits people
هَذا زَمانٌ لَيسَ في أَهلِهِ
إِلّاexcept لِأَنfor ... to تَهجِرَهُyou shun him أَهلُworthy
إِلّا لِأَن تَهجِرَهُ أَهلُ
This is an age in which none of its people
This is an era with no one in it
is worthy of anything but being shunned by you.
Worth loyalty except to abandon it
جَميعُناall of us يَخبِطُstumbles about blindly فيin حِندِسٍpitch darkness
جَميعُنا يَخبِطُ في حِندِسٍ
قَدِindeed اِستَوىhas become equal الناشِئُthe young person وَالكَهلُand the middle-aged person
قَدِ اِستَوى الناشِئُ وَالكَهلُ
We all stumble about in pitch darkness;
We're all floundering in deep darkness
the young and the middle-aged have become alike.
The young and the old are the same
حانَthe time has come رَحيلُdeparture النَفسِthe soul عَنfrom عالَمٍa world
حانَ رَحيلُ النَفسِ عَن عالَمٍ
ماnot هُوَit إِلّاbut الغَدرُtreachery وَالجَهلُand ignorance
ما هُوَ إِلّا الغَدرُ وَالجَهلُ
The time has come for the soul to leave a world
It's time for the soul to depart this world
that is nothing but treachery and ignorance.
Which is naught but betrayal and ignorance
قَدalready فَنِيَhas run out الوَقتُtime فَماso what حيلَتيmy recourse
قَد فَنِيَ الوَقتُ فَما حيلَتي
إِذاwhen اِنقَضىcomes to an end الإِمهالُthe reprieve وَالمَهلُand the respite
إِذا اِنقَضى الإِمهالُ وَالمَهلُ
Time has run out—what recourse have I
Time is up and I am helpless
when reprieve and respite come to an end?
When respite and grace are lost
إِنif خَتَمَseals اللَهُGod بِغُفرانِهِwith His forgiveness
إِن خَتَمَ اللَهُ بِغُفرانِهِ
فَكُلُّthen all ماthat which لاقَيتُهُI have encountered it سَهلُeasy
فَكُلُّ ما لاقَيتُهُ سَهلُ
If God seals it with His forgiveness,
If God seals me with forgiveness
then all I have faced is easy to bear.
All I've endured will be easy