إِذاwhen/if أَتانيcomes to me حِماميmy death ماحِياًeffacing شَبَحيmy form
إِذا أَتاني حِمامي ماحِياً شَبَحي
وَماand whatever صَنَعتُI did فَعَيشيthen my life كُلُّهُall of it عَنَتُhardship
وَما صَنَعتُ فَعَيشي كُلُّهُ عَنَتُ
When my death comes to me, effacing my form,
Whatever I have done, my whole life has been hardship.
لَعَلَّperhaps قَوماًa people يُجازيهِمHe rewards them مَليكُهُمُtheir King
لَعَلَّ قَوماً يُجازيهِم مَليكُهُمُ
إِذاwhen لَقوهُthey meet Him بِماfor what صامواthey fasted وَماand what قَنَتواthey worshiped devoutly
إِذا لَقوهُ بِما صاموا وَما قَنَتوا
Perhaps a people will be rewarded by their King
when they meet Him, for how they fasted and worshiped devoutly.