يَكونُ الَّذي سَمّى مِنَ القَومِ خالِداً

يَكونُ الَّذي سَمّى مِنَ القَومِ خالِداً

كَذوباً لِأَنَّ المَرءَ لَيسَ بِخالِدِ

كَذوباً لِأَنَّ المَرءَ لَيسَ بِخالِدِ

Whoever named someone among the people Khalid

He who is named among the people as eternal

is a liar, for a human being is not immortal.

Is a liar, for no man lives forever

يُجالِدُ مَحرومٌ عَلى الأَمرِ فاتَهُ

يُجالِدُ مَحرومٌ عَلى الأَمرِ فاتَهُ

وَأَحرَزَهُ بِالحَظِّ مَن لَم يُجالِدِ

وَأَحرَزَهُ بِالحَظِّ مَن لَم يُجالِدِ

A deprived man fights for what has eluded him,

A deprived man struggles for what has passed him by

while one who did not fight has gained it through luck.

While one with good fortune gains it without struggle

أَرى كُلَّ مَولودٍ يُناسِبُ والِداً

أَرى كُلَّ مَولودٍ يُناسِبُ والِداً

وَما كُلَّ مَولودِ الأَنامِ بِوالِدِ

وَما كُلَّ مَولودِ الأَنامِ بِوالِدِ

I see every person born is kin to a father,

I see every newborn resembling its parent

but not everyone born among humankind is a father.

Yet not every newborn of mankind has a parent

وَيَجري قَضاءٌ ما لَكُم عَنهُ حاجِزٌ

وَيَجري قَضاءٌ ما لَكُم عَنهُ حاجِزٌ

فَأَلقوا إِلى مَولاكُمُ بِالمَقالِدِ

فَأَلقوا إِلى مَولاكُمُ بِالمَقالِدِ

And fate runs its course; you have no barrier against it,

And fate's decree comes to pass despite your barriers

so surrender the keys to your Lord.

So resign yourselves to your Master with obedience