فَلا تَبعُد فَكُلُّ فَتىً سَيَأتي

فَلا تَبعُد فَكُلُّ فَتىً سَيَأتي

عَليهِ المَوتُ يَطرُقُ أَو يُغادي

عَليهِ المَوتُ يَطرُقُ أَو يُغادي

So may you not be far away, for every young man will be visited

So do not go far; death will come upon

By death, whether it comes by night or in the morning.

Every youth, creeping up or at full speed,

وَكُلُّ ذَخيَرةٍ لا بُدَّ يَوماً

وَكُلُّ ذَخيَرةٍ لا بُدَّ يَوماً

وَإِن بَقِيَتُ تَصيرُ إِلى نَفادِ

وَإِن بَقِيَتُ تَصيرُ إِلى نَفادِ

And every treasure must one day,

And every treasure will one day run out,

Even if it endures, be exhausted.

Though it remain, to depletion it leads,

وَلَو يَفدي مِنَ الحَدَثانِ شَيءٌ

وَلَو يَفدي مِنَ الحَدَثانِ شَيءٌ

فَدَيتُكَ بِالطَريفِ وَبِالتِلادِ

فَدَيتُكَ بِالطَريفِ وَبِالتِلادِ

And if anything could ransom one from time’s calamities,

And if anything could stave off what is new

I would ransom you with newly acquired and inherited wealth.

For your sake, I'd pay with the fresh and green.