لَقَد أَسمَعتَ لَو نادَيتَ حَيّاً

لَقَد أَسمَعتَ لَو نادَيتَ حَيّاً

وَلَكِن لا حَياةَ لِمَن تُنادي

وَلَكِن لا حَياةَ لِمَن تُنادي

You would indeed have made yourself heard, had you called to someone alive;

If you called out, you would hear an echo

But there is no life in the one you call.

But there is no life in the one you call to