كدحت ولكن للذي أنتَ تاركٌ

كدحت ولكن للذي أنتَ تاركٌ

وَهِمتَ ولكن بالَّتِي هي فَارِكُ

وَهِمتَ ولكن بالَّتِي هي فَارِكُ

You toiled, but for what you will leave behind.

You toiled but for what you have abandoned

And you fell in love, but with one who loathes you.

And you desired but what has forsaken you

كفاكَ سفاهاً أن هُلكَكَ قد دنا

كفاكَ سفاهاً أن هُلكَكَ قد دنا

وأنتَ على دارِ البِلَى متهالكُ

وأنتَ على دارِ البِلَى متهالكُ

It is folly enough for you that your death has drawn near,

It is enough foolishness that your doom is near

While you cling desperately to the abode of decay.

While you are heading to the abode of destruction

كأنَّكَ لم تسمَع بِلَفحِ جَهَنَّمِ

كأنَّكَ لم تسمَع بِلَفحِ جَهَنَّمِ

وقد زَفَرَت غَيظاً ونوديَ مَالِكُ

وقد زَفَرَت غَيظاً ونوديَ مَالِكُ

As though you had not heard of Hell’s scorching blast,

As if you never heard Hellfire's blast

Though it has already breathed out in rage, and Mālik has been called upon.

As it roared in anger and Malik called out