مَنwhoever أَحَبَّloves البَقاءَliving on دامَendures عَلَيهِupon him
مَن أَحَبَّ البَقاءَ دامَ عَلَيهِ
مَعَwith طولِlength of البَقاءِlife هَمٌّsorrow طَويلُlong
مَعَ طولِ البَقاءِ هَمٌّ طَويلُ
For whoever loves to live on, there endures
Whoever loves survival, it persists upon him
Along with long life, a long sorrow.
Along with the length of survival, worry is long
عَطَّلَleft vacant الدَهرُTime مَوضِعاًa place مِنof فُؤاديmy heart
عَطَّلَ الدَهرُ مَوضِعاً مِن فُؤادي
لَيسَthere is no فيهِin it بَعدَafter اِبنِson of يَحيىYahya خَليلُclose friend
لَيسَ فيهِ بَعدَ اِبنِ يَحيى خَليلُ
Time has left a place in my heart vacant;
Time has disabled a place in my heart
After Ibn Yahya, no close friend remains there.
After the son of Yahya, there is no longer a friend
أَكَلَdevoured المَوتُDeath زينَadornment of كُلِّevery حَياةٍlife
أَكَلَ المَوتُ زينَ كُلِّ حَياةٍ
لاmay not هَناgive pleasure to المَوتَDeath شِلوَهُhis remains المَأكولُdevoured
لا هَنا المَوتَ شِلوَهُ المَأكولُ
Death has devoured the adornment of every life;
Death has consumed the adornment of all life
May his devoured remains bring Death no pleasure.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.