وَلِلنُّفوسِand for souls وَإِنand even though كانَتthey are عَلىin وَجَلٍfear
وَلِلنُّفوسِ وَإِن كانَت عَلى وَجَلٍ
مِنَof المَنِيَّةِdeath آمالٌhopes تُقَوّيهاstrengthen them
مِنَ المَنِيَّةِ آمالٌ تُقَوّيها
And souls, though they are in fear
of death, have hopes that strengthen them.
وَالمَرءُand man يَبسطهاspreads them out وَالنَّعشُand the bier يَنشُرُهاunfolds them
وَالمَرءُ يَبسطها وَالنَّعشُ يَنشُرُها
وَالدَّهرُand time يَقبِضُهاcontracts them وَالمَوتُand death يَطويهاfolds them away
وَالدَّهرُ يَقبِضُها وَالمَوتُ يَطويها
And man spreads them out, and the bier unfolds them;
and time contracts them, and death folds them away.