تَعَلُّمُlearning أحكامِjudgments النُّجومِthe stars إضاعةٌa waste
تَعَلُّمُ أحكامِ النُّجومِ إضاعةٌ
لأيامِof the days عُمرٍa life يَنقضيpasses فيفوتُand so is gone
لأيامِ عُمرٍ يَنقضي فيفوتُ
Learning the judgments of the stars is a waste
Learning the judgments of stars is a waste
Of the days of a life that passes and is gone.
Of the days of a life that passes by and is missed
وماand not يَعلمُknows الإنسانُthe human being مَاwhat كسبُهhis earnings غَداtomorrow
وما يَعلمُ الإنسانُ مَا كسبُه غَدا
وماand not يَعلمُknows الإنسانُthe human being أينَwhere يموتُhe dies
وما يَعلمُ الإنسانُ أينَ يموتُ
And no person knows what he will earn tomorrow,
And man knows not what he will earn tomorrow
And no person knows where he will die.
Nor where he will die