وَلَيلةand a night مثلlike أَمرthe coming of الساعةthe Hour اِشتَبَهَتresembled
وَلَيلة مثل أَمر الساعة اِشتَبَهَت
حَتّىuntil تَقَضتit ended وَلَمand did not نَشعُرwe become aware بِهاof it قِصراbecause of its brevity
حَتّى تَقَضت وَلَم نَشعُر بِها قِصرا
And a night resembled the coming of the Hour,
And a night like the command of time confused
Till it ended, too brief for us to notice it.
Until it passed and we did not feel it was short
ماnot يَستَطيعcan بَليغan eloquent speaker وَصفdescribe سُرعتهاits swiftness
ما يَستَطيع بَليغ وَصف سُرعتها
فاتَتit passed وَلَمand did not تَعتَلقtake hold of وَهماًan imagining ولاnor خطراa passing thought
فاتَت وَلَم تَعتَلق وَهماً ولا خطرا
No eloquent speaker can describe its swiftness.
What can an eloquent describe its speed
It passed, never taking hold in imagination or thought.
It passed and did not cling to a worry or danger
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