وَمُحصِيَةٍand a reckoner of أَعمارَناour lifespans كُلَماwhenever اِنقَضَتelapsed
وَمُحصِيَةٍ أَعمارَنا كُلَما اِنقَضَت
لَناfor us ساعَةٌan hour دَقَتshe rang لَهاfor it جَرَسَthe bell of الحُزنِsorrow
لَنا ساعَةٌ دَقَت لَها جَرَسَ الحُزنِ
And a reckoner of our lifespans—whenever there elapsed
an hour for us, she rang for it the bell of sorrow.
فَياso, O بنتَdaughter of هَذاthis الدَهرِage سِرتِyou traveled مَسيرَهُits course
فَيا بنتَ هَذا الدَهرِ سِرتِ مَسيرَهُ
فَهَلso, are أَنتِyou دونَunlike الناسِother people مِنهُfrom it عَلىin أَمنِsafety
فَهَل أَنتِ دونَ الناسِ مِنهُ عَلى أَمنِ
So, O daughter of this age, you have followed its course;
are you, then, unlike others, safe from it?
Translation model: Sol 6.1