نزل الستار ففيم تنتظر

نزل الستار ففيم تنتظر

خلت الحياة وأقفر العمر

خلت الحياة وأقفر العمر

The curtain has fallen—why, then, do you wait?

The curtain has fallen, so why do you still wait?

Life has emptied, and the years have grown desolate.

Life has passed and the days are bare.

لم يبقَ إلا مقفر تعس

لم يبقَ إلا مقفر تعس

تعوي الذئاب به وتأتمر

تعوي الذئاب به وتأتمر

Nothing remains but a wretched wasteland,

Nothing remains but desolate grief,

Where wolves howl and conspire.

Howled over by wolves who command it.

هو مسرح وانفض ملعبه

هو مسرح وانفض ملعبه

لم يبق لا عينٌ ولا أثر

لم يبق لا عينٌ ولا أثر

It is a theater, and its arena has emptied.

It is a theater whose stage is folded.

Neither a soul nor a trace remains.

No eyes or traces left.

ورواية رويت وموجزها

ورواية رويت وموجزها

صحبٌ مضوا وأحبةٌ هجروا

صحبٌ مضوا وأحبةٌ هجروا

And a tale that was told, whose sum is this:

A story told, its summary:

Companions gone, and loved ones who deserted.

Friends gone and loved ones departed.

عبروا بها صوراً فمذ عبروا

عبروا بها صوراً فمذ عبروا

ضحك الزمان وقهقه القدر

ضحك الزمان وقهقه القدر

They passed through it as images; and once they had passed,

They crossed as mere images, and when gone,

Time laughed, and Fate guffawed.

Time laughed and Fate guffawed.