مِنْfrom أَيْنَwhere يَفْرُغُfinds leisure أَوْor يَأْوِيseeks shelter لَنَاfor us فَلَكٌa celestial sphere
مِنْ أَيْنَ يَفْرُغُ أَوْ يَأْوِي لَنَا فَلَكٌ
بِمَاذَرَايَاwith Madharaya وَأَهْلُand the people of الْبَثِّsorrow مَشْغُولُpreoccupied
بِمَاذَرَايَا وَأَهْلُ الْبَثِّ مَشْغُولُ
How can a celestial sphere find leisure or seek shelter with us,
With Madharaya, while the sorrow-stricken are preoccupied?
يَعَاقَبُis passed in turns الفُلْكُthe ships فِيْمَاin what lies بَيْنَهُمْbetween them دُوَلاًin turns
يَعَاقَبُ الفُلْكُ فِيْمَا بَيْنَهُمْ دُوَلاً
وَالحُرُّand the free man فِيin خَلَلِthe interval between الحَالَيْنِthe two conditions مَقْتُولُslain
وَالحُرُّ فِي خَلَلِ الحَالَيْنِ مَقْتُولُ
The ships are passed among them in turns,
And the free man is slain between the two conditions.