قُلsay لِهارونَto Harun إِنif حَلَلalighted (verb continued)
قُل لِهارونَ إِن حَلَل
تَyou (completing the preceding verb) بِهِwith him قَولَwords ذيone possessing مِقَهaffection
تَ بِهِ قَولَ ذي مِقَه
Tell Harun, if you alight
Tell Haroun if he is pleased
with him, the words of one who bears affection:
With the saying of a distasteful person
أَطبَقَhas closed in المَوتُdeath وَالنُفوand the souls (word continued)
أَطبَقَ المَوتُ وَالنُفو
سُcompletion of 'souls' عَلىon اللَهوِamusement مُطبِقَهintent
سُ عَلى اللَهوِ مُطبِقَه
Death has closed in, while souls
Death and souls are imposed
are intent on amusement.
On frivolity imposed
كَيفَhow يَلهوmakes merry مَنone who لَيسَis not مِنof
كَيفَ يَلهو مَن لَيسَ مِن
عُشرِa tenth of يَومٍa day عَلىin a state of ثِقَهcertainty
عُشرِ يَومٍ عَلى ثِقَه
How can one make merry who is not
How can one be frivolous who is not
certain of even a tenth of a day?
Sure of living ten days