أَرَىI see كُلَّevery شَيءٍthing عُرْضَةًsubject لِلتَّغَيُّرِto change
أَرَى كُلَّ شَيءٍ عُرْضَةً لِلتَّغَيُّرِ
فَمَاso what بَالُنَاis the matter with us بَعْدَafter الْحَقِيقَةِthe truth نَمْتَرِيwe doubt
فَمَا بَالُنَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِيقَةِ نَمْتَرِي
I see everything subject to change.
I see all things prone to change
Why, then, do we doubt once the truth is known?
Why then for truth do we still range?
تَرَسَّمْsurvey فَضَاءَthe expanse الأَرْضِof the earth شَرْقَاًeastward وَمَغْرِبَاًand westward
تَرَسَّمْ فَضَاءَ الأَرْضِ شَرْقَاً وَمَغْرِبَاً
عَسَاكَperhaps you تَرَىwill see آثَارَthe traces of كِسْرَىKhosrow وَقَيْصَرِand Caesar
عَسَاكَ تَرَى آثَارَ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرِ
Survey the earth's expanse, eastward and westward;
The earth's expanse from east to west
Perhaps you will see the traces of Khosrow and Caesar.
Bears traces of each king's bequest