تَلَمَّظَlicked its lips السَيفُthe sword مِنout of شَوقٍlonging إِلىfor أَنَسِAnas
تَلَمَّظَ السَيفُ مِن شَوقٍ إِلى أَنَسِ
فَالمَوتُso death يَلحَظُwatches وَالأَقدارُand the fates تَنتَظِرُwait
فَالمَوتُ يَلحَظُ وَالأَقدارُ تَنتَظِرُ
The sword licked its lips in longing for Anas;
so death watches, and the fates wait.
فَلَيسَfor it does not يَبلُغُattain مِنهُfrom him ماwhat يُؤَمِّلُهُit hopes for it
فَلَيسَ يَبلُغُ مِنهُ ما يُؤَمِّلُهُ
حَتّىuntil يُؤامَرَconsults فيهِconcerning him رَأيَكَyour judgment القَدَرُFate
حَتّى يُؤامَرَ فيهِ رَأيَكَ القَدَرُ
For death cannot obtain from him what it hopes for
until Fate consults your judgment concerning him.
أَمضىsharper مِنَthan المَوتِdeath يَعفوhe pardons عِندَat قُدرَتِهِhis power
أَمضى مِنَ المَوتِ يَعفو عِندَ قُدرَتِهِ
وَلَيسَand there is no لِلمَوتِfor death عَفوٌpardon حينَwhen يَقتَدِرُit has power
وَلَيسَ لِلمَوتِ عَفوٌ حينَ يَقتَدِرُ
Sharper than death, he pardons when he has power;
yet death grants no pardon when it has power.