وَلَستُ بِذاخِرٍ لِغَدٍ طَعاماً

وَلَستُ بِذاخِرٍ لِغَدٍ طَعاماً

حِذارَ غَدٍ لِكُلِّ غَدٍ طَعامُ

حِذارَ غَدٍ لِكُلِّ غَدٍ طَعامُ

And I do not store food for tomorrow,

I do not hoard for tomorrow food

for fear of tomorrow; every tomorrow has its food.

Beware of tomorrow, for every tomorrow has its food

تَمَخَّضَتِ المَنونُ لَهُ بِيَومٍ

تَمَخَّضَتِ المَنونُ لَهُ بِيَومٍ

أَتى وَلِكُلِّ حامِلَةٍ تَمامُ

أَتى وَلِكُلِّ حامِلَةٍ تَمامُ

Death labored to bring forth a day for him,

Fate gave birth to him in a day

that came; every pregnant one has her full term.

That day came, and for every pregnant one there is a delivery