لاdo not تحسبنّever think بأنّthat الموتَdeath مُنشغلُis preoccupied
لا تحسبنّ بأنّ الموتَ مُنشغلُ
بالنّاسِwith people عنكfrom you فتنساهُso you forget it وتنشغلُand you become preoccupied
بالنّاسِ عنك فتنساهُ وتنشغلُ
Never think that death is too busy
with others to attend to you, and so forget it and busy yourself.
فكمfor how many منof النّاسِthe people عنهfrom it قبلكَbefore you انْشغلواthey became preoccupied
فكم من النّاسِ عنه قبلكَ انْشغلوا
فاسْتلَّهُمْso it snatched them away غُفّلًاunawares والناسُwhile the people قدalready شُغلواwere occupied
فاسْتلَّهُمْ غُفّلًا والناسُ قد شُغلوا
For many people before you were too preoccupied to heed it;
so it snatched them away unawares, while people were already busy.
فأصبحواso they came to be لمdid not يعُدْremain any longer فيهاin it لهمfor them شغُلُany occupation
فأصبحوا لم يعُدْ فيها لهم شغُلُ
والنّاسُand the people كلٌّeach one بماwith what لديهِhe has يشتغلُhe occupies himself
والنّاسُ كلٌّ بما لديهِ يشتغلُ
Then they had no further business in this world,
and everyone is busy with what they have.