كمhow many أُناسٍpeople منamong الكرامthe noble تَوَلَّوْاthey departed
كم أُناسٍ من الكرام تَوَلَّوْا
فيin نعيمٍbliss وطِيبِand the sweetness of عَيْشlife مُواتِيfavorable
في نعيمٍ وطِيبِ عَيْش مُواتِي
How many noble people have departed,
How many noble souls lived well
Amid bliss and the sweetness of a favorable life!
In comfort and pleasant life, then left -
قَطَفُواthey plucked وَردةَthe rose of الحياةِlife سُروراًin joy
قَطَفُوا وَردةَ الحياةِ سُروراً
ورَمُواand they cast الشَّوْكَthe thorns فيin طريقِthe path of الآتِيthe one to come
ورَمُوا الشَّوْكَ في طريقِ الآتِي
They plucked the rose of life in joy,
They plucked the rose of life with joy
And cast the thorns in the path of the one to come.
And cast the thorns on the road ahead