Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man]

Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat,

Why then, when the soul at death reaches the throat,

falawlā idhā balaghati l-ḥul'qūm

Then why not when it reaches the throat,

Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man]

Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying

Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,

Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat,

Why then, when the soul at death reaches the throat,

Why, then, when the soul of the dying man reaches the throat

Why is it not then that when it (soul) comes up to the throat

Then, why not intervene when it reached the wind-pipe

Why not -when [your soul] leaps to your throat [at death]

Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of a dying person) reaches the throat

Why, then, when it reaches the throat

Then why don’t (you intervene) when (the soul of a dying person) has reached the throat

Why is it not then that when you see a dying person’s soul come up to his throa

So when it has reached the throat

Then had it been that, when (the self) (i.e., the self of the dying person) reaches the gullet (of the dying)

Why can you not help a soul dyin

So why (do you) not (intervene) when the soul (of a dying person) reaches the throat

Why, then, as the last breath comes up to the throat

How about when (the soul of the dying) heaves up into the throat

Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throa

Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throa

So when the time comes and it reaches your throat

When the soul of a dying man comes up to his throa

Wherefore then - when the soul cometh up to the wind-pipe

Then how is it that when the (dying) breath is withdrawn into the throat (and rattles)

Why then, when death reaches his throat

Then, how is it you do not – when the soul comes up to the throat (of a dying human)

So when it reaches the throat [of the dying person]

Why then do you not (intervene) when the soul comes up to the throat (of a dying person)

So why not when it (life) reaches the throa

Then why do you not intervene when the soul reaches the throat

Why, then, when a dying person’s last breath comes to the throat, you can’t return it?

Why, then, when the soul leaps up to the throat

So when the time comes and it reaches your throat.

Why not then, when the last breath [of a dying man] comes up to the throat

Why then it was not when the soul reaches to the throat.

When the time comes and it (your soul) reaches your throat -

Why, then, when the soul leaps up to the throat of the dyin

Why is it not then that when it comes up to the throat

So if only that the throat/pharynx (the death) reached

When [the moment of death arrive and] the soul reaches the throat

So why was it not, when the soul reaches up to the throat,

Why, then, when the soul of the dying man reaches the throat

Then why do you not (make the soul return) when it reaches the throat (to pass away)

Why, then, when the soul (of the dying person) reaches the throat

Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of a dying person) reaches the throat

Why, but when the soul leaps to the throat of the dyin

When the soul of a dying person cometh up to his throat

Why then - when it comes up to the throat

Why, at the moment when the soul of a dying man shall come up into his throat

When under your very eyes a dying man‘s soul leaps up to his throa

Then why do you not act when (the soul) reaches the throat,…

Why [you can] not [do anything] -when [your soul] leaps to your throat [at death]

And when the soul reaches the throat (at the time of death)!

So why is it not that when the (soul) reaches the throat,

So, what about the moment of the encounter with death when the soul is on its way out and it makes a rattle in the throat

Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,

Then why not when it reaches the throat