(he) mahā-bāho–O best of warriors, Arjuna; atha cha–and even if; manyase–you think; enam–the soul; nitya-jātam–to be always born; vā–or; nityam mṛtam–always subject to death; tathā api–even then; tvam–you; sochitum na arhasi–ought not grieve; enam–for it; hi– since; jātasya–for one who has taken birth; mṛtyuḥ–death; dhruvaḥ–is certain; mṛtasya cha–and for one who is dead; janma–birth, for undergoing the reactions to his past actions; dhruvam–is certain. tasmāt–Therefore; tvam–you; na arhasi–ought not; śochitum–grieve; aparihārye arthe–for the inevitable. [26–27]

And, O best of warriors, even if you think that the soul is perpetually subject to birth and death, you still have no reason to lament. For one who is born, death is certain, and for one who dies, he must be reborn to undergo the reactions of his past actions. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable.