# such a baby is born in futility

"such a baby is born for nothing"

# passes away in darkness

This speaks of the death of the baby being as unexplainable as "darkness." Alternate translation: "dies unexplainably" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# its name remains hidden

This speaks of no one knowing the baby's name as if it were a hidden object. Alternate translation: "no one knows its name" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])