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O stranger to the days and the opposite effect of time

أيها الغر بالزما

1. O stranger to the days and the opposite effect of time
You have experienced time in its ups and downs

١. أيها الغرّ بالزما
ن وتاثير عكسه

2. And observed its happiness
From the twists of its misfortune

٢. قد بلوت الزمان بل
وى عليم بنكسه

3. From the flickers of its full moon
And the succession of its sun

٣. وتأمّلت سعده
من تصاريف نحسه

4. Each day comes and it is unlike yesterday
Yesterday passed either flourishing or withering

٤. لتكارير بدره
وتراديد شمسه

5. And nothing remains of it except wishes
And wishes are like guesses

٥. كل يوم يجيء فه
و خلاف لأمسه

6. You have this day while you are in the shade of its intimacy
So prepare with piety before the grave and its inscription

٦. قد مضى أمس ذاهبا
زاكيا أو بوكسه

7. Do not trust any human
Who is not of your kind

٧. وبقي دونه المنى
والمنى مثل حدسه

8. Except those you are certain of
Other than them, trust their misfortune

٨. لك من يومك الذي
انت في ظل أنسه

9. The summary of the whole matter
Is to explain its ambiguity

٩. فتزوّد من التقى
قبل قبر ورمسه

10. There is none on earth who wants you
Except for themselves

١٠. لا تثق فيه بامرىء
لست من أهل جنسه