1. You were my brother in the brotherhood of time
But when fortunes changed you became a hostile warrior
١. وَكُنتَ أَخي بِإِخاء الزَّمانِ
فَلَمّا نَبا صِرتَ حرباً عَوانا
2. And I used to blame time for estranging you
Yet now it is you whom I blame, o time
٢. وَكُنتُ أَذُمّ إِلَيكَ الزَّمان
فَقَد صِرتُ فيك أَذُمّ الزَّمانا
3. I used to prepare you for calamities
Yet now it is from you that I seek safety
٣. وَكُنتُ أُعِدّك لِلنائِبات
فَها أَنا أَطلُب مِنكَ الأَمانا