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O life, why do I praise you

يا دهر ما لي أطبي

1. O life, why do I praise you
When you are not faithful?

١. يَا دهْرُ ما لِيَ أُطَّبي
وأَنْتَ غَيرُ مُواتِ

2. You made me drink bitterness
And troubled the serenity of my life.

٢. جَرَّعْتَني غُصَصاً بِهَا
كدَّرْتَ صَفْوَ حَياتي

3. Where are those who raced
For glory and high goals?

٣. أَيْنَ الَّذين تَسَابَقُوا
في المَجدِ لِلغايَاتِ

4. A people in whom was the spirit of life,
Who could revive the dead.

٤. قوْمٌ بهمْ رُوحُ الحَيا
ة تُرَدُّ في الأَمْوَاتِ

5. And when they recalled harm done,
They multiplied good deeds.

٥. وإِذا هُمُ ذَكرُوا الإسَا
ءَةَ أَكْثَرُوا الحَسَناتِ