1. Time has come upon me, easy and hard,
And I have come upon time, sweet and bitter.
١. قد بلاني الزمان سهلا وصعبا
وبلوت الزمان حلواً ومرا
2. So it seemed to me that when we act,
Neither of us in our acts has freedom.
٢. فبدا لي انا اذا ما فعلنا
فكلانا في فعله ليس حرا