1. Like an evil friend who denied his love,
His friendship, when arrogance took hold of him.
١. وخِلٍّ كخِلْم السوء أنكرتُ ودَّهُ
وخُلَّته أنْ نال من وجهيَ الكُبْرُ
2. He keeps watching me with hostile eyes,
His glances reveal his hatred.
٢. يظل يُراعيني بعينَيْ شَناءةٍ
يدل على بَغْضائها النظر الشَّزرُ
3. Time has seen my youth flow away,
So it denied my greyness in denial.
٣. رأى الدهر قد أودى بماء شبيبتي
فأنكر مني الشيبَ إنكارهُ النُّكرُ
4. As if we had agreed to estrangement between us,
That I am an easy prey or a stone for time.
٤. كأنا تعاقدْنا الخلالة بيننا
على أنني بَسْلٌ على الدهر أو حِجْرُ
5. I promised not to betray him, so he thought
I promised him that time would not betray me.
٥. ضمنتُ له أن لا أخون فظنني
ضمنتُ له أن لا يخوننيَ الدهرُ
6. He disregarded the events of time, and he
Knows for sure that my shortcoming is his own.
٦. تجاهل أحداث الزمان وإنه
ليعلم حقاً أن قصري له قصرُ