بَدا لِيَ أَنّي لَستُ مُدرِكَ ما مَضى

بَدا لِيَ أَنّي لَستُ مُدرِكَ ما مَضى

وَلا سابِقٍ شَيئاً إِذا كانَ جائِيا

وَلا سابِقٍ شَيئاً إِذا كانَ جائِيا

It has dawned on me that I cannot catch what has passed,

It became clear to me that I cannot catch up with what has passed,

nor outrun anything when it is on its way.

nor outrun anything when it is on its way.