من لدهرٍ عنّي عَمي فدعاني

من لدهرٍ عنّي عَمي فدعاني

للمعمّى أرنو للأعيَنَين

للمعمّى أرنو للأعيَنَين

Who can contend with Time, which grew blind to me, then called me

When time blinded me and called me

To the riddle, while I gaze at the two wide-eyed ones?

to show the sightless a guide -

مدّ رجليه تحت أحسن شيء

مدّ رجليه تحت أحسن شيء

حيث أضحى أحدى بلا رجلين

حيث أضحى أحدى بلا رجلين

It stretched its two legs beneath the finest thing,

I stretched my legs under the best thing,

Where it became one, without either leg.

and now go with only one leg.