حسد الدهر ساعة جمعتنا

حسد الدهر ساعة جمعتنا

ابغلزال الظريف بين الرياض

ابغلزال الظريف بين الرياض

Time grew envious at the hour that brought us together

The days envied the hour that brought us together,

with the graceful gazelle among the gardens.

With the graceful gazelle among the meadows.

فاستحى أن يرى حسوداً فأخفى

فاستحى أن يرى حسوداً فأخفى

مكره خائفاً من الاعتراض

مكره خائفاً من الاعتراض

So it was ashamed to be seen as envious, and concealed

So it was shy that enviers would see, and hid

its cunning, fearing objection.

Its mischief, fearing reproach.

دس فينا خط الفراق كما قد

دس فينا خط الفراق كما قد

قرق الحاجبين خط البياض

قرق الحاجبين خط البياض

It slipped between us the line of separation, just as

It slipped between us the line of parting, just as

the line of white has parted the two eyebrows.

The line of whiteness splits the eyebrows.