أَحسَنتَ ظَنَّكَ بِالأَيّامِ إِذ حَسُنَت

أَحسَنتَ ظَنَّكَ بِالأَيّامِ إِذ حَسُنَت

وَلَم تَخَف سوءَ ما يَأتي بِهِ القَدَرُ

وَلَم تَخَف سوءَ ما يَأتي بِهِ القَدَرُ

You thought well of the days when they were kind,

You thought well of the days when they went well,

And did not fear the harm that fate would bring.

And did not fear the evil that destiny might bring.

وَسالَمَتكَ اللَيالي فَاِغتَرَرتَ بِها

وَسالَمَتكَ اللَيالي فَاِغتَرَرتَ بِها

وَعِندَ صَفوِ اللَيالي يَحدُثُ الكَدَرُ

وَعِندَ صَفوِ اللَيالي يَحدُثُ الكَدَرُ

And the nights made peace with you, so you were beguiled by them;

The peace of the nights deceived you,

And amid the nights’ serenity, turmoil arises.

And in the serenity of the nights sorrow arises.