أجِرْني من دَهرٍ أساءَ جِوارَهُ

أجِرْني من دَهرٍ أساءَ جِوارَهُ

ولسْتَ ترى كالدَّهرِ سُوءَ جِوارِ

ولسْتَ ترى كالدَّهرِ سُوءَ جِوارِ

Grant me refuge from Time, which has been a bad neighbor.

Save me from a time whose neighborhood was cruel,

And you will find no neighborliness as bad as Time’s.

You are not like time, being a bad neighbor.

فرَسْمُكَ جارٍ مُذْ عرَفْتُكَ إنَّهُ

فرَسْمُكَ جارٍ مُذْ عرَفْتُكَ إنَّهُ

إذا جارَ دَهْرٌ إنَّ عَونَكَ بي جارِ

إذا جارَ دَهْرٌ إنَّ عَونَكَ بي جارِ

For since I knew you, this has been your constant practice:

Since I've known you, you've been a kind neighbor,

When Time acts unjustly, your aid surely flows to me.

While time's been cruel, your help's been my savior.