كُنّا نَخافُ مِنَ الزَما

كُنّا نَخافُ مِنَ الزَما

نِ عَلَيكَ إِذ عَمِيَ البَصَر

نِ عَلَيكَ إِذ عَمِيَ البَصَر

We used to fear time

We used to fear time's effect upon you as your sight grew dim,

for you, when your sight failed.

Not knowing that in blindness you would sing, while mortals beg.

لَم نَدرِ أَنَّكَ بِالعَمى

لَم نَدرِ أَنَّكَ بِالعَمى

تَغنى وَيَفتَقِرُ البَشَر

تَغنى وَيَفتَقِرُ البَشَر

We did not know that through blindness

you would grow rich while humankind grew poor.