دارturned الزمانtime فداراso they both turned
دار الزمان فدارا
يستعقبانthey both succeed one another جهاراopenly
يستعقبان جهارا
Time turned, and they both turned,
The house of time, so very old
openly succeeding one another.
Where two eras meet, one new, one old
أضحىbecame النضارpure gold حديداiron
أضحى النضار حديدا
أضحىbecame الحديدiron نضاراpure gold
أضحى الحديد نضارا
Pure gold became iron;
What once shone bright, now dull and cold
iron became pure gold.
What once was dull, now shines like gold
أمسىbecame الصَّغارhumiliation جلالاmajesty
أمسى الصَّغار جلالا
أمسىbecame الجلالmajesty صغاراhumiliation
أمسى الجلال صغارا
Humiliation became majesty;
Those once so small are now so bold
majesty became humiliation.
Those once so great, now weak and old
أمرa matter قضاهdecreed it الإلهGod
أمر قضاه الإله
والناسand the people فيهabout it حيارىbewildered
والناس فيه حيارى
A matter decreed by God,
It's the command of God on high
and people are bewildered by it.
While people wonder, confused, why
Sol 6.1