ياO دَهرُTime ياoh لَيتَwould that أَنّيthat I
يا دَهرُ يا لَيتَ أَنّي
لَمdid not أَتَّخِذكَtake you as خَليلاa close friend
لَم أَتَّخِذكَ خَليلا
O Time, would that I
had not taken you as a close friend.
فَعَلتَyou have done غَيرَother than جَميلٍwhat is kind
فَعَلتَ غَيرَ جَميلٍ
فيناtoward us فَصَبراًso, patience جَميلاgracious
فينا فَصَبراً جَميلا
You have acted unkindly
toward us; so let us show gracious patience.
Sol 6.1