اِعدِد لِكُلِّ زَمانٍ ما يُشاكِلُهُ

اِعدِد لِكُلِّ زَمانٍ ما يُشاكِلُهُ

إِنَّ البَراقِعَ يُستَثبَتنَ بِالشَبَمِ

إِنَّ البَراقِعَ يُستَثبَتنَ بِالشَبَمِ

For every season, prepare what suits it.

For every age prepare the garb that suits it best;

Indeed, veils are held fast by the cold.

For this, the flashing sword: and that, the newest fashion craze.

فَإِن ضَرَبتَ بِسَيفِ الهِندِ في وَمَدٍ

فَإِن ضَرَبتَ بِسَيفِ الهِندِ في وَمَدٍ

فَسَيفُ إِفرِنجَةَ المَخبوءُ لِلشَبَمِ

فَسَيفُ إِفرِنجَةَ المَخبوءُ لِلشَبَمِ

So if you strike with an Indian sword in sultry heat,

If in one happy moment you should plunge your sword through Meudon Wood,

Then the sword of the Franks is kept in reserve for the cold.

Rest assured, a secret dagger lurks behind the newest fashion's veil.