أَراكَ اليَومَ لي وَغَداً لِغَيري

أَراكَ اليَومَ لي وَغَداً لِغَيري

وَبَعدَ غَدٍ لِأَقرَبِنا إِلَيكا

وَبَعدَ غَدٍ لِأَقرَبِنا إِلَيكا

I see you mine today, and another's tomorrow,

I see you with me today, and tomorrow with another,

And the day after tomorrow, belonging to the one of us closest to you.

And the day after tomorrow with the one closest to you.

إِذا أَحبَبتَ ذا فارَقتَ هَذا

إِذا أَحبَبتَ ذا فارَقتَ هَذا

كَأَنَّ فِراقَهُ حَتمٌ عَلَيكا

كَأَنَّ فِراقَهُ حَتمٌ عَلَيكا

When you love this one, you forsake that one,

If you love one, you leave another,

As though parting from him were binding upon you.

As if parting with him is inevitable for you.

فَأَقدَمُهُم أَخَسُّهُمُ جَميعاً

فَأَقدَمُهُم أَخَسُّهُمُ جَميعاً

وَأَحدَثُهُم أَحَبُّهُمُ إِلَيكا

وَأَحدَثُهُم أَحَبُّهُمُ إِلَيكا

So the oldest of them is the basest of them all,

So the one you've known the longest you value the least,

And the newest of them is the dearest to you.

And the newest is the most beloved to you.

وَكُلُّهُمُ وَإِن طَرمَذتَ فيهِمُ

وَكُلُّهُمُ وَإِن طَرمَذتَ فيهِمُ

سَتَترُكُهُ وَشيكاً في يَدَيكا

سَتَترُكُهُ وَشيكاً في يَدَيكا

And every one of them, even if you boast about them,

And though you flutter amongst them,

You will soon abandon, in your two hands.

You will soon leave each one in your hands.