1. They say time has grown short, have its blessings passed
Or have sorrows increased?
١. قالوا الزمانُ غَدا قَصِيراً هل مَضَتْ
بَرَكاتُه أوْ زادتِ الآلامُ
2. It is only that it has fled from
Fear, and judgments have oppressed it
٢. ما ذاك إلاَّ أنه قد فَرَّ مِن
خَوفٍ وقد جارَتْ به الأحْكامُ