كلُّ سَعدٍ يُبنى عَلى شَقوَةِ الغَي

كلُّ سَعدٍ يُبنى عَلى شَقوَةِ الغَي

رِ فَهذي شَريعَةُ الأَيّامِ

رِ فَهذي شَريعَةُ الأَيّامِ

All good fortune is built on the misery of others;

Every joy is built upon the misery of others

so this is the law of the days.

This is the law of days

أُنظُرِ الشَمسَ كَيفَ صارَت نَهاراً

أُنظُرِ الشَمسَ كَيفَ صارَت نَهاراً

حينَ وارَت نِصف الوَرى في الظَلامِ

حينَ وارَت نِصف الوَرى في الظَلامِ

Look at the sun, how it became day

See how the sun became the day

when it hid half of humankind in darkness.

When it hid half the world in darkness