1. Be gentle with us while you have the power
For you know not when your word will cease to hold sway
١. تَرَفَّق بِنا ما دامَ أَمرُكَ نافِذاً
فَإِنَّكَ لا تَدري مَتى لَيسَ يَنفُذُ
2. And if the days return to you what you have taken away
Still the days will continue to give and take away
٢. وَإِن تُعطِكَ الأَيّامُ ما قَد أَخَذتَهُ
فَما زالَتِ الأَيّامُ تُعطي وَتَأخُذُ