إذاwhen نظرتyou look إلىat الأيامthe days ماضيةًgone by
إذا نظرت إلى الأيام ماضيةً
حسبتهاyou reckon them لحظةa moment مرتpassed ولمand did not تزدincrease
حسبتها لحظة مرت ولم تزد
When you look at the days gone by,
When I looked upon the days gone by
You reckon them a moment that passed, and no more.
I thought them but a moment that had fled
وإنand if تفكرتyou reflect فيهاon them وهيwhile they are آتيةٌyet to come
وإن تفكرت فيها وهي آتيةٌ
ظننتyou think كلeach غدٍtomorrow أنأىfarther away منthan الأبدeternity
ظننت كل غدٍ أنأى من الأبد
And if you ponder them while they are yet to come,
And if I think of days that are to be
You think each tomorrow farther away than eternity.
Tomorrow seems farther than infinity
Sol 6.1