1. ما لي بِجائَحة أَرى

    دانى الزَّمانُ بِها يَدان

    Against a calamity I see, I have no

    strength to resist—Time has brought it near.

  2. لمّا بَلَغت مَدايَ في

    كَ بَلَغتَ فِيَّ مَدى الزَّمان

    When I did my utmost for

    you, you reached Time's utmost in dealing with me.

  3. وَنَصبتَني غَرضاً تُبي

    حُ دَمي وَتَحمي من رَماني

    And you set me up as a target, making

    my blood lawful to shed, and protecting whoever shot at me.

  4. هذا جَزاءُ مُقَدّما

    تي إِذ أَكون وَلَيسَ ثان

    This is the reward for past services

    of mine, when I stand alone, with no second.