وَكُنْتُ أُحَارِبُ رَيْبَ الزَّمَا

وَكُنْتُ أُحَارِبُ رَيْبَ الزَّمَا

نِ أَيَّامَ أَعْيُنُهُ نَائِمَهْ

نِ أَيَّامَ أَعْيُنُهُ نَائِمَهْ

And I used to battle the vicissitudes of time,

I used to fight the doubts of fate

in the days when its eyes were asleep.

In days when its eyes were closed in sleep

فَلَمَّا تَيَقَّظَ سَالَمْتُهُ

فَلَمَّا تَيَقَّظَ سَالَمْتُهُ

وَمَنْ خَافَ سَطْوَتَهُ سَالَمَهْ

وَمَنْ خَافَ سَطْوَتَهُ سَالَمَهْ

Then, when it awoke, I made peace with it;

But when it woke I made my peace

and whoever fears its onslaught makes peace with it.

And whoever feared its tyranny yielded

وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أُسْرعُ فِي قَمْرِهِ

وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أُسْرعُ فِي قَمْرِهِ

فَقَدْ صِرْتُ أَقْنَعُ بِالْقَائِمَهْ

فَقَدْ صِرْتُ أَقْنَعُ بِالْقَائِمَهْ

And I used to rush to gamble with it;

Eager I was in its bright moon

so now I am content with the original stake.

Now content just to stay afoot