يَومنا يُشبِهُ أَمسِ
مِثلَما نُصبِحُ نُمسي
Our day resembles yesterday;
as we wake to morning, so we pass into evening.
إِنّ هَذي لحياةٌ
ما تُساوي عُشرَ فِلسِ
Indeed, this is a life
not worth one-tenth of a fils.
Sol 5.6
يَومنا يُشبِهُ أَمسِ
مِثلَما نُصبِحُ نُمسي
Our day resembles yesterday;
as we wake to morning, so we pass into evening.
إِنّ هَذي لحياةٌ
ما تُساوي عُشرَ فِلسِ
Indeed, this is a life
not worth one-tenth of a fils.
Sol 5.6