خَليليّ لا وَاللَهِ ما الدَهر مُنصِف

خَليليّ لا وَاللَهِ ما الدَهر مُنصِف

وَلَيسَ لَهُ يَوماً عَلَيّ جَميل

وَلَيسَ لَهُ يَوماً عَلَيّ جَميل

My two friends, no, by God, time is not fair.

My beloved, by God, time is not fair

Nor has it ever done me a kindness.

It has no good day for me

يَقرب مني كل شَخص كرِهتُه

يَقرب مني كل شَخص كرِهتُه

وَيُبعِدُ عَنّي مَن اِلَيهِ أَميلُ

وَيُبعِدُ عَنّي مَن اِلَيهِ أَميلُ

It brings close to me every person I have hated,

It brings near everyone I've hated

And keeps far from me the one toward whom I incline.

And takes far from me those I love