جار الزمان عليَّ بعدكُم

فلقيت ذاك الجور بالشكر

Time has wronged me since you left

So I faced that injustice with gratitude

لو طاب طابَ لي الحياة إذاً

ولقيتكم بفضيحة العذر

If life went well, it would go well for me then

And I would meet you with the disgrace of excuse