اِصبِر لِدَهرٍ نالَ مِن

كَ فَهَكَذا مَضَتِ الدُهورُ

Be patient with time that has passed

And it is thus that ages have rolled along

فَرَحٌ وَحُزنٌ مَرَّةً

لا الحُزنُ دامَ وَلا السُرورُ

Joy and sorrow come in turn

Neither does sorrow last nor mirth endure