وَلَما تَتابَعَ صَرفُ الزَمانِ

وَلَما تَتابَعَ صَرفُ الزَمانِ

فَزِعنا اِلى سَيّدٍ نابِهِ

فَزِعنا اِلى سَيّدٍ نابِهِ

And when the vicissitudes of time came in succession,

When the course of time brought changes,

we sought refuge with an illustrious lord.

We sought refuge in a mighty lord,

إِذا كَشّرَ الدَهرُ عَن نابِهِ

إِذا كَشّرَ الدَهرُ عَن نابِهِ

كَشَفنا الحَوادِثَ عنّا بِهِ

كَشَفنا الحَوادِثَ عنّا بِهِ

Whenever time bared its fang,

If fate bared its teeth against us,

through him we drove calamities away from us.

Through him we warded off calamities.