قد بلاني الزمان سهلا وصعبا

وبلوت الزمان حلواً ومرا

Time has come upon me, easy and hard,

And I have come upon time, sweet and bitter.

فبدا لي انا اذا ما فعلنا

فكلانا في فعله ليس حرا

So it seemed to me that when we act,

Neither of us in our acts has freedom.