قَد كُنتُ عَذبَ الحَياةِ حَتّى

قَد كُنتُ عَذبَ الحَياةِ حَتّى

ناصَبَني دَهرِيَ العَداوَه

ناصَبَني دَهرِيَ العَداوَه

I had lived a sweet life until

I used to have a sweet life until

My time declared enmity against me.

My days turned to enmity against me.

فَصِرتُ إِن ذُقتَ طَعمَ عَيشٍ

فَصِرتُ إِن ذُقتَ طَعمَ عَيشٍ

وَجَدتُهُ ناقِصَ الحَلاوَه

وَجَدتُهُ ناقِصَ الحَلاوَه

So I became such that, if you tasted the flavor of life,

So if I now taste any life’s pleasure,

I found it lacking in sweetness.

I find it less sweet than it used to be.