ما اعجب الدهر ف تصرفه

ما اعجب الدهر ف تصرفه

والدهر لا تنقضي عجائبه

والدهر لا تنقضي عجائبه

How wondrous is Time—and its vicissitudes!

How astonishing is time in its workings!

And Time—its wonders never come to an end.

And time's wonders never come to an end.

فكم رأينا في الدهر من أسد

فكم رأينا في الدهر من أسد

بالت على رأسه ثعاليه

بالت على رأسه ثعاليه

How many a lion have we seen in the course of Time,

For how many a lion have we seen through time,

his foxes spending the night upon his head.

On whose head his foxes have urinated.