أنجزَ الدهرُ في فنَائك عهدي

أنجزَ الدهرُ في فنَائك عهدي

ولَعَهدي به يُطيلُ المطالا

ولَعَهدي به يُطيلُ المطالا

In your courtyard, Time made good its pledge to me,

Time fulfilled its promise to me in your courtyard,

though I have always known it to draw out delay.

though, in my experience, it prolongs its delays.

فأنثنت عني الخطوبُ سجالاً

فأنثنت عني الخطوبُ سجالاً

واغتدت نحوي الخطوبُ عِجَالا

واغتدت نحوي الخطوبُ عِجَالا

Then calamities wheeled away from me, turn by turn,

So misfortunes turned away from me one after another,

and calamities came racing toward me.

and at dawn misfortunes hastened toward me.

ورأيتُ المريخَ عندك سعداً

ورأيتُ المريخَ عندك سعداً

ورأيتُ شهري لديك ملالا

ورأيتُ شهري لديك ملالا

I saw Mars become a fortunate star in your presence,

And I found Mars auspicious in your presence,

and saw my month with you turn into weariness.

and found my month with you wearisome.