أرَىI see لِزَمانيbelonging to my time ياO ابنَson of عَنبَسةٍʿAnbasa يَداًa hand
أرَى لِزَماني يا ابنَ عَنبَسةٍ يَداً
إذاwhen حُمدَتare praised أيديthe hands of الزَّمانِtime أذُمُّهاI condemn it
إذا حُمدَت أيدي الزَّمانِ أذُمُّها
I see that my time has a hand, O son of ʿAnbasa;
I see my time, O son of `Anbasah, as a hand
When the hands of time are praised, I condemn it.
That if the hands of time were praised, I would rebuke it
يُسبِّبُbrings about ليfor me فيin كلِّevery أرضٍland مَودَّةًaffection
يُسبِّبُ لي في كلِّ أرضٍ مَودَّةً
ويَعزمُand resolves بيwith me عَنهاaway from it إذاwhen تَمَّbecomes complete عَزمُهاits resolve
ويَعزمُ بي عَنها إذا تَمَّ عَزمُها
It brings me affection in every land,
It prepares affection for me in every land
And resolves to take me away from it when its resolve is firm.
And decides against it when its resolve is firm