يئستُI despaired منof الصداقةfriendship منكَfrom you لماwhen
يئستُ من الصداقة منكَ لما
تمادَىpersisted منكfrom you إعراضٌaversion وثيقfirm
تمادَى منك إعراضٌ وثيق
I despaired of friendship from you when
I despaired of friendship with you when
my firm withdrawal from you had long persisted.
Your unyielding aversion persisted.
ومنand among عجبthe wonders of الزمانtime إذاif اعتبرناwe reflect
ومن عجب الزمان إذا اعتبرنا
خليلٌKhalil (intimate friend) ماnot يجيcomes منهfrom him صديقa friend
خليلٌ ما يجي منه صديق
And among the wonders of Time, if we reflect,
And one of time’s marvels, if we reflect,
O my two companions, is that no friend comes from it.
Is Khalil, who never proves a friend.