ظلمacted unjustly الزمانTime فماyet not ألمتُI felt pain بظلمهat its injustice
ظلم الزمان فما ألمتُ بظلمه
شيئاًat all وصادفand it encountered طائراًa bird متوطناsettled at home
شيئاً وصادف طائراً متوطنا
Time wronged me, yet I felt no pain at its injustice
at all; and it encountered a bird settled at home.
وغداand it began يهدِّدنيthreatening me بمحزنwith the grievous part of خطبهits calamity
وغدا يهدِّدني بمحزن خطبه
هيهاتfar from it يدريknows الحزنsorrow منone who عرفhas known الهناbliss
هيهات يدري الحزن من عرف الهنا
And it began threatening me with its grievous calamity—
How could one who has known bliss ever know sorrow?