عجبتI marveled لبيتat a verse قالهhe said it بعضsome منwho مضىpassed on
عجبت لبيت قاله بعض من مضى
إذاwhen عضّنيbit me دهرtime عضضتI bit down علىon الصبرpatience
إذا عضّني دهر عضضت على الصبر
I marveled at a verse spoken by someone of old:
I marveled at a verse composed by one gone by
"When time bites me, I bite down on patience."
If time has bitten me, I bite upon patience
فمنso whoever عضّهbit him دهرٌtime ولمand did not يكنbe واجداfinding
فمن عضّه دهرٌ ولم يكن واجدا
سبيلاa way إلىto صبرpatience يعضّhe bites علىon الدهرtime
سبيلا إلى صبر يعضّ على الدهر
So whoever time bites and cannot find
So one whom time has bitten, and he could not find
a way to patience bites down on time.
A way to patience, so he bites upon time
يعضّhe bites علىon نظراتهhis glances وهوwhile he is صاغرٌhumbled
يعضّ على نظراته وهو صاغرٌ
وغلاand he went too far أتاهcame to him الموتdeath منfrom حيثwhere لاnot يدريhe knows
وغلا أتاه الموت من حيث لا يدري
He bites down on his glances, humbled.
He bites upon its glances while it is gaping
And he went too far; death came to him from where he knew not.
And death came rushing while he was unknowing