يَومٌa day كَأَنas though الدَهرTime سامحناwas generous to us بِهِwith it
يَومٌ كَأَن الدَهر سامحنا بِهِ
فَصارَand so became اِسمُهُits name ماin the space بَينناbetween us هبةa gift الدَهرof Time
فَصارَ اِسمُهُ ما بَيننا هبة الدَهر
A day, as though Time had graciously bestowed it on us;
A day as if time itself had forgiven us
So among us its name became “Time’s gift.”
Thus its name became: between us, time's gift