وَما الدَهرُ وَالأَيّامُ إِلّا كَما تَرى

وَما الدَهرُ وَالأَيّامُ إِلّا كَما تَرى

رَزِيَّةُ مالٍ أَو فِراقُ حَبيبِ

رَزِيَّةُ مالٍ أَو فِراقُ حَبيبِ

And time and the days are nothing but what you see:

Time and days are but as you see

Time and the days are nothing but as you see them:

A loss of wealth or parting from a loved one.

The loss of wealth or a loved one's parting.

A loss of wealth or separation from a beloved.

وَإِنَّ اِمرَءاً قَد جَرَّبَ الدَهرَ لَم يَخَف

وَإِنَّ اِمرَءاً قَد جَرَّبَ الدَهرَ لَم يَخَف

تَقَلَّبَ حالَيهِ لِغَيرِ لَبيبِ

تَقَلَّبَ حالَيهِ لِغَيرِ لَبيبِ

And indeed, a man who has experienced time yet has not feared

One who has tasted of time will never dread

And surely, a man who has tested Time does not fear

The reversal of its two states is surely unwise.

The changing of his state however unwise.

The shifting of its states, unlike the unwise.