إِذا ما عَرى خَطبٌ مِنَ الدَهرِ فَاِصطَبِر

إِذا ما عَرى خَطبٌ مِنَ الدَهرِ فَاِصطَبِر

فَإِنَّ اللَيالي بِالخَطوبِ حَوامِلُ

فَإِنَّ اللَيالي بِالخَطوبِ حَوامِلُ

Whenever a calamity from time befalls you, endure patiently.

When a calamity of fate befalls you, endure with patience,

For the nights are pregnant with calamities.

For the nights are indeed pregnant with tribulations.

وَكُلُّ الَّذي يَأتي بِهِ الدَهرُ زائِلٌ

وَكُلُّ الَّذي يَأتي بِهِ الدَهرُ زائِلٌ

سَريعاً فَلا تَجزَع لِما هُوَ زائِلُ

سَريعاً فَلا تَجزَع لِما هُوَ زائِلُ

And all that time brings passes away

And all that Time brings forth is transient,

Swiftly; so do not be distraught over what passes away.

Passing swiftly, so do not despair over what is fleeting.